Gnu Riders Choice or Bataleon Evil Twin - Snowboarding Forum

jonas007 · 02-27-2009, 11:43 PM

Tough choice here, need your guys input. I'm 5'6", 170lbs, do mostly park/pipe but want a board that carves well and handles decent on trails. The Riders Choice and Evil Twin caught my eye, which do you think would be a better fit for me?

Triple8Sol · 02-28-2009, 12:51 AM

Airobic and Fun Kink are probably to soft for trails, but would be great for rails and presses.
Evil Twin sounds perfect for what you're looking for. Either that or a Riot, which is slightly stiffer and has a faster base. Either of these shoudl work in the pipe too.

jonas007 · 02-28-2009, 11:16 AM

The Evil Twin had TBT, which I hear is really forgiving, but the Riders Choice has the reverse camber (bananna) and the magna traction. Does that make the Riders choice better for carving?

jmacphee9 · 02-28-2009, 12:43 PM

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Originally Posted by jonas007

The Evil Twin had TBT, which I hear is really forgiving, but the Riders Choice has the reverse camber (bananna) and the magna traction. Does that make the Riders choice better for carving?

tbt is a tad better and more fun then rocker. the evil twin will be a much more playful deck then the RC.

jonas007 · 03-01-2009, 02:13 PM

Boards with BTX say you can pick a shorter board than normal, does that hold true with TBT? I'm 5'6" 170 lbs and ride a 154 Nitro. Should I stick with that size, or get a 151?

Hmmm, I've also been reading up on extruded vs sinistered bases. The ET has an extruded base, is that something I need to be concerned about? Would the Riot be a better choice?

jmacphee9 · 03-01-2009, 02:53 PM

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Originally Posted by jonas007

Boards with BTX say you can pick a shorter board than normal, does that hold true with TBT? I'm 5'6" 170 lbs and ride a 154 Nitro. Should I stick with that size, or get a 151?

Hmmm, I've also been reading up on extruded vs sinistered bases. The ET has an extruded base, is that something I need to be concerned about? Would the Riot be a better choice?

i would spend the cash for the Riot which is the roided up version of the ET..sintered and carbon lam..

jonas007 · 03-01-2009, 06:17 PM

151 or 154 or does it matter?

03-04-2009, 12:23 PM

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Originally Posted by jmacphee9

i would spend the cash for the Riot which is the roided up version of the ET..sintered and carbon lam..

How does this effect the board (sorry noob here). I'm looking at getting a Bataleon (how do you pronounce that btw?) for learning bigger jumps, rails, and boxes. Any advice?

Sorry not trying to jack the thread just thought I might as well combine them since it's closely related.
Also interested in finding out about the sizing for them too.

ScBlack · 03-04-2009, 12:32 PM

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Originally Posted by blindpig

How does this effect the board (sorry noob here). I'm looking at getting a Bataleon (how do you pronounce that btw?) for learning bigger jumps, rails, and boxes. Any advice?

Sorry not trying to jack the thread just thought I might as well combine them since it's closely related.
Also interested in finding out about the sizing for them too.

I believe it's pronouced as Batallion..or similar to it...

03-15-2009, 07:03 PM

I have 154 TRS BTX and I usually ride a 156-157 on cambered boards. But I also weight around 180. So I think a 151 would be decent and more fun for you if you choose to ride a Rider's Choice BTX. I'm not sure how it is with the Bataleons but I heard they were sick boards.

02-27-2009, 11:43 PM	#1 (permalink)
jonas007 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 95	Gnu Riders Choice or Bataleon Evil Twin Tough choice here, need your guys input. I'm 5'6", 170lbs, do mostly park/pipe but want a board that carves well and handles decent on trails. The Riders Choice and Evil Twin caught my eye, which do you think would be a better fit for me?

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Triple8Sol Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 3,686 Blog Entries: 1	Airobic and Fun Kink are probably to soft for trails, but would be great for rails and presses. Evil Twin sounds perfect for what you're looking for. Either that or a Riot, which is slightly stiffer and has a faster base. Either of these shoudl work in the pipe too. __________________ 14 NeverSummer Proto HD . 13 Never Summer Cobra . 12 Gnu Rider's Choice C2PTX 14 Now Drive . 13 Now IPO 13 NB x 686 580

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jonas007 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 95	Boards with BTX say you can pick a shorter board than normal, does that hold true with TBT? I'm 5'6" 170 lbs and ride a 154 Nitro. Should I stick with that size, or get a 151? Hmmm, I've also been reading up on extruded vs sinistered bases. The ET has an extruded base, is that something I need to be concerned about? Would the Riot be a better choice? Last edited by jonas007; 03-01-2009 at 02:21 PM.

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02-28-2009, 11:16 AM	#3 (permalink)
jonas007 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 95	The Evil Twin had TBT, which I hear is really forgiving, but the Riders Choice has the reverse camber (bananna) and the magna traction. Does that make the Riders choice better for carving?

03-01-2009, 06:17 PM	#7 (permalink)
jonas007 Member Join Date: Feb 2009 Posts: 95	151 or 154 or does it matter?

03-15-2009, 07:03 PM	#10 (permalink)
brocky Guest Posts: n/a	I have 154 TRS BTX and I usually ride a 156-157 on cambered boards. But I also weight around 180. So I think a 151 would be decent and more fun for you if you choose to ride a Rider's Choice BTX. I'm not sure how it is with the Bataleons but I heard they were sick boards.