Will this waist width work with my boots?? - Snowboarding Forum

)(ood · 02-03-2011, 04:52 PM

So I'm wanting to pick up a Forum Destroyer 152 to increase my fun factor in the park.

I'm well within the weight range for this board, but the waist width for this board is 24.6cm. I have a size 10 boot that's pretty low profile, but I've never ridden anything that narrow. I duck out my stance to +18 -15 for park riding. I'm looking for opinions on whether it will be too narrow... Thanks in advance!

Nivek · 02-03-2011, 05:10 PM

You're fine.

)(ood · 02-03-2011, 05:11 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nivek

You're fine.

Good lookin out

Time to search for the best price...

mbesp · 02-03-2011, 06:17 PM

With your feet ducked like that you shouldn't have problems but if you ever straighten em out a bit you could get some drag in real sharp turns.

init · 02-04-2011, 05:26 AM

Depends on your stance width too, but with those angles and mostly park oriented, I think your fine

Leo · 02-04-2011, 06:43 AM

That's perfectly fine. Remember that the waist width doesn't tell the whole story. The binding insert points are on a wider section of the board. So your feet are likely sitting on at least 25cm.

With that said, I have size 10 boots and two of my three boards have a waist width under 25cm.

I prefer the width to be under 25cm because that means the sidecut is a little more aggressive which is nice for edge power and carving.

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)(ood Member Join Date: Aug 2010 Location: Portland, OR Posts: 71	Will this waist width work with my boots?? So I'm wanting to pick up a Forum Destroyer 152 to increase my fun factor in the park. I'm well within the weight range for this board, but the waist width for this board is 24.6cm. I have a size 10 boot that's pretty low profile, but I've never ridden anything that narrow. I duck out my stance to +18 -15 for park riding. I'm looking for opinions on whether it will be too narrow... Thanks in advance! __________________ '11 157 Forum Comflict '11 Flux SF45 '10 DC Journey

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Leo -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Detroit Area Posts: 6,212	That's perfectly fine. Remember that the waist width doesn't tell the whole story. The binding insert points are on a wider section of the board. So your feet are likely sitting on at least 25cm. With that said, I have size 10 boots and two of my three boards have a waist width under 25cm. I prefer the width to be under 25cm because that means the sidecut is a little more aggressive which is nice for edge power and carving. __________________ www.aGNARchy.com Reviews and David Z's rants

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02-03-2011, 06:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
mbesp Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Minnesota Posts: 354	With your feet ducked like that you shouldn't have problems but if you ever straighten em out a bit you could get some drag in real sharp turns.

02-04-2011, 05:26 AM	#5 (permalink)
init Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Kristiansand, Norway Posts: 82	Depends on your stance width too, but with those angles and mostly park oriented, I think your fine