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Bataleon Stuntwood 2021-2022 Kid’s Snowboard Review

  • Price: £290 / €330 / $330
  • Category: Park + Jib
  • Sizes: 130, 135, 140, 140w
  • Flex: 3/10
  • Shape: True Twin
  • Profile: Camber
  • 3D: Yes
  • Base: Extruded
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The Stuntwood is made for older kids and teenagers looking to bridge the gap between those tiny, grom-specific boards and adult models. It’s a proper park destroyer, with a true twin shape, a super pressable flex and the kind of graphic that will make any young park rat go: “That one!”

“The Stuntwood is made for older kids and teenagers looking to bridge the gap between those tiny, grom-specific boards and adult models”

Who Is The Bataleon Stuntwood For?

Bendy kids that want to fly off kickers, attack rails and rip around the resort finding random stuff to get creative on.

Shape, Profile and Sidecut

The Stuntwood’s true twin outline ensures that it’s equally comfortable riding switch as in your normal stance. That’s obviously key when it comes to learning tricks, starting with the humble 180. From nose to tail it features a low camber that keeps it feeling responsive and adds a little more ollie power, but doesn’t need man-legs to control.

As with every Bataleon, there’s a 3D element to the board’s design. Twin 3BT is a freestyle-oriented twist on their famed raised edges. Most of the deck is flat – giving you a stable platform for takeoffs and landings – but the sides of the base gently rise outside the inserts to reduce the chance of hanging up when you under-rotate or need to revert. SideKicks at the wide points accentuate the bevel where you need it most; they also smooth turn initiation and help lend the Stuntwood some legit pow credentials. Kicker session? Let’s go!

“The Stuntwood’s true twin outline ensures that it’s equally comfortable riding switch as in your normal stance”

Construction and Materials

The so-called Core Core at the heart of this board is fashioned from poplar, with beech stringers for added strength. It’s a timeless combo that’s not as light as more exotic wood blends but which has plenty of pop and, crucially, is strong enough to handle the knocks that come from being chucked about in the park by a kid who rides it like he stole it. Urethane Shock Walls add even more durability to the construction.

A biax weave topsheet helps keep the flex feeling super forgiving and easy to manipulate, which is useful if you’re still developing your carving technique. Even at low speeds, it’s easy to load ollies, press boxes and rails, and butter around on.

Like many park boards, the base is extruded to lower the cost of entry. It can be repaired easily if you take a lump out of it, and doesn’t need much waxing to maintain a consistent speed compared to a sintered base. Since most kids have never used an iron of any kind in their life, it’s a sensible choice.

“Even at low speeds, it’s easy to load ollies, press boxes and rails, and butter around on”

Roundup

There are more manufacturers than ever competing to get the next generation of rippers hooked on their boards. Bataleon have staked as good a claim as any here. The Stuntwood is a fully loaded park deck that’s perfectly sized for teenagers and doesn’t cost the earth. The artwork is rad, too, but more importantly – with its relaxed camber, mellow flex and Triple Base Tech – this thing is really easy to progress on.

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