lundi 19 janvier 2015
Help in choosing my next freestyle deck
Posted on 11:13 by Immigration
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Hi y'all, as an intro - I'm spending the next month in the US which gives me an opportunity to buy new gear to replace my aging stuff. I've got practically no budget restrictions, but also no real clue as to what to get - where I live there's a very small selection of boards and no-where to try them out so I'm buying blindly.
Currently I'm riding:
Burton Process v-rocker 2011 board
Burton custom EST 2012 bindings
Some crappy old burton boots, the type you get in rentals.
I really like my current deck, and it's performed well for me wherever I went. However, it's got a cracked edge and a pretty scarred base, and I know it'll die sometime soon, so now's the time to get some fresh under my feet.
The bindings are up for replacement too, so it doesn't have to be a channel board.
My riding experience:
Been riding for about 5 years, but never getting more than 10 snow days a year and that's pushing it. Most years it's about 6-7 days on the slopes. I've been on almost every possible terrain except street and big mountain back country (aka Alaka heli-boarding) and come from a skateboarding background so I'd say I'm an intermediate rider.
My riding style and priorities:
So over all I'd say I'm looking for an all-mountain board that's maybe a bit more on the flexy, poppy, playful side and less on the hard-ass, stiff, huge kicker side.
I'm not very hot about getting a lib/gnu because of the magne-traction edge (and lack of people here who have the know-how of taking care of it) and generally I'm not really into the camber-rocker hybrid idea. I think a flat-to-rocker is a better approach to my style of riding.
Right now, I'd say the most interesting boards for me are the Rome Mod Rocker and the Nitro Glory Stomper, but that's just from some shallow comparison of the kinda specs I'm looking for versus boards I've seen/heard of.
So considering the very elaborate description above, and that I have no stuck-ups on any brand neither any budget restrictions, which boards would you recommend?
Thanks a lot for your patience & input, - Moti
Edit:
forgot some extra details. Boot size about 10, weight is irrelevant (I always choose boards much shorter than recommended for my weight) but I prefer boards in the 153-156 cm length range.
I ride everywhere - here in Israel, in Europe, in the states. Hell knows where I'll be next. So I need the board to perform decently on any terrain.
I'm 27 and won't be growing in any direction anytime soon.
Currently I'm riding:
Burton Process v-rocker 2011 board
Burton custom EST 2012 bindings
Some crappy old burton boots, the type you get in rentals.
I really like my current deck, and it's performed well for me wherever I went. However, it's got a cracked edge and a pretty scarred base, and I know it'll die sometime soon, so now's the time to get some fresh under my feet.
The bindings are up for replacement too, so it doesn't have to be a channel board.
My riding experience:
Been riding for about 5 years, but never getting more than 10 snow days a year and that's pushing it. Most years it's about 6-7 days on the slopes. I've been on almost every possible terrain except street and big mountain back country (aka Alaka heli-boarding) and come from a skateboarding background so I'd say I'm an intermediate rider.
My riding style and priorities:
- I really like f-ing around on the slopes - presses, butters, popping 180s or hitting some bumps on the side. I'd say this is the kind of riding that gives me the most pleasure. Due to this, I prefer softer flex, rocker boards.
- I love riding powder in the near-pistes. I never went into real back-country with a heli or bikes, but I do go off the piste looking for my own adventures, or ride bowls such as you might find in Breck/Keystone (where I'll be spending this February). So a board that can perform in powder is important, but not a freeride board.
- I want to improve in the park. I currently hit the jumps and boxes in beginner-intermediate lines, would like to solidify that, but never intend on hitting the giant jumps in the pro line.
- I don't ride fast, but I do like to carve and I do appreciate a board that has decent grips in icy groomers as sometimes you just can't avoid those.
So over all I'd say I'm looking for an all-mountain board that's maybe a bit more on the flexy, poppy, playful side and less on the hard-ass, stiff, huge kicker side.
I'm not very hot about getting a lib/gnu because of the magne-traction edge (and lack of people here who have the know-how of taking care of it) and generally I'm not really into the camber-rocker hybrid idea. I think a flat-to-rocker is a better approach to my style of riding.
Right now, I'd say the most interesting boards for me are the Rome Mod Rocker and the Nitro Glory Stomper, but that's just from some shallow comparison of the kinda specs I'm looking for versus boards I've seen/heard of.
So considering the very elaborate description above, and that I have no stuck-ups on any brand neither any budget restrictions, which boards would you recommend?
Thanks a lot for your patience & input, - Moti
Edit:
forgot some extra details. Boot size about 10, weight is irrelevant (I always choose boards much shorter than recommended for my weight) but I prefer boards in the 153-156 cm length range.
I ride everywhere - here in Israel, in Europe, in the states. Hell knows where I'll be next. So I need the board to perform decently on any terrain.
I'm 27 and won't be growing in any direction anytime soon.
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