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Post subject: 150 board size
 Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 05:43 PM
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Hey guy and gals.
I've not snowboarded for long but as everybody knows when you start you just can't stop. I'm starting to go quite a bit and am hitting Casvegas for atleast 2/3 hours a week. I've been looking at some boards but have found that, especially at TSA, boards are difficult to find in 150 sizes. I'm 5foot 10 and 70 kilo (11st) and all the calculators say i should be 150. All the 150 boards i can find i don't really like the look of and all the boards i do like the look of aren't avaliable in 150. So my question is how much difference does riding say a 149 or 151 make if i should be riding a 150?
Boards i've been looking at include the Evil Twin at 151, the Burton Dominant which is avaliable at 150 but not in TSA (i should probably say i'd like to get my board from TSA because of the opportunity to test them) and the Omatic Boron which is also in TSA but at a 151.
Any information you guys could provide me with would be greatly appreciated on my problem with sizing and also on any boards you could reccomend. If anymore information is needed please ask i'll provide 
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 06:05 PM
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149 or 151 no difference in reality
you can put 3 different 151 boards (from different manufacturers) side by side and they'll all be different as there in not standard measuring point.
calcs are just a guide, read the spec of the board to confirm you fit into the characteristics of the board you like |
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 06:07 PM
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What specs am i looking for exactly? I don't really know much about them i look for a pretty one xD haha.
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 06:16 PM
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look at the website of the store or the manufacturer
they will give you a list of various stats
board type ie freestyle freeride etc
loads of measurements..effective length, width's blah blah
and most interesting a suggested weight range..eg 70-85 kg's for a 157 etc etc
this is as good a starting point as any, then as you say, take the boards and demo at TSA.
have a good chat with the guys at TSA at Cas, they're good guy's and will point you in the right direction.
deffo test, especially the bataleon, triple base tech is great, but not everyones cup of tea
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 12, 2009 - 06:18 PM
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| sorry sam are you a he or a she? |
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 12:01 AM
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First of all i'm a he lol
Thanks for you input its really helpfull i'll get looking now and check those specs out and also get talking to some of the guys at TSA on wed when i go.
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Post subject: RE: 150 board size
Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 12:16 AM
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Also i have a problem as i weigh 69.89 approx kilo and most boards have weight to sizes in between such as the boron has 150:50-70kilo and 154: 55-80 kilo. Seeing as i'm very close to being over 70 should i think about going for a bigger board?
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 02:11 AM
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 02:25 AM
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Hey for some reason i can't see the pictures? the links haven't worked they jus take me to the photobucket home?
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 04:32 AM
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Sam, actually the opposite, if your mainly riding domes then go for the shorter board, it'll be more fun to throw around.
and it will be perfectly fine for on piste etc ect if you do a week away.
let us know what you get/narrow down to |
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 11:20 AM
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Thanks alot Branny been very helpful I'll get looking
I'm going wed morn to cass so i'll drop into TSA
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 04:06 PM
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On a side note, why is it that TSA don't seem to stock smaller sized boards? they only have a few 151's and rarely anything smaller.
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 04:42 PM
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supply and demand i guess...154-156 is probably the average so they stock a bucket of them
if you ask them i'm sure they'll get one from another store
take a look at http://snowboard-asylum.com/cgi-bin/psP ... 1,0,0,1|3|
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Posted: Jan 13, 2009 - 05:07 PM
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cool  i like the look of it too i don't know why coz i don't like brown but it looks cool
I wonder if they'd get me on in to try out then i'll have to see tomorrow thanks alot
I'll let you know what i find out when i go tomorrow and hit TSA up
Thanks alot,
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