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Black Crows Draco Freebird: A First Look

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Gavin Hess

Let's get lost: the mark of the Black Crows brand—the sidewall poetry.

The mark of the Black Crows brand—the sidewall poetry.

Black Crows Draco Freebird, 189 cm Metrics Available lengths (cm): 176.2, 181.5, 189.2 Dimensions (mm): 139-112-127 [189.2] Orange+black= already look kind of iconic. Radius (m): 23 Mass (g): Claimed: 2050 Mount Position (cm from center): -5 Construction Highlights: Paulownia/Poplar core, partial ABS sidewall Shape: Relatively long radius, tapered tip and tail Profile: Long rockered tip,…

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  1. Patrick Nygren

    Seems like a neat one. Any idea how different it is supposed to ski compared to the Ferox? Excited to hear the on-snow report!

    1. Gavin Hess

      I’ll preface by saying that I’ve never skied the Ferox, but referencing the Draco next to me and some Ferox photos online, the Ferox has a distinct 5 point shape in the tip that isnt present in the Draco, and the rocker lines look quite a bit deeper on the Draco. Depending on the size, you may get. a longer (in the biggest size) or shorter turn radius on the Draco. Lastly, the mount point on the Ferox is -8cm vs -5cm on the Draco.

      Im not entirely sure how these changes will play out on snow, but an educated guess would be that the Draco will feel “looser” and ski better with a more neutral fore-aft balance. The Ferox seemed to be a bit of a miss relative to the uber popular Corvus/Navis/Camox Freebird skis, I bet we will see a lot more Draco Freebirds around the next few years.

  2. Severin Santana

    Any idea when we’ll have the full review?

    1. Jason Albert

      Hey Severin, thanks for reading. Gavin is off in the Alaska Range for a few weeks. That review is on the publishing docket for later in May.

      1. leonardthedog

        Hey Jason, did this review ever happen?

        1. Gavin Hess

          Hey Leonard, the review is written and in waiting for publishing in the next few weeks. Happy to answer any specific questions you may have here…

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