Materials and Construction

On the outside the Oslo looks just like a regular helmet, but take a peek inside and you’ll see a luminous green honeycomb-esque structure. This 3D matrix is working overtime to ensure you’re as protected as possible when you take a hit to the head.

WaveCel distributes the force of a crash by crumpling and gliding, no matter which direction the impact comes from. The cells flex to divert energy away from your head, and they glide across each other to distribute this impact across a larger surface area, whilst slowing down rotational acceleration.

“Keeping your noggin safe doesn’t have to look whack”

The outer shell is made up of a two-piece ABS construction. This is the first line of defence against obvious external injuries — like a fractured skull — but the WaveCel aims to reduce internal brain trauma.

“This one was right up my street. Loved the throwback graphic to the UnInc days and loved how it rode even more!

There’s a bit of jargon to get your head around with the Asym MidBite Sidecut, but the execution is simply brilliant. The board performs as well on the piste as it does in the park, and you can fully commit to straight-up charging this thing along the edge. I’ve got slightly larger feet but felt like there was ample room underfoot, despite the sidecut drastically tightening up in at the waist.

“I wouldn’t make any claims of the Greats UnInc being a forgiving ride. It’s a board for big jumps, big turns and big balls!”

The stiffer, carbon-reinforced flex worked well for me, although even with the rocker in the nose and tail I wouldn’t make any claims of the Greats UnInc being a forgiving ride. It’s a board for big jumps, big turns and big balls!

It’s a board I could happily ride in most conditions and, in fact, I did. Even after scoring a pretty big overnight dump, I’d been getting on so well with the board I decided to keep the bindings on and give it a whirl in the freshies. It didn’t blow my mind, but it certainly didn’t disappoint either. Maybe not a standout area for the snowboard, but certainly another string to its bow that ticks off an impressive list of the board’s capabilities.”

“We have a lot of fun with this board and over the years it’s garnered a strong fan base, becoming more and more of a highlight for us. The Fun.Kink was the first board to feature 3 rd generation 3BT with SideKick, proving the tech worked and that we should put it on more boards. 90% of the collection has it now.”

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