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K2 Afterblack 2021-2022 Snowboard Review

  • Price: £ / € / $
  • Category: Park + Jib
  • Sizes: 149, 151, 154, 156W, 157, 159W, 160
  • Flex: 6/10
  • Shape: True Twin
  • Profile: Combo
  • 3D: No
  • Base: Sintered

Every aspect of the Afterblack is built for freestyle performance. Hit the biggest features in a flood light night park, find fun features in the streets such as rails, benches and staircases.

With a twin shape and combo profile this Afterblack is highly versatile, giving you freedom on the mountain and in the park. Medium flex throughout the board is you a balance of response and forgiveness.

You will turn some heads when queueing at the chairlift or waiting to drop in thanks to the rad graphics by Marcus Dixon, morphing a flaming 8 ball into an eagle.

“If you want creative freedom on the mountain the Afterblack is the board for you, featuring a twin shape, twin profile and symmetrical flex”

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Who Is The K2 Afterblack For?

The K2 Afterblack is designed for ambitions park rats who live and breathe freestyle boarding. It’s responsive however the medium flex provides a more forgiving board, giving you more confidence to try new tricks.

If you want creative freedom on the mountain the Afterblack is the board for you, featuring a twin shape, twin profile and symmetrical flex.

Shape, Profile and Sidecut

A freestyle board wouldn’t be a true freestyle board without a twin shape, completely symmetrical between the nose and tail. The twin shape lets you ride regular and switch easily, giving you the same response, flex and performance. Twin tips enable you spin and jib around on the mountain, just try and not get dizzy.

Combo profile is made with a mix of camber and rocker, providing the benefits of both for a versatile ride. Camber sits between the bindings, adding pop and power to the board. Perfect for ollies, nollies and jibbing around the mountain. Rocker is place outside on the bindings to help initiate turns with a catch free experience.

Twin shape paired with a combo profile and medium flex is the ideal DNA for a freestyle machine.

“Twin shape paired with a combo profile and medium flex is the ideal DNA for a freestyle machine”

Construction and Materials

Strong and lightweight BAP core is made with a blend of three wood species which have been sustainable sourced. Naturally absorbing vibration to give you a smoother experience with less chatter. The core is surrounded with a Triax Fiberglass laminate increasing torsional stiffness, triax is used for high performance boards as it heightens response

Adding response to the board Carbon DarkWeb sits under the inserts to drive power from your bindings to the edges, increasing edge to edge transitions. Carbon boost pop for a lively feeling underfoot whilst adding stability for carving at high speeds.

Finished with a sintered 4000 base the Afterblack board provides speed across any terrain, helping you glide over flats, so you don’t have you unstrap and skate along. Not only is this sintered base fast but its extremely tough to increase the lifespan of the board

“Hop on and strap in to experience a board that will boost your freestyle confidence and help you progress you tricks”

Roundup

The Afterblack snowboard is a premium freestyle board that lets you great creative in the park, on the slopes and in the streets. Packed with technology and materials to ensure that it can handle heavy impacts, you can really put this snowboard to the test.

Hop on and strap in to experience a board that will boost your freestyle confidence and help you progress you tricks.

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