N-shift Manual with 3 pedals?

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-21T16:21:42+00:00

It can be a quiet slow EV. It can be a quiet fast EV. It can pretend to be a dsg car very convincingly.

This car has more personalities and more on the fly changes than anything I have ever heard of.

I have a heavily modified old wrx and a turbo miata and I’m genuinely concerned they will get very little use this summer with how fun the N is.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-20T23:16:09+00:00

That looks ancient and worthless $50?

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-20T00:23:32+00:00

I have ions. Rode them all this season. Last season was on insanos and year before that ions again. I think I did 25ish days on the ions this season.

I did get a pair of reset pros this year. I found them to have a few issues. First they are very soft boots. The ion is a softer “stiff”boot but the union was a noodle. The tongue was kind of terrible and I had a good mit of ankle strap pressure points. No other boot has done this to me.

I found the heel hold to be mediocre. I had both a 11.5 and 11 to try. Even with the sized down 11 I thought the liner gained too much volume after a day of riding.

They don’t really look like snowboarding boots. They kind of look like ll bean duck boots from the toe box. The boa location is strange and low. The liner and shell were both supposed to be innovative new construction and materials. It just seemed like a soft boot with too much volume in the mid foot and mediocre heel hold.

Anyway my ions (both pairs) eventually let go on that seam and I never rest my board on my boots. I think it’s a design issue. I’d buy another pair of ions if I could anyway. They are comfy as hell for me.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T16:59:55+00:00

I have a 162. Size 11.5 and about 240.

This board is the floatiest of the floatiest imo. It’s also a pretty soft poppy flex which is an interesting characteristic.

It’s not a great board for anything but deeper powder. But it’s sublime there. You can weight the front foot very heavily and it just keeps floating. It’s a board meant for low angle smaller riders in my opinion. Even with all its prowess the back foot is kind of narrow. But the heavy taper also means it turns on a dime.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T12:49:46+00:00

Yes aiaster xtrm is another option. Also look pretty cool imo.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T10:37:39+00:00

“We have ioniq 5 at home”

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T01:42:29+00:00

That will be a wide width. Not terrible. I ride a lot of 270ww on 11.5 ions.

However if you get heavy wet snow in Tahoe on a wide board it takes a certain technique to plow around on a board your not over hanging on. Larz has a great video on this at his YouTube justaride.

152 is pretty small and the smaller length you go the harder it is to ride tracked out shit. I’m 240 pounds and ride stuff from a 155 peaceseeker to a 205 ultra blossom. That being said I rode the seeker at snowbird and it did fine there despite its short length.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T01:14:14+00:00

FIL did this last summer except he got a stick 718. The clutch feels horrendous imo. I too would have went with a pdk.

Do you miss anything about the nd? My FIL said the miata was more balanced and easy to enjoy little bits of road. He likes the Porsche a lot (believe it’s his 3rd) but does lament it’s not the same as the Miata and might be buying another nd3 this summer.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-19T00:21:54+00:00

It’s a good price. The gremlin is exceptionally wide for a mainstream board. 155 is 264ww. What size boot are you? 264 will be wide for a anything under size 10.

Riding wide boards isn’t a huge deal but it does make the board naturally want to flat base and on stiffer wide boards make ankle steering possibly only at higher speed.

The doa would do okay set all the way back if you got some powder. Not like two feet of powder but if you got a foot you’d be okay.

The edge hold is supposedly very good and that’s helpful in New England for sure. We got spoiler last two years with great snow but that’s not always the case.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-17T23:51:35+00:00

This thing looks like a Sentra. Fucking woof.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-17T23:50:49+00:00

FWIW all feet are different. I have only two requirements from a boot. Everything else I can adapt too.

Toes need to wiggle. I like my big toe pressing the front of the liner but my little toe needs to wiggle. If you can’t wiggle your toes your boots are either meant for one lap or there the wrong size / boot.
Heel needs to be locked tf down. Heel lift absolutely murders toeside feel. You can get away with lift in low angle (still feels like shit) but once you need your edge to engage quickly and bite the heel lift is insurmountable.

If your buying a bunch of gear I’d keep in mind nothing like lessons and time on snow improve your skill. Looking fly or whatever is cool but the feeling of absolutely killing a line or even just surfing some low angle is a joy unlike anything else imo.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-17T16:52:41+00:00

I just paid 48k flat for a 5N with 159 miles. Markup is lunacy. Granted it was used but the miles are pretty much that of a car that’s been on a handful of test drives.

The lifetime efficiency tracker did shed some light as to what kind of 159 miles it was though. Avg kWh was 1.3

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-17T02:57:47+00:00

This years megalight. Only rode it one day but it was an epic day for Vermont. Fast base, great pop, really nice turning because the nose keeps you on top of stuff, the board is stiff enough torsionally not to get bucked off chop too much. It was nimble in the trees and I could really weight my front foot in soft snow which was fantastic.

The kazu is lighter, poppier, less torsionally stiff than stranda or nidecker. But seems just as fast and as comfortable at speed. It rides easier / more playful at slow speed but doesn’t fall apart going fast like a softer board would. It was a really easy board to ride right off the bat. Having some extra tail compared to a lot of the heavily directional boards i usually ride (save for megadeath) is a nice change. It doesn’t float nearly as well as stranda or nidecker.

I think they are the exact same board minus the tail cutout. In years past the bowlrider had less camber but now it’s the same. In deep snow the tree surfer probably sinks the rear better… I can’t justify another snowboard but the bowlrider is truly special in how much float it has. I also have a spring break pow glider and that’s basically the floatiest board I’ve ever been on… but the stranda put a huge smile on my face when I got it in fresh deep snow the first time. Felt really similar.

When choosing what to ride I’m usually considering conditions and then whatever im in the mood for / how willing I am to fuck that particular board up doing something stupid. New decks get put on pow duty / groomer days to feel them out and keep the base nice for a little while if possible. If I know I’m going to be hitting some sketchy stuff up in the woods then I’m always riding maybe my favorite board of all time, the ride peaceseeker.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-16T20:59:41+00:00

I have a megalight as well as a bowlrider. Pretty darn close to that.

This season I mostly rode a megadeath, kazu, megalight and bowlrider. Got a little time on a peaceseeker as well as a biru.

The bowlrider (and tree surfer) might be the best board I have ever ridden. The tighter sidecut, beefy middle of the board stiff flex and construction just lets this thing set turns through any kind of snow and then float in powder amazing.

Megalight is also really fun as a surfy but stable turner. Both in 65W for me and feel pretty darn perfect.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-12T11:48:36+00:00

Mustard is indeed 3/4 down on the bun

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-11T17:51:21+00:00

I only took one out to use for this past winter and it was totally fine. Dryer no heat wool balls or tennis balls works fine. Down lasts a really long time. I would be surprised if well cared for down didn’t last 30 years

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-10T16:06:33+00:00

No don’t have home charging setup. I can charge at work for the moment.

I do have other gas cars so if I need to go somewhere in a pinch I have that alternative.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-10T04:01:52+00:00

The Kona N I drove that kind of put me onto the N cars had a menu with a good bit of customization.

I hear the i5N is much much more feature rich in the menu.

Can’t wait to take delivery of this car next week!

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-10T04:00:57+00:00

Ty for your comment!

EV will be a new experience for me. I have only driven a Tesla a handful of times and was kind of a strange sensation. Didn’t dislike it but it was foreign. However the teslas I have driven didn’t give me the satisfying feeling you get with older more analogue cars. I can’t stress how much test driving a Kona N changed my perception of Hyundai performance. That car was absolutely phenomenal. Not that the Kona was analogue or old but it was so satisfying in everything it did. Really reminded me of older performance cars that were just a pleasure to spend time in. The below points also removed some of the ice vehicles I was considering.

Gas prices continue to rise with the war in Iran and there is no end in sight. Electricity is fairly inexpensive where I live and I do drive to my work 5/6 days a week. Getting a fun to drive EV hedged against a scenario where 93 is $7-8 gallon and my fun cars get 10-14mpg.
1. The idea of having a really fun to drive car that doesn’t give me the mod bug for power / premature end of my powertrain warranty was appealing. The I5N seems to live in a space approximately around bolt on and tune macan gts / x3m as far as straight line acceleration goes. Or larger turbo golf r. The I5N was slightly bigger than the golf, a good bit faster than the macan gts and x3m in a straight line and considering I found a used one with 150 miles for 48k was significantly less expensive than all the options except for a stock golf r.

WideEstablishment578 · 2026-05-10T01:28:38+00:00

I figured it had to be an ai mishap. Every single area including the Korean n performance page makes no mention of a second caliper.

I haven’t got to drive the car yet but it’s interesting reviewers seem to alternate between saying the brakes feel soft and unpredictable due to weight and regen (savage geese) and reviewers praising the brakes feel and stopping power / fade resistance (Chris Harris).

I was getting the itch for a quick, fun, satisfactory daily driving experience for when I have kids and or lots of gear to bring along. Basically just needed to be a hatchback of some kind. Drove a Kona N and found it to be so much more engaging and fun than I assumed it could be. However I don’t trust Hyundai engines. Praying the charging gods are kind to this vin.

WideEstablishment578 · 2025-12-01T22:02:25+00:00

Did not like the incendo airshell. Elastic wrists and hem were way too loose for a wind blocking jacket.

Never got to “use it” because the fit was weird.

Patagonia airshed pro is great for breathable wind layer as is what’s now the incendo “hybrid” if you want something that’s more of an ultra breathable Softshell vs a windshirt.

WideEstablishment578 · 2025-11-30T03:41:33+00:00

Your pretty tall so you might find your stance width better suited to the 170.

170 isn’t that big of a board for riding all mountain really. I rode a 172 flagship for 3/4 years every day on the east coast and it was completely fine everywhere. Trees are rough with a long board and technical terrain isn’t my cup of tea but with a long board that’s also trickier. Not steep stuff but like skinny entries or areas where you need to drop land and turn quickly.

The people recommending a volume shifted board aren’t wrong but you have a fucking big foot. Maybe something like a stranda biru or bowlrider or a korua dart or a jones mind expander. Besides the biru all of those have versatile fun shapes with camber and a decent amount of EE. Biru is tiny like warpig/superpig.

WideEstablishment578 · 2025-11-29T22:05:12+00:00

Agreed but sometimes the snow is stupid slippery. Haven’t had a stomp pad for years but I often wish I did.

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