RawStevenMoney

Sup fellas,
I am 5'9" 160-180 lbs (weight fluctuates a lot. And I wear a size 13 boot.

The first time I boarded, I got a rental board and my boots weighed SOO much because I have a 13 foot. 12 just doesn't fit for me with boots. So after that, I did some boot shopping and out of all of the boots I liked, I liked the Burton Moto the best. I almost bought it and then I came across an older boot- Burton SMU. It was a bit fat, so it was hard to strap into the bindings, but I liked it WAY better than rental stuff and I snagged em for $60 because they only had a 13 left. But I still feel like my foot comes way too far off of the board. I asked a guy at the pro shop and he said "Well, sorry to say that having a big foot as a shorter guy is like the worse thing in snowboarding."
My questions are these....
How far should a boot come off of the board?
Are the SMU's a crappy boot?
I know I should ride a wide board, but what size is good for me?
I was thinking a Burton Cruzer Burton Cruzer Snowboard - Wide - Free Shipping! from Dogfunk.com

But is 154 too short for me? If so, I was thinking a Burton King
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I am not a very advanced snowboarder, but I really want to get into it and don't mind spending some money. Any advice?

ecave84

what kind of riding do you want to do?

Im by no means an expert, but I just bought a rome flag and i would recommend rome just on the fact that i love my board so much. I think the Rome manual might not be a bad choice for you. I also looked at the GNU 11-up and that didnt look like a bad choice in that price range. I really dont know much about burton boards. I do own Burton ruler boots and they were the only boot i could find that fit my odd shaped feet and ive had no problems with them. I have size 12s. Boots are a much more individuall thing since everyones feet are different. If they fit good and are comfortable for you then they are a good boot for you.

Rome Manual Snowboard from REI.com
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you probably cant go wrong with a burton board. I have owned 2 wide k2s quite a few years ago and i was happy with those as well.

what do you mean by boots come off the board? Toe and heal overhang?

RawStevenMoney

My toe comes off of the fron of the board. Ya. Is that not good?

ecave84

even with a wide board i have overhang. it doesnt effect my riding though. If your catching your toes than its not ok. But if you buy a wide board you should be ok. If not you could pick up some risers which yould help as well.

romesaz

Weight determines length of board. So at your range, you can ride anything from 155-165. I'd stay around 160cm-ish, cause once you get used to riding it even at 180lbs, you're still gonna be able to control it at 160lbs.
I'm 180ish and ride a 159.
If you're riding park, you want shorter.

Now what really should concern you is board width. Do you know what angles you ride? if it's rental, probably around 15/0 or so. I'd say at LEAST a 26mm wide board. If you have wider angles, you MIGHT be able to get away with high 25's, though with a 13 boot, I wouldnt try.
Burton King,
Neversummer Legacy,
Rome has a wide one,
Arbor Roundhouse (though you should be experienced for this board, otherwise it will ride you )
There's a lot of wide boards out there. Just look. And you won't have a problem finding a wide board in around the 160 length.

RawStevenMoney

Wow, thanks romesaz. That was really informative. I was under the impression that my board size had to do with my height, not my weight. Thanks a lot everybody!