Reviewed by: bebop(Unregistered User)
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Advanced
, from CA
Price Paid:
$200.00
at eBay Favorite place to ride:
Mammoth Riding Style:
All Mountain/Freeride Product Year:
2000 Summary:
Good all-around deck. Pleasantly surprised at how well it handles freeride. Its "feel" is actually very similar to the Burton Custom (good response, stable, can carve the long and short turns); except the Custom is a little better in freeride mode and the Balance is better at jibbing. Strengths:
I'm not really into jibbing but I hit the park with this and found it good for getting air and landing. For freeriding, it's actually pretty stable -- it doesn't look for the edge like other freesytle decks so I didn't have to worry about catching one. The response is excellent, as is the ability to turn long and short.
It excels in getting that short burst of speed in SHORT distance to get you from one hit to the next. Weaknesses:
Expensive. People like Burton. People like the Balance. So the shops charge top $ for them.
Away from the park, speed is not the Balance's friend. Basically, the only weakness I can find is that it chatters at mach speed. But quite stable at normal speed. The point is if you want to be the first one down the mountain, you should not use a freestyle deck. Similar Products Used:
Burton Custom. Lib Tech David Lee. Lib Tech Jamie Lynn. Never Summer Twin. Elan Seth Miller. Salomon Daniel Franck. Burton Air. Morrow Spoon.
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