The Super Joy doesn’t suffer from an identity crisis. She knows who she is, what she does best and how to make her lightweight partner happy. Her domain is groomed terrain, to the exclusion of all else. She likes to carve; drifting is for the indecisive. She is built...
The Monster 108 isn’t exactly a dinosaur. Graphene, a carbon matrix one atom thick, is the most modern of materials, a component the Monster 108 uses selectively to make its extremities firmer and its center relatively soft. But despite its high tech composition, the...
The Monster 88 possesses an unusual amalgam of attributes. In a genre where front rockers are standard and rear rocker nearly so, the Monster 88 has a sliver of early rise and a flat, square tail. Although the Monster 88 is the little brother in a small family of...
The Strong Instinct Ti is lightweight (1912g @ 170cm), strong (Graphene and Titanal sandwich its synthetic core), maneuverable (14.2m sidecut radius) and a terrific value (usually $599 with binding). It won’t meet the expectations of an aggressive expert, but that...
The Raw Instinct Ti Pro isn’t a step down from the Power Instinct Ti Pro, but a step to the side, towards the narrower end of the Frontside spectrum both inhabit. Its construction is identical to that used in the Power Instinct, but its smaller waistline tightens up...