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Bataleon Evil Twin Snowboard
Thanks to Bataleon, the next time ski patrol grills you for ollieing slow signs, spraying gapers, and boosting off knolls you can honestly say that it wasn't you, it was your Evil Twin Snowboard. It features Triple Base Technology for the ideal combination of camber with a rocker feel that kills it all over the mountain, from groomers to pow, but that especially shines in the park.
- Twin Triple Base Technology (TBT)features a regular camber profile, but with a skate deck-like concave shape at the tip and tail for a catch-free rocker feeling
- Triax glass provides quick response and snap
- Lightning edges are thinner for better feeling and precision, and beveled for hangup-free jibbing right out of the plastic
- Core core is poplar with hardwood strips along the insert rows for increased pop
- Twin shape for easy switch tricks
- Sintered base is durable and fast
Bottom Line: Spread the darkness across the entire mountain.
Leave your mark on The Wall.
Great board, not great on ice
By:
Vau101365671
January 21, 2013
I have the 2012 Evil Twin with the 3-finger design. I love the art, it's very simple and eye popping. The top sheet has held up pretty well over a year of riding and the bottom looks almost like new, though I don't jib or do much in the park. Carving can be an absolute blast on this board, but only when the conditions are good. I'm in the midwest and pretty much exclusively ride groomers, crud and ice because we don't get much powder and it's mostly machine made. This board is not great for that.
On icy patches the edge hold is really bad and nearly causes me to wash out. It has a very unstable feeling over ice and even on better conditions the edge hold is average at best. The board can't hold the edge all that well and has a tendency to wash out on hard turns.
However, catching an edge on this board is pretty much a thing of the past. You have to try hard or suck really bad to catch an edge. I can helicopter down the hill with no effort and get dizzy before I'm even close to catching. The board is somewhat difficult to butter, because it's got a stiffer flex than a typical park board. Tail and nose presses are fairly difficult unless you're very advanced.
I'm not really sure if I like the TBT. It is awesome for transitioning between edges when you're carving, but if you try to bomb a run the board will feel very unstable. It produces a LOT of chatter and even worse, the TBT creates a weird 'wobbly' chatter when you are going fast.
All in all I think this is the most unique board I've tried and it does a lot of things very well, but ultimately it is not a quiver killer.
EVIL TWIN ROCKS
By:
DANIEL ELLIS
January 18, 2013
ABSOLUTE ONE OF THE BEST BOARDS IVE EVER RIDDEN. GET ONE,
Best board I have ever been on
By:
Juan Luv
November 30, 2012
this board is super fun. its has good pop and is super snappy. the tbt makes taking turns super fun and has saved my but a handful of times. its flex is about in the middle not as soft as the airobic or the fun kink but still there. I charged in this set up and it did amazing. if your interested I highly recommend this.
Best board I have ever been on
By:
Juan Luv
November 30, 2012
this board is super fun. its has good pop and is super snappy. the tbt makes taking turns super fun and has saved my but a handful of times. its flex is about in the middle not as soft as the airobic or the fun kink but still there. I charged in this set up and it did amazing. if your interested I highly recommend this.
Best board I have ever been on
By:
Juan Luv
November 30, 2012
this board is super fun. its has good pop and is super snappy. the tbt makes taking turns super fun and has saved my but a handful of times. its flex is about in the middle not as soft as the airobic or the fun kink but still there. I charged in this set up and it did amazing. if your interested I highly recommend this.
Sick Board, not what I was expecting though...
By:
Gabe R
October 17, 2012
I originally repped the 2008 Limited Edition Evil Twin Smiley, but dogfunk's oldest model is the 2010, so I figure I'd just put the review right here.
So the board is amazing. The TBT was VERY NOTICEABLE and had a markedly substantial difference in the level of control. This stick can ride. All over the mountain for sure. And in all conditions too. Sketchy ice patches were no problem.
Now the ONE PROBLEM I had, was that they market this board as a rail killing, jib stomping board, and it is. I just wasn't satisfied with the level of flex that I thought this board would have had, being a board that is apparently concentrated on "[shining] in the park". I love me some nose and tail presses, but with this deck it was pretty hard to keep a steady press for more than about three to four seconds on a rail.
OTHER THAN THAT, this board rode great. Super poppy and snappy, and didn't leave me hanging with the ollies.
If you're like me (5"6' 135lbs) and you're looking for a park smashing board, I suggest you size your model down. I had a 151, and really should have gotten a 149 (and I'm thinking that even a 149 for me could have been too big)
But if you're looking for an all-mountain slayer that can handle itself in the park OR in the back, this is DEFINITELY the board for you.
1 Comment Last Comment: April 12, 2013 by: kyl740379422
By: kyl740379422
April 12, 2013
your board is definitely too long, and set up directionally..
Change me.
Research out-of-stock versions:
Tech Specs:
- Length:
- 149 cm, 152 cm, 154 cm, 157 cm
- Shape:
- twin
- Flex:
- medium (5 of 10 on Bataleon's scale)
- Camber:
- TBT Twin (hybrid)
- Effective Edge:
- [149cm] 1120 mm; [152cm] 1140 mm; [154cm] 1160 mm; [157cm] 1190 mm
- Waist Width:
- [149cm] 246 mm; [152cm] 149 mm; [154cm] 251 mm; [157cm] 255 mm
- Sidecut Radius:
- [149cm] 7.65 m; [152cm] 7.8 m; [154cm] 7.9 m; [157cm] 8.1 m
- Stance Width:
- [149cm] 22.63 ips; [152cm] 22.83 in; [154cm] 23.03 in; [157cm] 23.22 in
- Stance Setback:
- centered
- Core:
- poplar
- Base:
- sintered
- Recommended Use:
- freestyle, park, all-mountain
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 2 years
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