An Honest In Depth Review of the Never Summer Easy Rider Review by The Good Ride

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An Un-Paid, Un-Biased Written Breakdown Of How the Never Summer Easy Rider Rides

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We borrowed the Never Summer Easy Rider for an extended demo and sent it back.

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Size: 154 for James and 160x for Davey
Days: 4+
Conditions: I got mainly groomers but Davey got Groomers and powder. 
Riders: James (Size 9, 5’10”, 185-190lbs). I’ve tested and compared 800+ boards
Davey (Size 12, 240lbs, 6’4”) Davey’s Tested over 50 Wide boards
Boots:  Ride Fuse, Nidecker Rift Lace, Burton Ion
Insoles: F.I.T. Gamechangers
Bindings: Union Atlas, Union Force
Redundancy: Strapins in case boots or bindings break.
Jacket: Jones Mtn Surf Anorak, Skyline Fuse Jacket
Pant: Jones Mountain Surf Pant, Burton AK Gore-Tex Pro 3L Hover Pant, Skyline Faze Pant
Helmet: Smith Method, Smith Scout, Smith Maze
Goggle: Smith 4D Mag
Gloves: Burton AK Clutch Mitt, Burton AK Tech Leather Glove, Drop Tahoma Mitt,

James’s Set Up: 21.5” Wide. Stance Angles +15/-15. Close to Reference and centered.
Davey’s Set Up: 23” Wide. Stance Angles +15/-15. Close to Reference on groomers and Set all the way back in powder.

Similar Boards We Like (but not the same):  

Never Summer Photosynthesis, Yes Greats, Stone Message, , Yes Basic, Ride TwinPig, Never Summer Protoslinger, Yes Dicey

Approximate Weight

(We don’t put in the exact weight because with wood cores, there is no consistency in a board’s weight)

Sizing

I found the 154 to be a great size if I wanted to make park riding my priority and mtn riding the second priority. It could handle my weight and boot size with no problem. If it were mountain riding first, I’d go 157.

Davey found the 161x to be a pretty good size for a mellow mtn freestyle to park twin.

Sizing is all about balancing what fits your boot size and your weight for how you like to ride. If your boot is too wide, you can’t turn it; if it’s too narrow, you get the dreaded Toe & Heel Drag. Your weight is a close second to boot size because it determines how the board will feel under your foot.  Height comes in a distant 3^rd. Some prefer control, so matching the boot size is the priority. Others prefer dampness over control and like to size up.

Here are some ideal US boot sizes for these boards.
148: 6-7
154: 8-9
157: 8.5-9.5
158x: 10.5-11.5
160x: 11-12

Never Summer has pretty liberal recommended weight ranges and I find that to be true as long as you like a board on the poppier more energetic side. If it comes down to boot size or weight, I would ensure it fits your boot first and then your weight a close second.

Shape

The Never Summer Easy Rider is a true twin with a very centered feel that likes perfectly symmetrical weight just outside of the center camber.

Camber/On Snow Feel/Ability Level

The Never Summer Easy Rider’s Fusion Tripple Camber is unique to the industry. It feels more stable between the feet than their other Hybrid Rocker Profiles like Ripsaw, Shockwave and Rocker & Camber but not as stable as most hybrid camber boards like Never Summer’s Recurve Camber.

This bump in the middle is caused by a very small passive camber between the bindings, giving this a different feel. In harder snow, you feel the three cambers fight one another, which gives you this hooky/twitchy feel that takes some getting used to. It feels like it’s catchy, but it isn’t actually catch, and it’s not hard to skid a turn. It’s less noticeable in softer snow, but you need to get used to it. Some will like it, and some won’t.

Edge Hold

The Never Summer Easy Rider has near-excellent edge hold. The middle camber between the feet really improves the grip and works super well with the mellow disruption in the sidecut.

Flex Personality

There is a very easy medium flex throughout, and it didn’t bend easier in the middle as many NS boards do. On snow, it feels more medium soft and has good pop despite having 3 mellow camber profiles that aren’t as easy to engage as all other Never Summer Camber Profiles.

The Easy Rider Butters very well. It’s soft, and the tip and tail are way off the snow, so it helps give you more leverage on snow than flexing it in the shop.

Uneven Snow

The Never Summer Easy Rider is pretty poppy but not unmanageable in uneven snow. It’s just not like many NS boards when it comes to dampness. There is more poppy than rubbery feel, but it doesn’t have that cranky ultra-light chatter either.

Speed

Don’t get this for anything more than a mellow straight line into a kicker or to get through a flat spot. The three chambers can make going straight feel hooky if you flat base on a straight line, and it doesn’t feel good. It’s better to keep it slightly on edge like you do with their Hybrid Rocker boards. If you want a twin you can point get the 2025 Proto Ultra. That thing is insane.

Base Glide

Never Summer always does base glide well; the Easy Rider is no exception.

Turning Experience/Carving

You could initiate a turn pretty fast, but not super fast. When I got it on edge it felt more on the turny side of balanced without being too turny. You can make any kind of radius turn you want without the Never Summer Easy Rider fighting you.

Davey and I weren’t into Fusion Tripple Camber when it came to carving. I felt like the mellow camber between the bindings hindered the effectiveness of the camber in the tip/tail, which usually does most of the work with Rocker & Camber, Ripsaw, and Shockwave camber that NS offers. I felt like I wasn’t over the camber, but instead, it was too far away from my feet to really engage it. It needs a pretty center-weighted carve, and I felt the tiny camber in the middle doing most of the work. I couldn’t get a lot out of a front foot or back foot weighted carve. I personally like their camber-dominant Recurve Camber for carving, but the Shockwave and Ripsaw camber profiles do an exceptional job, too. I’d say this is even a bit behind Never Summer’s Rocker & Camber profile.

This does carve better in hard snow just because the extra grip keeps the edge engaged while the other camber profiles let go.

Powder

You get almost no set back on board so it’s not an ideal board for those that like to set it back. If you do get the Snowtrooper as it will have better directional float in powder. It’s not bad for a twin though.

Switch/Jumps/Pipe/Jibs

Very easy switch. I like the Proto Slinger better just because of that Asymmetry, but this was super close. It almost looks like it has asymmetrical sidecuts from some angles, but the bottom line is it’s a very doable switch. I think it would be good jibbing. Three cambers might be a bit more to get used to but at least there is camber in the middle. If you can get used to the semi-hooky feel of the three camber profiles, the Never Summer Easy Rider could be fun lapping small to medium-sized kickers.

Final Thoughts

So overall, the Never Summer Easy Rider’s Fusion Tripple Camber takes some getting used to, but it does live up to its name as a pretty mellow, easy ride with near-exceptional grip.