Option Influence (Gnomes) - 2010

Quick
stats: Recommended for park riding.

More versatile than Option give it credit for, the Influence is a great budget freestyle run-around. Fun on kickers and rails and lively through the turns. It’s got it’s faults, but you won’t get much better for your money.

Manufacturer's Description:

The Influence is our team’s jib stick of choice. This board is softer in flex for easier ollies, buttery nose presses and five-o’s. The Influence is our freestyle board for riders who are passionate about becoming a freestyle ruler. The directional twin shape and the sturdy sidewall construction allow the rider to learn tricks at an alarmingly fast rate. The Influence is perfect for groomed parks around the world.

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Year: 2010

Available Lengths (cm):
142, 148, 151, 154, 157, 160, 155MW, 157MW, 159MW

Riding Style:
Freestyle/Park

Specifications:

BiaxTech Laminate
Extruded 4400 Base
Formula2 Core
Factory Freestyle Tuned
ABS Sidewall
Flinserts
4 degree edge bevel

SB-RV Review

What a bargain! Snappy and responsive through turns, poppy off kickers and stable on rails, the Influence is a great value freestyle snowboard. For a board in it’s price range, with a biaxial glass, the Option Influence holds an edge through a carve and pops you right out at the end. Initiating turns was simple and edge to edge the board was smooth. Landings on bumpy off-piste spring snow, was probably one of the only areas in which the board failed to deliver, essentially it lacks the minerals to ride out of burly drops. If you ride a couple of weeks a year and are looking for a great all-round freestyle board for under £250, that’s a joy from the piste to the park, the Influence is a fantastic option. Although the Influence wasn’t particularly damp under-foot it locked onto rails and pressed fairly easily, if you’re looking for a board purely to hit rails, size down a couple of centimeters from your normal board size.

Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Option

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