Bataleon Advice - Snowboarding Forum

03-31-2009, 04:49 PM

Hi I'm:

5'10"
130 lbs
First year riding
08 burton blunt
tech Nine MFM pro bindings

I'm a new rider, who has a lot of experience with skateboarding; this is my first season of snowboarding though. After a full season of riding, I can hit small jumps and do simple park tricks. The extra speed and height you can get with snowboarding as opposed to skateboarding is still a little scary to me. Or maybe its just that I dont have the balls to go huge. But I love it. I want to go bigger.

My question is, I'm looking to get a bataleon board for next season. I love hitting the park (skateboarding roots) but I also love hitting jumps. Obviously I want a board that can do both.

I've read a bunch of posts on the Airobic and the Evil Twin. A lot of people are saying the Airobic is too soft for hitting big jumps. Granted I'm still new, I probably wont hit huge jumps anytime soon. However big to me might be small to experienced riders.

So what do you guys think? Evil Twin or Airobic for me?

thanks!

crazyface · 03-31-2009, 05:34 PM

i would suggest that you look at the fun.kink rather than the airobic because the fun.kink is stiffer.

jmacphee9 · 03-31-2009, 05:53 PM

according to there scale its barelllly stiffer. i would like to compare in person, btu the airobic is a crazy fun board..

I need a name · 03-31-2009, 05:59 PM

Look into the goliath. Fun board for jumps and is extremely stable.

Gnarly · 03-31-2009, 10:53 PM

At your weight, an Airobic wouldn't be too soft. Depending on what you were hoping to use the Airobic for, either the 147 or 151 would be ideal. 147 for a pure jib board and a 151 for all mountain freestyle. I wouldn't look at a Goliath if you were wanting to really concentrate on jibbing, because the flat part of the base on the Goliath is a lot smaller than the Airobic.

I have an Airobic 159 and while it's soft (I weigh 215lbs), I've still taken it all over the mountain without issue. It's a jib/freestyle board that handles the mountain quite nicely. I still wish it had a sintered base though...

04-01-2009, 12:31 PM

So no one likes the Evil Twin? BTW how do you read the stiffness index that bataleon provides on their site:
Airobic 151 4-3-4
evil twin 151 6-4-6

According to their stiffness index 1 being the least stiff? and 6 being the stiffest?

and I assume the 3 numbers indecate the tail, center, and nose? are all my assumtions correct?

markee · 04-01-2009, 08:18 PM

yes

10char

baldy · 04-02-2009, 08:45 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by crazyface

i would suggest that you look at the fun.kink rather than the airobic because the fun.kink is stiffer.

on bataleons site, it rates the fun.kink as their softest board

markee · 04-03-2009, 12:03 AM

Actually, it's a 3.5 flex throughout, wherease the Airobic is a 3 between the bindings (where it matters more).

03-31-2009, 04:49 PM	#1 (permalink)
ocase Guest Posts: n/a	Bataleon Advice Hi I'm: 5'10" 130 lbs First year riding 08 burton blunt tech Nine MFM pro bindings I'm a new rider, who has a lot of experience with skateboarding; this is my first season of snowboarding though. After a full season of riding, I can hit small jumps and do simple park tricks. The extra speed and height you can get with snowboarding as opposed to skateboarding is still a little scary to me. Or maybe its just that I dont have the balls to go huge. But I love it. I want to go bigger. My question is, I'm looking to get a bataleon board for next season. I love hitting the park (skateboarding roots) but I also love hitting jumps. Obviously I want a board that can do both. I've read a bunch of posts on the Airobic and the Evil Twin. A lot of people are saying the Airobic is too soft for hitting big jumps. Granted I'm still new, I probably wont hit huge jumps anytime soon. However big to me might be small to experienced riders. So what do you guys think? Evil Twin or Airobic for me? thanks!

03-31-2009, 05:53 PM	#3 (permalink)
jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	according to there scale its barelllly stiffer. i would like to compare in person, btu the airobic is a crazy fun board.. __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants

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03-31-2009, 05:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
crazyface Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: PA Posts: 648	i would suggest that you look at the fun.kink rather than the airobic because the fun.kink is stiffer.

03-31-2009, 05:59 PM	#4 (permalink)
I need a name Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Posts: 467	Look into the goliath. Fun board for jumps and is extremely stable.

03-31-2009, 10:53 PM	#5 (permalink)
Gnarly Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Colorado Posts: 552	At your weight, an Airobic wouldn't be too soft. Depending on what you were hoping to use the Airobic for, either the 147 or 151 would be ideal. 147 for a pure jib board and a 151 for all mountain freestyle. I wouldn't look at a Goliath if you were wanting to really concentrate on jibbing, because the flat part of the base on the Goliath is a lot smaller than the Airobic. I have an Airobic 159 and while it's soft (I weigh 215lbs), I've still taken it all over the mountain without issue. It's a jib/freestyle board that handles the mountain quite nicely. I still wish it had a sintered base though...

04-01-2009, 12:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
ocase Guest Posts: n/a	So no one likes the Evil Twin? BTW how do you read the stiffness index that bataleon provides on their site: Airobic 151 4-3-4 evil twin 151 6-4-6 According to their stiffness index 1 being the least stiff? and 6 being the stiffest? and I assume the 3 numbers indecate the tail, center, and nose? are all my assumtions correct?

04-01-2009, 08:18 PM	#7 (permalink)
markee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 687	yes 10char

04-03-2009, 12:03 AM	#9 (permalink)
markee Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Vancouver, BC Posts: 687	Actually, it's a 3.5 flex throughout, wherease the Airobic is a 3 between the bindings (where it matters more).