Need help with a new park board - Snowboarding Forum

PaintMeBlack · 12-09-2012, 07:28 AM

Hey guys,

Here's my somewhat tricky story.

I've been occasionally cruising local hills in Moscow area since '99 - maybe not enough to call myself even a semi pro-rider, but still I gained much experience with a now-wasted piece of wood I was riding (Burton Custom '97 - the one with a turtle and corals), so I feel myself pretty comfortable controlling the board even on high speeds.
Now I'm pretty much determined to develop my freestyle skills, so I finally wanted to get myself a decent park riding board to learn jumping.

And that's where I'm kinda puzzled - mostly because of diversity of options in overall and my inability to choose a wide board that fits for this goal.
I'm 165lbs, have 12-13 footsize, been considering GNU Pickle, Arbor Roundhouse or something like those.
Budget is around 700$.

Would appreciate any tip regarding those boards or any that might suit me better.

Cheers!

Ksonn · 12-09-2012, 12:01 PM

Hey have you considered any bataleons? an evil twin or global warmer would def suit the kinds of riding you are looking to get into and when you start going for spins the tbt is very forgiving.

Nivek · 12-09-2012, 06:22 PM

If it were me, Salomon Villain 155w, Nitro Rook 156, Flow Era 155w, K2 Parkstar 154w, or a Fastplant 156w.

12-09-2012, 07:28 AM	#1 (permalink)
PaintMeBlack Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2012 Posts: 1	Need help with a new park board Hey guys, Here's my somewhat tricky story. I've been occasionally cruising local hills in Moscow area since '99 - maybe not enough to call myself even a semi pro-rider, but still I gained much experience with a now-wasted piece of wood I was riding (Burton Custom '97 - the one with a turtle and corals), so I feel myself pretty comfortable controlling the board even on high speeds. Now I'm pretty much determined to develop my freestyle skills, so I finally wanted to get myself a decent park riding board to learn jumping. And that's where I'm kinda puzzled - mostly because of diversity of options in overall and my inability to choose a wide board that fits for this goal. I'm 165lbs, have 12-13 footsize, been considering GNU Pickle, Arbor Roundhouse or something like those. Budget is around 700$. Would appreciate any tip regarding those boards or any that might suit me better. Cheers!

12-09-2012, 06:22 PM	#3 (permalink)
Nivek Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Mountains of Mordor Posts: 5,416	If it were me, Salomon Villain 155w, Nitro Rook 156, Flow Era 155w, K2 Parkstar 154w, or a Fastplant 156w. __________________ Snowboarding Sucks. Buy my stuff 2014 Flow Rush LTD 153 $200 2014 Flow Fuse SE Med $100 2012 Trek Remedy Carbon 9.8 $3500 http://rockies.craigslist.org/bik/3766331309.html

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12-09-2012, 12:01 PM	#2 (permalink)
Ksonn Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Posts: 8	Hey have you considered any bataleons? an evil twin or global warmer would def suit the kinds of riding you are looking to get into and when you start going for spins the tbt is very forgiving.