mercredi 28 janvier 2015
All mountain/freestyle setup - please comment
Posted on 02:57 by Immigration
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Hi everyone
I want to buy an all mountain/freestyle snowboard and bindings and wanted to get your input on what I came up with.
I'm 185cm/6', 76kg/167lb, 270mm/9 boot size. Ages 3-15 I skied, 15-18 switched to snowboard, then 18-31 none of the above. This is my first season "back", but the first time I got on a snowboard again, a few days ago, it was like the 13-year break never happened. I was surprised and really happy ;] So I guess I'd call myself "intermediate".
I don't live in the mountains, so I ride in whatever conditions are there when I arrive, from powder, to ice, and I want to enjoy myself in any case. I won't be riding the backcountry, or park. Realistically, I'll be spending most of my time on groomers and occasionally in the trees around them.
I enjoy speed and that's how I've been getting most of the fun so far, but I want to start learning jumps, buttering - treat the mountain more like a park. No rails, or boxes though.
What I know for sure in terms of gear is that I want a twin board, with a centered stance (duck at symmetrical c.a. 12 deg), so I can ride switch at no disadvantage.
Based on what I've read over the last few days, I figured I'd go with a Never Summer Proto HD with Burton Genesis bindings. I'm not sure if I should go with a 154, or a 157 board. As far as bindings go, the Flux DS also look promising, but the butter-friendliness of the Burtons sounds very appealing. The idea of having the binding bend with the board like this - makes so much sense.
So far I've been riding pretty bad gear and only regular camber.
I know there's a gazillion threads about the Proto HD and the regulars here are probably getting sick of them, but I'd be grateful for any useful comments/suggestions. Do you guys think this board/bindings fit what I want to do ?
Cheers
PS. I had to buy boots a day before the last trip and I went with Burton Moto - they were by far the most comfortable and held my ankle well. I'll keep them for now, but switching to something else is always an option.
I want to buy an all mountain/freestyle snowboard and bindings and wanted to get your input on what I came up with.
I'm 185cm/6', 76kg/167lb, 270mm/9 boot size. Ages 3-15 I skied, 15-18 switched to snowboard, then 18-31 none of the above. This is my first season "back", but the first time I got on a snowboard again, a few days ago, it was like the 13-year break never happened. I was surprised and really happy ;] So I guess I'd call myself "intermediate".
I don't live in the mountains, so I ride in whatever conditions are there when I arrive, from powder, to ice, and I want to enjoy myself in any case. I won't be riding the backcountry, or park. Realistically, I'll be spending most of my time on groomers and occasionally in the trees around them.
I enjoy speed and that's how I've been getting most of the fun so far, but I want to start learning jumps, buttering - treat the mountain more like a park. No rails, or boxes though.
What I know for sure in terms of gear is that I want a twin board, with a centered stance (duck at symmetrical c.a. 12 deg), so I can ride switch at no disadvantage.
Based on what I've read over the last few days, I figured I'd go with a Never Summer Proto HD with Burton Genesis bindings. I'm not sure if I should go with a 154, or a 157 board. As far as bindings go, the Flux DS also look promising, but the butter-friendliness of the Burtons sounds very appealing. The idea of having the binding bend with the board like this - makes so much sense.
So far I've been riding pretty bad gear and only regular camber.
I know there's a gazillion threads about the Proto HD and the regulars here are probably getting sick of them, but I'd be grateful for any useful comments/suggestions. Do you guys think this board/bindings fit what I want to do ?
Cheers
PS. I had to buy boots a day before the last trip and I went with Burton Moto - they were by far the most comfortable and held my ankle well. I'll keep them for now, but switching to something else is always an option.
All mountain/freestyle setup - please comment
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