Franco Bronco Not sure Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Tom frampton

BOARD: Franco Bronco Not sure

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  6

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Camber on a unique shape.

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It’s orange and blue.

OVERALL COMMENTS: I didn’t expect this board to be one of my favorites but it was. The shape was obvious it would perform in pow but I didn’t expect the ride from the pow to variability to transition so well. I think that’s where the camber comes in. I’m a sucker for camber. You’d be ripping pow effortlessly and pop out in to some moguls/ variable snow and there was no difference in my exertion of energy, that’s a big deal for me. I want to go for one type of terrain to another and feel like nothing changed. This board did that.

BOARD STYLE:    FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK  ICE  POWDER

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  6

SHAPE COMMENT: FUN TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  unique shape that you’re unsure about until you’re in it.

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   5

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  Perfect medium-stiff for me.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  6

STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: For a smaller shaped deck I felt it rode bigger.

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  5

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: OK

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  I didn’t expect this to be a freestyle based board. It was enough for the type of board.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  6

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: If this thing didn’t float I wouldn’t been surprised.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  2

GRAPHICS COMMENT: HARD TO LOOK AT

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: I think the wood thing they have going on is killer. Blue and orange seemed like a cop out.