Guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 From the tech article: "The wider the board, the easier it will be to ride on varied terrain, and it will feel more relaxed between carves. When going from a wider board to a narrower board, you may feel like the narrower board is less stable, but you will soon get used to it. Waist width is a personal taste...." I'm thinking about buying a board with a bigger waist (21.7) and worried about the edge hold here on the Ice Coast. Other than the above quote and obvious lower boot angles one can achieve, is there any difference between a bigger waist board and a smaller waist board with the same sidecut/length/etc? I'm thinking in terms of edge hold and twisting rigidity - would a narrower board hold better on hardpack, if placed against the same board with just a larger waist? Am I totally off here? Thanks in advance (btw the board is that coiler ex 168 in the for sale section) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I think you're over-thinking it. I ride a 21cm waist board here and love it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I rode a Coiler 172 am 19 waist 10 sc for 4 seasons. went to a 176 21.5 waist 12sc and didnt skip a beat. LOVED it:biggthump get the board and get on the snow!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertrash Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Really? Nobody is going to ask what size this guy is? What is your height/weight/shoe size? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jtslalom Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I rode a Volkl Renn Tiger around 153 cm in length in 2004 with a small waist. I'm not sure exactly what the measurement on the waist was but I'm sure it was about 20 cm. The next year I rode a K2 Fatbob that has a 28 cm waist with soft bindings. The transition was not a problem. Tortional and longitudal twist and flex were different but took a very short time to get used to. I live in NJ and constantly ride icy slopes. I have been riding wider freeride boards with soft bindings for the last 6 years now and don't have any problems carving through ice. The only thing I can say is carving decks seem to carve through crude a little better and in some cases drive better through ice, it all depends on the rider. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 trailer - you're right, my bad: 150lbs, 5'10", MP27 boots. Thanks for the responses, I'm going to grab that board and start thinning my quiver of slightly too-stiff boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 I run 50 degree angles on a Coiler AM with 21.5 waist and it works great. These days lots of people, racers included, are going a little wider in the waist and using lower angles. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Yeah I was at 55-50 on my 176 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surf Quebec Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Last week I tried Coiler with a waist of 22 (a Swoard clone) , it feels different at the beginning but I got used to it after a few runs. And no problem with edge hold. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zone Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 Conversely I've been riding wide boards in the last 10yrs on the ice coast (following the EC site recommendations, at the time it was rather counter-current) without any problem. Last week I tried a smaller waist board and it took a lot of getting used to! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flywalker Posted January 19, 2011 Report Share Posted January 19, 2011 l had an old Sims CON which was 21cm. Loved it to pieces... literally. Now l'm on a 22.5cm Kessler. 47B/57F and comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 thanks for the info - I pulled the trigger on the Coiler EX :) now I need people to buy my too-stiff boards.....will post them up tonight. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted January 20, 2011 Report Share Posted January 20, 2011 Congrats!!You just entered into a new world. Please post after you ride that board. I cant wait to hear your review. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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