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Post subject: What board suits what riding style?
 Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 10:58 AM
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There is a whole heap of different board shapes on the market now, so its good to match your preferred style of riding to a particular board shape to help you get the most out of your shredding. Obviously you can do just about everything on any board, but I found this article from the US quite interesting, as it reviews 5 different board shapes in relation to 8 different riding styles.
Enjoy:
http://www.maverix.org/board-selection/
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Post subject: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 11:38 AM
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| interesting (and debatable) that it removes traditional camber from backcountry if you want to ride both ways...... |
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Post subject: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 11:44 AM
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Hybrids seem to be king!
I'd love a really poppy twin for general freeride / mountain stuff, not interested in park, but always love messing about on natural features on the way down a slope |
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Post subject: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 11:57 AM
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Post subject: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 12:15 PM
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| Yeah my next board would likely be a Ride, have had mine for about 5 years now, bought in 06 for $150 and i've never been disappointed with it, is a directional though, makes riding switch a bit tricky! |
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Post subject: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 12:19 PM
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Hybrid is a good compromise for all mountain riding, depending on the board.
I say that because hybrid cambers vary massively in terms of what they're good for because how they make up the profile varies from company to company. I.e. Some have camber between the bindings and rocker in the tips, some have rocker between the bindings and camber in the tips, some have a combination of flat and camber, some a combination of flat and rocker.
That makes some hybrid camber boards behave more rocker like with more stability and some behave more camber like with a more playful feel. It's all getting rather confusing. |
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Post subject: Re: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 12:21 PM
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Sidget wrote:
Yeah my next board would likely be a Ride, have had mine for about 5 years now, bought in 06 for $150 and i've never been disappointed with it, is a directional though, makes riding switch a bit tricky!
I was riding a directional twin switch for the first 7 years I snowboarded, twins make life easier but riding a directional board backwards isn't hard (so long as it's not a swallow tail  ). |
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Post subject: Re: RE: What board suits what riding style?
Posted: Nov 11, 2011 - 12:25 PM
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charlie wrote:
Sidget wrote:
Yeah my next board would likely be a Ride, have had mine for about 5 years now, bought in 06 for $150 and i've never been disappointed with it, is a directional though, makes riding switch a bit tricky!
I was riding a directional twin switch for the first 7 years I snowboarded, twins make life easier but riding a directional board backwards isn't hard (so long as it's not a swallow tail ).
Yeah it's still possible, a bit strange but is not mindblowingly difficult, just odd. Apparently Shaun White rides a directional board, wouldn't mind experiencing a twin though, always skated on a twin
Will definitely be demoing some boards later this year if I'm able to get a job whilst at Uni. Have gone up from 8 stone to 10 stone in weight on my 146, so hopefully riding powder this season will still be okay!  |
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