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lonerider wrote:
Sounds like you already know all the different viewpoints. It really matters on what you want to do with the board. If you ride switch a lot, a duck footed stance will give you more flexibilty - although even the pros rarely go more than -6 in the back foot from what I've seen. I don't understand the popularity of duck for general-purpose riding but I confess it's been a long time since I rode soft boots. I vary rarely see a duck rider who is what I would consider competent on the snow, but a lot of them are good in the air. When I see one who can carve, I think of it sort of like running in army boots - you can do it, but why limit yourself that badly with the equipment? If you are a heavy racer/carver... then a higher angle (45-30) stance might be better (although you need good boots/bindings for 35 angles). Common wisdom is that 45 degrees is the limit for softboots. But if you're looking at angles like that, why are you still in softies? My view is that you set your angles so that there's no overhang. For size 10 feet on a normal (25 cm waist) board you'll probably be well into the 20s. And that's a Good Thing, IMSNHO, unless you like to spin and ride switch in which case you probably want to have much shallower angles. lonerider's angles are good examples of the right stance for the application. My own angles are 45 f/40 r on a 21.5 cm waist, 35/30 on a 25 cm waist, size 27.5 boots. I ride hardboots exclusively. Neil |
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