2010 Omatic Extr-Eco Wigglestick

I've been dying to get on an Omatic for a while and today the opportunity finally presented itself in the form of this year's 154 Extr-Eco Wigglestick.  With bindings mounted and Bear conjuring up another bluebird day, it was off to the races.

This late in the season, Bear Mountain starts with crusty corduroy and becomes virtually un-rideable slush towards late afternoon, which gives me a chance to put boards through a variety of conditions.  The Extr-Eco Wigglestick was quite an experience; let's start with B.S. Technology.

Though Omatic will make a pun out of it any way possible, B.S. stands for Bowed Surface.  The Extr-Eco Wigglestick is flat between your feet with slight reverse cambering at the tips; in addition, Omatic thinned the base up near both edges, making for a playful ride not only tip to tip, but also edge to edge.

Look through the Omatic tech page, and you'll find the word "stable" several times.  For cruising groomers ranging from crusty to fairly slushy the Extr-Eco was just that.  Reverse camber is already famous for increased control, but combined with that thinning of the base the response from this board is astounding:

In the morning crust the Extr-Eco grabs on tight edge to edge and as things soften up the board remains playful and easy to maneuver; slush didn't slow it down.

As far as speed is concerned, I broke my personal record for distance down a hip on a board slightly shorter than I'm used to within an hour of riding it;  That says it all for stability in my book.

I slacked on hitting bigger kickers today so I can't give you the full low-down on the Extr-Eco jump wise.  I didn't go too much bigger than 10 feet, but I could see this 154 (with me being 175 lbs) stepping up to 20 or 30 feet.

What I will tell you is this stick pops; no load necessary.

Jibbing comprised most of the day, and the Extr-Eco annihilated in that department.  Keeping the deck flat between feet lets it lock on to boardslides, and of course the reverse camber initiates presses painlessly.  What really stood out again stems from thinning the base near the edges, which lifts the edges free and clear of dreaded hang-ups.  I even managed to make it out of a frontside board on a corrugated tube.

Overall I really enjoyed riding the Extr-Eco Wigglestick. I admit there are boards that have taken getting used to, but this was not one.  I took to it quickly and it performed in every way I wanted.  I could see using this deck as my overall park board (cruising, jibs, mild jumps), and I'd probably end up bringing it everywhere else (trees, powder) as well.


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