Comments on: Bataleon Snowboards 2011-2012

By: Emilie

Emilie — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 12:05:27 +0000

Hello

I need help choosing a size for my next board, a Bataleon Violenza 2013, should i take the 149 or the 151?
I ride powder, groomers and I would like to try a bit of buttering (presses) and park (kickers)
I want it to float easily on powder and stay stable at high speed on groomers but also to be playful, soft enough to butter a bit and really stay easy to ride (lots of forgiveness) as I still am a intermediate rider.

I am about 1m64 and weight about 60kg (can goup to 65 but try to keep it around 58/62 kg)
I’ve been riding a 147 Nidecker angel ever since.

thank you for your help!
Emilie

By: Ana

Ana — Wed, 16 May 2012 18:43:19 +0000

Hi,
I need some advice regarding what board should I buy. I’m 165 cm tall and I weight about 54 kilos. I’ve been on snow for just one season, meaning I am a total beginner. I am wondering what type of board would you recommend and which size?

By: Shay

Shay — Mon, 14 May 2012 05:03:07 +0000

Rob, pretty close flex but differs throughout the board more on the evil twin.

JJ, sweet to hear your experience with the Goliath! Thanks for sharing and rad you got out on it! Keep demo’ing, it’s fun to see which boards you like more than others.

Lazzzy, awesome to hear! Stoked you were able to get out on new boards and get a feel for them!

By: Lazzzy

Lazzzy — Sun, 13 May 2012 03:12:25 +0000

Well, its that time of year again here in New Zealand, I forgot to review the Bat 149 Feel Better last season and the Rome 390’s. Im not an expert or anything but between the FB and Roxy 147 BTX Eminence I didnt notice much difference, they both are super forgiving in our icy conditions and easy to transition from edge to edge. Love them both…just cant ride them at the same time haha. As for the Rome Bindings love the toe cap and super comfy strap…didnt even feel like I was in a binding. Could barely feel any chatter at speed. Does this all makes sense…Im not up on the lingo 🙂 Hope everyone had a good winter just gone. Shay youre awesome.

By: JJ

JJ — Tue, 06 Mar 2012 08:10:46 +0000

Demo’d a 161 Goliath this weekend. Had it on icy steeps, soft-packer powder and some slushy crud. Wiredsport had a 156 Whatever but it was blown so I ended up with Goliath. Currently ride an older Santa Cruz Perfect 10. On icy conditions, I’d say my Perfect 10 cuts better with its more agressive camber BUT… the Goliath beat the crap it on anything but icy steeps. Just started riding this season at 48 so I’m not interested in bombing the mountain. The Goliath was incredible. Yes there is a slight delay initiating turns but I found it to be extremely stable and forgiving. Had 2 days to ride and it was a blast. It took a day to get used to but on day 2, I doubled my speed on this board, took on some runs I would probably not done with the Perfect and never felt like I was going to catch an edge especially when riding flat. Skating was a pain because the edges are angled up but that’ll just take time to get used to. Plus the board needed a stomp – the deck was super slick. I plan to demo a GNU Rider’s Choice and then pick one of these 2. I had so much fun on the Goliath though, I may just got for it and skip the GNU demo.

By: Rob

Rob — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 08:36:36 +0000

Cheers Shay,

Can’t demo either unfortunately, well I can demo my mates funkink 54, although I would be going for the 57. It seems soft! I think the ‘whatever’ seems like a compromise, but the store near me doesn’t have it… thanks for the advice. Is the goliath the same stiffness as the evil twin then?

By: Shay

Shay — Sun, 26 Feb 2012 06:11:08 +0000

Rob, Awesome on your first Bataleon! Definitely if you think the evil twin is too stiff, go for the fun kink or something softer in the line. Are you able to demo either one?

Len, Awesome! So happy to hear you like the board!

By: Len Verwoerd

Len Verwoerd — Sat, 25 Feb 2012 19:50:08 +0000

Hi Shay,

Thanks for the response.
I ended up getting the 158 Goliath 11/12 model and absolutely loved it. I actually managed to link turns, something I couldn’t do on my first trip.
Thanks again,
Len.

By: Rob

Rob — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 20:40:01 +0000

Hey,

6ft2″ rider, 75kgs, US12 boot, looking at my first Bataleon, all-mountain mainly, but want to get into my jibs/butters, tried the 57 evil twin, seemed a bit stiff… not had chance to try the goliath 57w, or the fun-kink 57….. but I can get either…. Shay any thoughts?

By: Shay

Shay — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 06:46:24 +0000

Len, generally boards don’t change too much year to year. The better deal is the older model if it hasn’t changed. You’d just want to compare specs. Goliath would be a good fit for you, Evil Twin is a bit more park, aggressive.

Steve, Sweet on wanting a Bataleon! Definitely the 152cm would be the right size, you could go lower but i think you’ll be fine on it and it’s suitable for jumps. So depends on what you ride in the park, ET for more jumps focus. Disaster or Fun Kink for more softer, jibs, rails.

Meesh, awesome on the new board. So you are a women’s size 8? You don’t need a men’s board unless you feel like learning on one. A woman’s board will be narrower, more forgiving and the width you want.