Anyone getting a new ride for 09?

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  • #212
    Travis Hightower
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      Is anyone going to be picking up a new deck this  year?If you are, what and why? I think the new 09's have alot ot offeracross the board, and I wanna see everyones choices.Even if you're not getting a new one, find your favorite and post it 🙂

      #2864
      Frosty
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        I haven't decided yet.  I have a Burton Custom 158 from a couple years ago and it's still in good shape.  Really good shape in fact.  well, I stopped riding rails so that really helps with board longevity.The Custom is nice, but if I were more choosy I would go with the attributes I really like for my style of riding, which are:1) Longer sidecut radius (most important).I have only ridden one board with a sidecut radius over 10 meters (Steepwater Steep 165) and I have to say it was a thrill.  I have been riding over 16 years now so I know how to finesse a board through turns using my feet, knees, and hips.  I don't want to rely on a deep sidecut to do it all for me, plus, at high speeds most boards need to be tweaked.  I would much rather tweak at low speeds and stay mellow at higher!  The Custom 158 sidecut radius is 8 or so.  The Steepwater was
        #2865
        michael21
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          I am thinking about it.  Like Frosty I have a Custom but I think I want a wide board this year for my size 11's.  I am looking at the Salomon Tempest not sure though.  I have heard nothing but good things about Salomon so we will see.  May just keep the Custom, it could be that I am just jonesing rgiht now for some snow I don't know.

          #2866
          rowan
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            So, after reading Frosty's post I realize I have no clue whatsoever what I really want out of a snowboard.  I have only owned like one snowboard besides riding resort rentals which I dont really count….  i like my burton feelgood but have nothing to compare it to as far as experiences with other snowboards.  Im still going to order the roxy envi because i want to try MTX, but in trying to be cheap  have waited too long for prices of last years stuff to drop and cant find any left that are 152 length.  Hopefully they make this board in 09  🙂

            #2867
            Travis Hightower
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              rowan your boards on ebay for $279. its a 152 🙂 brand new and thats the 2nd cheapest price ive seen it.frosty, k2 had a board years ago that fit your specs as far as i can remember, but i cantfor the life of me remember the model name. it was an alpine board and was redand white and had an eye loop on the tail to attach your leash to. but i remember ithad a huge tip and tail and was a directional twin. it may have just been called thealpine, i dunno. but it was back in like 95-96 i think. they dont make em like they used to. :(i want an 08 lib tech skate banana for 09. i saw the 09's and im not to keen on theweird colors, but it doesnt seem as if they've changed anything so an 08 would be fine.

              #2868
              Frosty
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                it was an alpine board and was red and white and had an eye loop on the tail to attach your leash to….

                I know exactly the board you are talking about.  I had a couple buddies who rode that thing.  For some reason I was under the impression that it was on the wider side.Hey, I am eying down the Nitro Dominion.  I have never ridden a Nitro board, but I have heard good stuff about them.

                #2869
                rowan
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                  travz thanks for the heads up on ebay,  I actually hunted around some more last night and found one on a site called  http://www.shorelineoftahoe.com.  With shipping included it ended up being cheaper at this site, so I ordered one there (yay!).  If you guys have never been to this site before its pretty sweet, they have some good deals there, I saw libtech boards also…

                  #2870
                  Travis Hightower
                  Participant

                    frosty – it might have been a wide, i cant remember. im right in the middle of being able to ride both so ive never really paid attention. but i did remember the tips because i saw the board in real life and thought it was crazy how high up they were.keep me updated on the nitro ride when you get it man. ive never even seen a nitro snowboard. heard of them, but have never seen one in real life (the southeast is sad!).rowan – congrats on the new board, i know you're gonna love it! wait till you see it up close, its a completely gorgeous snowboard. hang on the wall style art gorgeous even. and thanks for the heads up on the site! unfortunatly they dont have any skate bananas anymore :(happy 4th of july everyone!

                    #2871
                    Frosty
                    Keymaster

                      frosty – it might have been a wide, …

                      Now I remember.  It is the K2 Eldorado.  They still make them although they have ditched the classic Red, White, & Blue design (HAPPY 4TH!) for Camo :/It actually is not a wide.  I saw dudes in Alaska riding really long versions of the Eldo and they were wide due to their overall bigger size, but the modern 159cm Eldo is actually a 24.9cm waist width, same as the Custom.

                      #2872
                      Travis Hightower
                      Participant

                        thats it! wow that takes me back. they ditched the eye loop though, that sucks. i thought that was the cooletsthing about the board. you could use an ankle strap instead of the little leash thing.that sucks though, i thought that board was different than what it was, thats the same as my grudge minus0.1 cm.

                        #2873
                        rowan
                        Participant

                          Hey I got my new board today  😀 It IS gorgeous, cant wait to try it out!  The wavy edge is more subtle than I thought it would be, you have to look really close to notice it.  Even my husband, who has no interest in snowboarding whatsoever (despite my futile attemps to get him interested, he's a skiier) was admiring it!!

                          #2874
                          Frosty
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                            Hey I got my new board today  😀 It IS gorgeous, cant wait to try it out!  The wavy edge is more subtle than I thought it would be, you have to look really close to notice it.  Even my husband, who has no interest in snowboarding whatsoever (despite my futile attemps to get him interested, he's a skiier) was admiring it!!

                            Wow Rowan, you got the Magne-Traction board?  How cutting edge! (pardon the pun).Definitely let  us know how it rides and if you get a pic of your rig, post it up on the gallery.

                            #2879
                            Travis Hightower
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                              just got a season pass to my local terrain park for $100. weekends only starting at friday morning 9am to sunday at midnight, no time limits other than when the slopes close.and…i flat out traded my Forum 146 Manual for……l_cf7d663b3fe380ae63ffd232782b21bd.jpg….a Forum 156 Manual!  The rebound on such a short board for my height was alittle annoying, being a flex2, this should balance it out better. not to mention i traded a ridden board for a brand new one becausethe 156 was too big for him by quite a bit and it was a christmas present and you cant find a 146 to saveyour life. Im so excited, bring winter on!

                              #3005
                              rowan
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                                mmmmm I got to ride my new roxy board today  😀  so far I REALLY like this board.  The first couple of runs with it kinda worried me cuz the extra contact points on the edge really do feel different, almost like your going to catch an edge but it never really happens…. once I got used to this I had a blast on the board… it was sooo cold at Jay this weekend, 10 degrees when we left yesterday with almost white out conditions and a very sketchy drive down the mountain, nicer today but only 12 degrees in the car when we left.  It was soooo worth it, wish you all were here  😉

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