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Any advice on what size snowboard I should be on?I'm 5 foot 10 and 68kg Size 10 boots.
I've been on a 156cm board,
Well I'm 6'3 and 93kg and I love my 155, provided I'm not racing or its a massive powder day (Even then it's not that bad)
You could go shorter but you might find you end up with a lot of toe/heel overhang depending on the width/ your stance.
You need to try a couple of board that are significantlly different in terms of size / flex ( I mean at least 5 cm either side of what you've already tried) and see what you prefer - then head in that direction
I may get ppo-pooed for this - but the snowdomes are the easiest place to try differnt board sizes - sure the "rental" boards aren't top end - but you can just go to the counter and ask for a different size.
Testing different flexes will probably require having a nice chat with the snowboard asylum about taking a couple of demo boards into the fridge at once.
Any advice on what size snowboard I should be on?
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You seem pretty affable on here flashy, but all of the skiers that I've encountered thus far seem like a right bunch of ****s 😀
Tom B, 155 sounds like a decent starting ppoint, but as others have said, there are loads of other things you'd notice more than a few cms in length. - stiffness, shape, rocker/camber, sidecut... Try a what you can and see what feels good.
If that's going to be pricey and you want to get on your own board sooner rather than later, get something inexpensive and popular/well reviewed in around 155 with graphics you like and go from there. There aren't many bad boards out there.
It wont last forever, you'll learn about what you like and what you want more/less of as you go. I've ridden boards from 152 to 185, and had a lot of fun on all of them.
Digby - cheers! Hadn't spotted yours before, I didnt think the first link was working. It was cool. Swimming in the sea at 3 in the morning was even cooler!
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Snow and rock have this Ride Manic at 171 quid at the moment in a 155....1 left and it has a scratched base hence the low price.
Seems to get good reviews as a starter board, and I love the graphics....wasn't really that fussed about buying a board just yet, but saw this in the shop and did a bit of research-seems ideal really. Like I say, love the look of it (not really a fan of many tbh!) How much of an issue is the scratched base? It about 8cm long and a few mm wide.
Depends how deep the scratch is. If it's only in the PTex (the base material) then it's not really an issue. If it's through to the core, then it's a bigger problem.
I would guess it's pretty shallow if they're still offering the board for sale.
Buy it, ride it. When you've ridden it a good few times and it's starting to need a service, get a base grind at the same time. Scratch will probably disappear completely. Or have been replaced by worse ones...
Thought you all might like this:
By the way, apparently parts of the Alps have 4m+ snow after a 30cm dump on Monday!
http://www.snowboardclub.co.uk/news-12705.html
Graham - I'm trying to convince the OH to let us take ski boots on our summer holiday to the Alps. She's saying it will be a waste of time (we're only down the road from L2A), we have a van it's not like the boots will take up much room (although there are 5 of us with bikes in the van).
I am now the proud owner of the board pictured above and also some k2 Indy bindings 😀 236 quid for both which seems like a pretty good deal to me. Chuffin love the board too-waaay more confident on my toe edge. Pretty addicted to it tbh-doing the last 3 levels of lessons at the end of July/start of August at Chill Factore.
Holidays ain't cheap are they 😯
Good work, Tom! Got a good deal.
Holidays, no they're not cheap. Nothing's free, but if you want something...
I spent a summer cycling 30 miles a day and doing double shifts to get money together to go to Fernie for a winter season. The people I was working with kept saying "you're so lucky!" I thought "Lucky? I've decided to do something and I'm working my arse off for it, thanks very much!"
Maybe there were some wider points about social mobility, but. If you want something...
Tom: aye - holidays sting a bit. But don't get drawn into going to huge popular resorts if you're new to it - you probably won't get the max out of it and they will be more expensive and busy.
ned: agreed, and I had the same conversations and thoughts myself when the missus and me decide to take a year out to go travelling.
But... now that I'm older and have more commitments (kids and a mortgage for a start) I see that it's not [i]just[/i] work, finance and fear that can hold you back from doing these things.
So yeah. You're still "lucky" to have been in the position to do that - even if you did work hard for it. 😀
So, when should I start the 2013-204 Season thread? 🙂
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Anything after next Friday should be fine cfh!
Hmm, I'll be in the Caribbean then, so may not be able to.... 8)
How about we kick it off in July? 🙂
CFH perhaps you should never have dated the thread ! People will be booking trips soon so July is eminently reasonable.
After my busted knee in Dec I'm aiming for Aug cycling and hopefully some dh skiing in 2014, March maybe. Thinking about some xc to get my winter mountain fix, tried it a couple of times but couldnt get excited but now have less choice.
If you want something...
Absolute agree 100% Ned - I did something very similar a few years ago! I had a year off work and did a winter season [also in Fernie] and I've spent a month there every year since (apart from this year) as well as trips to the Alps etc ...
People have often said .."Ooooh - you're very 'Lucky' aren't you - how do you manage to afford that!"
It's all about choices, priorities and cutting your cloth accordingly. I drive an old car and live in a very small house. I made these choices so that I could do the hobbies and activities I love (and actually try and be reasonably competent at them - which sadly wasn't possible [for me] with just one week a year on the snow)
Okay, so there's a probably a degree of semantics here GrahamS, but as Ned points out - I'm still not sure what 'Luck' has to do with it. If you really want it ...
And I'm not sure that age has much of a bearing on the situation either (although granted - having a young family comes with huge responsibility). I'm in my mid-forties now and still trying to make those 'life-style' choices that fund my addictions! 🙂
How about we kick it off in July?
Sounds perfect - it's bound to be snowing somewhere! 🙂
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New purchase ready for already-booked Austria trip in 2014. Bargain at <£1/cm 😀
already-booked Austria trip in 2014
New thread tomorrow, then! 🙂
Excellent...,still getting on the (indoor) slope regulary-started doing ollies last night 🙂 Landed some mint ones although it'd descended into a proper crash fest by the end! Broken a binding already too!
I believe that tomorrow is the day flashy!
Just had my mate texting me to firm up plans for a wee play one day next week. So it's still not over yet!
has anyone had any experience of whitedot preacher ski's? are they any good on piste? as i do a mix of both on/off piste looking at getting a set for this next season
Err are you starting it or what flashy? Don't make me come down to that London and wee in your Salomons 🙂