BagOfCrisps 24 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 I was just wondering what size boards you dudes have? I was in a shop in London the other day and they were featuring this new extra small board that looked pretty wierd. I'm going to have to look that up (forgotten what it was called) Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 24, 2003 Share Posted January 24, 2003 i am a chick and i have a 154...it comes up to my lower lip. ive been told that i should get something a bit bigger...but i love it and it works really well for what i want to do. Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Mine too. It looks like a Big Sausage, hence the handle.. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 169 for me. Crisps mate, would that be the Burton Fish, short, fat at the front and narrow at the back, with a very back stance? Or could it be the dummy board that you check out bindings with? One of my crew was riding a Fish at Nozawa today, and he reckons it's great for powder (although not for landing huge jumps), but horrible on groomers. The Fish is made to be shorter than a conventional board, or so I'm told. Link to post Share on other sites
big-will 7 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 172 for me Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 153/56/59/64/67! don't use the 53 or 56 these days, just for friends to use. 67 is Niseko Pow Board. Amandaism, my wife is riding a 153, she is 167cm and feels this is too long. My mates at Burton suggest she go back to a 48-49 for the non-powder days. it really comes down to weight/height ratio for the individual. Link to post Share on other sites
Davo 1 Posted January 25, 2003 Share Posted January 25, 2003 Just got a new 163 which is the right length for me to cane it and maintain manvouerabilty. But now I have to wait a whole week to try it out. Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: i am a chick and i have a 154...it comes up to my lower lip. ive been told that i should get something a bit bigger...but i love it and it works really well for what i want to do. A 154? And you`ve been told you should go longer? I imagine you`re a pretty big Asian chick aren`t you? Link to post Share on other sites
Will Lee 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: 169 for me. Crisps mate, would that be the Burton Fish, short, fat at the front and narrow at the back, with a very back stance? Or could it be the dummy board that you check out bindings with? One of my crew was riding a Fish at Nozawa today, and he reckons it's great for powder (although not for landing huge jumps), but horrible on groomers. The Fish is made to be shorter than a conventional board, or so I'm told. You`re riding a 169cm board Ocean? How tall are you exactly?! Okay, I must be the short guy on this forum. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 I can't tell you exactly, but I'm about 182 cm. I weigh 82 kilos or thereabouts. The board comes up to my nose. I bought big for stability and a floaty powder ride, and I haven't regretted it. Link to post Share on other sites
indosnm 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 just my 2 cents worth but i reckon you could cut a few cm's off Ocean! give a 61-64 a try and you will be amazed at how manouvarable (spelling??) it is.. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 Indosnm, I reckon I could get away with something a bit shorter too. I saw a Nitro Shogun 166 that I really wanted to buy. In the shop it had a handwritten blurb about it by one of the staff, that ended "Silly, silly board". Next time. (I learned on something that was about 150 and suffered horribly, so I went for length for my first purchase. It's tough when you have to buy boards yourself. Say, would you care to give me a Burton board that's around 166 - I'll pay postage ). Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 26, 2003 Share Posted January 26, 2003 for what it's worth, I'm about 177cm (5ft9),and use a 157 free-riding board. Seems to work well for me so far. Link to post Share on other sites
amandanism 0 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by SnoboYaro: Quote: Originally posted by amandanism: i am a chick and i have a 154...it comes up to my lower lip. ive been told that i should get something a bit bigger...but i love it and it works really well for what i want to do. A 154? And you`ve been told you should go longer? I imagine you`re a pretty big Asian chick aren`t you? im not asian. moms australian, dads canadian...(lived in asia for more than half my life mind you) i stand at about 170cm (give or take a few) Link to post Share on other sites
nekobi 0 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I'm tall (178cm) and have a 163. dont really know if i should have gone shorter, but it's been working out for me. Link to post Share on other sites
Glen Falting 0 Posted January 27, 2003 Share Posted January 27, 2003 I'm 182cm and 88kg. I have a 161 Ride Tempest, (my first ever board) bought for this season. It takes a lot of abuse, carves like a bastard and though it glides past most people when the runs flatten out, it gets a bit wobbly on the deep powder. Most of the guys I board with have 162 or 163 board, even though a couple of them are 190cm plus. Doesn't seem to bother them at all. Link to post Share on other sites
neversummer 0 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 On a '59 wide! its all personal preference and about what you ride most. im the same height as oceans but only 70 kg but thats a big board. how does it go on the groomers for manouverability? between chin and nose is good with a little more in the pow. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 28, 2003 Share Posted January 28, 2003 I've never had problems with manouverability on groomers. The board carves really nicely, especially as I have Palmer power links under my bindings that give really good edge response. The only probs I've had with a long board are in tight trees. One of my mates who is only 70 kg rides a 168 Supermodel and has no problems either with a big board. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 I'm 182cm, 73kgs and am riding a 161 this year. Been riding 157s the last few years but made the move to a bigger board this year and am quite happy so far (especially with this awesome Japanese powder). Ocean - maybe if we ever hook up I can hit your friend up for a test drive of his fish. I have been dying to get a few turns in on one of those bad boys. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 ender, he's probably in Hakuba at the moment as he's moving there - I expect you'll see him around. But next time I go up that way, I'll be giving you both a shout anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
enderzero 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Cool. I seem to be riding Nozawa as much as 47/Goryu. We just need to be up at the same time. Looks like we will be at Nozawa on Thurs. and 47 on Fri. Link to post Share on other sites
montoya 0 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 Quote: Originally posted by Ocean11: 169 for me. One of my crew was riding a Fish at Nozawa today, and he reckons it's great for powder (although not for landing huge jumps), but horrible on groomers. The Fish is made to be shorter than a conventional board, or so I'm told. I was thinking about gettine one, but was thinking about this. Is it really that bad on groomers, or something you can sorta tolerate on the way to the powder stashes?? Link to post Share on other sites
nzlegend 1 Posted January 29, 2003 Share Posted January 29, 2003 163 is my "just size" (Jap' english) its just long enough for deep powder yet short enough to be manoeuvrable for the rest of the hill. Link to post Share on other sites
victim 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Ok, so here's my problem: Am heading to Neskio from Australia next w/end for 2 weeks and i only have a 155 board. I'm not sure if it's going to do the job in the powder over there. Should I rent a longer board here before I got, or will i be able to get a nice long one over there? If the latter, how much would a deck cost for 2 weeks? Thanks heaps, vctim Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted February 21, 2003 Share Posted February 21, 2003 Try it and see. depends dont rent untill you try yours. Link to post Share on other sites
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