SnowMotion

...Yes or we would not go threw all the trouble. Again it has allot to do with how much you ride.

eli783

I hear what your saying thanks alot. I live in NYC and usually only get a good 25-30 days but this year am really going to try to get at least 50 in. The biggest problem I have is that theres only like two shops around and they have an extremely limited selection. Ive spoken to ppl at dogfunk and they said non stop returns are cool, but thats just super annoying to deal wit. Ill definitely look for some of those salomons too

linvillegorge

Salomons do tend to run narrow, so keep that in mind. It's why I always go with them. It's tough to find snowboarding boots to fit narrow feet.

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ChiTownRon

Well what exactly are the cons and pros of this? Trying to downsize in boots just to get a non wide board doesn't seem like it would help out that much in my eyes. Isn't it basically take your pick on preference? Wide board seem like they would be better for landings and riding pow as I can see non wide board turning better and possibly slightly lighter?

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SnowMotion

The problem is a regular width board can ride pow and land and everything else perfectly. The wider boards though they may have some small pros (mainly eliminating toe drag) they do not match up to the reg board. So if it is possible to downsize within a comfortable limit to get on the reg board its worth it.

If you are the type of rider that finds himself traveling and needs a board for certain types of riding like landings or pow, Its time to build a quiver.

OldDog

^This

I just traded my Salomon Dialogues for some F2.0's. Now the Dialogues were too big for me (hence I returned them), but the difference in boot size is crazy. The dialogues barely fit in my large size bindings and I had at least an inch of overhang on both sides of my board. With the F2.0 I have less than a 1/2 inch of overhang and my straps are damn near bottomed out on my large Formulas (size 9.0 F2.0's).

They make my feet look small. It's kinda weird. One thing to note, doesn't seem like they will pack-out much. At least not like the dialogues did.

Justin

IM pretty sure the rulers had reduced footprint last year, am i wrong? If this is the case then don't buy new ones with the same tech.

bseracka

They don't pack out much. What you have is pretty close to what you end up with. They're not like other boots where you can expect a half size packout.

lonerider

I didn't understand what you just wrote. From my understanding the main drawback with wider boards is torsional rigidity and being slightly slow edge to edge.

Could you take a moment to explain more clearly your thinking on why regular is so much better than a mid-wide? I actually ride regular/narrow width boards, but I'm interested in understanding your reasoning.

eli783

Im riding in 08-09 rulers so I doubt they had that tech back then. These things are freaking behemoths. Ive gotten used to "lack" of response in midwides n wides and honestly its not to bothersome. I just hate the feeling of having to be subjected to just wides especially because im only 160lbs.