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January 8, 2009 at 6:03 am
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the-house.comproboardshop.com (almost the same site, sometimes they have different things though)tightboards.com (sometimes they have crazy sales)and theres a few others. good idea to wait till the end of the season and get it at a super discount. if you really need one now, alot of sites have last years boards on clearance for cheap. about the same price as the end of the year sales. also when you're picking your board, try to figure out what kinda stuff you're going to ride,ie. rails or jumps, street or resorts, etc. the different bases will make a difference. like sintered bases are great for slopes, back country, and jumps…but are pretty much a nono for rails (unless you plan to replace it soon… sintered is really hard to repair) and ptex bases tear up quicker, but are really easy to repair yourself.just my opinion, id get a cheap board with a ptex b
the-house.comproboardshop.com (almost the same site, sometimes they have different things though)tightboards.com (sometimes they have crazy sales)and theres a few others. good idea to wait till the end of the season and get it at a super discount. if you really need one now, alot of sites have last years boards on clearance for cheap. about the same price as the end of the year sales. also when you're picking your board, try to figure out what kinda stuff you're going to ride,ie. rails or jumps, street or resorts, etc. the different bases will make a difference. like sintered bases are great for slopes, back country, and jumps…but are pretty much a nono for rails (unless you plan to replace it soon… sintered is really hard to repair) and ptex bases tear up quicker, but are really easy to repair yourself.just my opinion, id get a cheap board with a ptex base. when you first start out, you'll do some serious damage to your 1st board, and its better to get a cheap one thats an easy ride and replace it when you get good, than get an expensive good board thats stiff and hard to learn, and you'll trash within a year or 2.