What kind of waist width am I looking for? - Snowboarding Forum

Kesserendrel · 01-16-2012, 11:35 PM

I'm starting to look for a step-up board. I'm currently on a K2 Raygun 160 wide, and want to go slightly longer since I find the 160 gets squirrelly at speed and I get bounced around a bit more than I like in chop. My boots are only 11.5, however, so I am worried that going with a longer wide board is going to cost me when it comes to edge to edge speed and overall fine control. Any suggestions for the sort of waist width I ought to be looking at?

Rider stats:
-31
-5'9"
-220lbs and slowly dropping, not likely to vary more than 210-225 anytime soon.
-rapidly progressing intermediate skill (ride blues and blacks, spend a lot of time in trees, can handle virtually anything not rated double black when the snow's fresh, working on switch riding and planning to integrate some park)
-riding at Bridger Bowl and a little bit in the Yellowstone area back/side country.
-11.5 32 TM2 boots at 15/-6, 20" stance width

Thanks

Beschatten · 01-17-2012, 12:10 AM

25.6-26.0mm ww.

instead of going longer, why dont you just go stiffer?

k2slayblade, ride dh2.0, lib trice. ect.

WasatchMan · 01-17-2012, 12:38 AM

I wear the same size boot.

Absolute minimum of

250mm
25cm
9.8in

and that's with shrinkage boots.

Check the Ride Berzerker wide
Never Summer Legacy

mjd · 01-17-2012, 10:30 AM

Lib Travis Rice 157 has a 25.8 width. I've been riding that with size 9 boots = very stable at speed through/over anything. It's a true twin and if you're learning switch this will move you along quickly. The TRS has a smaller waist.

Kesserendrel · 01-17-2012, 04:25 PM

Thanks for the replies. I was figuring around 26cm, so good to know I can go a little narrower than that.

A couple people suggested the T. Rice... the 161.5 is probably at the top of my list, but I wanted to comparison shop, too.

WasatchMan · 01-17-2012, 05:21 PM

T.Rice is a good choice. Skunk Ape would be great too. Ride Berzerker is a killer board, and also comes in a wide. As well as Rides Highlife Wide, but that is like a T.Rice on steroids, super hard charging destroy any terrain type board. Never Summer Heritage X is incredible. Arbor Roundhouse RX would be sweet too.

01-16-2012, 11:35 PM	#1 (permalink)
Kesserendrel Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gardiner MT Posts: 84	What kind of waist width am I looking for? I'm starting to look for a step-up board. I'm currently on a K2 Raygun 160 wide, and want to go slightly longer since I find the 160 gets squirrelly at speed and I get bounced around a bit more than I like in chop. My boots are only 11.5, however, so I am worried that going with a longer wide board is going to cost me when it comes to edge to edge speed and overall fine control. Any suggestions for the sort of waist width I ought to be looking at? Rider stats: -31 -5'9" -220lbs and slowly dropping, not likely to vary more than 210-225 anytime soon. -rapidly progressing intermediate skill (ride blues and blacks, spend a lot of time in trees, can handle virtually anything not rated double black when the snow's fresh, working on switch riding and planning to integrate some park) -riding at Bridger Bowl and a little bit in the Yellowstone area back/side country. -11.5 32 TM2 boots at 15/-6, 20" stance width Thanks

01-17-2012, 10:30 AM	#4 (permalink)
mjd Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: neverbored RI Posts: 374	Lib Travis Rice 157 has a 25.8 width. I've been riding that with size 9 boots = very stable at speed through/over anything. It's a true twin and if you're learning switch this will move you along quickly. The TRS has a smaller waist. __________________ Try this trick and spin it, yeah Your head will collapse

01-17-2012, 05:21 PM	#6 (permalink)
WasatchMan Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,023	T.Rice is a good choice. Skunk Ape would be great too. Ride Berzerker is a killer board, and also comes in a wide. As well as Rides Highlife Wide, but that is like a T.Rice on steroids, super hard charging destroy any terrain type board. Never Summer Heritage X is incredible. Arbor Roundhouse RX would be sweet too. Last edited by WasatchMan; 01-17-2012 at 05:24 PM.

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01-17-2012, 12:10 AM	#2 (permalink)
Beschatten Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2011 Posts: 172	25.6-26.0mm ww. instead of going longer, why dont you just go stiffer? k2slayblade, ride dh2.0, lib trice. ect.

01-17-2012, 12:38 AM	#3 (permalink)
WasatchMan Veteran Member Join Date: Aug 2011 Location: Salt Lake City, Utah Posts: 1,023	I wear the same size boot. Absolute minimum of 250mm 25cm 9.8in and that's with shrinkage boots. Check the Ride Berzerker wide Never Summer Legacy

01-17-2012, 04:25 PM	#5 (permalink)
Kesserendrel Member Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Gardiner MT Posts: 84	Thanks for the replies. I was figuring around 26cm, so good to know I can go a little narrower than that. A couple people suggested the T. Rice... the 161.5 is probably at the top of my list, but I wanted to comparison shop, too.