snowboarding gear
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- swanky
just got back from colorado and decided to try snowboarding -- loved it.
Now I want to get the gear... any recomendations on boards/bindings/boots?
- shellie0
search snowboarding. theres a bunch of threads about gear.
- ********0
I'll just give you the names of the things I used to ride and wear: Burton, Joyride, Morrow, DaKine, K2, Santa Cruz, etc., etc. Been boarding since 1990 both Half-Pipe and Freeriding. Good Luck. ;)
- SLAZ0
what are some good first layers?
i seen the new burton poly..., but do they keep you warm enough? I ride in VT mostly, need some good thermals.
- unknown0
bah thermals arn't needed, i just usually rock a t, a fleece, or hoodie, and a shell. And I'm from Halifax, and it can get hella cold during a nite sesh. So don't waste your mney on trendy tech gear it's not worth your time, or your flow
- unknown0
don't get a forum or a genius board, can we say crap. The key for your board is to find something that is at your level. If you decided to get some super tech high end pipe board you'll find it will take you a whole lot longer to get on your game!
- AnthonyCozzi0
Never Summer makes the best snowboards available!!!
- 2cent0
you obviously don't hike backcountry or ride much elevation with that ghetto first layer on Clone...that shit would be soaked with sweat in no time.
my personal opinion...Patagonia Capalene...shit is the best well wroth the 150 bucks it will cost ya....if you need that. I agree with Clone to a cretain extent...when i lived and rode in Onterrible i would rock whatever...but after living and riding everyday in Whistler i had to buy good shit.
now as far as outerwear goes...i like 686, been rockin for 2 years now and no complaints really...durable, lightweight and waterproof.
I ride a Forum but i don't pay for my boards so i'm not completely partial to them...but i have no complaints about my Forum Elite 165...taken so many rock hits so far and slid on a whack of shit so far no major shots to the base...my old Burton would have peeled away by now.
- dstlb0
If I was buying a load of new kit this is probably what I'd be getting, luckily I don't have to as I already have it all (although not these particular brands)...
Boots: http://www.thirtytwo.com/
Bindings: http://www.ridesnowboards.com/
Boards: http://www.romesnowboards.com/
Clothing: http://www.hellyhansen.com/
Goggles: http://www.spyoptic.com/the_prod…
Helmets: http://www.burton.com/Red/
Backpacks: http://www.dakine.com/
- ross0
spend money on good boots...
it will be worth it,
- ********0
anything from Burton will suffice. Especially if you are just starting out.
- monumentDave0
http://technine.capitolboardroom…
might help you out a bit.
- monumentDave0
with burton stuff, you are paying like 50% more for the product then what it's worth at regular price. all you're doing is paying for the name.
- ********0
Burton is actually quality gear it has nothing to do with name in my opinion. Burton started the entire sport BTW.
- 2cent0
sheesh...there is that god awful "B" word again.
THERE IS MORE TO SNOWBOARDING THAN FUCKIN BURTON!
Its like everyone thinks Jake invented the damn sport or something.
- ********0
no kiddin' guys, but he is just starting off, so that's the thinking. Burton is easy to find and is actually quality made goods. If you check my initial post you'll see that I mentioned Joyride, Santa Cruz, MorroW, Ride, etc. All quality boards I've been riding since about 1989 as a youngster. :)
- ********0
true, he didn't invent it, so-to-speak, but he pushed it, that's the logic. He marketed his boards and it took off for him, so good on Mr. Burton.
- 2cent0
Jake didn't start shit...he just ran with an idea....read up boy...
Before the next step for the snowboard was taken, it had to wait over 30 years until 1965. In this year Sherman Poppen, a chemical gases engineer in Muskegon, invented "The Snurfer" (his wife came up with the name) as a toy for his daughter. He made the Snurfer by bounding two skis together and putting a rope at the nose, so the rider could hold it and keep it more stable. Many of his daughters friends wanted one of those new Snurfers, and soon Poppen lincensed his new idea to a manufacturer. The Snurfer was sold over half a million times in 1966, but was only seen as a toy for kids, even though Poppen organized competitions with this new board. Jake Burton took part in those competitions and became really interested in the snurfer. For him it was a cool thing to do, not having the oppurtunity to go surfing (his parents would not buy him a board). But Burton was really seriuos about skiing. After breaking his collarbone in a car accident, he was not able to take part in skiing competitoins anymore. While Burton was into riding the Snurfer, Dimitrije Milovich started making snowboards in 1969. After sliding down some hills on a cafeteria plate in College, he comes up with the idea. His boards were based on surfboards combined with the way skiis work. In 1972 Milovich started a new company called "Winterstick". He produced several boards, and even got articles in the "Newsweek", "Playboy" and "Powder" which helped to make snowboarding better known. Even though Milovich left the snowboarding business in 1980, he is still recognized as a very important pioneer of the sport.
- ********0
yeah, yeah I know the long story. Ironically, that stuff was actually printed in early Burton catalogues.
Bottomline, who got the money now? Sherman Poppen or Jake Burton? He pushed it, so he get all the glory. That's the way it works :) And I'm not a boy, but I wish I was.
- PuFFi0
Ok, I had an A snowboard, Atlantis and now I bought a rome (happy with it). All I can say is if you can try to test the board first.
Shop often have boards to test, or your favorit spot has a test center during summer. Try to go there and ride the ones you like to see if they fit.
All I know is try to get a board "made" of wood (woodcore) not one of those "plastique" ones, they loose there shape faster...
Friends who had forums where really happy the first year, but they "where" made to resiste only one year, really light boards (hope it changed)
About the boots, you have 2 big differencies, those with these adaptive thermoflexinsidecore (ex thirtytwo, forum)...
or the others (northwave)... I prefere the others, already formed... But this you have also to try (at least at the shop)...bindings...
I prefere the standard bindings with base. (no flow, no step-in)keep the snow white
- 2cent0
good point Jaz...thats Burtons whole marketing campaign...flood the market with your product and get em while they're young.
then as johnny grows up all he will buy is Burton.
I agree with Dave too...Burton is really just overpriced...they do push the R&D which can make for a more pricey board...but its really just overpriced.
Do you know how much it costs to make the average board?...Forum boards store cost is like 380-420 for a top of line deck...now knock 30-40% off of that and thats how much it costs to make.
so basically a board that sells for like 700-800 cost about 150 to make...btw, i think most all the companies are overpriced but Burton holds the crown.