Shout out to our new sponsor - Chemical Storm
Thanks Mizu for the complementary feedback, its means alot to me and provides me with more determination to make even better boards (from Brissie 
) and keep the ‘dream’ alive.
I am currently working on a ‘All Mtn’ Freeride Octorocker with George Cant (Design Cartel) to compliment our ‘park’ version which Jeremy and Spaz are currently riding. I’ll be releasing more details of this board here on BW in a few months time and will be keen to run an exclusive comp/give-away to BW peeps
Just wanted to thank everyone here on BW for their support and feedback so far.
You guys rock!
All mtn board sounds great Jeff, is it going to be a rocker like the skullteeth or you looking to mix it up a bit?
Jeremy!!!! When are ya gonna give us a full review on yours??? (And ya Flux’s too) With things such as durability to date, included!!!!
I will release the full review on both closer to our snow season.
Pretty sure he mentioned a 162 at some stage but I can’t find the reference.
Just had my first full day riding the 155 Skullteeth Octorocker that Jeremy has here in Whistler today, will throw up a review of it in in around a week or so since I’m back to work for the next 4 days so will only have limited riding until my mext days off next week.
So far though it’s been a hell of a lot of fun to ride and I’m looking forward to jumping back onto it and pushing it even further than I did today 
hopefully will be able to demo one at hotham this year!
I’ve been riding the 155 Chemical Storm Skullteeth Octorocker that Jeremy has here in Whistler for the past week or so in a whole lot of mixed conditions and figured it was only fair that I post a review up here for the great board that Jeff has produced. The board is definitely a real eye catcher and has drawn a hell of a lot of attention wherever it goes with a huge amount of people (including one DC team rider on the gondola the other day) asking me ‘what is that board?/graphics looks sick/can’t stop checking out the nose and tail shape’ etc.)
For the whole time I’ve been testing the board I should also add that I’ve been riding the board with a centred ~24” stance -15/15 and 08/09 Ride Beta bindings.
At first I was a little scared of what I’d think given my previous riding has been done mostly on cambered and hybrid boards with varying levels of flex and the limited time I’ve spent on rocker boards had left me wondering what all the fuss was about since I just couldn’t seem to get comfortable but after a few turns on the Octorocker I was wondering what it was that had left me being skeptical about rockered boards since I instantly felt comfortable on it.
First day riding it was after 20+cm of fresh snow and whilst this board is designed as a park board it is just phenomenal in powder, floats on top effortlessly which leaves the back leg having to do a whole lot less work meaning for longer days on the hill and less breaks for the legs. Its also insanely fast yet surprisingly stable when bombing through big powder fields which is something that I had previously found to go hand in hand with a much stiffer board. It took pretty much everything I had to throw at it and just said ‘what, thats all you’ve got?’ back at me. I couldn’t fault the board in any way shape or form when it came to riding powder even with my centred stance. It was extremely responsive through tight tree lines and it’s ability to float and hold speed on the flatter sections left me grinning from ear to ear as I continued on to snake more fresh lines off those who had come to a stop.
Obviously throughout the day the powder gets chopped up along with the groomers and you’re left with a mess which isn’t always the easiest to navigate and you can’t always ride through this both quickly and comfortably at speed but with this board I was far more comfortable riding at speed flatbasing through these sections and throwing in the odd turn here and there. The boards stability at high speed is not something that you’d expect from such a soft board but by just shifting the weight back a touch the tail just absorbed everything and allowed me to ride faster than I ever have previously in those conditions, no doubt had mountain safety seen what was going on I may have had a bit of explaining to do hahaha.
One downfall I’ve noticed of softer boards in the past is that they aren’t always fantastic at landing drops/hits even the slightest bit tail heavy. WIth the Octorocker it lands side hits and what jumps I’ve hit with ease and even when I got it wrong with weight back a touch it just eased the nose down rather than sliding out from underneath me so it’s definitely forgiving with the hits where you don’t get everything perfect. I haven’t had a chance to ride too much park yet, just a few small hits in the park and it’s been great fun so far. Once all this powder decides to leave us I’ll have a better chance of getting in there and trying it out a whole lot more.
As I’ve mentioned previously the board is very quick and when looking at how it performs with edge to edge carving it’s great, super quick on the transitions from heel to toe and amazingly effortless with the catch free freedom of rocker, however, on hardpacked groomers first thing in the morning I did miss having my other board with camber between the feet. But really at the end of the day you’ve only got these conditions shortly first thing in the morning so it’s something I’m easily able to look past given just how it performs in all other conditions and the fact that this is a common trait of all rockered boards.
And now for the million dollar question as to whether I’d buy a Chemical Storm Octorocker… I can honestly say that I’m seriously reconsidering my next board choice after having ridden this for the past week and would highly recommend giving one of them a demo if you have the chance this Winter.
In Jeff’s introduction he stated “We ride everything from peak to park” and from my limited time on this board I can definitely say that he has created an amazing board that will do this with ease. In closing, a huge thanks to Jeff for sending the board over here and giving us a chance to ride it. I’ve had a blast riding it and wish him all the best for the release of the boards this Winter.
Cheers,
Mike.
Chemical Storm roostertail off Peak Chair - Photo taken by Dan83
Awesome review there. Cant wait to ride one at the shred! Also sick pick of the spray!
Sick pic Finney! What’s the rocker configuration like? Is it full rocker tip to tail or like a banana just between the feet?
looks like you’re riding a hotrod, there’s so much spray.
show us a pic of the board plz
I’d like to see the rocker profile. a side shot of the board on a counter
Yeah Finney. Would of been funny to hear a review when you were riding Jeremy’s knee knocking stance. Still live XL with your stance I see.
That’s an alright rooster tail, I guess you are better with snow when it is coming straight for you. 
Chemical Storm roostertail off Peak Chair - Photo taken by Dan83
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Awesome review Mike!!
Great review, Mike. As I read your review I couldn’t help but feel jealous that I haven’t been riding the board over the last week or so. I find all your comments to accurately describe what I experienced riding the board for 6 weeks in Feb/March. I found the board really excelled in soft, choppy snow; super fast, agile, energetic, and stable - which really surprised me. I’ll be posting my full review closer to the Southern Hemisphere winter season.
Such an awesome photo too. Great shot, Dan. Nice riding, Mike. 