Flow Viper and Viper Wide Snowboard Review
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$249
Beginner All Mountain Freestyle to Freestyle
Continuous Rocker Directional Twin
This is just a shade better than renting and for the price this isn't bad. If you can spend more please do but if you can't it could get you through a year of being a beginner.
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How It Rides
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Average
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Speed |
Rough
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Flex |
Soft
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Rails/
Jibbing |
Average |
| Powder |
Average
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Weight |
Medium
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Carving
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Average
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Pipe |
Average
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Turn Initiation
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Super Easy
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Edge Hold |
Average |
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Switch |
Excellent
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Jumps |
Average |
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The Good Ride Take on Continuous Rocker
This is where it all started or re-started in the Mid 2000’s. In the beginning Continuous Rocker was mainly for park and powder. Today it's still pretty much made for the same 2 functions. There are a few boards that are made for all mountain to freeride use but most of those have migrated to hybrid shapes. Continuous Rocker helps you maintain a catch free forgiving ride which is excellent for beginner riders or those who ride at slower playful speeds through the park. Almost every one we have tried has to be on edge or it will wander giving you that squirrely feeling like a skateboard with loose trucks. The biggest issue is it isn't very stable flat basing or one footing in firmer snow. Continuous rocker is for the most part really poppy and helps you generate your own air. There are many styles of this shape so this could be a good choice for beginners, park rats and people who only ride powder.
Flow Viper 2012
Viper
$249.99
ALL-MOUNTAIN 151 154 158 155w 159w
The Flow Viper snowboard offers the perfect flex, feel and price for the all mountain rider. With a directional twin shape, EZ-Rock reverse camber with a convex base and an extruded Optix 2000 high density base this board will do it all without busting the piggy bank.
Super mellow reverse camber combined with a convex base for the railyard for easy riding without the edge catching. This is combined with camber starting before the binding area, providing stability, easy presses and agility, no matter where you mount your bindings.
Similar to the ReFlex core, TruFlex core technology features a high strength-to-weight wood construction utilizing different density poplar woods uniquely profiled to give you excellent all-around response when riding the mountain.
A smooth, easy, torsional feel, the majority of the fibers are in the 0 axis to add extra pop and an easy torsional flex to the board. Easy carving for all-mountain or park performance.
A high-density, extruded base that is extremely easy to maintain and fix. The Optix 2000 is one of the highest waxabsorbing bases on the market and will give you all the speed you need even if you don’t wax on a regular basis.
Sidecut designed around our rocker boards, the EZDT is mellow between the bindings and at the tips with a more aggressive grip in the binding areas. This creates a more forgiving ride when things get a bit bumpy, and a tight radius blended for quick, snappy, powerful carving.
The DirectionalTwin has the exact same shape of the nose and tail, but with setback inserts and a core profile for snap off the tail and a more forgiving nose in crud and pow.
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THE POSSIBILITIES ARE INFINITE
One of the most well-rounded boards in the Flow quiver, this board will take you anywhere with ease. From the park to off-piste, the Infinite’s light, snappy feel can hold up to anything you can dish out. The board features DT Sidecut, Lite Quadrax with Carbon and Whiskey Royale technology, all wrapped into a directional shape, making it an unstoppable shredding machine. The most universal snowboard for a well-rounded rider who wants infinite possibilities.
SIZES:
156, 159, 159W, 163, 164W, 168 FEATURES
