Sims Nub Snowboard 2023

The Nub is one of the most popular boards in the sims collection, take one run on it, and it’s obvious to see why. Aimed at riders looking for a board that excels in all types of terrain and conditions, it’s hard to describe the Nub as anything other than the ultimate daily driver. Built around an advanced long-nosed twin shape which features an extended nose but with everything between the contact points centred, the Nub combines the poise and control of a freestyle board with the float and drive of a freeride board. This versatile shape ensures that it’s equally happy lapping the park as it is on a powder day, which, to be fair, there aren’t that many boards that do two such different types of terrain so well. Now great as the Nub is in the park and the pow, the way it rides when you want to get out and blast around the resort is what makes it so special. Its combination of traditional camber, tight radius sidecut and optimised stance position bring this board alive on the piste. Nimble underfoot, it just eggs you on; you’re continuously looking for things to slash off and always wanting to get it carving. It’s just so much fun to ride, so it’s no surprise that the Nub is the go-to board for Sims Team riders John Jackson, Scott Blum, Keegan Valaika and Shuhei Sato.

Rider Style: Experienced Freeriders

Experienced freestyle riders who are looking for a smooth performing high-performance board that is in its element out and about on the mountain.

Shape Overview: Long Nose Directional

The Nub utilises an advanced long nose directional shape. This progressive outline delivers a smooth and predictable ride. This makes it ideal for hard-charging riders who want a board that makes blasting around look smooth and effortless.

Profile: Traditional Camber

The Nub’s traditional camber profile is formed from a single convex arc between the board’s contact points. This responsive profile powers up the whole length of the edge, ensuring predictable edge hold and rebound as pressure is exerted and expelled throughout the rider’s turn.

Construction

The Nub utilises some of the most advanced materials available when it comes to construction. Heading this up is the advanced Unitive Core. This tip-to-tail wood core features Light poplar construction with wider bands of more rigid Standard Poplar running along the edges, delivering increased control and stability at high speeds. To give the Nub that smooth all-terrain feel, the core is profiled with Sims’s Twin Wave Form. This innovative design creates thick and thin zones through the length of the core, increasing drive, flex, and control. Sims uses a 3-way structural layer to step up the response that combines Light Tri-Tex fibreglass at 0º, 45º, and 90º. These deliver high pop, rebound, and flex and increase torsional stiffness. To ramp up power even further, Sims add a 50mm thick carbon fibre stringer running through the centre of the core. This powers up the flex through the length giving the Nub a powerful and poppy flex while adding extra stability.

Base: Premium Racing (High Molecular Sintered)

Utilising industry-leading technology from ISOSPORT, this high-density, high-speed base material is chosen for its molecular weight. This delivers unrivalled speed, excellent wear resistance, and increased wax permeability.

KEY FEATURES

• Long Nose Directional Shape
• Stiffness 7/10
• Unitive Core
• Thin Wave Form Profile
• Directional Flex
• Tri-Ax Glass
• Premium Racing Base
• 50mm Carbon Beam

Length	Waist Width	Sidecut	Taper	Effective Edge	Tip Width	Tail Width	Min Stance Width	Max Stance Width	Setback	Weight Range
151.5	25.3cm	6.6m	0cm	108.0cm	29.45cm	29.45cm	45cm	57cm	0cm	135-170lbs / 61-77kg
156.5	25.7cm	7.2m	0cm	113.0cm	29.85cm	29.85cm	52cm	64cm	0cm	155-195lbs / 70-88kg
161	26.0cm	7.8m	0cm	118.0cm	30.25cm	30.25cm	54cm	66cm	0cm	165-200+bs / 75-91+kg