Here's Who The Jones Tweaker Is For

MSRP: $530

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Shape and Profile

• True twin
• True camber
• Medium 3d Countour Base

Features

• Biax Fiberglass
• BComp Carbon Flax Stringer
•  Sintered 8000 Base
• Recycled German steel edges
• Recycled ABS sidewalls with a rounded finish.

Context

I rode this board during slushy spring conditions at Sugar Mountain in North Carolina, as well as early season at Sugar Mountain, shortly after a big storm, on slopes that featured mostly hard-pack. I rode this board with the Jones Orion bindings, and I used my ThirtyTwo Lashed Fava boots. I rode a 160W.

What Jones Says

The Tweaker is a durable and high performance freestyle stick for tricksters of any skill level. The board of choice for Jimmy Goodman.

What Snowboarder says

A park board from Jones? What!?

That was my initial reaction when I came across this board in the wild. It was in the lift line at Whitefish Resort. A woman, who I later learned was a snowboard instructor at the mountain, was rocking the Tweaker as her daily driver. It was sturdy enough to handle the steep Montana terrain, but soft enough to be used during lessons.

In my four days at the ‘Fish, I realized that this instructor was not alone. It seemed like half of the snowboarders in town strapped into a Jones board, and the Tweaker was a popular choice among the teenagers during the night park sessions I lapped.

Just like Jeremy told me, this board is built for moderate speeds. It’s not necessarily built to charge steep lines over by KT-22 at Palisades Tahoe.

With that being said, I was able to push this board when I wanted to. On a sticky, spring day, I reached a top speed of 35 miles per hour. Not very fast, but impressive considering the conditions. Not once did I feel the board chatter under my feet. The 8 millimeters of sidecut radius allowed me to hold an edge with ease, and for a freestyle focused board, this thing was a ton of fun to carve on courdory. After a little bit of an adjustment period, I was able to lay down a Euro carve.

Let’s talk about pop, though. That’s where this board truly thrives. It features a medium camber profile, which was very different from what I rode all year. It took several runs for me to teach myself how to load it up. You will have to be intentional about preparing for a jump, but once you get a feel for that, you’ll have a blast popping off anything from side hits to park jumps.

Since it is a park board, the Tweaker is extremely pressable. Nose presses, tail presses, butters, all of that will come with ease.

Who Is The Jones Tweaker For?

A jibber in a big mountain setting. Someone looking for a daily driver who mostly rides smaller ski areas. A rider who spends a ton of time in the terrain park jumping off of kickers.