174b? What the shit. I was thinking either a 158 or 160. I am not a huge park guy, occasionally going over the boxes, never touching the pipe and not grinding much. I think Im looking for a more freeride type board. So size? The chart just said anything over 155, which I knew.
the shorter the board, the more control.
the longer, the more speed.
also keep in mind your shoe size for the width of the board
May-05-2006 04:24
butterfly
melissa
Registered: Apr 2002
Location: West CoCo, CA
quote:
Originally posted by kush paintings
174b? What the shit. I was thinking either a 158 or 160. I am not a huge park guy, occasionally going over the boxes, never touching the pipe and not grinding much. I think Im looking for a more freeride type board. So size? The chart just said anything over 155, which I knew.
if you are 6/1 a 155 is way too small for you. i mean, i am 5'6" and i have ridden 156 with no problem (my current board is 154). the best thing is to go out and demo or rent different size boards to figure out what works best for you. i did that for a whole season and i ended up knowing what styles of boards suit me best.
May-05-2006 04:28
EarnYourKeep
LIT
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: twentyonetwo
161 would do you justice...
also depends on how you want to ride...
beginner, freeride, freestyle, park&pipe - etc...
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May-05-2006 13:30
kush paintings
Balance 005 Romantic
Registered: Jun 2004
Location:
Appreciate the feedback guys. As I said, I basically will be free riding 90% of the time. I would like a board size that I could get some good speed going and have nice control when Im carving. So Im thinking either a 158 or a 160 at this point and I was also looking on ebay and saw how I can probably get a Burton Custom X for a pretty nice price. Any more thoughts on the sizing and the board?
Originally posted by kid nyce
161 would do you justice...
also depends on how you want to ride...
beginner, freeride, freestyle, park&pipe - etc...
Listen to this (^) guy, this kid boards in his sleep, and if hes sleeping in his sleep, guess what... hes boarding there too.
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May-05-2006 15:26
EarnYourKeep
LIT
Registered: Dec 2001
Location: twentyonetwo
quote:
Originally posted by kush paintings
Appreciate the feedback guys. As I said, I basically will be free riding 90% of the time. I would like a board size that I could get some good speed going and have nice control when Im carving. So Im thinking either a 158 or a 160 at this point and I was also looking on ebay and saw how I can probably get a Burton Custom X for a pretty nice price. Any more thoughts on the sizing and the board?
custom X for your first board? lol seems like you know how to ride already which basically means you know what size board your outfitted for. theory to the damage is if you are new and you want speed lol becareful, you travel faster than you think you will. my friends ride 159's and they move pretty quickly. i personally prefer smaller/shorter boards (not tall - 5'5") and i ride a 151 for my park/pipe board (05 ride decade 151) i'm gonna step up to a 154 06 burton tadashi fuse for 07 season. I really suggest you find something that will offer you more control in the beginning then once you learn to carve you can step it up.
also, burton isn't the ONLY brand out there, yes it's the dominant brand and they do ride a bit differently (stiff vs flexible). Be sure to pick something by these guidelines
shorter = slower
longer = faster
wider = more control more surface area
stiffer = sharper turns
flexible = easy wider turns
once you have the basic specs down, essentially it's all preference and graphics =P
quote:
Originally posted by Vlad
Listen to this (^) guy, this kid boards in his sleep, and if hes sleeping in his sleep, guess what... hes boarding there too.
the mental freedom of slopeside powder is an unparalleled universe of personal sanity and control of any state of being.
long live snowboarding - go big or go home....
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May-05-2006 15:35
trunks1022
supreme vicodin addict
Registered: Jul 2003
Location: forest hills TA #?
quote:
Originally posted by kid nyce
custom X for your first board? lol seems like you know how to ride already which basically means you know what size board your outfitted for. theory to the damage is if you are new and you want speed lol becareful, you travel faster than you think you will. my friends ride 159's and they move pretty quickly. i personally prefer smaller/shorter boards (not tall - 5'5") and i ride a 151 for my park/pipe board (05 ride decade 151) i'm gonna step up to a 154 06 burton tadashi fuse for 07 season. I really suggest you find something that will offer you more control in the beginning then once you learn to carve you can step it up.
also, burton isn't the ONLY brand out there, yes it's the dominant brand and they do ride a bit differently (stiff vs flexible). Be sure to pick something by these guidelines
shorter = slower
longer = faster
wider = more control more surface area
stiffer = sharper turns
flexible = easy wider turns
once you have the basic specs down, essentially it's all preference and graphics =P
the mental freedom of slopeside powder is an unparalleled universe of personal sanity and control of any state of being.
long live snowboarding - go big or go home....
brian, emilio's in kew gardens is selling an early 06 model tadashi (no graphic, just plain black board with a burton logo on the base side), don't remember what size. they also had a shaun white. apparently the board guy at the store just snapped up a few really cheap. so if you don't really care about the graphics thing you might want to check it out.
