Franco Half-moon 157 Snowboard Review 2018-2019
Description
TESTER: Olaus Linn
BOARD: Franco Half-moon 157
OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM 1 TO 7: 6
WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: Super-hard charger – just wants to go really fast.
WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: I had a little trouble with the inserts.
OVERALL COMMENTS: Mikey’s boards are always so beautiful and are built for powerful riding/riders. I love that feeling of riding something created for performance.
RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY
ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS: Love the half-moon tail
RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7: 5
FLEX COMMENT: JUST RIGHT
ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT: Just on the edge of too stiff for tighter trees/bumps. Flies when you step on the gas though.
RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
STABILITY COMMENT: PRETTY GOOD
ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: At its best going downhill in a hurry. Little skittery in choppy stuff.
RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7: 6
COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: Less playful than poppy
RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY
ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: I didn’t get a ton of pow turns on this board but the ones i did get were perfect.
RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7: RADICAL
GRAPHICS COMMENT: AESTHETIC AND INSPIRING
ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: Always so rad seeing the natural wood.
ANYTHING ELSE YOU WOULD LIKE TO SAY: Someday I, too, will own a custom Franco Snowshapes board.
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