Customer Reviews

Pelican X-treme 105cm Toy Snowboard, Red

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My 7 year old son received this snowboard from Santa this year, and I find it to be a very suitable, user friendly boart. The adjustable ratchet bindings are easy for a child to tighten and release once it has been demonstrated a few times. One word of caution. The ratchets are soft plastic and not as rugged as they could be. They are already beginning to wear and "skip", so take it easy on them, and feed through as much as you can before tightening. Also, the bindings slip through grooves on the board, so the lower edges poke through, which can slow things down, which may be a good thing :) On packed snow and ice, there isn't much slowing this board down though, so make sure you teach your child how to handle his/her speed before you strap it on. The board itself is decent quality plastic, bendy, but not "fragile". I will be checking to see whether bindings can be replaced, and maybe pick up a few extras, just incase.

Bought this for my 12 year old and he loves it. He was timid at first, going down the big hill, but got the hang of it. His siblings tried it and had a great time.

Although product is rated for 5 and over, I wouldn't recommend it for ages under 10. The bindings are difficult to release and the way they attach to the board allows them to stick out the bottom and act as snow brakes. If the rider had larger boots this may be less of a problem? Although other reviews made mention of the binding issues, they didn't seem to indicate they were that big of an issue.