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stevehollx Newbie
Joined: 02 Jun 2005 Posts: 24
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Posted: Oct 19, 2005 6:54 pm Post subject: Advice on first snowboard. |
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Sorry, I know these questions appear a lot, but there's jsut way to vast of an amount of snowboards out there and I have no clue where to start.
Im sick of waiting for the snow to melt, its time I start trying to enjoy it.
Ive been snowboaridng a few times, and paired with wakeboarding, I know I'll pick things up fast.
I plan on doing mostly park riding, but probably may make some occasional trips to some resorts near the rockies for riding some powder.
I want a casual and loose feeling board. I like a fair amount of flex.
I'm 5'7", 145 lbs.
Maybe describing what I ride on water may help: For my wakeboard, I ride a 3 stage rocker, with 4 fins.
I'm looking to spend 350-400 on a board/binding/boot package. What do you guys reccomend, and where are some good places to get something at? I'm all for closeouts, and even used gear.
Thanks so much for any help and advice! |
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jryoung Ladies Man
Joined: 19 Mar 2004 Posts: 7664 City: Man Jose
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Posted: Oct 19, 2005 7:15 pm Post subject: |
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Almost any freestyle board will work for you. I would size in the 154-157cm range. I'm not sure where you live, but check your local shops or used gear stores. I would look into getting a used board and bindings, but get boots new. They are your most important piece of equipment, angry feet is no fun, I've done it way too many times.
When shopping for boots, try everything on, as many models as you can. Each brand just like shoes will fit differently. Again you'll want to find a freestyle boot as you aren't looking for a tremendous amount of support.
As far as brands there are dozens, here are a few that I would stick with:
Boards:
Burton
Lib-Tech
GNU
Never Summer
Ride
Capita
K2
Forum
Sims
Bindings:
Burton
Bent-Metal
Drake
Tech-Nine
Sims
Boots:
Burton
DC
32
Salomon
Northwave
Start poking around, when you find something, check back and people will be happy to give you advice. _________________
Quote: | You don't meet many old vegans. It's mostly young priviliged kids trying to figure out where they stand in the world. | - Steve Rinella |
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