The Jones Tweaker is a fun, loose-ish playful ride that prefers moderate speeds to high speeds and favors maneuverability over stability.
It can rip short, quick turns at slower speeds with the best of them, has super easy to access pop and a very low-consequence, low-catch risk feel to it. Making it great for trying new things with confidence.
In this review, I will take a look at the Tweaker as an all-mountain-freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Tweaker a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other all-mountain-freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Jones Tweaker 2026
Price: $529
Style: All-Mountain-Freestyle
Flex Rating: Mid-Soft (4/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Mid-Soft (4.5/10)
Rating Score: 86.7/100
Compared to other Men’s All-Mountain-Freestyle Boards
Of the 33 current model all-mountain-freestyle snowboards that we tested:
❄️ The Tweaker ranked 10th= out of 33
Overview of the Tweaker’S Specs
Check out the tables for the Tweaker’s specs and available sizes.
STYLE:
All-Mountain-freestyle
PRICE:
$529 - BUYING OPTIONS
Ability Level:
flex:
feel:
DAMPNESS:
SMOOTH /SNAPPY:
Playful /aggressive:
Edge-hold:
camber profile:
Traditional Camber
TRAD CAMBer - Jones' "True Camber -Medium"
SHAPE:
setback stance:
CENTERED
BASE:
SintERED- Jones' "Sintered 8000"
weight:
Felt a little lighter than normal
Camber Height:
5mm
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
146 | 244 | 110-160 | 50-73 |
149 | 246 | 110-160 | 50-73 |
151 | 248 | 110-160 | 50-73 |
154 | 251 | 120-170 | 54-77 |
156 | 254 | 130-180 | 59-82 |
157W | 263 | 130-180 | 59-82 |
159 | 257 | 140-190 | 64-86 |
160W | 266 | 150-200 | 68-91 |
162 | 260 | 160-210 | 73-95 |
Who is the Tweaker Most Suited To?
The Tweaker is best suited to those who want a versatile board that is more freestyle inclined than anything else and is on the playful side, without being a full-on noodle or more specialized park board.
Could make a good one-board quiver for someone who doesn't often see deep powder or overly icy conditions a lot and wants a more playful, on the loose side kind of a ride. Or a good companion in a quiver with a more powder specialized board and/or a more aggressive all-mountain ride.
As a quiver compliment, it could be the board you'd take out when riding with less skilled riders, so you can practice some create ground-tricks as you join them down easier slopes or days when you want to be in the trees, but there's no deep powder. Or could be used as your park/freestyle board in general for finding side-hits and smaller features in the park.
While I did find the Tweaker a very easy going board, it's still not something I'd recommend for most beginners. Mostly, because it does have a looser feel and is likely harder to control than a more stable board for those starting out.
TEST/REVIEW DetailS FOR THE Tweaker
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Tweaker is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Jones Tweaker 2026, 156cm (254mm waist width)
Date: February 21, 2025
Carving
II found it carves OK when I didn't push it too hard, but the edge washed out fairly easily when I tried to really lean it over, especially at higher speeds.
Turning
Ease of Turning/Slashing: Was super easy to initiate turns on and it slashed effortlessly. effortlessly.
Maneuverability at slow speeds: It was a really quick turner at slow speeds and required very little effort to get it whipping from edge-to-edge.
Catchiness: Very little catch risk. I felt the slightest bit of catch in the tail, but only when I was really looking for it. While it's a full camber profile it also has lifted edges (Jones' Medium 3D Contour base) and I always find that a softer torsional flex, which the Tweaker has, helps to make a board more catch-free.
Speed
It's not super stable at speed. It can handle a moderately fast speeds OK, but gets pretty pretty wobbly at speeds faster than that. Expected with a softer flexing board like this.
Uneven Terrain
Crud/Chunder: Again, not super stable and gets bucked around fairly easily. Not a complete noodle or anything, but also not super solid in rough snow. It is easy to make corrections when you do get thrown off your line though.
Trees/Bumps: I found this board super fun in the trees. Just so easy to do quick, sharp turns on this board. In the small pockets of powder I had it felt good, but wouldn't be amazing in deeper powder, I wouldn't imagine.
Powder
There was some around on the day, but nothing super deep. It did fine in what we had and based on feel and specs it wouldn't be a complete submarine in deeper powder or anything, I wouldn't think. But will still be something that you'll have to work your back leg hard with to keep it floating above pow, when it's deeper.
It does have that 3D contour base, which is the main reason it wouldn't be a full on diver, but there's not much else going for it for powder being a centered, true twin, full camber board.
Jumps
For smaller jumps and side-hits, I found the Tweaker super fun, but had its limits when getting more air.
Pop: I found the Tweaker's pop super easy to access - just really effortless. Not a ton of total pop - but not bad either. But most of what you could get was gotten easily - when you put in more effort to wind it up, there was only a touch more to get. But what you did get easily was pretty decent, so really fun and didn't have to work for it.
Approach: Super easy to make adjustments to speed and line when approaching jumps and side-hits, etc, but not super stable, especially when needing more speed for bigger air.
Landing: I found it nice and forgiving when my landings were off, but landing from bigger air wasn't as solid as I'd like it to be, when I landed a little off. Lots of flex in the tip/tail. But that wasn't an issue off smaller jumps/side-hits, so really zero complaints for smaller air - and super fun for that. Just not as good for bigger air.
Switch
Felt really good riding the Tweaker switch. And transitions were really easy and very low catch-risk. .
Spins
Spins were easy to setup and that easy to access pop meant getting the needed air time was nice and easy and you didn't have to focus too much on winding it up to get that air. Of course this is less important when doing big tricks, but for getting enough air to get your rotations around when doing flat land spins or spins off small jumps or side-hits, I really like this quality.
I found it did have a bit of over-spin after landing but on the flip side easy to complete a rotation on the ground for under rotations - to a point that slightly under-rotating on purpose helped to account for the over-spin to ride out straight.
Jibbing
I really liked the Tweaker for jibs. It was easy to maneuver and speed check on approach, easy pop to pop onto and off features and a nice amount of flex, Being very low catch is also something I like for rails. I'm not a strong jibber, by any means, but I felt confident hitting the easy boxes/rails on this board.
Butters
I found it super easy to press the tip and tail on this board. Not the flexiest tip/tail ever or anything, but still really easy to flex but not easy that it was easy to over-flex. While it wasn't super easy to keep it locked in, you could and rotating the butter was nice and easy and low-catch risk.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
| FACTOR | Rating (/5) | Weighted |
|---|---|---|
| Jumps | 4 | 16/20 |
| Carving | 3 | 6/10 |
| Turns | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Switch | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Speed | 3 | 6/10 |
| Spins | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Butters | 4.5 | 9/10 |
| Jibbing | 4 | 4/5 |
| Crud etc | 3 | 3/5 |
| Trees | 4 | 4/5 |
| Pow | 3 | 3/5 |
| TOTAL (after normalizing): | 86.7/100 |
The Tweaker is a playful all-mountain freestyle board that allows you to get creative with a low-consequence easy going feel.
It's not a hard carver or overly stable when things get fast or rough, but it's certainly not completely hopeless there. However, it excels more at more moderate speeds, making tight turns, buttering around, spinning, and super fun for getting moderate air and weaving through trees.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
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Thanks for the review, I bought this to be a playful slow day board to offset a quiver full of hard chargers. I’m two 220lb and 5’11” and bought the 157 wide to fit my size 11 boot. I’m curious what binding recommendation you would make. I currently have union stratus and find them to be super versatile. I also have a pair of Flux DS that I like a lot. Maybe the Jones Orion. Thanks for your input
Hi Dan, thanks for your message.
I would be happy to go with the Stratas or DS on this board. The Orion would work too, but if I was going to go Jones, I’d go with the Meteorite on this board.
Hope this helps
how come you rate SWITCH for a true twin board 4.5/5? What makes it 5?
Hi Kobe, thanks for your message.
One thing that can affect it is how good it feels in transition to/from switch. That’s not a case with the Tweaker which easily transitioned – wasn’t catchy or anything. The other thing, which is the main reason why I give most 4.5 instead of 5, is that personally I find asym twin boards feel better for riding switch. I’m not sure why, in terms of the mechanics there, but I’ve always just preferred the feel of an asym twin when riding switch. But the Tweaker is real close to a 5, IMO. If I was to give out 1/4 points, it would be 4.75, but I don’t want to start going to 1/4 points, even though I have been tempted at times!
Hi Nate,
I am considering the Jones Tweaker.
My riding style is all mountain freestyle.
Catching the early groomed slopes (I don’t ride very fast) and then after a few laps playing around on the slope with buttering and some small tricks. If the park is next to the slope I run trough it for some funboxes or small jumps.
Height: 176cm or 5ft9
Weight: 68kg or 150lb
Bindings at +15 -15
Current gear:
Vans Infuse 2020 size 11.5
Bataleon Goliath 158W
Burton Cartel bindings
I really like the Goliath but I went for the Wide version because of boot size.
Due to my weight it takes effort to push the board down between my feet.
I tried a Bataleon FunKink in 159W (softer board so less of a weight issue was my thought pattern).
But that board is just too wide. Spinning around on the board feels weird compared to the Goliath.
In your snowboard sizing guide it says that at 15° and size 11.5 boots waist width should be: 258-268mm
Would a Jones Tweaker 156 with waist width of 254mm work?
It also exists in a 157W with 263mm waist width but I’m a little hesitant with going wide again.
Bonus question:
In your review you used the Burton Malavita M (which is your reference binding)
but those are discontinued. Would a Genesis be the logical alternative?
Thanks!
Hi Tim, thanks for your message.
I think the 156 would be a little too narrow for your boots still. It’s around 267mm at the inserts, which is really pushing it, IMO, even at a 15° angle and low profile boots, like the Infuse. You might get away with it, if you’re not carving too aggressively, but its really borderline, IMO. But I do agree that the 158W Goliath is too big and I think the 157W Tweaker would be too. I would put your “typical all-mountain” length at around 155 and given your riding style, I would try not to go longer than that, but you could definitely go down from that a bit. But I know the options get pretty limited for wide sizes below around the 156 length.
Bataleon do the Evil Twin and Whatever in a 156W, which would be getting closer for sure and I think you’d definitely prefer those in those sizes vs the 159W Fun.Kink. They have the Wallie in a 154W, but that’s a really park oriented board. If you were OK with that, that could be a size that worked for you. Or the Disaster Plus in a 153W – also definitely more of a freestyle board, but not quite as specialized as the Wallie. YES also do their Shifter 3D and Shifter 3D XTRM in a 156W (or at leas they are for the 25-26 model, but I can’t see it for the current model) but again that’s on the cuff of still being a little on the big side for what you want and also very much a park/freestyle board.
Hopefully this gives you some options to consider – there definitely are others in wide’s that are 155 or under that would be suitable for how you describe your riding, but I restricted my search to boards with 3D shaping in the base as that seemed to be where you were looking. But if you’re open to going outside of that, I can look for more non 3d-shaping options.
Hi Nate, thank you for the response!
The disaster plus in 153W looks promising.
I might try and find a shop that still has one in stock.
I also went through your all mountain freestyle board lineup again.
The Great Unic seems like a cool board to have in the quiver.
In 156 it has waist width 259mm with a rather wide underfoot width of 276mm.
I also wouldn’t mind having a board with a little more grip on icy or hard conditions 🙂
Tim
(I found a pair of Burton Genesis with sharp discount; can’t wait to try them out next season)
You’re very welcome Tim. Hope the Genesis work out well for you next season and whichever board(s) you go for.
I am 6″ and 160lbs size 9.5 boots. What size MET and Tweaker would you recommend
Hi Greg
Thanks for your message. I would put your “typical all-mountain” length at around 157/158. With the MET being a wider board, I would size down to the 154, with your boot size. The Tweaker isn’t as wide, but it’s still on the wider end of a good range for 9.5s, IMO, so I would size down a little to the 156, rather than up to the 159.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hi Nate,
I am 6’2″ and around 183lbs. Shoesize US12.
I don’t know which size I should choose for this board.
The website said 157W or 160W and I just don’t which suits me the best.
I have a Rossignol District 159 and I want to get an all-mountain board that is suitable for everything. Moreover, I want to learn more about the freestyle side.
which would you suggest?
Also, how do you compare this to SALOMON ASSASSIN 158W?
Thanks
Hi Leo, thanks for your message.
I would put your “typical all-mountain” length at around 161, so the 160W would be your best bet as an all-rounder, IMO. The 157W would work, if you were going to be using it predominantly for freestyle, but if you want to ride faster, in powder and get some big carves going, the 157W is likely to feel a little small for that for you. If you were going to keep the District, you could use that for getting more confident with freestyle stuff first, before moving to the Tweaker for that. Though it does sound pretty narrow for your boot size, but if you’re not carving any serious angles and not in soft snow, you could get away with it as your freestyle deck (particularly if you haven’t found you’ve had any boot drag with it so far.
tldr; if you were going to use it predominantly for freestyle, I’d go 157W. As an all-rounder, I’d go to the 160W for you.
Hope this helps with your decision
Hello,
Appreciate all the information this site has to offer! It has really leveled up my knowledge and has made me much more informed about the snowboard market.
My current skill level is intermediate-advanced (8 years of riding experience), but I’m coming back from taking 5 seasons off. I primarily ride east coast resorts. Right now I’m 5’6″ 130lbs with US men’s size 8 boots. I currently have a 2014-15 Ride Machete GT 154cm. When I was active, I was around 145lbs, and used the Machete GT to progress handling high-speeds, carving, variable terrain, and steep groomers (mainly on hard snow and ice). I’m thinking I’ll keep this board in my quiver as an all-mountain charge board.
As I’m coming back this season, I want to progress my freestyle riding with a focus on ground tricks, occasional side-hits off natural features, and switch riding. I’m also looking to ride with my wife on more chill groomers as she is still learning the basics. I’m looking for a board that can handle those use-cases plus handle east coast snow conditions.
From my research, I’ve found a found boards that seem to match what I’m looking for:
– Jones Tweaker at 149cm (seems to be great all-mountain freestyle + good with butters)
– Jones Mind Expander Twin at 146cm (seems chill + handles the all-mountain freestyle vibe + pow, dont’ have a pow board)
– Capita Ultrafear Camber at 147cm (maybe rev camber for buttering, worried about rocker/flats for east coast)
Any advice on the boards above or additional recommendations will be much appreciated! Thank your help!
Hi Ming
Thanks for your message. Apologies for the slow response, was travelling overseas and haven’t had the chance to get to your message until now.
Sizing-wise, I think you’re looking at about the right size. I would put your “typical all-mountain” length at around 149. Typically for a more freestyle oriented board, I’d say to size down from that a bit, but given you’ve been used to a 154, all be it when you were 15lbs heavier and it’s been 5 years, I think 149 would work. But I wouldn’t go longer than that. Something in that 145-149 range.
The Tweaker is a good option for what you’re looking for, IMO, but note that it’s not as good in icy conditions as other Jones boards that I’ve tried, so, given your on the East Coast, I would be leaning Mind Expander Twin 146. For the Mind Expander Twin, I wouldn’t go longer than 146, as it’s a wider board. The Ultrafear is a softer board and more freestyle/park specialized, in my experience. It could work for what you want though, just don’t expect it to be very good for riding at speed – though you have your Machete GT for that. Also note that while it’s not bad in hard/icy conditions, that it’s not great either, I would say in between the Tweaker and Mind Expander Twin.
Any of the 3 would work for sure, but I would be leaning Mind Expander Twin 146 for what you’re describing.
Some other options, if you wanted to look at others:
– Rome Artifact 147
– Rome Agent 148
– YES Basic 146 (or 149 if you wanted to go a little longer)
– YES Basic Uninc 149 – it’s stiffer though, less playful, but not super aggressive or anything.
– Slash Happy Place 146
– Niche Wraith 145 (or 149)
– Never Summer Proto Slinger 149 (or if you went with the women’s proto slinger, you could also go 148, with a narrower width)
– GNU Headspace 146 (or 149)
– Burton Good Company 145 (or 148)
There are reviews for all of the above on the website, just search and you can check them out. But the Mind Expander Twin would certainly work too, if you wanted to stick with that.
Hope this helps
Thank you Nate! Appreciate the reply.
Taking your advice and putting in an order for the Mind Expander Twin 146cm.
I’m thinking of pairing this with Union Strata. Do you think that’s a good combo?
Hi Ming
Yeah, I think the Strata would work really well with the Mind Expander Twin.
Hi Nate!
I have a question when it comes to the Jones Tweaker.
I bought the Salomon Sight 2021 as my first snowboard, after your recommendations.
I ride at resorts in norway and the snow can be a bit hard at times. It just all depends if we are lucky with any snowfall, but we almost never ride deep pow.
How do you think the Jones Tweaker will fair against the Sight? I wonder how big of a difference it would be when it comes to speed and carving?
I understand that the Tweaker is not the best at speeds and carves, but will it be better than the Sight? Just trying to see if there would be any point to go for something like this.
What I want to ride and my main goal to be riding is, riding at resorts, on and off piste, a bit in the trees, wanting to hit the side hits etc.
I am not good at much else than turning and carving, so im just curious if there is any point getting a new board or if I should just stick with my Salomon Sight and stop dreaming about another board!
Thank you, hope this makes any sense!
Hi Erlend
Thanks for your message. If you feel like you’ve outgrown the Sight, then I think there is a point in changing boards (for example, if you feel like it’s feeling a bit shaky when trying to ride faster or the tail is starting to wash out when you’re carving at higher speeds), but for how you describe your riding I would get something different to the Tweaker. If you wanted to go Jones, I would be leaning towards the Mountain Twin, as it will go better in terms of speed, carving and float in powder, and, in my experience, has better edge hold in hard/icy conditions. It’s a little stiffer than the Tweaker but it’s still nothing super stiff. If you consider yourself intermediate, I think it should be doable for you, assuming you get it in an appropriate size. While the Tweaker might have it over the Mountain Twin in terms of side-hits, it’s not by that much – and given your riding style the attributes of the Mountain Twin overall, will do a better job for you, IMO.
But lots of other options from other brands too. Let me know if you’d like some other options to consider. Also, if you would like my sizing opinion, if you could let me know your height, weight and boot size.
Hope this helps
Thank you for your reply!
The mountain twin is a board I have been looking at and been considering before I stared reading about the Tweaker. I was just afraid that I might be a too stiff of a board?
But indeed what I do want is a good resort board that is playful, but can also handle those more hard and icy conditions. I obviously only have experience with the Salomon Sight, but I feel maybe it washes out a bit in those conditions? It might just be my skill level, but it’s hard to say when I don’t get a chance to try out something different.
I would love to hear some other options. I am not by any means stuck at Jones. Their boards just in general appealed to me.
I consider myself being intermediate 6 from the description on your site. I am 6’1, weigh about 203-209 pounds, boot size is 11.5.
I ride the Salomon Sight 162W.
Thank you!
Hi Erlend
The Mountain Twin isn’t as stiff as it’s 7/10 flex rating, IMO. Feels more like a 6/10. If you’re an intermediate 6, I don’t think you’d have any issues with the Mountain Twin. I would stick with the same size for the Mountain Twin. I think it’s just right for your specs – the 162W. Jones tend to oversize with their ratings, IMO, so they would probably put you on the 165W, but I think that would be getting too big for you. 162W just right, IMO.
If you still wanted to go more like a 5/10 flex, then you could look at (taking into account everything you described in your last comment) the Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker 161W.
Or another 6/10 flex option could be the YES Standard. Size-wise, it’s wide, even for 11.5s, so the 162 might be a little too big, with its extra width, so I would err to 159 for that one.
But I think the 162W Mountain Twin would be a really good bet for you, so that’s what I would be leaning towards.
Thank you Nate!
Just a last opinion from you. Do you think 159W is too small for me on the MT? There is one site in Norway that is selling these for a pretty reduction. I would order this right now if the size was okay, but if you think it’s too small then I will hold off for a 162w instead.
I was also surprised you suggested the YES Standard. Been looking at the YES typo and thought this would be a good fit. But you think Mountain Twin is a better choice?
Thank you for all the help!
Hi Erlend
The Typo would work for sure, and it would be an easier step up from the Sight to the Typo, but like with the Tweaker, it’s not going to give you as much of a jump in speed, powder and carving performance. You would get an increase, IMO, and the Typo is good in icy conditions, so I would go that over the Tweaker, if you wanted to err softer flexing, but as an Intermediate 6, I think you should be fine on the Standard. It’s more challenging than the Typo and you’ll likely find the Typo easier in trees and for side-hits, but it’s still got a fair amount of forgiveness to it.
The 159W isn’t going to feel tiny for your specs or anything. It’s doable, but it is on the small size. I would put your “typical all-mountain length” right around 162. So it’s not like you would be sizing down a massive amount. But I think the 162W is the more apt size for you. Note as well if you go to the 159W that while I think you’d still have speed advantages and certainly carving advantages, over the Sight 162W, those differences are going to be less pronounced in the smaller size. A smaller size, all else being equal, won’t be as stable at speed, won’t float as well in powder and is typically not as good for high-speed big carves.
Nice Nate, great review, helped me out a lot.
I destroyed my board last month in Bariloche, so I’m going to buy 2 boards right now for my trip to BC in February. I am 6’0 and 175lbs (almost same dims as you), and size 11 US. I am thinking about buying a Tweaker 157W and a Hovercraft 160. I guess this would be a great 2 way quiver to cover all conditions. I got a great deal on 2023 models, and both are going to cost around 725US$ + tax altogether. Really good deal right?
I will buy Orion bindings to go with that (size L, USS 230).
How does it sound to you?
Thanks a lot!
Hi Leonardo
Thanks for your message. Sounds like a really good deal to me, for sure.
They are good compliments to each other, so I think they should work well together in a quiver. And size-wise, I think they should work well. Those are the sizes I would go with, if I had your boot size. The Orion should also go well. If you were getting really fussy, I would go with a slightly stiffer binding for the Hovercraft, but the Orion is a good in between flex that will work for both the Tweaker and the Hovercraft.
Hope this helps
Thanks for your reply Nate. I ended up buying the Hovercraft 160 and the Orion Bindings. Tried to buy the Tweaker 157W but unfortunately it got sold out. Price was really good. Now they are offering me the same deal on the 159 Tweaker 2023 they have left (380 US$ brand new). Do you think it is too narrow for my size 11 boots (32 Christenson Bandito boots)?
Hey Leonardo
I think you could potentially get away with the 159 width-wise. It’s wider than a typical 159 regular width. It should be around 270mm at the inserts, assuming a 580mm (22.8″) stance width. Note that if you rode with a narrower stance width, then it would be a little narrower at the inserts. With your boots and a +15/-15 angles or similar, I would be pretty confident that you’d have enough width on it, particularly at the 22.8″ stance width. If you were riding with a pretty flat back binding angle and were wanting to still lay deep carves on this board, then it might be pushing it, but otherwise, I think you get away with it.
Note though, that length-wise, given that it would be your freestyle oriented board, I would probably be leaning 156 length-wise (which would be pushing it a bit more width-wise). However, if you think you’ll be using it more all-mountain-freestyle, then it’s certainly doable in that length. And it’s still going to feel noticeably smaller than the Hovercraft 160.
Hi!
I love your reviews, really helping me when gathering info for buying a new board.
Im 32 years old, have been snowboarding for 4 seasons. Most of my riding is in Norway and Sweden.
Im currently using a Bataleon Disaster. But it is definately to soft for my riding. Im mostly riding groomers or in the pow outside groomers. And of course riding in between the trees. Not much riding in the park, but I want to get good at «side hits» and «regular play» in the groomers and the mountains/woods.
My decision is laying towards either the Jones Tweaker or the the Bataleon Whatever. Which one would you choose for me? I want a forgivng board, that can handle a little speed in the groomers.
Thanks!
Hi Ruben
Thanks for your message.
Both boards are stiffer than the Disaster but still on the more playful side, so I think they’d suit what you’re describing. Just don’t expect anything like super stable at speed or world’s apart in terms of stiffness, but given it sounds like you want to go stiffer and a little more stable but still keep things playful, I think both would work. Hard to choose between them for what you’re describing and don’t think there’s a bad choice between them.
It could be that sizing could be a tie breaker, depending on your specs – would be happy to give sizing suggestions, would just need your height, weight, boot size and the size of your Disaster.
Hope this helps
Thank you for your answer,
It is not an easy choice. I do really like the look of the Tweaker. Does it feel heavier than Bataleon Whatever?
Jones are rating the Tweaker as 6/10 in flex, but it sounds to be softer than a 6.
My height is 175cm, approx 75kg. Shoesize eu 42 (us 8.5?)
The size of my Diastaster is 151cm, guess it should have been a step longer.
Hi Ruben
Both boards felt a little lighter than normal on snow to me, with the Whatever being a little lighter feeling than the Tweaker, but not a lot in it. On the scales the Tweaker was actually a little heavier than normal, but didn’t feel that way when riding. On the scales the Whatever was lighter than Tweaker at around an average weight. Tweaker is softer than a 6 for me for sure. I felt it at a 4.5/10. Jones, IMO, overstates the flex of their boards typically.
42 is typically a US9 but can sometimes be an 8.5 depending on the brand of boot.
Size-wise, I would be leaning 154 for both boards. I would put your “typical all-mountain length” at around 157, but given that these boards are going to be on the wider side for your boots (nothing majorly wide, but just on the wider end of a good range) and because you still want to err on the playful side, I think the 154s would be your best bet. If you really wanted to go longer than that, I would go Tweaker and go 156, with the 157 Whatever being that little bit longer and wider.
But yeah Disaster was on the small side for you, but could definitely work as a dedicated park/freestyle board in a quiver in that size for you.
Thanks!
The board is now ordered: Tweaker 154! Looking forward to try it out!
Just one last question.
My bindings are Burton Custom ReFlex. Will they be too soft for this board? And if so, which bindings would you recommend?
Ruben
Hi Ruben
Hope the board treats you well. If you think of it at the time, let me know how you get on, once you’ve had a chance to get it out on snow.
I think the Custom are softer than ideal, but I think they will work on the Tweaker. I would try them to start and see how you go. If you feel like you could use something a little stiffer to drive the board a little harder, let me know, and I’d be happy to offer some options.
You’re supposed to size up on this board, even if people say otherwise. Remember seeing this when jeremy Jones announced it and he said to size up. Even I noticed that when I demo’d the board.
Hi Scott
Thanks for your input.
I haven’t heard this but I’ll take your word for it. Doesn’t seem like a size up board though – given it’s freestyle focused, has quite a lot of effective edge vs overall length – and sizing-wise, it doesn’t have a lot of big sizes for a lot of riders to actually size up to. And the description on their website doesn’t suggest it either “The Tweaker’s unique double radius nose and tail profile maximize the running length of the blunted shape”. That description, to me, is more inclined to say to size down. But if you are supposed to size up for some reason that I’m missing, would be interested if you have a source for Jeremy saying this. And if it is the case, then they really should mention it in their description. Would like to find out – and if it’s true, I might write to them to ask them to add it to the description.