ride247 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 First off my name is mike and i have been snowboarding for 8 years now (soft boots). For the last couple years i have been racing in local BX events, but my body took a hard beating last year from some huge spills on the kickers. This year i have a huge mental block and I dont think i can do BX any more. A local rider told me to look into PGS because i still want to stay competitive. So after doing some reasearch it looks very intresting. I have always been fast with very good board control, and before you ask i actully can turn my board and i dont skid to turn like 90% of the boarders out there. So i am wondering what kind of setup should i be looking at in the future? I am 185 lbs. This year i will be trying out some local events on my 162 burton custom. Thank you in advance. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Mike, I sent you a message via email. It would be well worth your while Good Luck-jp1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride247 Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Mike, I sent you a message via email. It would be well worth your while Good Luck-jp1 I didnt get your email Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 PGS race boards are generally 180-185cm long, and if you want to be somewhat seriously competitive, metal construction. The major leaguers are using $1500 Kesslers, etc, but you can get started racing with less. Look for a used Coiler, Prior, Donek, F2, Nidecker or buy new if you can. For race bindings look for used F2, or used Bomber TD2 with suspension kit or TD3 with soft e-ring. If you're more interested in learning to freecarve before you start racing, you could start with a shorter board. Welcome and good luck! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ride247 Posted January 5, 2010 Author Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thank you for the quick response. I have another question, how much of a disadvantage will i be putting my self in by trying to start off racing PGS in soft boots and a burton custom? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 5, 2010 Report Share Posted January 5, 2010 Thank you for the quick response. I have another question, how much of a disadvantage will i be putting my self in by trying to start off racing PGS in soft boots and a burton custom? You will probably be a little faster at first on your familiar soft gear than you would be with race gear. But someone with equal skill with race gear will probably beat you, if that matters. I would say to run the first few races on whatever gear you're more comfortable on, while working on mastering the hardboots by freecarving. But I'm not a racer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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