Help picking a NS board - Snowboarding Forum

effectpaul · 03-21-2011, 07:12 PM

First post but, have been doing TONS of reading. Looking to buy are first setup(mine and wifes). We have been renting all year (around 8 times). We really like the sport and plan to get season pass next year. That being said we would rather not get a starter board (cheap) but, would rather get a good/well made board. Prices doesn't matter as much as picking the right board to grow on.

From North East (NY)

I'm
5'10"
150 pounds
Mostly free riding

Wife
5'2"
125
Mostly free riding

Would a SL board for me and a Lotus for my wife be the right choice for us?

I've looked at other brands like K2, Ride, and Burton who all seem like solid boards and i'm not stuck on NS only. Just so much information it seems better just picking a sure thing. Unless some wants to offer better or different advice.

Thanks

v-verb · 03-21-2011, 07:38 PM

Check this thread http://www.snowboardingforum.com/equ...-proto-ct.html

I ordered a NS Proto CT tonight 154

linvillegorge · 03-21-2011, 09:08 PM

For what you described, the Heritage.

effectpaul · 03-21-2011, 09:17 PM

Thanks for the link.

Ill read up more on the heritage
thanks

hhaidar · 03-21-2011, 09:39 PM

I think the SL and lotus would be great choices. Both very easy to ride and progress on. Just my $.02

Nolefan2011 · 03-22-2011, 02:06 AM

Like you, I was looking at NS as well from the awesome reviews here, but the first thing that stuck out to me was that you were from the Northeast. I am in Colorado for work every other week. So for you, the first thing I thought about was edge hold, since you mentioned freeride. With ice, maybe the Lib Tech stuff would be a better fit.

Mysticfalcon · 03-22-2011, 06:32 AM

I live in the northeast and I love my SL. The heritage is almost too much board for most of what we have to offer. Even where I live at the tippity top of the northeast with some of the gnarliest terrain in the east I am still in love with my SL.
Heritage is a great board for hard charging but no one does that 100% of the time. Especially if you are still pretty new to the sport.

legends6spd · 03-22-2011, 07:22 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nolefan2011

Like you, I was looking at NS as well from the awesome reviews here, but the first thing that stuck out to me was that you were from the Northeast. I am in Colorado for work every other week. So for you, the first thing I thought about was edge hold, since you mentioned freeride. With ice, maybe the Lib Tech stuff would be a better fit.

Agree ^^
Lib Tech and NS has very similar boards with C2 and R.C. profiles
However, the MTX is way more grippy than Vario Grip on east coast icy situations.

for loving NS but also give Lib/GNU boards some research to best fit your region.

chimdogger · 03-22-2011, 07:51 AM

I ride a NS Legacy 2009/2010 (wider version of the SL) in CT, NY and MA. Love the board. I have progressed more on this board than any other I have owned. It does very well on the Northeast conditions.

legends6spd · 03-22-2011, 08:11 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by chimdogger

I ride a NS Legacy 2009/2010 (wider version of the SL) in CT, NY and MA. Love the board. I have progressed more on this board than any other I have owned. It does very well on the Northeast conditions.

Not saying it doesnt do well. I own both Lib and NS. I just mentioned to research boards with MTX as well since it grips better in icy situations. They are both more than capable

03-21-2011, 07:12 PM	#1 (permalink)
effectpaul Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8	Help picking a NS board First post but, have been doing TONS of reading. Looking to buy are first setup(mine and wifes). We have been renting all year (around 8 times). We really like the sport and plan to get season pass next year. That being said we would rather not get a starter board (cheap) but, would rather get a good/well made board. Prices doesn't matter as much as picking the right board to grow on. From North East (NY) I'm 5'10" 150 pounds Mostly free riding Wife 5'2" 125 Mostly free riding Would a SL board for me and a Lotus for my wife be the right choice for us? I've looked at other brands like K2, Ride, and Burton who all seem like solid boards and i'm not stuck on NS only. Just so much information it seems better just picking a sure thing. Unless some wants to offer better or different advice. Thanks

03-21-2011, 07:38 PM	#2 (permalink)
v-verb Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2009 Posts: 362	Check this thread http://www.snowboardingforum.com/equ...-proto-ct.html I ordered a NS Proto CT tonight 154 __________________ 09 Bataleon Evil Twin 55 08 Bataleon Fun.Kink 53 08 Bataleon Enemy 61

03-21-2011, 09:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
linvillegorge Veteran Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Evergreen, CO Posts: 4,502	For what you described, the Heritage. __________________ "People say that marijuana smoking is going to get in the way of my career. I say to them that on the contrary, my fighting career is getting in the way of my marijuana smoking." -Nick Diaz

03-22-2011, 06:32 AM	#7 (permalink)
Mysticfalcon lost in the ugly trees Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Jay Peak Posts: 2,344	I live in the northeast and I love my SL. The heritage is almost too much board for most of what we have to offer. Even where I live at the tippity top of the northeast with some of the gnarliest terrain in the east I am still in love with my SL. Heritage is a great board for hard charging but no one does that 100% of the time. Especially if you are still pretty new to the sport. __________________ Robert Boskind Photography

03-22-2011, 07:51 AM	#9 (permalink)
chimdogger Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Posts: 26	I ride a NS Legacy 2009/2010 (wider version of the SL) in CT, NY and MA. Love the board. I have progressed more on this board than any other I have owned. It does very well on the Northeast conditions. __________________ Never Summer Legacy-R 156cm Board Union Force Bindings Burton Grail Boots

03-21-2011, 09:17 PM	#4 (permalink)
effectpaul Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 8	Thanks for the link. Ill read up more on the heritage thanks

03-21-2011, 09:39 PM	#5 (permalink)
hhaidar Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Posts: 121	I think the SL and lotus would be great choices. Both very easy to ride and progress on. Just my $.02

03-22-2011, 02:06 AM	#6 (permalink)
Nolefan2011 Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2011 Posts: 344	Like you, I was looking at NS as well from the awesome reviews here, but the first thing that stuck out to me was that you were from the Northeast. I am in Colorado for work every other week. So for you, the first thing I thought about was edge hold, since you mentioned freeride. With ice, maybe the Lib Tech stuff would be a better fit.

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