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jhitt27 · 11-01-2012, 06:21 PM

Hey, first post my name is josh and i've been snowboarding on and off for about 3 years now which leaves me wondering. Why have I not bought a snowboard yet when i could have bought 2 with the amount of my spent in rentals? Well its time to finally buy one.

I am about 5'5 weigh 117 pounds and would like an all mountain board. I have mostly road mountain but i think I'm gonna start experimenting with park. I have done plenty of research and narrowed it down to a couple.

Flow Verve - Ride Machete - K2 Raygun

Which one would be best and provide me the best hybrid between park and mountain possibly a little more mountain. My budget is less than 300. Thanks!

Note: Looking more and maybe a k2 turbo dream? I dont know ppl say good things and bad things about all boards. Do you have any recommendations?

tdn · 11-01-2012, 07:10 PM

Whats up Josh?! Out of your list, I'd recommend Raygun. Whatever you get, make sure it's soft and/or short, considering your weight. My guess is somewhere around 142-145cm for a freestyle board.

OldDog · 11-01-2012, 07:32 PM

I just bought my first board and it's a Raygun! It won the Transworld Goodwood award for the <$450 category for all mountain. I've heard nothing but good things about this board. If you are on a budget it's hard to beat. I got mine on evo.com for $225!

You can get free shipping for that in the states too!

I of course had to pay for my mom to reship it to the great white north. Cost me an extra $100 in shipping and fees.

Fucking Canada!...

jhitt27 · 11-01-2012, 08:37 PM

Raygun sounds great! Unfortunatly looking into it they don't seem to have a size board under 150cm?

OldDog · 11-01-2012, 10:44 PM

At 5'5" a 150cm would probably come up to where? Just about nose height? My 159cm is just below my nose. That's on the long side, but not crazy. I of course weigh 195 lbs. You cold always look at girls boards. I hear a lot of smaller guys ride girls boards. You don't want one with a pink flowery top sheet, but there are lots of cool decks out there.

11-01-2012, 06:21 PM	#1 (permalink)
jhitt27 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 3	New Snowboard Hey, first post my name is josh and i've been snowboarding on and off for about 3 years now which leaves me wondering. Why have I not bought a snowboard yet when i could have bought 2 with the amount of my spent in rentals? Well its time to finally buy one. I am about 5'5 weigh 117 pounds and would like an all mountain board. I have mostly road mountain but i think I'm gonna start experimenting with park. I have done plenty of research and narrowed it down to a couple. Flow Verve - Ride Machete - K2 Raygun Which one would be best and provide me the best hybrid between park and mountain possibly a little more mountain. My budget is less than 300. Thanks! Note: Looking more and maybe a k2 turbo dream? I dont know ppl say good things and bad things about all boards. Do you have any recommendations? Last edited by jhitt27; 11-01-2012 at 06:37 PM. Reason: Update

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11-01-2012, 07:10 PM	#2 (permalink)
tdn -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Boston Suburbs Posts: 197	Whats up Josh?! Out of your list, I'd recommend Raygun. Whatever you get, make sure it's soft and/or short, considering your weight. My guess is somewhere around 142-145cm for a freestyle board.

11-01-2012, 07:32 PM	#3 (permalink)
OldDog -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northern BC Posts: 292	I just bought my first board and it's a Raygun! It won the Transworld Goodwood award for the <$450 category for all mountain. I've heard nothing but good things about this board. If you are on a budget it's hard to beat. I got mine on evo.com for $225! You can get free shipping for that in the states too! I of course had to pay for my mom to reship it to the great white north. Cost me an extra $100 in shipping and fees. Fucking Canada!...

11-01-2012, 08:37 PM	#4 (permalink)
jhitt27 Junior Member Join Date: Oct 2012 Posts: 3	Raygun sounds great! Unfortunatly looking into it they don't seem to have a size board under 150cm?

11-01-2012, 10:44 PM	#5 (permalink)
OldDog -LIFETIME MEMBER- Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Northern BC Posts: 292	At 5'5" a 150cm would probably come up to where? Just about nose height? My 159cm is just below my nose. That's on the long side, but not crazy. I of course weigh 195 lbs. You cold always look at girls boards. I hear a lot of smaller guys ride girls boards. You don't want one with a pink flowery top sheet, but there are lots of cool decks out there.