well im looking into getting back into boarding this year and am pretty dead set on the proto ct and am thinking 152 should fit me best but i was wondering what you guys have to say. I weigh 130-135 pounds and am 5'7" in height i wear a size 11 boot and am going to look at getting into the park after i get my feet wet again but Would also like to be able to cruise on the mountain as well
At 145 i found a 151 SL to be a little stiff for me to learn on (others have no problem pressing, I did because,well, I've never pressed before). I could get the tip barely off the snow but not a whole lot. The Proto and SL have similar flex.
I went with an EVO which others have said have zero problem riding the rest of the mountain except the bigger features and bombing real fast.
Im not exactly new i just havent gone in the last 4-5 years, I have 4-5 years experience and am just getting back into it. Come to think of it i went 2-3 times 2 years ago and its was just like hoping on a bike. The reason i want the proto over the evo is a buddy of mine has the evo and well i like to be different even though thousands have the proto no one i know has it.
I am 145 and if I had gone with the Evo, I would have gone 150 since with the contact points pushed and nose/tail blunted, you can get away with it. The 150 rides longer than the 151 from last season. I had no problem doing whatever with the Evo 151.
You're using my Evo picture as your Avatar, but you're getting the Proto? LoL.
Anyway, the 152 is the smallest size it comes in. I'd say it's a little big for you. Nothing too bad though. Proto is fairly stiffer than the Evo so just keep that in mind.
If you choose the Evo, go with 150. I take it that you read my reviews since you have that picture so you know everything I have to say already
lol i googled for that picture actually, I was dead set on the EVO but as said earlier my buddy uses that as his main stick so i would like to be a little different even though his is last years model. I have read your reviews countless times thus far and its such a hard decision. Thanks alot for the input on size that was my biggest worry as im a little inbetween on the height/weight guidelines
one other thing i was wondering leo is that you rated the evo as a 4.5/10 on flex and the proto ct a 6/10 for flex if i remember correctly but said that the proto is a fairly stiffer board.
Fairly stiffer in relation to the Evo. Not fairly stiffer in general.
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