Well the season is almost upon us. I am looking to pick up a new board in near future. I am currently riding a Burton Hero 155 mid-wide with Cartel bindings. I love the board any how playful it is, but it saw a lot of use last year and will now be my early/late season board. I currently live up in the northeast and will spend the better part of my season at Killington in Vermont. I plan to make a Colorado trip or two and may be moving out west next summer. I like my Hero because I can make the mountain my playground. It is great in the park and fun all over the mountain. I like to ride everything from trees to the park. I am looking for a board similar to the Hero in how playful it is that will fit my riding needs. I haven't kept up with boards much and am looking for a little input on which direction to go. I will demo if I can, but would like to hear some input on the selections. I am able to get discounts on certain brands so I would like to stick with them. I know this board loves Never Summer and I would love a new Proto, but lets stick with these brands. I will probably mount those new Flow M9-SE bindings on the board. I am 6' 165lbs size 11 1/2 boots 23" 15, -15 stance.
Burton- I would rather try something new
Ride, GNU, Forum, Flow, K2- Don't know much about the company
Lib Tech- Banna Magic, TRS, T-Rice Pro
The only reason I was interested in the Flows from previous years is due to the toe cap. Is there a problem with that? Next binding choice would probably be Rome 390's. Other binding choices would be from Burton, Flow, Ride, Union, Rome, and Forum.
Burton does Demo days in VT from time to time. Try to catch one of those, it's free if you have a lift ticket, and you have their whole line up to ride.
I should have made a smaller post with poor grammar and spellling acting like I'm the greatest thing to grace this planet. Seems like the best way to get a response around here.
haha and what he says goes? I have read the review he wrote up on his website, but is it more park oriented? I enjoy park laps, but I like to ride almost everything from powder to trees. Is this board capable of that?
I would put the park over pow and trees, but I enjoy riding almost everywhere and want a board that will handle that. Good to know the Blacklist is capable of that. How about anything else from the other brands I listed? Any of the Lib Techs?
Can anyone comment on how the Blacklist is with ice? Hate to choose a board based on that, but it happens a lot here on the east coast so it matter a little bit.
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