help choosing board and size…new to snowboarding!!

Posted: 22 February 2011 06:58 PM

What’s up everyone…I’m new to snowboarding…only started this yr…hit the mountain bout 2-3 times…I’m gettin my turns down and I’m looking to get a board for next season…I’m 5’10 male 155lbs size 9 boot…I got a few boards in mind…just need some help decided or some suggestions…

2011 ride crush
2011 burton clash
2011 ride agenda
2011 never summer evo
2011 ride kink
2011 burton hero

Those r the boards I’ve been looking at…I’m a beginner looking for sumtin to ride all over the mountain and eventually hit the park with…and don’t want something I’m gonna outgrow too fast…pls gimme ur opinion or suggestion on the boards and what size I should prolly go with…

Thank you guys soo muchh!!

Posted: 24 February 2011 09:55 AM

Hi Base42o,

I’ll go through your options and give you some of my thoughts, then try and recommend some other boards to check out.

2011 ride crush - This board is soft and pressy. It’s a great board for people that know they want to stay in the park but doesn’t offer a huge amount of versatility out of the park.

2011 burton clash - Burton’s entry level board. Nothing wrong with it, but you might find that you want something a little bit more advanced after a little while.

2011 ride agenda - Again, pretty entry level, but this board seems to be popular with park riders of all levels. It’s also not too expensive so it could be worth a shot.

2011 never summer evo - I think this board is a little advanced, and perhaps overkill. It’s also pretty expensive. I’d give this board a miss and keep the money in your pocket for lift passes.

2011 ride kink - Again pretty jib specific. If you want to focus on park it’s a good choice, if you want to get a firm grasp of all aspects of snowboarding the Kink might fail you on the freeriding aspects.

2011 burton hero - Very nice board, pretty park focused, you won’t have any problesm learning on this board, but again it’s pretty high spec. For a learner it’s quite a lot to spend on a board, unless of courtse you can get a good price on it.

My suggestion would be to pick up a board at the lower end of the price spectrum, put it through a few years of learning and then upgrade when your ability matches the boards level. If you want to focus on learning in the park. A board like the Nitro Haze, Rossignol Trickstick, Salomon Salvatore Sanchez and Rome Garage Rocker will hit the spot. If you want to focus on learning to snowboarding in lots of different terrain boards like the Ride manic, K2 Raygun and Nitro Addict would be a better fit.

Chances are you’ll want to upgrade within a season or two so I’d hold back on big spending for the moment.

Rich

Posted: 24 February 2011 03:47 PM

thanks rich…I’m gonna work on getting comfortable with turns and just cruising down the mountain before I hit the park…so I’m prolly gonna look into the manic or raygun….do you think a 154/155 would be good for me? I’m 5’10 155 lbs 9 boot…or do u think I should go a lil bigger like 158 or so??

Posted: 24 February 2011 04:00 PM

Rich…1 more think…what do u think about the arbor formula?? Or would the manic or raygun be a better choice??

Posted: 25 February 2011 04:12 AM

Rich…sorry for all the questions…but i was just reading up on the raygun and manic…and im reading that there no so good switch since they are directional twin…u have any other suggestions that would be a true twin..since i do plan on riding regular and switch??

Posted: 01 March 2011 09:41 AM

Oh that’s Mikee being picky, he usually rides completely symmetrical boards so he’s not used to adjusting to a slight difference. He also does a lot of technical switch rail tricks where you really notice the difference between a twin and directional twin board. If your switch riding consists of popping switch in runs or doing some switch tricks off rollers and smaller kickers I’s still stick with a directional twin.

Arbor Formula is a fantastic beginner intermediate option, although you might find you need a little time to adjust to having rocker between your feet, it makes boards feel mighty loose.

Rich