Advanced all-mountain board

Posted: 31 October 2010 04:07 PM

Hi,

I’m thinking about buying a new board. I’m an advanced rider and I’ve been riding for about 10 years. Right now I have Hammer Fireball 166 cm. My current board is stiff and for the next board I want to choose sth definitely flexible all-mountaing kind, which I can use on hard pistes and take it off track into fresh powder and from time to time in a park for jumps. So kind of universal board. I’d like to play with a board, not just to go down like with my current boardercross board.
My height: 182 cm
Weight: between 90 - 95 kg
Boot size: 12
I have P1 Burton bindings and Ion boots, which I will keep for the next few seasons.

In a local shop I’ve been recommended to get Burton Sherlock or Custom Flying V. What do you think about it? What would you recommend, any other boards? Is waist width 255 enough for my boot size? Also is 163 cm board not too long for me?

Thanks,
Jacek

Posted: 31 October 2010 06:15 PM

Hi jack,
with your size 12 boots you will definitely need a wide board. Check our Boot Size Calculator to see which widths would be okay.

The “flying Custom” seems to be good choice, you just have to decide between the 158W and 162W. The 162W would provide better edgehold and some more stability going fast but for the occasional jibbing and park riding, the 158W will probably be more fun; your call!
Not much else to say about the FlyingV, our review says it all! Perfect for hitting jumps, capable of carving and going fast, fast edge-to-edge,.. pretty decent board!

In case you are looking for something more flexible, you could have a look at the K2 Turbodream. Also available in wide, full rockered deck and loves to be taken out in fresh pow. Also great in the park but can handle carving even on harder pistes.

Let me know what you think, Cheers
Tobi

Posted: 01 November 2010 12:44 AM

Thanks Tobi,

And what do you think about Never Summer SL R or Rome Agent Rocker?? I saw that NS has quite good opinions….

What is the difference between full rocker boards and hybrid ones like fying V? Is curving possible on full rocker boards?

Jacek

Posted: 01 November 2010 10:00 AM

I won’t comment on boards but a full rockered board usually has a continuous reverse camber from between the bindings to the nose/tail…  a good example is banana tech from Mervin.

A hybrid rocker is a combo of camber/reverse camber.  Popular hybrid profiles are camber between the bindings and rockering at the nose/tail.

By curving I believe you mean carving and yes, it’s even easier to throw carves on a full rockered board due to the profile having that lovely radius that makes it easy.  However hybrid rockers are becoming more popular because a full rocker can be a bit washy at high speeds and lack bite with hard packed/icy conditions…  that being said Mervin throws on magnetraction on their banana boards to deal with the last issue.