Bataleon Fun.Kink
By PTO Team, PTO has not ridden this board — based on Bataleon's official 26/27 spec card, its published 3BT design intent, and the Fun.Kink's standing as a forgiving progression twin · Spec analysis on this board
The take
“The Fun.Kink is built to be hard to catch: 3BT lifts the edges near the tips, and a soft flex smooths out progression across the whole mountain.”
The Bataleon Fun.Kink is built around one idea: make the edge hard to catch. Bataleon prints no numeric terrain scores, so the radar figures here are PTO's read against the board's official specs and design intent, not the brand's own numbers. The mechanism is 3BT, or Triple Base Technology. Most boards sit flat across their width, so the steel edge rests on the snow along its whole length and can grab when you least want it. Bataleon keeps the base cambered and flat between the bindings, then raises the base under the nose and tail up and away from the snow at the outer edges. The section under your feet still gives you camber's pop and grip; the raised edges near the tips are far slower to hook. SideKick pushes that lift a little further at the very tips.
On snow the Fun.Kink reads as forgiving before anything else. The soft 4/10 flex — Bataleon's own scale, not a cross-brand number — bends into presses and rolls edge to edge without a fight, and the lifted contact points make flat-basing, spinning and learning butters far more forgiving of a mistake. The D.S.T. Super Tubes give the soft deck enough rebound to still pop off a side hit, and the Hyper Glide S base runs fast once you keep it waxed. Because the outline is symmetric and the stance is centered, switch feels like your normal direction; the Directional Twin label is a mild forward lean in the ride, not a tapered shape or a moved-back stance.
Where the Fun.Kink stops is easy to map. A rider who wants to charge and hold a nervous line at speed is describing a stiffer, damper board — this one trades top-end stability for forgiveness, with Bi-Ax glass and no carbon stringers. Deep-snow days ask for a directional or tapered outline; this centered twin leans on its tip lift for a little float, not a powder shape. A rider who wants maximum pop and hard park performance wants the stiffer Bataleon Evil Twin, a true twin with Tri-Ax glass and carbon stringers that steps up the snap. And against a locked traditional-camber edge on firm snow, 3BT gives up a little bite for its catch-free feel.
Sizing runs to six lengths — 149, 151, 154 and 157, plus two Wide builds at 159W and 162W that carry a wider waist for bigger boots. The Fun.Kink is sold as a bare deck; you choose bindings on their own, so bring your boots and we will match length, width and stance in the shop.
Bindings we'd pair with it
Mount point: Flat deck — bindings are a separate purchase. The inserts are centered for a switch-friendly twin stance, and we mount and size them with you in the shop. Our pick: A soft-to-medium all-mountain freestyle binding.
- Soft-to-medium all-mountain freestyle bindingProgression and all-mountain freestyle
A soft, forgiving deck pairs best with a softer-flexing binding that keeps the easy, catch-free feel while still driving the camber underfoot. Bring your boots and we will match flex and size in the shop.
Bataleon does not publish a fixed binding pairing for the Fun.Kink. We fit a soft-to-medium snowboard binding to your boots and riding style in the shop.
Common Questions
- Is the Bataleon Fun.Kink a good beginner snowboard?
- Yes. The soft flex and 3BT geometry are built to be forgiving: the base is lifted under the nose and tail, which keeps the edges from catching — what trips up new riders most. It is a board you can keep progressing on across the whole mountain.
- What is 3BT, or Triple Base Technology?
- It is Bataleon's base shape. The base stays cambered and flat between your feet for pop and grip, while the outer sections beneath the nose and tail sit above the snow. Keeping those edges off the surface is what makes the board so much harder to catch when you flat-base or spin.
- What are the 159W and 162W wide sizes for?
- Riders with bigger boots. The Wide builds carry a wider waist so your toes and heels clear the edges and drag less on hard turns. Width is a boot-size call, not just a length call, so bring your boots and we will size it with you.
- Does the Fun.Kink come with bindings?
- No. It ships as a bare deck. Bataleon doesn't publish a recommended binding pairing for the Fun.Kink, so choose bindings by flex and boot size — bring your boots and we fit and mount them in the shop.
