[Nivek]

At 180lbs just get the 154 Blacklist. You probably wont even ride your Banana again with that board. It's lock into a press was remarkable. Even for me in a size bigger than I prefer I could just get in and hold it forever. But its not a "soft" board. It has plenty of meat to hit jumps. The day I rode it we started off hitting spring pow in the morning and hitting the park later. Fun the whole day.

 

[Mervin MTX]

OP, you are all over the place and need an intervention!

If you already have the SL, no need to get the EVO. Just get the Draft and you'll have plenty of fun. As for getting more boards down the line, it never ends. You can own the lineup for all of Arbor and still would want more - moving to NS, Lib...etc.

Just take it one step at a time man.

 

[syphabiscuit]

OP, you are all over the place and need an intervention!

If you already have the SL, no need to get the EVO. Just get the Draft and you'll have plenty of fun. As for getting more boards down the line, it never ends. You can own the lineup for all of Arbor and still would want more - moving to NS, Lib...etc.

Just take it one step at a time man.

Hahaha, I know man!!! I've got all these ideas and no organisation!

I have the Proto CT not the SL - but I think twins are the thing I like. The draft looks lush but I hear that it is only good for jibs!? And coming off a Banana I like a board with good grip - bronze edges apparently don't give you that. And I have ridden an Evo and KNOW that I love it and it is a totally different stick to the banana or proto. It's just if the Blacklist or Westmark is going to make me smile constantly like the Evo did, I reckon I would get one to mix up the brands. Still could get a Draft just want people who have ridden it to be able to recommend it for more than just one thing!

 

[Nivek]

I rode it. It's a jibstick. Soft as or softer than a Subzero or Signal Park Rocker.

 

[syphabiscuit]

Sorry, I guess I'm a bit of a noob to all different sorts of riding. I have never ridden anything softer than an Evo. No idea about the Signal or Subzero so no frame of reference for me. Does jib stick mean take it NOWHERE except to rails? Or can it butter and press like the crazy Japanese guys do in that kick ass ground tricks vid?

My banana is supposed to be a Jib Stick and it's a lot fuckin stiffer than the Evo!!!


(At the moment I am thinking get the Draft and the Westmark and hide them both from my lady!......good plan?)

 

[Nivek]

Not a review. And don't take carpet test for anything other than pure shitboats. However, this actually gives a good idea of how soft the board is. The board is as soft on carpet not moving as it is on the snow.

‪Signal Park Rocker‬‏ - YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zzelX2vBO7Q&NR=1

At like 1:40 kid actually gets around to bending them. Again, I normally advise people to ignore this shit, but in this case it actually give you an idea of their softness. As far as he bends them with his knee takes all of maybe 70lbs of pressure. To do that even to your Banana is gonna take twice that.

 

[syphabiscuit]

Gotta say that looks like fun!! Would you say go bigger or smaller when choosing a Jibstick? I think I generally like shorter boards for my weight range i.e. 56 Banana and 54 Proto feel perfect for me for their jobs but that 51 Evo was silly amounts of fun. That made me think that 53 for the Draft would be good but would you say 55 or 58.5 or even smaller than 53??? I'm gonna start with the Draft! And that Westmark does seem very cheap at £239 to pass up on. Seriously thanks for all your help with this!!

 

[Nivek]

If you really want the Draft shoot for the 155. It will be plenty soft.

 

[syphabiscuit]

So, just so I know, if I like a size is it best to stay around that size for most styles of riding (excepting pow). Just that I was thinking I needed a shorter park board (ie was thinking a 152 Evo before I got all Arbory) or is a Jibstick not relevant to the whole park and will be more stable on rails a little longer?

 

[Nivek]

Smaller for jib, bigger for park, bigger still for all mountain, and biggest in pow. Though with rocker they are all kinda blending.

I weigh 145. I ride a 150 for straight jib. 152 for park. and about a 156 for all mountain/pow.

at 180 I usually recommend around 154 for jib, 156 for park, 158ish for all mountain and 160 for pow.

Now my jib board of choice at the moment is a Signal Park. I owned the SubZero in a 152. When you get a jib board that soft and its rocker, size up unless you're only hitting street. It will give you some stability to get around the mountain and to set up for features.

I suggest the 155 Draft over the 153.5 so that it isn't completely useless outside the park. And actually in that size with its softness, you can even get away with some powder on it. I rode my 150 on some 2-3 foot days, its soft so I could bend the tail to get float. Not ideal, but doable.