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#21 ·
drblast said:
I'd rather be a kook riding than cool in crutches.
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Preach.

There's a weird gatekeeping thing with stomp pads--guys more concerned with looking like they ride well than with actually riding well tell you they're for noobs only. Plenty of straight rippers use stomp pads because they want to remove every small chance of injury.

If you just don't want to ruin the look of the board, that's a great reason to not use one :LOL:
 
Discussion starter · #22 ·
drblast said:
I like my crab grab "Seaweed" stomp pads. I have a board or two without them, and I don't really need them but boards sometimes do get slippery and if they can prevent me from falling and twisting my front knee just once I feel like it's worth having them on.

I'd rather be a kook riding than cool in crutches.
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Good point because you cannot ride with crutches... well at least not effectively.

drblast said:
So you have a girlfriend who gets mad at you for buying snowboards. Then you decide to get married.

Now you have two problems instead of one.

Go to your quiver right now and pick out which half of the boards are your favorite.
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Haha I see where you are going with this!

Edit: its more the lack of space than it is not wanting me to have the boards... i guess i need a big house to solve all my problems... Lord knows i cannot put them in storage during the season!
 
Discussion starter · #23 ·
MCrides said:
Preach.

There's a weird gatekeeping thing with stomp pads--guys more concerned with looking like they ride well than with actually riding well tell you they're for noobs only. Plenty of straight rippers use stomp pads because they want to remove every small chance of injury.

If you just don't want to ruin the look of the board, that's a great reason to not use one :LOL:
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Yeah I don't care if I look like a newb to someone else or not... I been riding for 17 years (granted there was a ~6 year pause and just picking back up again now that I am in Colorado. (Not too many mountains in RI to rip it)... I consider myself a newb anyway!

I have a love hate with the stomp pads. They can be very useful! but they can also kill the aesthetics. If I can make it work or enhance the aesthetics I wouldn't hesitate to put one on. Do I need one no! but are they nice to have at times? Yes sure!... I am also rocking step ons now... So its pretty easy to to step onto my back binding and step out so one footing is not even big of an issue now a days.
 
#24 ·
I generally don't use them but I think I'm going to have to put one on my Dancehaul for spring. That topsheet is super glossy and very slippery, I don't notice it on any other boards but I could see an accident happening with melting snow. I'd say my 1 foot riding is pretty good but accidents are called accidents for a reason... If you feel you need one, throw it on. I don't like them generally for graphics sake as well, but I'll likely just add 2-3 of these which are barely noticeable.

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#27 ·
I don't know, there's snow tire rubber on my boot soles these days. I can't remember one of my feet slipping out in a long time. Stomp pad if you want, don't hate on me for keeping my decks fresh.
 
#28 ·
I think top sheets have gotten a lot less slippery than they were. My buddy has a very old Ride Control board, sandwich construction, it's a pain to get off the lift on. I don't think top sheets are as slippery as they were in the past.

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I have this ugly son of a b*tch and it got the biggest custom hydroturf stop pad I could fit on it. I think stomp pads on new boards aren't worth it unless you're trying to hide something.
 
#29 ·
Rip154 said:
same with griptape for skateboards and wax for surfing, only kooks use them. can buy large sheets of black marine flooring foam/surfboard traction for nothing on wish or alibaba if you wanna be stomp pad hipster and not buy something mainstream. one strip in the middle or on each side works ok. if you only use it for getting off a lift its not really needed.
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I don't know anything about surfing, but grip tape on skateboards seems pretty universal? Honestly, can't remember ever seeing someone skate without it?

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#31 ·
SushiLover said:
how do you like the first call? I just picked up the 157 which has a different tail shape than yours
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I like it. It's the board I've been riding the most this season. That's the 151. I also have the 162, but Like the 151 better. Works ok in powder, even if you have to lean back a bit. Soft, has a fun sidecut. Fun going into trees. Fun going up side banks... Was considering getting the 157 before it completely disappears but there are other Salomon boards I'd like to try first.
 
#32 ·
If you feel like it's useful, get it. Ignore people saying you should never use one. Some boards are more slippery, some people are nervous and uncomfortable getting off busy lifts, etc. Personally I don't feel comfortable on crowded lifts because I don't know which direction everyone is gonna go and if a stomp pad provides more confidence then go for it. My current board is grippy so I didn't feel like spending money on one though.
 
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SEWiShred said:
I think top sheets have gotten a lot less slippery than they were. My buddy has a very old Ride Control board, sandwich construction, it's a pain to get off the lift on. I don't think top sheets are as slippery as they were in the past.

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I have this ugly son of a b*tch and it got the biggest custom hydroturf stop pad I could fit on it. I think stomp pads on new boards aren't worth it unless you're trying to hide something.
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My new Endeavor Alpha is a glossy sob finger print magnet I was so surprised by this..... Definitely needs a stomp pad! But I literally got the board because of the sexy aesthetics and a stomp pad would totally kill that... So slipping and sliding I will go.
 
Discussion starter · #35 ·
Off topic:
@SushiLover the Pow Div MT has a 3D nose same as the Stale Fish right?.... I know it says 3D somewhere on the deck... Is that what it's referencing?
 
#37 ·
I don't put much thinking into it.

I have a few boards that have reasonably grippy topsheet... those have no stomp pads.
I have a couple that are pretty slippery... i think I have 2 or 3 boards with a stomp pad, then many without. Just put a cool Family Tree stomp pad recently on a Retro Fish... super slippery top sheet, but now it's great.

Also don't think you're gonna end up in crutches by not using one...
 
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