Franco silver bullet 152? Snowboard Review 2019-2020

TESTER: Knut Carter

BOARD: Franco silver bullet 152?

TEST YEAR:   2019 SHAPERSUMMIT SNOWBOARD REVIEWS

OVERALL IMPRESSION FROM  1 TO 7:  7

WHAT IS YOUR FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: it looks scary

WHAT IS YOUR LEAST FAVORITE THING ABOUT THIS BOARD?: It looks scary

OVERALL COMMENTS: This board exceeds expectations of a powder board. It is very powerful. The nose is so strong it plows through everything. Mikey made a charging machine with this beast.

BOARD STYLE: POWDER BOARD   FREERIDE BOARD    

CONDITIONS TESTED IN: HARDPACK  ICE  POWDER SLUSH

RATE THE SHAPE FROM 1 TO 7:  7

SHAPE COMMENT: AT THING OF BEAUTY

ADDITIONAL SHAPE COMMENTS:  it’s all nose but rallies like no other

RATE THE FLEX FROM 1 TO 7:   7

FLEX COMMENT:  JUST RIGHT

ADDITIONAL FLEX COMMENT:  probably the stiffest board I’ve ridden. not a whole lot of flex but it doesn’t need it with the shape.

RATE STABILITY THROUGH TURNS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

STABILITY COMMENT: ROCK SOLID- AS GOOD AS IT GETS

ADDITIONAL STABILITY COMMENTS: super stiff but still nimble under feet. the shape and stiffness are perfect to too keep you stable on anything I thought the nose would over power it and make it wobbly.i was way off. it’s as stable as it gets for me

RATE THE POP/ PLAYFULNESS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS: WICKED POPPY AND PLAYFUL

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON PLAYFULNESS:  I could jump off bumps into deep pow and land on my toe edge on the nose and just butter through.

RATE FLOAT IN POW FROM 1 TO 7:  7

COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: EFFORTLESSLY FLOATY

ADDITIONAL COMMENT ON FLOAT IN POW: it was so floaty in deep thick pow. I wish I could take it to cody peak.

RATE THE GRAPHICS FROM 1 TO 7:  7

GRAPHICS COMMENT: I’M FEELING IT

ADDITIONAL GRAPHICS COMMENTS: raw metal look with would grain in the center. it’s baddass