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"\"&lt;p&gt;&lt;P&gt;Bow to Bavaria. Volkl steps up and stands out with this year&amp;#8217;s tip-top-of-the-line Aircore model. The board&amp;#8217;s name does in fact refer to its core. The Aircore, made from wood pulp, is an exclusive technology that offers dynamic snap yet retains the dampening qualities of wood.&lt;P&gt;There is more, however, to this board than the core. The Aircore utilizes Volkl&amp;#8217;s 3-D sidecut to maintain edge contact over the length of the board while it&amp;#8217;s in a turn, and halfcap contruction-a blend of cap and sandwich.&lt;P&gt;The Aircore won the praise of testers looking for stability. J2 touted it, saying, &amp;#8220;Does everything well. Felt comfy at speed.&amp;#8221; Kurt nailed it as a &amp;#8220;stable cruiser. Flex lends itself to versatility and fun riding.&amp;#8221; Wendy joined in, noting the board&amp;#8217;s solid appeal for high-speed and big-mountain freeriding: &amp;#8220;Too stiff for the pipe, though.&amp;#8221;&lt;P&gt;A pair of riders mentioned that the Aircore felt long or big. Better suited to strong riders who can take advantage of the technology.&lt;\\/p&gt;\\n\""^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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