heres a little story, please help if you can

Posted: 08 June 2011 04:33 PM

ok so i have done a few weeks long snowboard trips and am reasonably competent carving and small jumps, i have a trip coming up and i really want to buy another board, i already have a 2008 Forum Eddie Wall 154 with raiden bindings, i am 85kgs kitted up and 6foot tall, i am looking at two brands i havent heard much of Arbor with a 158cm night train and a Apo Gerome Matthieu 158cm, the Eddie wall i havent ridden but consider it my park board and would like another more for just carving and all terrain jumps e.t.c the place im heading isnt to steep but i intend on heading to colorado and boarding through there mountains there so want something that can handle the steeper stuff a little, also i have size 12 boots and am concerned i will have toe drag with my eddie wall and any other none wide board, no particular quesions in this but im sure people with knowledge will be able to comment and help, i dont need to buy these boards but i can get them both brand new for much cheaper than retail (317 Aus$ apo Gerome Matthieu, 434$ Arbor Nightrain) any comments would be appreciated, and if your wondering why i have the eddie wall i got it cheap and it’s in good nick was kind of impulse buy but think it is ok size for park for my height weight
Thanks in advance

Posted: 11 June 2011 08:13 PM

surely someone could offer some advice here, you have so many boards and so much advice please help me!

Posted: 23 June 2011 08:40 AM

Hi Ryan, sorry for the delayed reply. It’s summer in the Northern Hemisphere so the forums aren’t very active. So you are weighting up the Arbor Nightrain and Apo GM bot at 158 for an all mountain board that you really want to push in the pow and carving on groomers. Firstly, I’d probably go a little longer for someone of your height and weight you should probably be looking at a board around 160-162 for what you have mentioned you want to ride. As long as you are within the weight range of the board, length is a personal choice, but I find longer boards have more effective edge so more grip, they feel more stable for charging and they have more surface area for floating in powder. I’m afraid I know very little about the APO. The Nightrain is meant to be pretty firm flexing, but does have the a wider waist which will accomodate your feet. If you’re an experienced rider after a hard charging board the Nightrain looks like a good choice.