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Post subject: "All mountain" board sizes
 Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 03:12 PM
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First post: Feb 05, 2005
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Location: St Albans
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Currently ride a 152 jib board at home and away, looking into buying a more all mountain orientated board for my couple of weeks away..as the 152 noodle is holding me back a little on piste.
The board I'm after comes in 154 and 157 flavours...bearing in mind i am about 9st 10 pounds and about 5'9...do you think the 157 would seem a bit massive after riding a 152 for the last 3 years?
on a typical day it would be used 70% piste and 30% park...my riding style is generally mucking about jibbing and ollieing stuff rather than caning it everywhere hardbooter style...but would be nice to press on when I feel like it. So, what do you think...154 or 157?
would be going from k2 www to k2 happy hour (next years) so a fair bit stiffer board disregarding length. |
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charlie
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Post subject: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 04:00 PM
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First post: Oct 11, 2004
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Location: York
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ROBster
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Post subject: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 05:24 PM
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First post: Oct 12, 2004
Total posts: 6115
Location: High Wycombe/Darlington
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pete7:19
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Post subject: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 07:47 PM
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First post: Mar 17, 2007
Total posts: 581
Location: Cheshire
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| Yes def the 154. I'm 11 stone 7 and ride a 157, It's about right for my weight but I could go shorter without any difficulty. I went down from a 160 a couple of years ago and wish I'd done it sooner. |
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ROBster
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Post subject: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 08:20 PM
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First post: Oct 12, 2004
Total posts: 6115
Location: High Wycombe/Darlington
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fergalsharky
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Post subject: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 08, 2012 - 09:00 PM
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First post: Nov 20, 2011
Total posts: 513
Location: brighton
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| Think everyone goes against the grain when it comes to board size I'm 15 stone and ride a 52 fine and dandy should I be riding a 164 ?? Fook that biggest I'm riding is a 57 lol |
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lez_s
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Post subject: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 12:01 AM
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First post: Oct 11, 2004
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Location: Vancouver/Whistler
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ROBster wrote:
11.7 and on a 157???
im 12 st 6 and i ride a 156!
I'm 14st and ride a 155, but I'm feck amazing!!! |
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dashie
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 10:03 AM
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First post: Sep 24, 2007
Total posts: 4828
Location: stockport/dundee
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| If I ride the correct size for my weight is be on a huge 170 something, out just told I'm too fat for snow boarding. Luckily, like Les I am amazing, and ride anything from 153 up. |
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pete7:19
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Post subject: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 12:23 PM
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First post: Mar 17, 2007
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ROBster wrote:
11.7 and on a 157???
im 12 st 6 and i ride a 156!
Yeah... I'm not a fan of manufacturers recommendations......
That's why I got a 151 for the dome. |
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rob_vet69
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 01:40 PM
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First post: Jan 06, 2011
Total posts: 668
Location: Teesside
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| I would try and demo if you can, but would probably be leaning towards the 154 as well. |
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ace_mcgraw
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Post subject: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 02:37 PM
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First post: Feb 20, 2007
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Location: That snowboarding hotbed, Norfolk
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lez_s wrote:
ROBster wrote:
11.7 and on a 157???
im 12 st 6 and i ride a 156!
I'm 14st and ride a 155, but I'm feck amazing!!!
I'm 18 stone and ride a 156, because I'm approaching twice as amazing as Lez... |
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Post subject: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 05:05 PM
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First post: Oct 11, 2004
Total posts: 11902
Location: Vancouver/Whistler
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ace_mcgraw wrote:
lez_s wrote:
ROBster wrote:
11.7 and on a 157???
im 12 st 6 and i ride a 156!
I'm 14st and ride a 155, but I'm feck amazing!!!
I'm 18 stone and ride a 156, because I'm approaching twice as amazing as Lez...
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fergalsharky
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Post subject: RE: Re: RE: "All mountain" board sizes
Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 05:51 PM
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First post: Nov 20, 2011
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Location: brighton
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Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 07:36 PM
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First post: Nov 02, 2011
Total posts: 124
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| Same here really. Started with recommended size and got progressively shorter. I'm 5'8, 12 st and I'm riding a 151 now. Even on powder I'm only using a 153! Tech has moved on a long way. I think you need to demo as its pesonal and a lot can depend on the type of board you are riding. |
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BMcN
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Posted: Jun 09, 2012 - 07:59 PM
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First post: Jan 19, 2011
Total posts: 301
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| 5'10 ish and 12.5 stone (80kg) and I went for a 154cm this time. Not tried it yet but sure it will be fine. |
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