kmagvette Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Is an F2 Speedster Slalom (163) board a good board to continue learning to carve on? I am in the east where trails are narrow and crowded. Current board is a 151 FP, kinda small for me 5'9", 185, but I like how the thing carves at slow sppeds. I do overpower it when I go faster. Thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 get it tuned and you should like it. It might take a bit more to get a tight turn on it than what you are used to but watch your personal speed limit go through the roof. Now if you can find some snow to ride on Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crucible Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 At your weight and height, it might be a bit too small- I think your ideal board length would be between a 166 and 168 cm. But a 163 F2 Speedster will be a VAST improvement on your 151 skateboard. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slinkygnu Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 Having learnt on hardboots, but spending years in softs, I went back to a speedster 172 as my hard-boot board. I took the opinion that I would "grow into it". A few years on I'm still growing into it, but haven't regretted the decision. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pow Posted January 1, 2007 Report Share Posted January 1, 2007 151??? woah, that's gatta be terrifying at high speeds! my 162 is a little hard to work at higher speeds... but for the narrower runs here on the east and the slower speeds i prefer to go at this point in my progression it suits me fine. I think the 163 speedster would be a good choice, but youd have to ask somebody who's ridden it or who has more experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kmagvette Posted January 2, 2007 Author Report Share Posted January 2, 2007 151??? woah, that's gatta be terrifying at high speeds! ... Yup, I gotta be awake when the nose starts to load or i will get ejected. I just stay slower with the board. Turns out that I was looking at a mis-advertised F2 Speedster GTS. I was told that these have the same geometry as the SL, just in a slightly softer flex profile. Since I don't know squat about boards in general, feel free to chime in on the GTS as well as alternatives. I am looking for used boards in the $175-225 range; so far my short list is: Renntiger SL, Factory Prime, Speedster SL all in the 163->166 range. I don't know enough to be picky, so when a deal on one of these boards presents itself I'll go for it. I need to maintain a short turning radius for the narrow trails back east. My primary concern is not buying a board that is way above my head and unwieldy on crowded trails - assuming it ever gets cold enough to make snow . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted January 3, 2007 Report Share Posted January 3, 2007 Hot Blast 160 is a killer production non-titanal slalom board...find a 2003-2004 or 2004-2005 if you can. Stiff and snappy though, so only if you like that and like to power up the board in turns and shoot out of them. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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