TBT ADVANTAGES
Because the Triple Base has lifted edges over
Shorter total contact edges when going straight
Boards with traditional camber have more pop
The concaved side edge sections on the nose
On a conventional snowboard, an under rotation
When straight lining, you need less effective
the whole region outside of the bindings, the
means less drag and more speed. Less edge
than rockers because they can store more
and tail float way better in deep powder so you
will often result in an out-of-control landing, or
edge than in a turn. In fact, it’s better to have less!
board will not dig in as much as the equivalent
catches means extra confidence and again,
elastic energy, but when you add TBT to the mix
sink less than on a regular camber board. As
worse, an edge catch to scorpion. TBT is a lot
The camber and side cut of a traditional board
traditional camber board. The reduced pressure
more speed. In general, more speed. Now there
things get explosive. Every board comes pre-
well as reducing the occurrence of cartwheels
more forgiving on landings. This is because the
leaves a tendency for the edges to dig down
on the widest parts of the board results in fewer
is no reason you shouldn’t win every race back to
loaded with extra pop thanks to the concave
due to a submarined nose, you also need less
edges of our boards are raised at the widest
into the snow at the board’s widest points. This
vibrations and allows the edges to remain in
the lodge.
nose and tail profiles. When flexing the tail for
weight on your back foot, which stops that leg
points and are therefore far less likely to dig in.
causes the rider to alternate between toe side
full contact with the snow. This makes slower
an ollie the forces are directed and focussed
from burning so bad! TBT means that you can
The board therefore tends to automatically track
and heel side pressure to remain in control when
turns less twitchy and faster turns easier to
towards the centre of the tail section where they
keep riding your freestyle board when the snow
back to going straight on landings, even when
straight lining and this sacrifices speed. With a
control. The icier the conditions, the more TBT
seriously pop you out. It’s like snapping an ollie
starts to fall. Or, switch to Freeride TBT and all
the rider is off balance, since it is the flat base
TBT board all you need to do is point it and relax!
outperforms the equivalent traditional camber
using a brand new skateboard on fresh concrete.
these benefits get turned up to 11.
section which hits the snow first rather than the
On Bataleon boards the edges are concaved
nose or tail side base sections.
at the widest parts of the board, making
board.
straight lining less twitchy so you rarely need to compensate for edge catches.
Because a Triple Base Board is pre-shaped in a concave at its wider parts, those parts do not dig in and plough through the snow, as they tend to do on traditional camber boards. Less friction makes for faster and smoother straight lining. No Conventional snowboards lose speed in
more worries on flat cat tracks!
When straight lining, the dynamic base shape means the only edge section in contact with the snow is where you want it - between your feet.
transitions because the widest part of the
Because the edges at the widest points are out
nose digs aggressively into the transition when
of the snow, there are fewer edge catches and
travelling from horizontal to vertical. In TBT
fewer scorpions. Remember, tilting the board to
boards these parts are not even in contact with
only three degrees will give you full edge contact
the snow and this offers a smoother and faster
again so this is most useful when milking as
line from transition to vert. In the pipe, more
much speed as possible.
speed up the wall means more air out of the coping and it is easier to go bigger! As the powder gets tracked, the traverses get longer. TBT helps you to reach the next stash first because the widest section being raised out of the snow makes staying on the traverse track almost too easy. Way more relaxed than you are used to!
A TBT board is more versatile than a traditional camber or rocker board. Any TBT board is more forgiving than its regular camber counterpart
Because TBT boards are pressed with the
when both are equally stiff. Also, a longer TBT
shape of a traditional camber board under
board can be used for freeriding, without losing
carving pressure, no flexion is needed to initiate
manoeuvrability, or a shorter TBT board can be
a turn. This makes carving easier and our
adopted for urban riding and jibbing, without
boards feel narrower and more manoeuvrable
sacrificing control. TBT also allows you to ride a
than a regular board of the same width. When
wider board because our boards feel narrower
switching edges, the edge grip of a Bataleon
than traditional camber ones! TBT combines the
board fades out as the base becomes flatter.
best of cambered and rocker boards, enabling
When riding on a flat base the uplifted edges at
you to ride all terrains on just one stick!t
the widest points are less likely to catch and the edge grip fades back in again as the opposing edge is engaged. These factors add up to give super fluid edge-to-edge transfers.
Without the aggressive side edge sections near the nose and tail, butters are easier and more fluid and fewer of them end up with you lying on the floor.