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Good Indo on Decks, Boots, and Bindings??
Im looking into buying a snowboard in the next few days. Ive been riding on and
off for a few years now and I would say I'm pretty decent. I want to get more into park riding, but I would still like a board that can perfrom well on downhill, in powder, etc... Right now im looking at burton's because i've always known them to be some of the better boards. Anyone have any other ideas? Im definitely getting strap-in bindings as clickins are a joke for freestyle riding. Right now as far as bindings go, im leaning toward the Burton "mission"'s. As for a deck and boots, i'm not quite sure. What variables should I look for in a deck, bindings, and boots? I've heard some talk about "flex", and I understand that how much a board flexes has a bunch to do with its freestyle capabilities. All in all, I am an intermediate rider looking to gain knowledge on riding before i simmer down and buy a board soon. Do you guys know of any good deals on good products lately? I appreciate your help, tal --------------------- This post is for entertainment purposes only. |
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"Barry Dinglehopper" wrote in message ... Im looking into buying a snowboard in the next few days. Ive been riding on and off for a few years now and I would say I'm pretty decent. I want to get more into park riding, but I would still like a board that can perfrom well on downhill, in powder, etc... Right now im looking at burton's because i've always known them to be some of the better boards. Anyone have any other ideas? Im definitely getting strap-in bindings as clickins are a joke for freestyle riding. Right now as far as bindings go, im leaning toward the Burton "mission"'s. As for a deck and boots, i'm not quite sure. What variables should I look for in a deck, bindings, and boots? I've heard some talk about "flex", and I understand that how much a board flexes has a bunch to do with its freestyle capabilities. All in all, I am an intermediate rider looking to gain knowledge on riding before i simmer down and buy a board soon. Do you guys know of any good deals on good products lately? I appreciate your help, tal As the others have said, choose your boots first and spend whatever it takes to get a pair that fit. If you have any cash left over you can buy bindings and a board :-) FWIW, I used to use Salomon Dialogues but I was getting really cold feet (I think due to pressure points from the lining on the top of my foot) so I've just switched to 32s. They've got a single piece mouldable liner and seem much kinder to my feet. Not quite such a good hold as the dialogues but not bad and at least I can last a whole day. For bindings and board, from what you say it sounds like you want mission bindings and a custom board. The custom is pretty good in powder, ok-ish on downhill, good for jumps, acceptable for the pipe. For bindings, it really seems to be a matter of taste. I've had so much contradictory advice, I've given up asking but the missions are middle-of-the-road so should be ok. Don't expect to get good deals on either of these though, Burton is a brand you pay extra for. Actually your best bet is to find a dealer you can trust and discuss it with them. There's no sense in trying to save a few $ and ending up with the wrong kit. The other option is to go for a freestyle-only setup and then get something else for downhill. All the park rats at my local resort have really flexy boards and all the racers have hard boots and directional boards Rob. |
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