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Bataleon Riot Snowboard Review

Bataleon Riot $499
Advance to Expert All Mountain Freestlye
Triple Base Camber Twin Shape
The Bataleon Riot is a Cambered (actually tirple base) True Twin Freestyle with a centered stance that should be park specific but the Riot is much more of an all mountain freestyle board than you would think. The flex is stiffer than Bataleons other park board like the Evil Twin. Triple base is hard for some people to take on. There are some boards with spoon noses but no one takes the entire length of the board and has a base that is spooned the whole way. It makes for a more catch free ride...especially for a cambered board. The Riot, like all triple base boards, will be loved by some and hated by others. The Riot is a great aggressive freestyle snowboard that has a forgiving nature un-like many camber snowboard. The only drawback with the Riot is it's performance in Powder. It does rather well for a camber like snowboard but it's nothing to write home about. For 2012 the Riot has changed up the sizing and decreased the effective edge to make the board a little closer to a hybrid camber shape. It's still the same Riot and really a camber board. Still we like the change in sizing which makes the 2012 the call over the 2011 or 2010.

How It Rides
Groomers	Excellent	Speed	Good	Flex	Medium	Rails/ Jibbing	Average
Powder	Average	Weight	Light	Carving	Good	Pipe	Good
Turn Initiation	Easy	Edge Hold	Good	Switch	Excellent	Jumps	Excellent

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Company Information

Bataleon Riot 2012 Company Information

ABOUT THE RIOT

Applaud yourself because your money and support made the R&D on this board possible. This is our most tech true twin. Everything from the core to the glass to the base is hot shit. Basalt stringer enforced tips and tail amplify the already preloaded crazy pop in the TBT nose and tail. Perfect for the big kicker line and super stable when you Chinese downhill a double black diamond ...switch! Bataleon is not buying Porsches but putting it back into better board tech!

INGREDIENTS

BASALT ENHANCED

Basalt stringers increase responsiveness and help us to fine tune layups for more pop and feel. See previous 'extra layups' page for more.

TWIN.TBT

TWIN TBT*: The TBT starts under the bindings, the centre base is a bit wider than on other boards.

CORE CORE

Poplar core with hardwood enforcements along the insterts rows. This increases the core strenght of your board and channels all energy into more pop.

SINTERED BASE

Fast as Fuck. Great wax absorption and tough as nails. These bases come with wax infused. Keep'em waxed to get the most out of them.

PARTY PATTERN

The 4X2/20 insert pack makes every time you put your bindings on a party. Wide stance range with fine tuning.

TRI AX LAMINATE

Tri-ax laminates over and under the core delivers precision in your riding.

LIGHTNING EDGE

Thinner Lightning Edges enable you to carve with more feeling and precision.

Bataleon Riot 2011 Company Info

For this board you should bring a bit of ag- gression to your session. Built for blasting off of bigger than life booters, super stable in high speed run-ins and big landings. Packed with all the features that make this a true hi-end twin. Kevlar enforced, 4x glass lami- nates, smooth rubber enhanced flex-walls, hardwood impact-zones and a healthy dose of positive camber to provide the ultimate landing gear for your deck. All these features make this board a favorite amongst our team year after year.

Bataleon Riot 2010 Company Info

When you are ready to step it up the Riot is ready for you. It's a twin with something more under the hood for riders who like to hit the big jump lines with speed and confidence. This board gives so much stability you can take down anything with the mellow confidence of a zen master on prozac. Reason enough to make this one the team favorite when it gets serious. Enhanced with kevlar for crazy pop and positive camber lets you comfortably stomp huge airs even when it's scandinavian ice. The Triple Base nose and tail sections make jumping (and landing) switch a no brainer. This true twin is so tech, takin' it to the park is like bringing a light saber to a knife fight.

Specs

Bataleon Riot 2012

Bataleon Riot 2011

	155	159
CONTACT LENGTH (cm)	120	122
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (mm)	292	296
WAIST WIDTH (mm)	252	260
SETBACK (mm)	0	0
SIDECUT RADIUS (m)	8.1	8.4
STIFFNESS (1-10)	6-4-6	6-4-6
INSERTS	24	24
STANCE WIDTH (cm)	53-65	54-66
TBT SPECS
MAX UPLIFT (mm)	4.2	4.4
MAX UPLIFT (deg.)	3.2	3.3
CENTRE BASE (mm)	150	150
MAX WIDTH SIDEBASE	75	78

Bataleon Riot 2010

	155	159
CONTACT LENGTH (cm)	117	120
TIP/TAIL WIDTH (mm)	298	305
WAIST WIDTH (mm)	252	260
SETBACK (mm)	0	0
SIDECUT RADIUS (m)	8.0	8.2
STIFFNESS (1-10)	7-5-7	7-5-5
INSERTS	24	24
STANCE WIDTH (cm)	54-62	55-63
TBT SPECS
MAX UPLIFT (mm)	4.2	4.4
MAX UPLIFT (deg.)	3.2	3.3
CENTRE BASE (mm)	150	150
MAX WIDTH SIDEBASE	78	78

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Bataleon Riot 2012

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