The Flow Era is the big brother of the Flow Verve. It’s a bit snappier, a bit more stable, and just a bit better. Featuring their I-Rock camber profile you get the best of both worlds with a reverse and traditional camber.
P: Brent LaFleur
Board: Flow Era
Size: 155
Camber Option: I-Rock. Rocker with a convex base between the feet, camber underfoot, and flat right before the up kick in the tips.
Bindings: K2 Indy
Stance: 22.5 Wide 18 Negative 15 Goofy
Boots: K2 Thraxis Size 10
My Weight: 175lbs
Resort: Breckenridge
Conditions: Sunny skies, mid day slush with hints of firm snow, and a little bit of wind.
Flex: This is a true middle of the road park flex in my opinion. The tips have a little bit of rigidity which makes then snappy and not overly soft, then it stiffens up under foot in the camber zones, and finally softens up between the feet. The torsional give matches the flex between the feet which keeps it consistent.
Stability: The boards stable to a point. I wouldn’t charge a 45 degree face of ice, but on groomers and in the park you’ll be fine. You might notice a bit of vibration underfoot in the camber zone but that is minimal.
P: Brent LaFleur
Ollies: This board can pop. Loading up the camber zone gives a little added boost, most of the pop actually comes from the carbon down the center. You can send this board with ease off natural features.
Pop On Jumps: This board is great for small to medium or even some larger jumps. It boosts perfectly and lands consistently.
Butterability: The camber profile and flex make a perfect blend for a board you can butter but have to work for. Playing around on this deck you learn the sweet spot instantly and that’s where you ideally want to be when up on the tips playing around.
Jibbing: Come into a feature slow or fast it won’t matter. This board locks in perfectly on presses and slides great.
Carving: The camber under foot helps give added contact when on edge. You can drive a hard carve with ease on this board or be lazy and mellow if you want. All in all this is a board that does what you want it to do.
Rider in Mind: The hybrid camber riding all mountain freestyle guy.
Personal Thoughts: I’ve ridden this board a lot over the last few years. It’s become a personal favorite for how consistent it rides and how versatile it truly is. For 2015 that continues which shouldn’t disappoint anyone looking at this board.
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Disclaimer: This board was sent to us for product review from the Flow marketing department. This was a pre-production model there could be changes in the production model.
17 Comments
Hello Angry, I would like to ask you about best size of Flow Era for me. I´m 71,2″ and 154lb. I was riding classsic cambered medium-hard flex 157cm twintip for three seasons and I decided that it is too hard to improve my skill on thiss board. Now I´m looking for something more playfull but still universal. Basicaly I ride low mountain slopes, I would like to improve my ground tricks and start to learning basic jumps, but still like lazy carving slopes. Will be 155cm ERA good do it all board for me?
Definitely would be Zybnek.
Thanks for reply and thanks for this site, It helps well with orientation in snowboard gear.
Whats up Angry, got a quick question if you have time. I have a size 13 foot. Will this board fit me?
Matt they do make a wide model.
Hi Angry, I need your knowledge on this board. I want to replace my older board which was a bit of a crapy-begginer-cheapy board with this one. What I want from a board is to give me an average-ish ride to powder and fun jumps. Pretty much an all-around board. I am 5.9 ft, weight 165 lb and wear a 9 1/2 boot. I think I want to hit a Regular 155 board. What is your opinion? Regards
Zyk, buy this board and go shred man. It’ll fit the bill for what you’re looking for perfectly.
Eyyyy, angry. got a quickie. Im 6’4 around 200 pounds and im wondering if the 158 on the era is too small for me for all mtn freestyle. Only gonna do a small bit in park.
You’ll be able to throw it around for sure. As long as you’re aware it’s going to be soft and playful and not stable on steeper rougher terrain you should be fine.
I’m 5’6 and a half and weigh 210. Looking to get a new all around deck to upgrade from my old M3 154. I’m trying to get back into hitting some small jumps and boxes and so forth. Gained weight over the years. I was thinking of getting the 153. Should I go with this size?
No.
Would you compare this board to a Rossi retox? I think the flexy area on the retox are in the tips as you said with the era it’s between the feet. Is there a benefit of one over the other?
Would you compare this board to the Rossi retox? I know the flexy areas with the retox are in the tips and as you said with the era its inbetween the feet? Is there a benefit of one over the other or just preference?
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Im 5’10” and 145 lb. I do jumps and jibs alot. What size should I go with? I can only find this board in 150 and 153. Any advice?
Get the 150 if you want to go total freestyle focus, 53 if you need to throw in some more all mountain elements.
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