Marhar Blog

End of Season Shred Session with Team Marhar

Marhar — Mon, 19 Mar 2012 14:10:07 +0000

Downtown Railjam Edit

Marhar — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:28:28 +0000

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Another Satisfied Rider: 2013 Mustache Ride Review

Marhar — Tue, 13 Mar 2012 20:05:39 +0000

“The only downfall? Your friends will want to ride it!” Check out the full review at www.thesnowbored.com

2013 Throwback Review

Marhar — Fri, 09 Mar 2012 13:20:43 +0000

“The Throwback was so smooth and responsive edge to edge. It excelled carving in switch and transitions were seamless. It turned on a dime, and floated effortlessly though the trees. When a kicker appeared it provided great snap and forgiving landings.”

Click the link for the full article at www.snappedcore.com

2013 Mustache Ride Review

Marhar — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 15:47:15 +0000

“If you are looking for a ‘playful’ deck to butter and jib to your hearts content you should check this board out. This thing was a blast in park and on surrounding kickers.”

Click the link for the full article at www.snappedcore.com/

2013 Throwback Testimonial

Marhar — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 23:18:03 +0000

I recently had the opportunity to take a demo-shred on the 2013 Marhar Throwback 158. With forty years experience in snowboarding I’ve ridden many boards. I’ve seen technology come and go. I currently ride a board from another manufacturer that is quite popular and more expensive. Last week I actually said, “How could anyone possibly make a better handling board than the one I’m on? I don’t think snowboarding could get any easier.” I now stand corrected.

“YEAH BABY, YEAH!” are the three words that best describe this Marhar gem. I’ve never ridden a board that handles as well as the Throwback. It’s fast, quiet, stable through bumps, turns on a dime, and the edge-to-edge transition is unmatched. There are not enough O’s in the word SMOOTH to describe this new stick. Throw in the groovy graphics and this board is a sure bet. And it’s 100% made in Michigan!

If this board is a representation of the Marhar company and what it stands for, I know what I’ll be riding next year. Get a good look at one in the store because you’ll only see the back of mine!

Catch me if you can,

Steve Bassett

Marhar Presents: Downtown Railjam

Marhar — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:32:02 +0000

Marhar Snowboards is proud to announce that we are bringing a rail jam back to Downtown Grand Rapids! This will be an open Jam downtown during the Grand Rapids Griffens “Great Skate in Rosa Parks Circle, on January 21, and 22. Registration is free, and prizes will be given out on both days. Parx by Jon T, will be bringing their set up, and it will be a fun open jam session!

Day 184: Marhar Snowboards

Marhar — Wed, 21 Dec 2011 22:30:34 +0000

The uniqueness of Marhar Snowboards is impossible to deny. Not only do they support and integrate Michigan-made products, parts, and services, but their production takes place solely in house from start-to-finish. In fact, Marhar is Michigan’s only entirely homemade snowboard manufacturer. Check out the full article at: Awesome Mitten

Gear Up For Winter with Marhar Snowboards

Marhar — Thu, 01 Dec 2011 15:12:03 +0000

MarHar is an excellent company with great values based not only in their enthusiasm for the Michigan outdoors but for all things Michigan in general. Based out of Grand Rapids Michigan, MarHar snowboards has benefited from significant (controlled) growth and continually improved their production processes as well as their tools which have culminated in a high quality custom made snowboard. Check out the full article at more-michigan.com

2012 Marhar Throwdown Snowboard Review

Marhar — Tue, 29 Nov 2011 20:06:11 +0000

I don’t know what I was expecting from a homegrown company like Marhar, but this board surprised me in just about every way. They built this board to Michigan/midwest specifications, and it delivers: lightweight, fast & stable at speed, good edge hold but with retard-soft flex when you want to press, butter or take a few hot laps in the park.

Location & Conditions: Boyne Mountain (Boyne Falls, MI). Hardpack & icy, super cold a little sun but mostly clouds.and various mid-winter conditions at Caberfae and Crystal Mountain (MI).

Deck: Marhar Throwdown (All Mountain)
Shape: True twin, “Mustache Ride” hybrid rocker; camber zones under the inserts are super mellow, almost not noticeable. Reverse camber between the bindings and then rockered again from the bindings out towards tip & tail.
Size: 161cm, 156cm
Stats: Dave 24″ 15/-15 regular, Leo 23.5″ 18/-12 regular
Bindings: 2012 Ride Capo, 2011 Ride Delta

Overview:

Dave says: When we put it to the flex test at Test Fest, it was ridonculous but Nate & Josh said that the board rides stiffer when you want it to, so, we’ll see. Eyeballing it you can see the very mild camber zones in the mustache rocker.The specs on this board are relatively narrow coming in at under 25cm waist (due to a relatively deep sidecut).

Leo says: It was gnarly to see Dave flex that thing. Totally reminded of a certain angry blogger. The board didn’t even so much as crackle it looked like it was ready to spring back and either whip Dave in the face or fly out of his grasp into an unsuspecting bystander. It took some effort to see the camber zones.

Flex

Dave says: The flex was unreal, like borderline retard-soft. The first time I popped in to a tail press it scared me because I just wasn’t expecting to go full-on wheelie on an all-mountain board with so little effort. This deck is quite flexible for an “all mountain” board but it would ride stiffer when you wanted it to, thanks to bamboo in the core

Leo says: Oh baby did this thing flex. I love bamboo for this very reason. If you want to flex it, it will definitely flex for you. However, it always wants to spring back into its original form. This means that bamboo laced/core boards ride stiffer than they flex. Overall, the Marhar Throwdown rides like a mid-stiff board, yet flexes like a softer butter stick. Needless to say, after seeing Dave’s sick tail press, I quickly followed suit with my own tail press. I could only imagine what it looked like to the people riding the chairs above. Two dudes throwing down killer tweaked out tail presses one behind the other and holding them.

Check out the full article: 2012 Marhar Throwdown Snowboard Review by David Zemens