Franco Half-moon 157 Snowboard Review 2018-2019

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.