difference in size. - Snowboarding Forum

01-26-2009, 08:56 PM

i shred a 153 atomic alibi and love it, im in the park most of the time, or jibbing
and i now have a brand new stepchild simon chamberlain 156.
is there much of a difference in those 2 sizes? and will it take long to get used too?
and what are the pros and cons of the different size?

DrGreeNThumB420 · 01-26-2009, 09:04 PM

well a 156 will take a lil gettin used to for jibbin most likely but i dont see it bein a huge problem......whats your weight n height?

01-26-2009, 09:05 PM

5'8
135 lbs

DrGreeNThumB420 · 01-26-2009, 10:14 PM

well then for strictly jibbin that may be a lil big IMO but its doable

01-26-2009, 10:20 PM

I don't know what the weight ratings are, but I'm 180 lbs, also 5'8. I was riding a 152, and linking turns was a little hesitant, so I got a 155, and that hasn't been too much of a transition, however that's only based on one day of riding.

The thing I've found with the bigger size is for some reason I can use more of the flexiness of the board, I really don't understand why, it seems it should be opposite (for me at least, I'm not sure if my thinking is exactly logical.)

But really, it's only an inch and a half difference, nothing that's going to be a huge deal.

01-26-2009, 08:56 PM	#1 (permalink)
jib-son Guest Posts: n/a	difference in size. i shred a 153 atomic alibi and love it, im in the park most of the time, or jibbing and i now have a brand new stepchild simon chamberlain 156. is there much of a difference in those 2 sizes? and will it take long to get used too? and what are the pros and cons of the different size?

01-26-2009, 09:04 PM	#2 (permalink)
DrGreeNThumB420 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 687	well a 156 will take a lil gettin used to for jibbin most likely but i dont see it bein a huge problem......whats your weight n height? __________________ "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free"

01-26-2009, 10:14 PM	#4 (permalink)
DrGreeNThumB420 Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 687	well then for strictly jibbin that may be a lil big IMO but its doable __________________ "None are so hopelessly enslaved as those who falsely believe they are free"

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01-26-2009, 09:05 PM	#3 (permalink)
jib-son Guest Posts: n/a	5'8 135 lbs

01-26-2009, 10:20 PM	#5 (permalink)
RndmManiak Guest Posts: n/a	I don't know what the weight ratings are, but I'm 180 lbs, also 5'8. I was riding a 152, and linking turns was a little hesitant, so I got a 155, and that hasn't been too much of a transition, however that's only based on one day of riding. The thing I've found with the bigger size is for some reason I can use more of the flexiness of the board, I really don't understand why, it seems it should be opposite (for me at least, I'm not sure if my thinking is exactly logical.) But really, it's only an inch and a half difference, nothing that's going to be a huge deal.