theorist

hi i am a 5'6" male weighing in at 135 lbs with size 8 boots. i'm just curious what you are riding. it seems like even the smallest boards at 147 aren't doing it for me. currently riding a capita horrorscope 147. also i have chicken legs so that must help attribute to my overall weak showing.

when i do strap in my friend's board (GIRL), her capita SMF 143, i have more fun than i ever have in my four years of riding. buttering is easier, i can get my rotations in a lot easier. now i wonder i am SUPPOSED to be riding a board like this. honestly, i've already contemplated buying this board... but i feel pathetic that it's a girls board.

phile00

I'm your size but with bigger feet and I weigh about 8 lbs less. I have the chicken leg problem as well I ride a 147 ET and a 151 Burton Custom. I manage just fine. At your weight a 143 is pretty short. Do you like to bomb the mountain or ride powder?

BliND KiNK

sounds like he just free rides and just hits kickers... and butters.. 143 would be awesome for that weight for that.

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theorist

hi thanks for answering.

mostly riding here on the east coast so no powder unfortunately.

i bomb down trails currently on my 147 horrorscope but really like playing around with ground tricks, rotations, butters, etc. i just feel i can do them so much easier on the 143. do you think a 145 would be a compromise? even then i'd have to still buy a girls board as pretty much every mens board bottoms at 147.

thanks!

theorist

wow. you pretty much hit the nail on the head as to what i do

WHOisDAN

When I was 5'6" and 135 lbs in high school, I was riding a 154 Burton Custom. I was mostly using the Custom to freeride so the size didn't bother me.

Buy the Burton Nug if you want a small board. Otherwise, hit the gym and pack on some pounds.

phile00

Sure but I don't see why spinning a 147 would be so hard. NS makes an EVO 143 Grom. It's definitely true that the smaller the board, the easier it is to spin. But I can't pinpoint exactly why you can't spin a 147 as well. Hitting the gym might be a good idea?

theorist

thanks for the info. will be researching the evo.

also... will be doing some leg training. man it's embarassing in the bed room too.

EnVme

Get Rome Artifact 144

sketcheroo

153 K2 Turbodream