Lenght measuring Differences Between Board Companies????

Hi All,

Question, do board companies measure total board length differently like
they do for skis?

I ask because I have been riding a Liquid 164 and it IS 164cm from tip to
tip (directly, not counting curve of ends). Just yesterday I bought a used
Never Summer, specified as a 168. It seemed short for a 168, but bought it
anyway since it was only 75 dollars. Anyway, brought it home and it is only
166cm tip to tip, but 168cm if you count the curve of the nose and tail.
I'm just wondering which way is the normal way boards are specified?

Thanks ahead of time,

Ed Arata

Some companies use cord length as you measured the first board and others
use material length. Still others will put a length on the board that
doesn't correspond with any length you could possibly measure.
Unfortunately there isn't a standard. The best way to compare board length
is through their effective edge. Essentially the amount of steel edge that
is effectively used in carving a turn.

Sean Martin
Donek Snowboards Inc.

http://www.donek.com/
phone:877-53-DONEK

"Edward Arata" wrote in message
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Hi All,

Question, do board companies measure total board length differently like
they do for skis?

I ask because I have been riding a Liquid 164 and it IS 164cm from tip to
tip (directly, not counting curve of ends). Just yesterday I bought a
used
Never Summer, specified as a 168. It seemed short for a 168, but bought
it
anyway since it was only 75 dollars. Anyway, brought it home and it is
only
166cm tip to tip, but 168cm if you count the curve of the nose and tail.
I'm just wondering which way is the normal way boards are specified?

Thanks ahead of time,

Ed Arata

Question, do board companies measure total board length differently
like
they do for skis?

I'm pretty sure, yes. I think along the curvature is the most common
but I could be wrong. My Donek FC 163 is the same length end-to-end as
my Salomon FRS 165.

Mike T