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Jones Mind Expander Twin 2021-2022 Snowboard Review

  • Price: £499 / €550 / $550
  • Category: All-Mountain
  • Sizes: 154, 158
  • Flex: 6/10
  • Shape: Directional Twin
  • Profile: Setback Camber
  • 3D: Yes
  • Base: Sintered

In 2021/22, the Jones Mind Expanders are legion – but most take the same excellent outline and adapt it. There’s one for men, one for women, one for kids, a split version and a souped-up ‘Ultra’ model. Now, though, a new character has entered the fray.

“In 2021/22, the Jones Mind Expanders are legion – but most take the same excellent outline and adapt it”

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Who Is The Jones Mind Expander Twin For?

Like the YES 20/20 and Ride Twin Pig before it, the Jones Mind Expander Twin takes a successful ‘volume shifted’ design and gives it a more freestyle-friendly shape. So if you like unconventional boards that still are most at home when throwing shapes, here’s your latest option.

Shape, Profile and Sidecut

Gone is the slow-rising rockered profile of the original, and in its place is the same mostly-camber calibration also found on the new Storm Wolf [link]. This means a bit more pop, which won’t go amiss when you want to get airborne.

Naturally the biggest difference is the new twin shape, albeit with a directional flex. You can really let loose on this thanks to the contoured nose and tail that make buttering easier than ever. They also give you a bit more margin for error in the powder, which is always good news when you’re riding a twin.

“ You can really let loose on this thanks to the contoured nose and tail that make buttering easier than ever”

Construction and Materials

Under the hood, the Jones Mind Expander Twin is very much a case of ‘if it ain’t broke…’. Remember, this isn’t an upgrade from the original, it’s just a different flavour. So that means the same ‘Surf Core’ with bamboo-reinforced sidecut sections for extra response, a wicked-fast base, and more recycled material than you can shake a Greta Thunberg at.

It also has mellow-flexing biax fibreglass that will make twisting through the relatively wide waist a little easier.

“Remember, this isn’t an upgrade from the original, it’s just a different flavour”

Roundup

We don’t expect this one to fly off the shelves in its first year, but it’s a testament to the proven track record of the original Mind Expander that Jones, a brand synonymous with freeriding, has rolled the dice on a more freestyle-focused version. If you’re feeling similarly adventurous, look no further.

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