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Hmm.. Gotta take that back, it was a 174 Palmer Shape. AFAIR it indeed
has less effective edge than it could for its length, while the Channel Titanium has a pretty low shovel so lots of edge for the length. Also tried a 173 Fastback, and it still was easier to handle than the freakin Channel Titanium. Sidecut, stiffness, width - can all make a difference too... I do know the Fastbacks have a nice big sidecut, IIRC 9.1m on the 163 so I'd imagine 10+ on the 173. Sometimes the numbers don't tell the story at all though. Now I'm talking alpine boards - but my longest one, a Coiler PR 188, has a 170 cm effective edge, 15.7 sidecut and feels stiff as hell when you hand-flex it. But it is not hard at all to handle, it is very easy to get the sidecut to hook up and it just kinda "snakes" along. |
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