161.5 or 164 T.Rice?
 

I'm currently riding a 157 T.Rice and there's an opportunity to get a longer version from this year. Will the 161.5 or 164 be better? I'm an intermediate rider, 5'8", 160 lbs. This would be a complement to the 157 and not a replacement.

161.5 Pros: weighs less
164 Pros: floats better

What's your take?

161 is plenty board for you. Perfect for Powder and all around the mountain.

Is this board going to be free? I really don't understand why you would want two of the same boards in different sizes... actually, I can see why. The 161.5 Rice is pretty much a different board without the blunted tips and wider waist.

I say go for 161.5. Do you find the 157 to be stiff? Keep that in mind before you consider the 164 because it's going to be even stiffer.

You didn't mention what type of riding you do. Leo makes a good point: when you go from 157 to 161, you change from the "blunt" shape to the "pointy." I ride the pointy version (161 and i'm 5'10" 180 lbs.) and haven't ridden the blunt shape so can't directly compare. i can't imagine you need to go bigger than 161.

I doubt the difference is extreme, but the blunt reportedly will have more of freestyle/park feel (though still not real soft) while the pointy is intended to be the powder/freeride version of this all-mt. board.

What's your boot size?

Thanks for all the input guys. Normally I wouldn't buy the same board in a different length but my local shop had a special makeup for its 20th Anniversary and the only two left were 161.5 and 164.5.

I went with the 161.5 and will post pics later.

Pics as promised

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/1754/sam1074.th.jpg

Yo Shoedog,

Email me a picture of that board please. I can't see it good enough on your link.

Add Yahoo.com to my name. That board is sick!!!

Sick man. Never seen those before. You should post more and bigger pictures =)

wha, wha, whaaaaaat is that?!

Is that a 2011 TRice? I heard they made a special addition TRice with Seattle in the graphic, but I assumed it was similar to the other TRice with just a few seattle images worked in.

Send me a PM as well with more pics of that thing....including the base. I am so jealous right now, I love that thing. I just bought the 161.5 TRice for a great deal, but I really like that graphic!!

Nice work! Where did you buy that?