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when to upgrade?
My current setup is about 5 years old, its a 99 morrow master 169, with
old, old flow bindings. Now i decided to splurge a little already and have ordered a pair of new flow pro-11 bindings which should be worlds better than my current ones, so Im wondering now whether i should just throw in the extra money for a new board as well. My board is still in good shape, but im wondering if in these last 5 years have snowboards actually improved in design enough to justify a new purchase. |
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"roxbury" wrote in message ups.com... My current setup is about 5 years old, its a 99 morrow master 169, with old, old flow bindings. Now i decided to splurge a little already and have ordered a pair of new flow pro-11 bindings which should be worlds better than my current ones, so Im wondering now whether i should just throw in the extra money for a new board as well. My board is still in good shape, but im wondering if in these last 5 years have snowboards actually improved in design enough to justify a new purchase. I still ride a Gnu board from 1997. It is so stiff that you still hold your edge if you lean back on the board. I love it and I baby it. I also own a 2004 Head Ignition, which seems a lot more technical, and the ride feels different and it's about half the weight. I keep the Gnu at work for lunch breaks and take the Head at night, weekends and to the mountains. |
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Slaughterhouse wrote:
I keep the Gnu at work for lunch breaks and take the Head at night, weekends and to the mountains. I think I hate you..... :-) Iain. |
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roxbury wrote:
My current setup is about 5 years old, its a 99 morrow master 169, with old, old flow bindings. Now i decided to splurge a little already and have ordered a pair of new flow pro-11 bindings which should be worlds better than my current ones, so Im wondering now whether i should just throw in the extra money for a new board as well. My board is still in good shape, but im wondering if in these last 5 years have snowboards actually improved in design enough to justify a new purchase. I think 5 years and/or around 120 days is a good time to starting looking for a new board as now only will the boards have improved a little bit in the past five years, but your board will slowly lose it's snap and camber over time - especially since I believe the 1998-2001 Morrows were foam cores, which tend to loosen up a lot quicker than wood cores (at least that was the belief). However, you should just let your feet decide. Switch boards with your friends for a few runs, demo some boards at the mountains or check out the free demos by donek (www.donek.com) or prior (www.priorsnowboards.com) and see if you can noticeable a positive difference. |
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"Memascii" wrote in message oups.com... Slaughterhouse wrote: I keep the Gnu at work for lunch breaks and take the Head at night, weekends and to the mountains. I think I hate you..... :-) Iain. Sorry, guess I shouldn't mention that winter lasts about 8 months here in Edmonton...lol! |
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yes :-] hope this helps.
bri roxbury wrote: My board is still in good shape, but im wondering if in these last 5 years have snowboards actually improved in design enough to justify a new purchase. -- * enjoying the karma * remove LKJSDFJSD to reply |
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you beat me to it!
bri Memascii wrote: I think I hate you..... :-) Iain. -- * enjoying the karma * remove LKJSDFJSD to reply |
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