snowcat_az

Thanks man. Once again it looks like 175..178 is a sweet spot. Is your Coiler stiffened up ? What's the SCR ? Interesting. Can you please double-check over the link ? FLC says 12/14, WCRM - 13, all current production.

Positive. Prior has another board called FLC which is exact same specs and composition, except SCR which is 12/14m https://www.priorsnow.com/collections/custom-snowboards/Mens choose Alpine

Sure. Did I forgot to say I'm doing slides, backwards and up side down too ? So single SC.

Yep. I think I've found something suitable - Prior WCRM 177 - 13m SC - 60-95kg - titanal. One up in stiffness, one down in SC, and supposedly much better dampening, compared to Speedster. Guess it'll move me closer to the common setup.

I've heard both good and bad about VSR, and there is no widely adopted single standard (even distribution differs - tight nose loose tail vs loose nose tight tail). So given that single SC works well for me, and I already have two such boards, I'm going proven way. With 12-15 days on snow per season, don't really have time for experiments or adaptation. But I totally see your point.

Was talking about stability on chopped terrain. No issues on corduroy - either clean cut, or instant drop. Just comparing to RS 185cm ( titanal with rubber dampening), this (fiberglass ?) 177cm one predictably shows more bump response, which I hope to get resolved with newer laminate composition.

Not at all. Question is what I win/loose when moving in either direction (stiff+small SC vs soft+large SC). May end up with factory specs as well. Got another Speedster RS Worldcup 185 for green groomers, so GS part is covered. I _think_, my best bet would be ~173cm 13m sidecut right for my weight (90kg), but strangely in that stiffness range there are only longer RS (which I already have) or shorter SL (too tight SC). That's what I'm trying to address. And yes, inclining toward weight-matched stiffness. However, like @SunSurfer said, SC is also a part of equation - larger-SC-board can be set steeper at high speed without overloading, which may compensate for lack of stability due to softness. Got it. Will go with rounded then.

No Euro/Extreme carving. Yep. Problem is that having limited experience with different boards and no access to demo gear, I don't even know where on the bell curve I reside, with this Speedster. So wanted to evaluate what others use for similar purpose.

Sure, but I would like to understand what the "right direction" is, before talking with the manufacturer. Sort of a second opinion in the front of first one.

Hi everyone, Potentially looking into replacing 2008 F2 Speedster RS 177 (14m SC) with a custom made new board of equivalent role. For riding, I do both slalom-style open turns ("pumping" w/o edge drop) and traditional carving, about 50/50. Would like to improve speed control at steep slopes and edge hold at high speeds. So the questions: 1. Makes sense to go shorter, given 10 yrs of technology advance ? 173 cm ? 2. Stiffer board with smaller SC vs softer with larger SC - how to choose ? The Speedster seems to be understiffened for my weight and riding style - that's how I can get relatively tight turns with 14m SC, but feels a bit wobbly at higher speeds. 3. Rounded tail - any disadvantages vs straight cut, except running length ? 4. Have heard "long board which rides like short one" and "short board which runs like long one", and both time is sounded like an advantage. Guess it talks about handling in first case and edge hold on second. Anything here to account for ?