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The Good Ride TakeThe K2 Lunatique Review by The Good RideThe K2 Lunatique Snowboard has an excellent price point and a very good reputation. Despite that there were no expectations on our end for how this board rides. All we can say is this is one of the better rocker boards in this price range. It's right up there as one of our favorite flat/rocker snowboards in the Sub $400 range. A Quick Look at the K2 Lunatique by The Good Ride
Groomers- The K2 Lunatique is a good cruiser. It's great for someone to learn how to address the varying conditions that groomers can have at low to moderate speeds. It's not going to be like a directional camber board but it's a stable ride that doesnt' get squirrely getting of the chair on one foot or flat basing across hard flat snow. Powder- It has pretty good float and planes very well. The directional twin with a setback stance combined with a flat/rocker technology makes for a good ride when it snows. Turn Initiataion/Carving- The Lunatique is very easy to turn but it's not like those rocker or hybrid rocker boards that have a bend in the middle. Some look for that ultra loose ride in an all mountain board but others like a little more stability between the feet. With the Flat between the feet and the rocker after the Lunatique had a very smooth predictable ride. We both had a lot of fun making short or long turns. When it came to laying down a hard carve the Lunatique did a great job. Extending the Flat camber a bit beyond the bindings with some rocker after makes for a fun carve. Speed- Well we didn't expect much in the speed category here and our expectations were correct. The soft flex and extruded base doesn't make for a bomber ride but it's fun to cruise with this board. That is good for most beginner to intermediate riders and in this situation the extruded base is a good call because it is easier to maintain for an entry level rider. Weight- Light but not a featherweight. The Lunatique is not heavy enough for us to notice it on a chair. Pretty light for a board of this price range while still feeling sturdy. Edge Hold- The edge hold isn't bad but we'd like to see some sort of extension of the edges. If you ride in hard to icy conditions this might not be the best board but if you ride in average to good conditions this will be just fine. Flex- Pretty soft and playful. Super easy to butter or learn new tricks on. Switch- If you want to learn how to ride switch you need a twin. Also you need a board that is easy and predictable to turn. The K2 Lunatique is a perfect board for people who want to get better riding switch or people who want to learn. Jibbing/Rails- The Lunatique was really fun and catch free. It's also soft enough to hit some semi technical rails but not a specialist. You are better on boxes and more mellow jib's. Jumps/Pop- It's not super poppy but the Lunatique was fun to generate your own air over little obstacles around the mountain. If you are looking for fun on small to medium kickers the K2 Lunatique will do a good job.
K2 is a big company that makes a lot of ski and snowboard gear. K2 chose Flat Camber and variations of flat/rocker for their snowboards in the post camber revolution. Their flat camber has a mixed take but their flat/rocker shapes seem to be well liked and some are Good Ride Favorites. When it comes to Bindings K2 spends a lot of time working on the quick strap/release side of things and they have 2 quick release designs. Some like this but others would rather see them work on improved turn initiation, comfort and better board flex under foot. We’d at least like to see them switch to only one quick release and develop their normal bindings more. Their boots are well made, long lasting and comfortable but some don’t have the adjustability that some boots have. Their customer support is very good but there is no phone # on their site so you must contact them via email. All in all K2 does a pretty good job when it comes to making snowboard gear for a wide variety of riders. |
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