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Forum Recon Snowboard - Wide
Whether it's your first board or your fifteenth, it can be hard to find a decent board you can afford when you have bills to pay, and it's even harder if you have size 12 feet. Forum kept those things in mind when making the Recon Wide Snowboard. It features a playful ChillyDog with Pop profile that's fun for anyone from beginners to OGs to ride.
- ChillyDog with Pop features continuous rocker with a soft middle section and stiffer pop zones outside the bindings so you can load up big ollies
- Biax Glass provides a forgiving and playful flex
- Popular Core uses poplar laminates for a light, flexible, and forgiving feel
- Twin-Like shape gives you the freestyle feel of a true twin, but with improved float and control on the rest of the mountain
- Stiffer tail gives you more power and float in powder
- FreeBase Extruded Base absorbs wax well and is easily repaired
- Wide waist width prevents toe drag for riders with bigger feet
Bottom Line: Performance for big-footers on a budget.
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Decent beginner to intermediate board
By:
Devin
January 1, 2013
At first impression the board seemed extremely stiff especially for a rocker. After riding it for a week I've notice that while on the stiffer side, it actually has a decent flex, adequate for nose/tail presses and just locking on to rails. torsional flex is about a 5. This board seems like a fairly sturdy board but I noticed that the top sheet doesn't seem to be the best quality. It started peeling up on a corner after I had barely tapped it against a brick wall while carrying my board. The tap was so tiny that I had no idea it would have had the effect that it did on the sidewall and top sheet. the board is comfortable while riding and I was able to initiate heel and toeside turns with ease. The rocker profile to this board didn't go unnoticed while turning and traveling at faster speeds. It does get squirrely at high speeds and feels really unstable, but if buttering is your thing then you will have no problem on this board. I would say this board is best used by beginners or even intermediates on a budget who want a solid all mountain board with a playful and forgiving feel. The rocker design will keep the nose up in powder and also allow a playful feel while ground tricking or pressing on rails, and also leaves some room to progress for beginners. IMO the edges on this board were quite dull when I got mine so I gave it a nice edge before ever taking it out. All in all solid board, could be better but for the price point this board is a good value.
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Tech Specs:
- Length:
- 156 cm, 158 cm, 161 cm
- Shape:
- twin-like
- Flex:
- medium-soft (4 of 10 on Forum's scale)
- Camber:
- ChillyDog (reverse)
- Effective Edge:
- [156cm] 1215 mm; [158cm] 1235 mm; [161cm] 1255 mm
- Waist Width:
- [156cm] 257 mm; [158cm] 258 mm; [161cm] 260 mm
- Sidecut Radius:
- [156cm] 8.11 m; [158cm] 8.19 m; [161cm] 8.28 m
- Stance Width:
- [156-158cm] 22.5 in; [161cm] 23 in
- Stance Setback:
- 0.5 in
- Core:
- poplar wood
- Base:
- extruded
- Recommended Rider Weight:
- [156cm] 140 - 200 lb; [158-161cm] 150 - 210 lb
- Recommended Use:
- freestyle
- Manufacturer Warranty:
- 2 years
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