Waist width question

Posted: 23 February 2011 12:15 AM

Maybe it’s a bit too early but I’ve decided for next season I’m gonna get either the Ride Berzeker 155/158 or Lib Tech T.Rice 157. Currently I’m riding a 153 T.Rice (253mm) which is great but want a little more length for riding powder and steeps at Whistler.

The problem is that the Berzerker at 155 comes in at 246mm waist width and 158 at 248mm while the 57 Rice is 258mm. I have a 9.5 Burton Ion boots. I don’t know if the 246mm will create toe/heel drag when hard carving or the 258mm will be a bit sluggish. Which one do you think is better?

Posted: 23 February 2011 02:59 PM

I would go by the wider board. Your boot size is as mine. And I would love that extra mm´s when I slay the Wistler pow.

Posted: 23 February 2011 05:59 PM

The only thing I’m kinda worried about is when I get back to the hardpack it will be sluggish when going edge to edge carving.

Posted: 23 February 2011 06:58 PM

hey, im the same size as you also but ive got northwave legends, my boards 255mm wide and ive never had any problem with heel/toe drag or has it ever felt sluggish!

Posted: 24 February 2011 10:15 AM

My Rossi One has 25.8 cm waist and that feels ok. My K2 Eldorado has a few mm less and I can´t feel any diffrence.

Posted: 24 February 2011 06:10 PM

What is your bootsize Magne? because I think 258mm to 246mm is a pretty big difference.

Posted: 25 February 2011 01:12 AM

I ride Burton Ion of size 42,5. That would correspond to a US 9,5 I think.