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Ok, I'm sure there is a thread out their about this but I didn't see it.

Before I pull the trigger on a Venture or Prior for a about a grand I need to ask the pros and cons of a manufactured split Vs. sending a my old NS Premire to Monk for a DIM split. I'm sure the latter is cheaper but what are the performance tradeoffs?
Thanks

I noticed the main performance difference was the lack of center edge while skinning and split skiing.
Secondary would be the continuity of ride in board mode. Manufactured boards are designed to be split. DIY boards aren't (of course). I have no experience with custom manufacture splits.

Yeah, I had tought about he interior edge issue and figured if I did go the with spliting an existing board I'd try sending into Monk151 since he inlays an interior edge. The continuity of ride while in board mode is my main consern (what's the point of having a split for asent if it limmits your decent options).

After splitting 3 of my own, here are a few thoughts. On a pow stick, little to no difference will be noted on torsional stiffness. On a somewhat normal length board under most of the conditions I ride, I have felt little difference in torsional flex, in a 155-165 length board. Longer sticks, like my 178 Oxygen, I've noted some loss of torsional stiffness, but not enough to worry me. I can carve that thing as well split as I could solid. I believe for the most part this is blown way out of proportion. I would add that for a board built with a very light core, and fairly long (175+) your mileage may vary, as you could feel it under those circumstances. Some may disagree, oh well!!