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- xrusos
just got back from ridin' some freshies in Tahoe this weekend. finally ready to switch to boarding. now i want to buy. what do you ride?
looking for a freeride board. with rossingol clilp-ins.
do you ride? what do you ride? recommend? places to get good deals? looking for boots/bindings/board in a package.
- jevad0
mate - first of all rossingol - no
second of all - clip in's - no - especially not for freeriding....
gimme a budget and I'll sort you out good....
- shellie0
if you were in LA i'd tell you to go to ZJ's boarding house on main street in santa monica. theyre the most knowledgeable, honest people ive met so far and they'll hook you up if they can with the best deal possible.
i wish i would have bought most of my stuff through them. then i wouldnt be so unhappy with some of my purchases.
you wouldnt care what i ride cos im a girl.. but i ride a 153 2002 burton troop and it works for me.. but im thinking of upgrading to something faster and better this year thats handles better in powder if my luck is right moneywise. i have an extra pair of really wicked forum bindings i cant use with my burton board if youre into forum. theyre aluminum something or other and they look like theyre no joke. but i cant use the 3 hold pattern discs on my board and drake discs dont fit anymore.
- dstlb0
Dump the clip-ins and get yourself some strap-in bindings, better control, more comfortable, don't get clogged up with snow etc. Good makes are Ride, Burton,and Drake.
I ride an Illuminati, available mail order from here... http://illuminatisnowboards.com ...awesome boards, took mine to the Alps for two months last year and it came back good as new (and yes I did ride it, every day). I'd check out the Hybricon.
- xrusos0
gotta be honest here, i'm lookin' less than $400 for board/bindings/board.
yes, i know that's killer, but i'm a chicago native, so $400 is a lot of dough. so as close to that as i can is what i'm headed for.
i ski tahoe and mammoth mostly. looking for a freeride board. 158cm with clip-in bindings.
if you are hard core against clip-ins, let me know what the deal is.
i'll be spending 5 days riding copper and aspen in 2 weeks, so looking to buy soon.
- xrusos0
ok, maybe $500.
- shellie0
they get stuffed with snow and then its hard to step in if youre getting some good snow. i know my strap in bindings get clogged enough as it is. i couldnt imagine what step ins would be like after a good dump. it seems like if they get soved full of enough snow they might actually be a big unsafe if theyre not completely clear. hmm.. i wouldnt reccomend them. i rented them a few times and even back then as a beginner they bothered. strapping in doesnt take THAT long.
and whoever said it.. theyre right... you get more control and less movement where it counts. but you can get boots and bindings that arent as ridged if thats what youre looking for.
also... mammoth is a big snow collector and if you like powder runs and all that jazz, you definately might want to reconsider those step ins.
just a thought.
- shellie0
also also.. check your local shops for last year (or the year before sometimes even) merch. sometimes they have a pair or two of last years boots still hanging around.. or bindings.. and they'll sellthem to you for cheap.
- auricom0
low down on clip-in's? they suck. do you like staying on your board?
they are just to shaddy. straps have more reassurance.
you should be able to catch some decent sales soon. local shop here is doing 25% off all winter gear. you could get board and bindings for $400. look for like a Burton Custom or a Canyon depending on how big your feet are. Don't get a specific freeriding board yet, get an all around if you're just starting.
for bindings, got with a pair of the Burton Missions.
Now yes there are all kinds of brands out there, but i just love Burton for there shapes and designs. just never had a problem with any of them.
Never Summer is a good brand too but I've barely rode their products.
- jevad0
hey I'll be near copper in 2 weeks!
do you have big feet? If so I think you'll find a wider board is better..
Monson have some great boards for a great price:
http://www.monsonboards.com/cata…
Here's a monson package:
http://www.capitolboardroom.com/…
To be honest $500 for a board/bindings and boots really is only going to get you entry level gear...it would be worth throwing in a few hundred more to get something a little better that will last longer and get you started right...
- shellie0
i 2nd that actually.. what jevad said.
i was cheap in 2002 and bought not so great stuff.. and ive well grown out of all of it now. sa'shame a have to buy like... EVERYTHING all over again. it would have been cheaper for me to do it right the first time.
- jevad0
shellie makes a good point - last seasons stuff is hella cheaper and just as good - you can find sweet deals.
As far as board size goes, here's some helpful info:
http://www.epinions.com/content_…
I'm 6ft, 196 pounds and ride a 158 and a 163 in park and powder...
- auricom0
(pardon my horrible grammar, been awake for 32 hrs.)
Check for some shops that sell on ebay, little more reliability then getting from an individual.
I don't know, I think since the season is starting to wind down, $400-500 may get you a decent setup. You don't need the top of the line model, ie Burton T6 or the Custom X. $500 could get you a Dominant with Custom binding's. Not too shabby.....Pappy.
- jevad0
"since the season is starting to wind down"
wtf - it's only just started mate!
- shellie0
yeah uhmm.. there wont be any killer sales until like july.. which is around when mammoth closes. definately not before spring.
thats why i say go to a bunch of shops and ask if they have older styles still in stock in your size. i got lucky with my bindings that way and only paid 150 bucks for some decent burton ones.
*WARNING* burton makes boots and bindings pretty wide. if you dont have wide feet and you have pretty skinny ones like me.. your feet will instantly fall sleep and that f*ing sucks. guys usally dont have that problem tho. i dont know many guys with skinny feet.
- jevad0
I have skinny feet
:(
and terrible circulation...it can sometimes make riding a less than pleasurable experience for extended sessions...but a half hour in the warming hut normally sorts it out....
- auricom0
sorry, thinking in east coast terms.
(VA, MD)usually around here, things die down in a month. March is usually the end of the season, but not always. hell I haven't had a chance to go ride yet, got a Burton Seven from last year that's missing the freshies.
- jevad0
heh - thats cool...out denver way feb/march is when it dumps the most!
- sneeth0
whats wrong with rossingnol stuff ? if you are not riding all the time or just learning it will make very little difference what you ride. and as for step in bindings, i love em, as everyone else is sitting there freezing their asses off i am already on the move. it aint the gear man you will have fun on just about anything, or grab some used stuff since the season is half over and get new shit next year.
- jevad0
"it aint the gear man you will have fun on just about anything"
crap!
shit bindings and shit boots = shit ride
- 2cent0
rossi aint bad...their bases could be a bit more durable but all in all they make a pretty good deck...they definetly don't noodle out as fast as a burton deck does.
if you only have 500 bucks to spend you should really look at a used deck and a set of used bindings...then buy some new boots to go with it. if you're just getting into i would go that route...last thing you want is some cheap set-up that leaves you with aching feet...you'll learn to dislike the sport quick that way.
i think you'd be pretty hard pressed to find a good board/boot and binding set up for 500 new...and this coming from someone that lives in the land of snowboard deals.