SPEC EXPLANATION
FLEX-O-METER
TERRAIN SCORE
TBT snowboards are way more versatile than
‘Terrain Scores’; so that you can see the range
Our flex-o-meter uses a scale from 0 to 10,
A soft board will feel more playful under your feet
rocker, traditional camber and flat boards. This
of conditions in which the board will perform.
where 0 is softer than the class geek and 10 is
and is generally better for riding rails and doing
makes categorizing them far more difficult. Even
Below is an example for a board that is sick for
effectively a barn door. In the flex rating you will
butters whereas a stiffer board will be more
when we place a board in a certain category, it
all round freestyle, with very good park abilities,
find three numbers. One for the nose flex, one
stable on landings and at high speeds. However,
is not limited to just that style of riding, that’s just
good for powder riding and is satisfactory on
for the flex between the bindings and the last for
please note that the lifted base sections on a
where it excels. The board will still handle well
jibs.
the tail flex. For example, 5-6-5 rating denotes
TBT board make a stiffer board feel more poppy
a board with medium flex that is slightly stiffer
than a traditional board of comparable stiffness….
between the bindings. This type of flex allows
Try it out for yourself!
in other categories and that’s why we give you
03
boards to simultaneously press well and be
01
WET TOWEL
02
VERY SOFT / NOODLY
03
SOFT
04
PLAYFULL
05
GOOD OVERALL FREESTYLE
06
VERY RESPONSIVE
07
AGGRESIVE
08
STIFF BUT RIDABLE
09
VERY STIFF
10
UNBENDABLE MEGA STIFF
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
stable at speed. Happy days.
STIFFNESS
PARK
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
STIFFNESS
07 JIBS
09 PARK
10
FREESTYLE
08
ALL MTN
07
STIFFNESS
POWDER
OUTLINE SHAPE VS CONTACT SHAPE
EDGE BEVEL
MAINTENANCE
2 YEAR WARRANTY
Outline shape refers to the outline of the board
Therefore a board may have a directional outline
All our boards leave the factory with a 2-3
TBT boards can be maintained using Stone and
up make sure your shop knows what they are
We provide a 2year limited warranty against
(imagine drawing round the edge). This can be ei-
shape but a twin contact shape. In that case, the
degree edge bevel. Together with the TBT shape
Belt grinding. Bataleon boards can go through
doing. If necessary, point them in the direction of
manufacturing defects from the original
ther twin or directional, where directional means
nose is longer than the tail, but the portions of the
this means you get an ultra smooth ride straight
the machine as normal, but two out of the three
the maintenance instruction videos, which can
date of purchase so long as that was from
that the nose is longer than the tail.
base in contact with the snow are the same in
out of the plastic. No more de-tuning your
feeding wheels need to be removed to allow
be found on our website.
an authorised Bataleon dealer. Check www.
both directions. A board like this would feel like a
beautiful new board! As well as being a pain to
the TBT base to pass through unhindered.
bataleon.com/warranty for more information
Contact shape is the shape of the board that is in
freestyle board to ride, but handle uneven snow
do, detuning reduces carving performance so
Experienced tune up shops already know about
on our policy.
contact with the snow when a rider stands on it.
better.
skipping it gives you a better ride.
this, but when you hand in your board for a tune