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dara 
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Post subject: size 10uk = wide board?
 Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:05 PM
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First post: Dec 04, 2005
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hi,
I was told by several different shops that i have to get a wide board. Im size 10uk in skate shoes and size 11US or 11.5US in snowboard boots depending on the boots.
Ive always set up my rental gear before now in duck freestyle, -15/+15, so I reckon that should make my overall footprint a bit shorter in relation to the board...
I was hopin to get a ride dh which has a waist width of 25.4cm.
has anyone else got size 10uk feet on a "narrow" board?
I feel like ill be making a big mistake if I ignore the advice of the people in the shops...
whats the deal with using riser plates? are there any drawbacks?
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Post subject: RE: size 10uk = wide board?
Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:07 PM
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First post: Oct 01, 2005
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Location: Tamworth
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| you will be fine on an ordinary width board dude |
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serfix-matt
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Post subject: RE: size 10uk = wide board?
Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:13 PM
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Probably just a way of them shifting wide boards.
which shop was this? |
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dara
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Post subject: RE: size 10uk = wide board?
Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:17 PM
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A few different online shops and my local shop. The fact they all said i need a wide board made me think id be eating snow permenantly on a narrow board....
i got the feeling they were erring on the side of caution.
maybe they really did just want to shift a wide board.
thats really lame if thats the case. |
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Morph
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Post subject: RE: size 10uk = wide board?
Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:19 PM
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First post: Oct 25, 2005
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I've got pretty much the same size feet as you - and haven't got a wide board.
Also got Burton boots - which generally tend to have a wider footprint - and still no heel/toe drag.
Got a Ride no 4 which has a waist width of 253 - so you should be fine.
If in doubt demo some - and try a few different stances with different bindings.
Sure you will be fine - but always best to check for yourself.
Batesy's got big feet too - and he hasn't gone for a wide board. |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:41 PM
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| If your still a bit nervous about getting a normal board, some manufacturers do mid-width boards which are somewhere between normal and wide (eg. Burton Triumph or Burton Royale), or you could get a normal sized board with either risers built-in (K2 Recon Riser), or get some Palmer Power Link plates which you fit under your bindings and provide some extra overhang space when cranking your board over (avoiding toe/heel drag). |
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jibbah-jabbah
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:42 PM
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First post: Oct 01, 2005
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| ignore him, you do not need mid wide or risers at all dude. size 10 boots will be fine, i should know ive been riding it with no problem for a year and a half. your stance configuration will help too. |
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serfix-matt
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:46 PM
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| Been riding size 10s and regular with board since i started too... |
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jibbah-jabbah
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:47 PM
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oh but bart says you cant, and hes oh so knowledgeable on snowboarding...  |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:50 PM
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dara
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:50 PM
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I had been lookin at an apo mtd 159 with a 264 waist as an alternative.
I really prefer the ride board though, plus its a twin tip.
I couldnt find any decent twintips which were wide that I liked....
I definately dont want a wide board if I dont need it.... |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 05:53 PM
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The guy asked for advice - I'm just trying to give him a few alternatives with as much info as possible - not telling him what to buy or saying that what other people are saying is wrong.
Unlike some... |
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 06:07 PM
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First post: Feb 27, 2005
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| Bravo! And good use of the inline URL tags too. I have to agree that boards specifically engineered around a US 10.5 (UK 10) sized boot such as the Triumph and Royale should be considered. I myself have grabbed a Triumph this year. |
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serfix-matt
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 06:08 PM
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First post: Oct 26, 2004
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But yeah, i've heard wide boards are super hard to initiate turns on.
If i was you i'd go with regular width board, from what i've seen most people with size 10+ feet do this anyway... |
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dara
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Posted: Jan 19, 2006 - 10:20 PM
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First post: Dec 04, 2005
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thanks to everyone for thier opinions.
im gonna mull it over some more and then order what ever one i decideon tommorow....
I appreciate that wider boards are designed like that for a reason (eg bigger boots) but I also dont really want to spend my money on a board Im not really into, just because its a few millimemters wider.
I had heard from friends that the wider boards can be slow to turn so that puts me off a bit as well.
At the moment im leaning towards getting the ride dh and trying it out, if its a disaster then ill get some of those Palmer Power Link plates as suggested by Bart....
thanks again! |
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