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Board Upgrade???
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I am an intermediate (male, 5 10', 75kg) based in europe. I am looking to upgrade from my GNU Carbon High Beam 156. I am mostly a freeride kinda guy and don't go into the park very much. Any ideas on what sort of board I should be looking at? My mates recommend the Ride Timeless, but is this going to be too stiff for me? Any views Thanks Bob |
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Performance boards are getting softer. You can compensate rigidity with some length and you can compensate manueverability with width. I went up a few cm from my preferred length but also went with a narrower board. Bob Badger wrote: Hi, I am an intermediate (male, 5 10', 75kg) based in europe. I am looking to upgrade from my GNU Carbon High Beam 156. I am mostly a freeride kinda guy and don't go into the park very much. Any ideas on what sort of board I should be looking at? My mates recommend the Ride Timeless, but is this going to be too stiff for me? Any views Thanks Bob |
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Bob Badger wrote:
Hi, I am an intermediate (male, 5 10', 75kg) based in europe. I am looking to upgrade from my GNU Carbon High Beam 156. I am mostly a freeride kinda guy and don't go into the park very much. Any ideas on what sort of board I should be looking at? My mates recommend the Ride Timeless, but is this going to be too stiff for me? Any views Thanks Bob The Ride Timeless is a nice board, it is stiffer than your GNU CHB which is a softer freestyle flex and shape, but it is only in the medium-stiff range - there's no way one of them would be too stiff for you in the sub-160cm range. At 75 kg, you could afford to go bigger with like a 158 (I'm 5'8" 69kg and rode the 156 when I demoed it) as it will give you better edge hold and stability at higher speeds on frozen hardpack or ice. However, if you are still learning how to carve and still kick out your tail a lot to steer, you might find the 156 more comforting... I personally say go for the 158 (there are people who would recommend even longer boards, but I'm a in-the-middle type of guy) If you are looking at other boards, I would be looking for a top-end freeride board from last season that's like now selling for 30-40% off. Something in the 156-160 size range with at *least* a 8m sidecut with a medium to stiff flex (it's pretty hard to buy a truly stiff board in a regular snowboard shop). The Ride Timeless 156 or 159 fits perfectly into this range. So does the Salomon Forecast however there are lots and I think at this point in your life you are better off searching for something on sale and seeing if it's worth buying as opposed to looking for a specific model. Boards change very slowly over time so you sacrifice very little with getting older "never-used" boards. My advice is to ignore whatever the store salesman tells you, I've found they *rarely* know what they are talking about. For user reviews of boards, try www.boardreviews.com and search for the model you are interested in, ignore any post with someone who has less than five years of riding experience. www.goneboarding.co.uk is good too. Good luck, --Arvin |
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If you like your GNU try a board from Lib Tech's hard Carving Freestyle
Series. My preference is the Emma Peel. I've had 2 of those and they hold a special place in my heart. |
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