I'm 5' 6" 125 lbs Would 135 cm be ok for me?

Well? Also I'm looking at a liquid board with sims bindings for 100 can...Is
this a good deal? I've been boarding for almost 3 yrs but just whenever I
can get out, never owned my own equipment. I can pretty much take on any run
though and will be using it for everything. downhill, moguls, park,
powder(well what powder we get around here) Will this board be ok in terms
of length for me? Thanks

My opinion is a 135 cm would be very short for you. We used to have a
loaner board that was 138 that we gave to women around 5' and under
100 lbs.

For someone 5'6" 125 I would suggest getting a 152 cm board, 148 would
be about the shortest I would recommend. Just to give a comparison I'm
5'8" 150 lbs and I ride 154-156 cm boards. Umm... what else, oh... pro
snowboard Sean White is 5'4" 125 lbs and he rides a 153... not that
you should always imitate the pros, just that a 150ish board is a full
15-17 cm longer, that about half a foot!

A board that is too short will be very unstable at medium/high speeds,
it will be extemely difficult to carve or stop with due to the lack of
effective edge.


"Joseph" wrote in message ...
Well? Also I'm looking at a liquid board with sims bindings for 100 can...Is
this a good deal? I've been boarding for almost 3 yrs but just whenever I
can get out, never owned my own equipment. I can pretty much take on any run
though and will be using it for everything. downhill, moguls, park,
powder(well what powder we get around here) Will this board be ok in terms
of length for me? Thanks

Well would it get me through a season at my local hill(small maybe 20 runs,
5-6 advanced) and possibly a couple day trip to tremblant or would it really
be too small? I do like high speeds so would this board really be too
unsuitable for me?


"Arvin Chang" wrote in message
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My opinion is a 135 cm would be very short for you. We used to have a
loaner board that was 138 that we gave to women around 5' and under
100 lbs.

For someone 5'6" 125 I would suggest getting a 152 cm board, 148 would
be about the shortest I would recommend. Just to give a comparison I'm
5'8" 150 lbs and I ride 154-156 cm boards. Umm... what else, oh... pro
snowboard Sean White is 5'4" 125 lbs and he rides a 153... not that
you should always imitate the pros, just that a 150ish board is a full
15-17 cm longer, that about half a foot!

A board that is too short will be very unstable at medium/high speeds,
it will be extemely difficult to carve or stop with due to the lack of
effective edge.

On Sun, 21 Sep 2003 22:16:28 GMT, "Joseph"
allegedly wrote:

Well would it get me through a season at my local hill(small maybe 20
runs, 5-6 advanced) and possibly a couple day trip to tremblant or
would it really be too small? I do like high speeds so would this
board really be too unsuitable for me?

I'm definitely with Arvin on his recommendations of 148cm or so. The
board probably won't be very stiff as it will be designed for lighter
riders, so it's not going to be stable at speed. You should look to
something longer.

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Well? Also I'm looking at a liquid board with sims bindings for 100 can...Is
this a good deal? I've been boarding for almost 3 yrs but just whenever I
can get out, never owned my own equipment. I can pretty much take on any run
though and will be using it for everything. downhill, moguls, park,
powder(well what powder we get around here) Will this board be ok in terms
of length for me? Thanks

Conventional wisdom would say that's a little short for you. I'm going
to go against that however, and say there might be cases where it'd
make sense. If $100CAN is all you got, and buying the board means that
you can spend money on another day's lift ticket rather than renting
gear, then it might make sense. But, I'd also think there's gotta be
another deal around on a board with a lenght and stiffness more suited
to you. For comparison my 90lb girlfriend is on a 145cm burton. Seeing
her ride I suspect that it's a little to soft for her to have
confidence riding fast.

This weekend is about the time most stores move in their snowboarding
gear. You can find some awsome deals on any clearence stock they still
have sitting around. My girlfriend got some salomon boots for $40USD
two days ago at REI, normal retail would have been $160 for those
boots. I'd check around a bit before you settle on the 135. And if you
have a bit more money to spend, by all means do, I think you'll enjoy
having the better board.

"Joseph" wrote in message ...
Well would it get me through a season at my local hill(small maybe 20 runs,
5-6 advanced) and possibly a couple day trip to tremblant or would it really
be too small? I do like high speeds so would this board really be too
unsuitable for me?

If you were a complete beginner, I would say it would be ok for the
first day or two just to try out snowboarding - however you have been
riding for over 3 years and you intend to go over 5 days... I would
strongly recommend getting something else... it will be extremely
difficult to engage proper carves or stop.

A 135 cm board is for children or small women (under 100 lbs) it is
just not the proper length board for you. Most snowboard manufacturers
don't even make a 135cm for regular mens board... actually I just
checked out Liquid's snowboard site
(http://www.liquidsnowboarding.com/) and the only boards that they
sell at 134-135cm are childrens board (hot rod), so most like the
board you are trying to buy is a children's board. A quick look on the
web shows that these board regularly sell for $100 USD. So you
probably could get last year's model new for $50USD ($80CND). So even
with bindings it's not like you are getting that great a deal anyways.
A childrens board is going to be a beginner board that is of mediocre
quality and durability (since the child is going to outgrow it
anyway).

--Arvin

I do like high speeds so would this board really be too
unsuitable for me?

I'll "third" Arvin's and Dave's advice - too short.

My comparison, my wife rides a Donek Incline 150 and a Burton Feelgood
155. She's about your weight and four inches shorter than you. The
Burton is rather soft and has a tighter sidecut, she uses it for powder.
The Donek is quite stiff but has a mellower sidecut (larger radius than
the Burton even though it's 5 cm shorter) and she uses that for
everything else. She's definitely a very efficient rider, meaning she
relies on technique and precision more than muscle, and she still
handles both of those boards with authority. You probably want to look
for something in the same range.

If you have small feet, don't be afraid to look at some of the stiffer
"women's boards". "Women's boards" typically differ from "Men's
boards" in the following ways:

1) Softer flex than a men's board in the same length
2) Narrower than a men's board in the same length
3) Sometimes, girly graphics, but not always.

Another way to look at 1) is the following:

It lets you ride a longer board that has the same flex as a shorter
men's board.

Keep in mind that there are several factors that might make a board hard
to turn - it could be too long, or it could be too stiff or it could be
a combination. (And when I say "long", I mean long effective edge, and
big sidecut, not *just* total length) If a certain larger board is hard
to turn you have too options: Go shorter, or go softer. People ignore
the "softer" option too often. As Arvin points out a board that is
very short won't be stable at speed and won't stop easily.

As it turns out, a board that *really is* too long for you will be hard
to stop as well... it will be hard to move it from a carve (board
running with entire edge going through same point on the snow) to a skid
(board scraping snow as it goes downhill). If you're asking about
board length, there is a very high degree of probability that you *need*
to skid in order to stop! For you, a stiff 160 might fall into this
category. (But maybe not a softer one... e.g., the old Burton
Supermodel in a 159 would probably have worked well for you)

OK, have I confused you yet? This is why I usually don't try to answer
the "board length" questions...


Mike T

There must be some good deals at En Equilibre. Also try Boardzone.com which
is a canadian online retailer out of Concorde Ontario. Over the years I
have bought a few things off them and they have great closeout deals.
-Ken