lundi 2 mars 2015
Help Choose A New Board
Posted on 12:12 by Immigration
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First of all I'd like to thank all you contributors to the site because I've been lurking awhile and found tons of useful information. Also had some good laughs.
I'm looking for a new board. Still pretty new to snowboarding so please comment on whatever you think could help me. I've gone boarding a total of 6 times now. Twice at Brighton on my friends old shitty board, twice at Durango on my Lib Tech and twice in Telluride also on my Lib Tech. I'm comfortable on double blacks now, but am still missing a lot of basic snowboarding skills like riding switch is still pretty hard, can't butter...but honestly that is just because of lack of experience and trying. I have no question in my mind that I can handle whatever board, I just want to maximize my fun.
I've got a Lib Tech Attack Banana in 161w that feels a bit too large for me. I'm 5'11" about 170. size 11.5 burton fiend boots so supposedly they fit like a 10.5. I like to mostly free ride hitting jumps here and there. the only reason I hit parks is to catch air. I like to do some tree runs but sometimes avoid them because of the looseness of the banana.
The attack banana is very easy to ride but I've tested a newer, smaller, lighter board and the difference is so significant it made me think I picked the wrong board size. I can cut so much harder on my buddies burton barracuda and still cruise at high speeds. My brother is a little bigger so he'll probably take the banana so I can get something else. Also, with my advancing skill the attack banana feels loose/surfy and I want something I can ride more precisely/aggressively on.
Here are the boards I've selected for consideration and my reasoning why (which may or may not be on target)
Never Summer Heritage - free ride board that is supposed to be stable at speed, very light and damp so that's good for my legs/knees. My lib tech feels like a tank.
Never Summer Cobra - seems in the same category as the heritage but it's directional. not as damp as the heritage but might be better for quick maneuvers in trees.
Lib Tech Darker - C3 BTX sounds like what I want from everything I've read and ridden
Flow Rush - got a recommendation for this board being a great all around board.
Never Summer Proto HD - not sure on this one but I want it in the mix. Seems more of a park board.
Based on everything written above do you guys think I've got any boards that are significantly unlike the others in this group? What comments do you have on my selection of boards? anything I'm being a dope about? any suggestions for other boards to consider?
I appreciate you taking the time to read and respond.
I'm looking for a new board. Still pretty new to snowboarding so please comment on whatever you think could help me. I've gone boarding a total of 6 times now. Twice at Brighton on my friends old shitty board, twice at Durango on my Lib Tech and twice in Telluride also on my Lib Tech. I'm comfortable on double blacks now, but am still missing a lot of basic snowboarding skills like riding switch is still pretty hard, can't butter...but honestly that is just because of lack of experience and trying. I have no question in my mind that I can handle whatever board, I just want to maximize my fun.
I've got a Lib Tech Attack Banana in 161w that feels a bit too large for me. I'm 5'11" about 170. size 11.5 burton fiend boots so supposedly they fit like a 10.5. I like to mostly free ride hitting jumps here and there. the only reason I hit parks is to catch air. I like to do some tree runs but sometimes avoid them because of the looseness of the banana.
The attack banana is very easy to ride but I've tested a newer, smaller, lighter board and the difference is so significant it made me think I picked the wrong board size. I can cut so much harder on my buddies burton barracuda and still cruise at high speeds. My brother is a little bigger so he'll probably take the banana so I can get something else. Also, with my advancing skill the attack banana feels loose/surfy and I want something I can ride more precisely/aggressively on.
Here are the boards I've selected for consideration and my reasoning why (which may or may not be on target)
Never Summer Heritage - free ride board that is supposed to be stable at speed, very light and damp so that's good for my legs/knees. My lib tech feels like a tank.
Never Summer Cobra - seems in the same category as the heritage but it's directional. not as damp as the heritage but might be better for quick maneuvers in trees.
Lib Tech Darker - C3 BTX sounds like what I want from everything I've read and ridden
Flow Rush - got a recommendation for this board being a great all around board.
Never Summer Proto HD - not sure on this one but I want it in the mix. Seems more of a park board.
Based on everything written above do you guys think I've got any boards that are significantly unlike the others in this group? What comments do you have on my selection of boards? anything I'm being a dope about? any suggestions for other boards to consider?
I appreciate you taking the time to read and respond.
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