Hello and welcome to my Bataleon Evil Twin review.
In this review, I will take a look at the Evil Twin as a freestyle snowboard.
As per tradition here at SnowboardingProfiles.com I will give the Evil Twin a score out of 100 (based on several factors) and see how it compares with other freestyle snowboards.
Overall Rating
Board: Bataleon Evil Twin 2024
Price: $589
Style: Freestyle
Flex Rating: Medium (5/10)
Flex Feel on Snow: Medium-Soft (4/10)
Rating Score: 85.9/100
Compared to other Men’s Freestyle Boards
Of the 33 current model freestyle snowboards that we tested:
❄️ The Evil Twin ranked 10th= out of 33
OVERVIEW OF THE Evil Twin’S SPECS
Check out the tables for the Evil Twin’s specs and available sizes.
SPECS
STYLE:
FREESTYLE
PRICE:
$589 - BUYING OPTIONS
$559 - BUYING OPTIONS
Ability Level:
flex:
feel:
DAMPNESS:
SMOOTH /SNAPPY:
Playful /aggressive:
Edge-hold:
camber profile:
FULL CAMBER - Bataleon's Medium Camber - but with the 3BT doesn't feel like traditional camber.
SHAPE:
setback stance:
Centered
BASE:
SINTERED | Bataleon's "Hyper Glide S"
weight:
Felt LIGHTER THAN normal
Camber Height:
6.5mm
Sizing
LENGTH (cm) | Waist Width (mm) | Rec Rider Weight (lb) | Rec Rider Weight (kg) |
|---|---|---|---|
151 | 247 | 130-174 | 59-79 |
154 | 250 | 141-185 | 64-84 |
156W | 262 | 154-198 | 70-90 |
157 | 253 | 154-198 | 70-90 |
159 | 255 | 163-207 | 74-94 |
159W | 265 | 167-211 | 76-96 |
Who is the Evil Twin Best Suited To?
The Evil Twin is best suited to someone looking for a playful freestyle board to get creative on.
It's a park first board, in my mind, but you can definitely take it over the whole mountain - just don't expect it to be super stable at speed or rip aggressive carves. It's best at getting creative finding side hits, when riding the groomers.
It's doable for beginners. I mean it maybe lacks a little bit of stability that some beginners might prefer to have, which is why I wouldn't call it a fully beginner friendly board, but it is easy to initiate turns on and un-catchy. Definitely good for low-intermediate and up, looking to get playful and creative with freestyle riding.
The Evil Twin in More Detail
O.k. let’s take a more detailed look at what the Evil Twin is capable of.
Demo Info
Board: Bataleon Evil Twin 2024, 157 (253mm waist width)
Date: March 29, 2023
Conditions:
Temperature: 2°C (36°F) with zero wind in the morning. 3°C (37°F) with a 5kph (3mph) westerly in the afternoon.
Overhead: Lots of sunshine. Perfect visibility.
24 hour snow: 0" (0cm)
48 hour snow: 0" (0cm)
7 day snow: 8" (20cm)
On groomer: Pretty icy to start but already with some softer areas. It was warm and got progressively softer throughout the day. But still plenty of hard and icy patches to test on, even at the end.
Off groomer: Real crunchy/icy to start. Not a fun off-groomer day. Got a little better later in the day.
Bindings angles: +15/-15
Stance width: 560mm (22″)
Stance Setback: Centered
Width at Inserts: 264mm (10.4")
Rider Height: 6'0"
Rider Weight: 180lbs
Rider Boot Size: US9.5 Adidas Response ADV
Bindings Used: Burton Malavita M
Control Board for Control Laps: Lib Tech Terrain Wrecker
Weight: 2840grams (6lb 4oz)
Weight per cm: 18.09 grams/cm
Average Weight per cm: 18.71 grams/cm*
*based on a sample size of around 250 models that I’ve weighed in 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023 & 2024 models. So, the Evil Twin was a a little lighter than average on the scales. And felt lighter than normal on snow.
Powder
Didn't have anything to test in, but from specs and feel, I think it would be OK in shallow powder, but would struggle a little in deeper powder.
It's got the 3BT base in it's favor which will help, but being a traditional camber board and being true twin/centered not going to help much when the powder gets deeper.
Carving & Turning
Carving: You can carve on it at slower speeds, but once you try to open out and do bigger, more aggressive carves and higher speeds, it can get pretty washy. Like with most 3BT boards, you've got to lean a little further to engage that edge on a carve.
Turning: Really easy to slash with this board and really easy to initiate turns.
Maneuverability at Slow Speeds: Real quick edge-to-edge at slower speeds.
Catchiness: Would be really hard to catch and edge on this board. Really catch-free feeling ride.
Speed
It's OK up to moderate speeds, but gets wobbly/chattery when really opening it out.
Uneven Terrain
Crud/Chunder: Gets bucked around pretty easily when things get messy and can feel all the chatter. But it is easy to make corrections.
Trees/Bumps: Nice and quick edge to edge for weaving between objects.
Jumps
Real fun. Light and easy pop. Not a stomper on landings and not as suited to bigger jumps, IMO.
Pop: Really easy to access the pop in this board. Not much more when wind it up but still decent total pop. Pretty much everything it has you can access pretty effortlessly - and with its lightness feeling, you get full value for pop too.
Approach: Easy to adjust and speed check. Stable to a point, but got wobbly on faster approaches.
Landing: Forgiving of errors buy not super solid. Plenty of tail though. It would prefer landings with some softer snow under it I think, so the snow could fill in the 3BT gaps on the side of the base, to give more surface area for landing.
Side-hits: So much fun on side hits! Easy pop and maneuverability had me hitting everything I could find, and still wanting more.
Small jumps/Big Jumps: Best for small to medium jumps.
Switch
Nice easy transitions and rode switch very easily.
Spins
So good for spins. It's easy to set up for the spin, and has nice easy access pop. I mean if you're ripping massive tricks with a lot of air, then it still suffers some of the stability things as it does with larger jumps, but otherwise it feels great for spins. Setup and landing switch really good too.
Jibbing
It's easy to setup, pop on and pop off and feels nice and un-catchy too.
Butters
Really easy to press the nose and tail no this board - and nice even feeling between both.
Score Breakdown and Final Verdict
Check out the breakdown of the score in the table below.
RATING | Contribution to Final Score | |
|---|---|---|
JUMPS | 4.0 | 16/20 |
JIBBING | 4.0 | 16/20 |
SPINS | 4.5 | 13.5/15 |
SWITCH | 4.5 | 9/10 |
BUTTERING | 4.5 | 9/10 |
UNEVEN TERRAIN | 3.5 | 3.5/5 |
POWDER | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
SPEED | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
CARVING | 2.5 | 2.5/5 |
TURNS/SLASHING | 4.5 | 4.5/5 |
TOTAL after normalizing | 85.9/100 |
The Evil Twin is a fun, snappy, playful ride that excels in the park and on side hits. It's easy to butter and slash around and super fun for small to medium jumps, jibs and sidehits.
It's not at it's best in messy snow or at higher speeds or for aggressive carves, though for trees it was good, with it's quickness edge-to-edge and would be better in there with softer snow too. Maybe not deep powder, but just a little softer, or with shallower powder.
More Info, Current Prices and Where to Buy Online
If you want to learn more about the Evil Twin, or if you are ready to buy, or if you just want to research prices and availability, check out the links below.
If you want to check out some other freestyle snowboard options, or if you want to compare the Evil Twin to other freestyle snowboards, then check out the next link.
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