Guest north east will Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 hey everyone. thanks to whoever put this site together it has been so helpful. I have been snowboarding for about 10 years. Until now I have used various freeride type boards. I use a Solomon W4 164cm board now. Over the years I have become more and more interested in going fast and carving as I spend a lot of time with ski racers. This year I want to get into hardboots and carving/racing boards. I live in the North East so I need to be able to deal with a range of conditions including hardpack/ice. I may also try to get into some racing. I'm 6'1" 215-220. this is my idea: get really good bindings (TD2s or Cateks), get boots that fit well (im willing to spend money on this) and buy a pretty cheap board off of ebay . i figure i can use the bindings and boots for a long time and i can use this year to figure out what kind of board i really want to spend a lot of money on. what do you all think? sorry for the long post will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Sound great Will Check out the Newbie section on the main page! Also the Carvers Almanac Is very helpful. http://www.alpinecarving.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevep Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 i started out the same way - picked up a set of td's used for $100, spent the $$ on boots and learned (and broke) a $75 used burton alp 171. best way to go - you don't have to upgrade the boots or bindings and upgrading boards is half the fun. cheers! steve Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mellow Yellow Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 I started out on a factor prime asym...with old performer plates... north east will ~ the longer you spend time here and spend time on the snow the more you will come to realize this is an addiction! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest north east will Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 i checked out alpinecarving.com and they were pretty harsh on burtons so that made me rethink that a little bit. am i ok on getting a cheap buton off of ebay for my first carving board? will more specificly is this burton speed race 178 a good idea? http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3635803208&category=21250 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bschurman Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 I will sell you my FP 173 which has only been used about 10-15 runs and has a great race tune on it. The FP is a little siffer then the speed from what I hear. It's a great board but I just don't have room for it anymore. It is on eBay right now but if you want it, I will stop the auction for you. <a href = "http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3636504838&category=21250&rd=1">http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3636504838&category=21250&rd=1</a> I'll sell it to you for $125 plus shipping. Let me know. Thanks, ->Ben Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 ebay can be tough sometimes when all of us carvers see a board that we like for example a Sims Burner even for a well used one it can go way up in price even hardboots get real pricey I just sold a pair for $212 USED that is way too much in my opinion at your weight and you say you want to go fast I really recomend goin with a longer board 175+ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 Burton gets a bad rap I really think that they make a decent board I would take a Burton over a Oxygen, Rossi or a F2 anyday but they dont come close to the ride of a Donek or Coiler Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest north east will Posted November 7, 2003 Report Share Posted November 7, 2003 bschurman -- thanks for the offer but im looking for sometime alittle longer of course i would like a donek or a coiler but i think im going to get something cheaper for my first carving season. will Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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