Stepchild Jib Stick - 2011

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This board has been built to jib absolutely everything; from the handrails of Salt Lake City to the crumbling concrete ruins of Moscow’s ice cold suburbs. If you’re on the look-out for a medium-flexing true twin jib board nd you want to size down a good 5cms / 2” from your normal freestyle board length the JibStick is definitely worth checking out. If you prefer sliding on the white stuff check out other decks in the Stepchild line.

Manufacturer's Description:

The JibStick is here to stay. This is the third year of the JibStick and it’s one of the most sought-after twin boards in our line. Riders in general ride a smaller length board for jibbing and with this board design we have kept the width but decreased the length, it’s not like your feet shrink when you buy a shorter board. Why do so many board companies decrease the board width when the make a shorter Jib Board?

The JibStick comes with tip-to-tail poplar/beech wood core . This board has the Trojan Rubber sidewalls for impact absorption. The Jibstick comes available with or without RETT. New for this year we added varying levels of rocker. This is the board of choice for all park riders and rail riders. It has a stable core profile for flinging off of jumps too.

Recommended for park riding.

Recommended for rail riding.

Medium cost $

Rocker Construction.

Twin Shape.

Year: 2011

Available Lengths (cm):
143, 148, 153, 156

Riding Style: Freestyle/Park

Specifications:

Kicker II core
Screened Base
Smooth “Soft Belt” finish – Pre waxed
Quadrax fibreglass
12 inserts per foot
Non-stick UV Lacquer coating
Bracketed Rocker (143 and 148 = 4mm; 153cm = 6mm; 156cm = 8mm)
RETT (rounded egdes)
Trojan rubber sidewall
Twin shape

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Stepchild Jib Stick

Snowboard Review:

I’ll be honest with you, rails and boxes are not my forte; sure I can do the odd 270 on to frontside boardslide, nose presses and the odd down rail backside boardslide, but by no means am I a good or confident jibber. So why take out a jib specific snowboard I hear you ask? Well it would be fair to say most people looking at buying their first jib specific snowboard are at my kind of level, able to show a bit of flair on the park jibs, but looking for a board to help them progress their skills.

The Jib Stick wasn’t what I was expecting, the nose and tail felt quite stiff and between the bindings the Jib Stick was only a touch softer. The firm flex, short length and longer sidecut (8.6m on the 153) meant it was a bit of an effort to work the Jib Stick into carves, which it quite readily skipped out of. I’m not a slight build, at 74kg and 5’9” you’d assume I wouldn’t have too much trouble working a 153. So the Jib Stick isn’t for those of you who want to make the most of a day on the mountain, but it does work pretty well on rails and boxes. Pop from the Jib Stick is fairly aggressive which is great if you need to make the most of a slow run in or launch off a low side on kicker to a high rail. Although the long sidecut radius makes the Jib Stick feel a little unresponsive when attacking the groomers , it does make the Jib Stick fairly stable and I didn’t have any problems making last minute adjustments to run ins or take-offs. Despite being quite stiff the Jib Stick was stable on boxes and locked onto rails, the RTT rounded edges (slightly beveled at 45 degrees) save a 20 minute edge file job and successfully reduced the catchiness of the edges. Presses weren’t the easiest trick to nail on the Jib Stick and butters along the flat also suffered from the board’s firm flex.

I’d find it hard to recommend the Jib Stick to anyone who isn’t already pretty well versed in the art of jibbing. The Jib Stick is suitable for Jib meisters looking for a board to ride on jibs and rails 100% of the time, who perhaps weight a little more than your average rail kid and want to size down significantly, or who want a firm flexing park board.

Posted by Rich Ewbank in • Stepchild

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What colour is powder?

zip on December 12, 2010 at 05:11 AM

do you mean the sidecut is to shallow or too deep?

Rich Ewbank on December 13, 2010 at 05:09 PM

For such a short board the sidecut is really shallow. A standard board of this length would have a sidecut around 7m.

Daylen Bidinger on April 06, 2011 at 05:47 AM

I’ve noticed that the jibstick varies in it’s flex with the stance options. The smaller the stance, the less balance and pressing abilities you have. The wider the stance, the easier presses, butters and stability is. Great park and urban rail board, and along with that, can handle the white jungle decently.