WHOA! Blast from the past! Nitro Tour 169 circa 1996

yes I did ride one of these. and sold ’em too as the Nitro sales manager back then.

I will have more info to follow on this….. the first Nitro split came out in 1991, very similar to this one.

…got to work on this “history of splitboarding” deal with ya BC Ryder

surf on, KK

Hi splitboard.com folks! I’m resurrecting an ancient thread to ask about this board. Does anyone who’s ridden this board have any feedback on its suitability for a split noob to experiment with?

I’m on the brink of purchasing a Nitro Tour that’s probably a few years older than the example linked here (1996 model). The base and edges look to be in good shape, and the seller assures me the split hardware is functional. I’m just looking for something that I can play around on, try out ascending, and see if I’m going to do this enough to justify a newer board. I wouldn’t do anything technical or even particularly steep on this because I’m not sure the hardware is up to it — it’s strictly just to get my feet wet with splitboarding. I know it’s an old board, but the seller offered a price that’s hard to pass up…

Any thoughts?

My first thought was hang it on the wall next to the other vintage boards and get a modern board to ride. But what the hell, ride it if the price is right. If you drop coin on a newer board and decide splittin’s not your thing you can sell the board. Splits seem to hold their value more than solid boards. I’ve seen people fire up the credit card in REI on a new Prior only to return it at the end of the season. Food for thought.