This is just my opinion, but my stats match yours except weight. i go between 148 and 155 depending on whative eaten all week (i go to the gym and run, so my weight constantly changes).I also have a Forum Recon, but its a 146, and I have a Forum Manual 156, basically the sameboard just 2 different graphics and sizes, and honestly I wouldnt go over a 156.Sometimes the shear length of the 156 for my height/weight makes it uncontrollable, dependingon conditions, and going too far in the opposite direction will make hitting runs slow and boring.My favorite all time board is a 154, and I know its 2cm…but it does make all the differenceto me in the world. There hasn't been a condition that I cannot ride that one.As far as price, when summer rolls around, most boards drop to 50-60% off, so if you can standto wait, you can get a 5 star board for a 2 star price. Duri
This is just my opinion, but my stats match yours except weight. i go between 148 and 155 depending on whative eaten all week (i go to the gym and run, so my weight constantly changes).I also have a Forum Recon, but its a 146, and I have a Forum Manual 156, basically the sameboard just 2 different graphics and sizes, and honestly I wouldnt go over a 156.Sometimes the shear length of the 156 for my height/weight makes it uncontrollable, dependingon conditions, and going too far in the opposite direction will make hitting runs slow and boring.My favorite all time board is a 154, and I know its 2cm…but it does make all the differenceto me in the world. There hasn't been a condition that I cannot ride that one.As far as price, when summer rolls around, most boards drop to 50-60% off, so if you can standto wait, you can get a 5 star board for a 2 star price. During the summer months, boards thatwere 5-600 dollars will be half that, unless they were a limited run or a hard to find,(look up libtech skate banana..if you FIND one..they're still expensive)I like frosty's choice on boots. And when you get your own, you can use a heat gun, or a hairdryer to make them fit more snug. There are several youtube videos on how to “shrink”your liner to make the heels fit tighter. My boots came with instructions on how to do thisand I can dig them up if you want to know.I dont know about the “more metal the better” rule. I have Ride Lx bindings, and every piecethat can possibly be metal, is metal..I think they handle great. My favorite binding for sure,but I also have Flow something or other I cant remember the type..all plastic, and they area little more comfortable, due to them having alittle more foam. But the truth is, bindingsare going to break. They just are. I dont know if any really outlast the others, I've brokenseveral boards, but nothing more than a toe strap on a binding (which is replaceable) buttheres nothing on the Ride Lx bindings that will break making you replace the entire binding.But I haven't broken anything on the Flow's which are all plastic…so lets leave that to debate.
