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| Forum Manual 156 2008/2009
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Elan El Grande 163 2010/2011
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Elan Crest 167 2010/2011
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Drake Empire 158 2010/2011
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Venture Helix 154 2010/2011
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Forum Manual 136 2011/2012
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General model parameters | ||||||
| Shape | Twin-tip | Directional | Directional | Twin-tip | Twin-tip | Twin-tip |
| Purpose | All mountain | All mountain | Freeride | All mountain | All mountain | Freestyle |
| Gender/Age | Mens | Mens | Mens | Mens | Mens | Mens |
| Construction | Sandwich | Sandwich | Sandwich | Sandwich | Sandwich | Sandwich |
| Flex distribution | ||||||
| Bend | Camber | Camber | Camber | Rocker | Rocker | |
| Convex | No | No | No | No | No | |
| Base material | Sintered | Extruded | Extruded | Sintered | Sintered | |
| Baseline | The widest board in the world! | Don’t Read the Manual, Ride It | ||||
| Flex in collection | soft ●○○○○ stiff | soft ○○○●○ stiff | soft ○○●○○ stiff | soft ●○○○○ stiff | soft ○●○○○ stiff | |
| Price in collection | $$$$ | $$$ | $ | |||
| Original flex index | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3 | |
Technologies |
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| Construction | Super Sap Bio Epoxy | Grainbelt | ||||
| Shape | True Twin | Twin | ||||
| Mounting | 4X2 Insert Pattern | 4X2 Insert Pattern | ||||
| Bend | Rocker | ChillyDog with Pop | ||||
| Core | Control Plus | Control Plus | Super Pop | Handmade FSC | Popular | |
| Reinforcement | G70, Carbon-Kevlar 90 Beam | G60, Mono TI | Biax | Triaxial Fiberglass | Biax | |
| Base | Warp 8 | Mach 8 | Ext 2000 | P-Tex Base, Inlaid Base Graphics | FreeBase | |
| Sidewall | V2R, Slanted | Slanted | P-Tex Sidewall | |||
| Edges | Beveled Edges | |||||
| Top sheet | DG Top | |||||
| Sidecut | Omega Sidecut | Dual Progressive | Quadratic | |||
Measurements |
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| Size, cm | 156 | 163 | 167 | 158 | 154 | 136 |
| Length, mm | 1560 | 1630 | 1670 | 1580 | 1540 | 1360 |
| Running length, mm | 1210 | 1200 | 1020 | |||
| Effective edge, mm | 1244 | 1220 | 1255 | 1240 | 1170 | 1054 |
| Nose width, mm | 298 | 321 | 324 | 288 | 274 | |
| Waist width, mm | 251 | 280 | 274 | 247 | 250 | 235 |
| Tail width, mm | 298 | 313 | 316 | 288 | 274 | |
| Sidecut radius, mm | 7910 | 8600 | 9200 | 9300, 8300 | 7930 | 6630 |
| Stance width, mm | 584 | 630-550 | 620-540 | 540 | 455 | |
| Setback, mm | 0 | 30 | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rider's weight, kg | 68-95 | 47-74 | 27-59 | |||
| Binding sizes | ||||||