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Jones Mountain Twin vs Union Force
Jones Mountain Twin
38 positive (88%) · 4 mixed (9%) · 1 negative (2%)
Trust + time weighted: +84%
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Jones Mountain Twin: A good jack of all trades board that works well if it's the only board you are going to ride. However, it's a bit lack luster in the emotions department. Don't expect great pop, great carving, great float, etc... It's just a simply 75% board that does everything well enough that it could be your only board if that was your only option. I've personally ridden 2 of these through the years and I honestly kept the second one less than 3 months once I was reminded how uninspiring it was to ride.
Mountain twin regular will be great to practice your carves.
I have the non-pro. I pretty exclusively ride trees and bumps and it is great.
I've ridden both, I started with the non-pro which I loved but found it a bit soft for my tastes.
If you gotta ask, the regular JMT is plenty of board for you
Union Force
33 positive (80%) · 6 mixed (15%) · 2 negative (5%)
Trust + time weighted: +76%
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forces are more durable if you’re a riding like a pro and dropping cliffs or super high impact all the time
Now, if you get Union FORCES, you shouldn't have that issue. They have an extra screw that secures the heel cup into place... I rode in some Forces the other day, on and off piste. I checked the heelcup after riding and it hadn't moved at all.
Union Force (overhauled version)
Can't go wrong with union forces.
I own union forces and you are right sbout the screws loosening a bit, wasn’t really a problem to me since I just screwed them up once a week.