- Sizes: 144, 158, 159W, 161, 162W, 164, 165W, 166, 169W, 172
- Flex: 8
- Profile: Setback Camber
- Shape: Directional
- Price: £525 / €599
UPDATE: Check out our review of the 2019/2020 Jones Flagship here
The Jones Flagship is largely unchanged from last year’s version, right down to the graphic. It’s easy to see why, though; for what it’s designed to do, it’s hard to see how this could be improved upon, and looks-wise it’s become iconic. Besides, Jeremy Jones has never been in the business of changing things just for the sake of it.
More than anything, the Jones Flagship is designed to carry you out of your comfort zone in the backcountry. When you’re taking on a steepest, trickiest face of your life, it’s this kind of solid-as-a-rock deck that you want under your feet.
“A subtly bevelled nose and tail ensure that linking turns is a smooth, intuitive process, even at eye-wateringly high speeds”
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Its peerless stability is achieved using a stiff core that includes bamboo stringers and paulownia. There are also basalt additives that send the input from your feet directly to the edges.
It’s far from twitchy, though; a subtly bevelled nose and tail ensure that linking turns is a smooth, intuitive process, even at eye-wateringly high speeds – something you’ll achieve easily thanks to the top-shelf base.
Naturally it’s pretty poor in the piste-buttering stakes, but then what would you expect? If you’re at all interested in freestyle, something like the Jones Mountain Twin would be a better choice.
As you can see from the size range, the Jones Flagship is there to cater for anyone who likes a strong, sturdy foundation from which to fully attack the mountain – and for the even more serious freeriders out there, a carbon-enhanced version is available too.
