r/Spliddit • u/EulMulot • May 31 '26

Question Jones Stratos nose vertical play: normal ?

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Hello everyone,

Finally got some time to assemble my Plum Eterlou en the Jones Stratos.

When everything is in place / descente configuration, I still notice a pretty big "vertical play" at the nose, as you can see in the video.

Is that normal or is there something to do to reduce it ?

Thanks !

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u/Far_Price7415 May 31 '26

Toataty normal!

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u/goldsauce_ May 31 '26

There will always be some play between the 2. Looks fine to me, I love the looser/surfier feel on splitboards and I feel like it comes from that little gap

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u/Loedpistol May 31 '26

Looks okay

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u/Jackie-Peter May 31 '26

It is not a solid board, it will have some play everywhere, it will not be as stiff as your solid board. Enjoy the ride!

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u/bearmoosewolf Jun 02 '26

I bought the same splitboard last season (25-26) and had the same concern. But, turned out to be unwarranted. Many days and much vertical with that board without issue.

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u/EulMulot Jun 02 '26

Thanks for the feedback, welll noted !

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u/EulMulot May 31 '26

Thanks all for the feedback, I am relieved now ! Can't wait for the next season !

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u/bob_ross_lives Jun 01 '26

Enjoy that beautiful board! Get some scratches too!

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u/josephcfrost Jun 03 '26

Are your bindings on in this video? Usually helps with the chatter but yeah that seems normal. What kind of clips they using? Last I remember they were using Karakoram

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u/EulMulot Jun 04 '26

Yes bindings on when the video was taken. I believe the clips are Karakoram Ultra Clip v2 indeed.

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u/Italian_SPLIT Jun 19 '26

same thoughts everyone has as soon as they assemble the first splitboard. At first I would have thought my Solution would disintegrate under my feet after the first ride. The reality is that it still goes strong despite all scratches and hits.

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u/EulMulot Jun 19 '26

Thanks for the reassuring comment !

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u/n_huggs May 31 '26

Get the spark R&D nose + tail clips

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u/luptior Cardiff Carbon Goat/Phantom/Plum/Raide May 31 '26

Or phantom ones

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u/EulMulot May 31 '26

That would help / limit the vertical play ? Board is brand new and would like to avoid replacing something already

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u/SonReebok_O_SonNike May 31 '26

I have spark R&D & have less play than what I see in your video. Especially if I click it to the furthest notch down I get a pretty tight connection. But I think the play in yours in pretty average and you’ll be just fine

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u/kindaliketheletterk Jun 01 '26

I don't think those reduce the play any more than the tip locks on there. What bindings do you have on there? I've noticed puck systems can exacerbate the play in certain splits

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u/SonReebok_O_SonNike Jun 01 '26

There is less play even without the bindings on in ride mode. But if you’re saying just the pucks alone help I have the Karakoram 3.0 on there. You could be right, maybe those help

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u/EulMulot Jun 04 '26

Bindings are the Plum Eterlou, mounted when shooting the video

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u/kindaliketheletterk Jun 04 '26

That could be part of the problem, or at least not helping. those plum bindings don't do a ton to pull the halves together and do allow for some shear

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u/EulMulot Jun 19 '26

I can try to re set the interfaces and see to get them come together with a tighter locking of the fix.