I doubt I'll be doing 59 mi on my birthday, but I've thought about boosting my 4209 XR with the ranger, as I have lots of ego batts, but would need to convert it like the carvepower

@blkwalnutgrwr 96% regen? you must have a charge n ride setup

I'm 200# and surging is common pushing uphill but it does mean your taxing the motor/battery and should back off a bit, I never ride aggressively below 50% anymore.
fangs have kept me on the board several times, sooo much cheaper than a broken body part,Highly recommend the minis

on uneven bumps and slight inclines. My ride style gradually mellows as I go bellow 50% charge and then at below 30% I tend ride like I am on butter and it could slip out from under me (I do not push it much at all).

This^, I ride smooth and easy as possible below 50% especially on the pint

@joshgrn
stop at the bottom, switch to delirium then back to mission at the top, only takes a second but you have to be stopped to switch modes

Thanks, a low speed wipe out spun me around onto the back of my head in a blink.
Fully padded but only my back and the helmet hit the pavement, may get an MX jacket after that

I was feeling 18 yesterday doing the goose shit slalom, till I aggressively turned too sharp and my board gave me a Joe Jitsu body slam, today
I feel much older than 58

how many snowboards do you have and why?

one word QUIVERS
Buy both; resell the one you don't use as much for close to what you paid,
if you have something against quivers;-/

@Franko
the pint is capable for 1/2 the riding time vs XR and when I swapped to the rounder burris tread the gain in nimble maneuverability means I don't miss the pint, which is super carvey, to the point of being twichy they Both "carve" but its like compairing my 152cm arbor pipe board to my 176 nidecker all mt.
If your float is a half hour of squirreling around sidewalks the pint excels at that, even w/out custom shaping, at 1/2 the price.
p.s. I always recommend the pint to anyone that is 150# with size 7 feet, and always recommend the XR to anyone #200+/-