Schneebored 0 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 ....and 5'3" Petite. Into all mountain freeride. And were going to buy a snowboard, what would you get? I don't have a clue about ladies boards and want to suprise the lady (Yet 100% decided if this is a good idea, as I could get it wrong) Link to post Share on other sites
gerard 6 Posted August 4, 2010 Share Posted August 4, 2010 A girl, 5'3" and petite, and into all mountain freeride to boot! Good on you, Schneebored. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Friend of mine fits that description...and I helped her pick out her first board in Tokyo in January - for the life of me I can't recall exactly which one she ended up with...but I am pretty sure it was a flat camber K2 -Fling??? maybe. Will follow up and see - but she loves it. Much less edge catching that the hired camber boards she used prior. I am a bit taller, and not petite at all - and ride camber (had my fair share of catching edges early on though). K2 Luna, and a slightly longer Burton Troop. But the K2 Va va voom (rocker) is on the shopping list. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted August 5, 2010 Author Share Posted August 5, 2010 Cheers Mamabear. Current research suggest K2 does some pretty solid femi-boards (can you call them that haha). Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 I really like K2. I wanted the Va Va Voom in January, but the Japanese sales guy was horrified - and really pushed the Camber. Not having ridden rocker I was easily swayed. I needed a longer board for Japan, and the Troop certainly helped in the POW, but a rocker or even longer cambered board would have been better I think. I need to learn to stand up for myself! I might be 40+ but I aint dead yet and I reckon I could rock the Va Va Voom! Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 My missus s 5'6'' 55kg. She rides a Rome. Her old board was a Nidecker 146 but now rides a 151. We like this board. It does everything well, and it's very light. She like that (and for some people that matters) but for me board weight doesn't matter much. Only thing is I end up doing a lot of edge and p-tex work on this Rome. It's high maintenance compared to a carbon base, rubber sidewalled (which can take a lot of hits ) But these boards are more expensive. So, What I would recommend depends on How much she wants to spend. Average to High end boards seems better. Is board weight an issue? Does she like girly graphics? I think there are no such thing as femboards, it's just graphics. Marketing. How is her snowboarding and what does she want to do ? CamRocker is the go, by the looks of it. Link to post Share on other sites
uk skier 0 Posted August 5, 2010 Share Posted August 5, 2010 Originally Posted By: ger A girl, 5'3" and petite, and into all mountain freeride to boot! Good on you, Schneebored. Yes, sounds perfect!!! But you need to convert to skiing though. Link to post Share on other sites
yoroshiku onegai shimasu 2 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 My lady has a K2 as well. I do too actually really like them. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted August 6, 2010 Author Share Posted August 6, 2010 Thanks for the info Jnyxx Originally Posted By: Jynxx How much she wants to spend. Average to High end boards seems better Definitely looking at the midd-higher end. Originally Posted By: Jynxx Does she like girly graphics? I think there are no such thing as femboards, it's just graphics. Marketing. She would prefer something a little girl. Originally Posted By: Jynxx How is her snowboarding and what does she want to do ? CamRocker is the go, by the looks of it. She is a good very boarder. 5 seasons worth of mountain time. Mostly into all mountain free ride with the odd bit of jibbing. I agree a CamRocker looks spot on. Is there a female equiv of the Lib Tech Dark Series C2 DTX? Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted August 6, 2010 Share Posted August 6, 2010 Shneeboard, we can all agree that in the end it becomes personal choice, the feel factor, X-factor, etc .. So I guess you want info so you might have overlooked some boards. In the beginning when I started, I was convinced that the flex and sidecurve will influence my progress, and I had a hard time looking for bpards that will put my weight in the middle of the recommended weight range.(Me being light weight). Now that is not so much of an issue and i see that your gal is in a similar situation, she can prolly handle boards on the stiffer side. Certainly the Lib Tech Darkies are on the stiff side, no? I reckon the Lib tech has a feel of its own so I don't know if there is an equivalent. But ...have you checked out Battalion Riot ? Smokin has some interesting ones. 3 years warranty sounds good. Ride OMG Link to post Share on other sites
Sciclone 2 Posted August 7, 2010 Share Posted August 7, 2010 Depending on your budget, try the Sierra V Spot from SS... It's based on the Burton Social. My friend got one of the sierra mens boards and it was well made and half the price of the board that it's based off. Link to post Share on other sites
CptSlow 0 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 I have a GNU board and I love it, its banana, so light and so fast, I never have to get off and walk on cat tracks and also has a really fun graphic. I am also 5'5 but I wouldn't say petite and I have a 151, its an awesome board and would recommence to anyone. Cant get my photo to work... If you want tp look Google this "b nice gnu btx" and its the one with animals and an orange base. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 10, 2010 Share Posted August 10, 2010 upload your photo to Snow Japan (or photobucket for example) then you can press the photo button and cut n paste the URL over Link to post Share on other sites
SnowJapan Admin SnowJapan 178 Posted August 11, 2010 SnowJapan Admin Share Posted August 11, 2010 And if you needed help with that, just let me know. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted August 13, 2010 Share Posted August 13, 2010 Originally Posted By: Schneebored Is there a female equiv of the Lib Tech Dark Series C2 DTX? Since Lib Tech is a Mervin Manufacturing brand along with Gnu, take a look at their female-rider-oriented Roxy line. They might have something that would work, and the construction and technology would be similar. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Originally Posted By: Mamabear Friend of mine fits that description...and I helped her pick out her first board in Tokyo in January - for the life of me I can't recall exactly which one she ended up with...but I am pretty sure it was a flat camber K2 -Fling??? maybe. Will follow up and see - but she loves it. Much less edge catching that the hired camber boards she used prior. Nup... it was the K2 Moment - catch free rocker. http://k2snowboarding.com/snowboards/moment Had a chat with her about it (her initiation) this weekend. She had been riding for just 6 months at the time we went shopping together, and had no idea what she was looking for. I had done a fair bit of research by this stage and talked her through the different cambers and styles of bindings etc - and she eventually settled on the K2 Moment with K2 Cinch bindings. She has now been riding for just over a year - and her form is excellent! She and I were putting in a fairly solid effort on the boarder cross track over the weekend and she said over and over again "I love this board". So you could do a lot worse than taking a look at the K2 Moment. Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted August 16, 2010 Author Share Posted August 16, 2010 Cheers for the info Mamabear. Spent a large proportion of the weekend interweb researching. Looks like it is between a K2 and Rome set up. I am looking at rockers myself, so trying to encourage the lady to take the leap...but she seems set in her standard camber ways. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 16, 2010 Share Posted August 16, 2010 Schneebored, After leaning to rocker for my 2nd and buying another standard camber, and hooking my friend up with rocker - (and my kids!) - I am gutted I didn't go rocker. Nothing another $700 or so wont fix ... but did I really need two standard camber boards... and do I need to have two of them sitting around in my Perth garage... Link to post Share on other sites
Jynxx 4 Posted August 17, 2010 Share Posted August 17, 2010 That´s why it's good to buy snowboards by use. We have a twin tip centre stace 151. directional 151 and 157. All camber. We swap them around. Would like to add a couple more arsenals (for powder) with Rocker in the tip. Also some splitboards. So 4 more boards will be nice. I had 120 cm, 160cm, and 197cm when I used to ski. Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 To answer the question, I would look at myself in the mirror a lot and give myself lots of massages. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 Originally Posted By: grungy-gonads To answer the question, I would look at myself in the mirror a lot and give myself lots of massages. I was waiting for someone to do this. Link to post Share on other sites
Ezorisu 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 I had to sit on my hands to keep from typing something of that nature and have this thread degenerate into innuendo chaos! Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 Originally Posted By: Ezorisu I had to sit on my hands to keep from typing something of that nature and have this thread degenerate into innuendo chaos! A board has now been purchased. FYI its a Ride Promise 151. So please let the 'innuendo chaos' ensue!!! Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted August 20, 2010 Share Posted August 20, 2010 hee hee ... when you give her that Ride, you will likely guarantee yourself a ride also... [omg...I so did not say that!] Link to post Share on other sites
Schneebored 0 Posted August 20, 2010 Author Share Posted August 20, 2010 shocked! I hope so. Link to post Share on other sites
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