HB: The Big Madd

[Jack M]

http://www.hardbooter.com/news/archives/49-The-Big-Madd-Stick.html

Great job guys. The Madd 180 is truly a special board - easily my favorite Madd (I like bigger boards). The big radius is a real eye-opener/jaw-dropper. Just one question - is your 180 narrower than mine? You seemed to mention a narrow waist repeatedly. Mine measures about 192mm, fully 12mm wider than the 170. I really like the width of the 180 - feels "just right" for my 28.5 mondos.

"stiff cord under the board" - that made me smile.

[Bordy]

They are all 19.2 according to Shaggy. Same as my Kesslers.. In my 25 shells I was fine just jumped right on and made it happen. Problem we have here on the left coast is snow. A board digs much deeper here. I know we have discused width before, it can be a personal issue requarding stance and angles that each rider likes. Even in my 25s I would like to back down the angle but I can't. Alpine boards need to be offered in widths so the rider can choose. I like riding all waist widths but some are more practical for specific conditions. At some point widths will become a option in hardbooting but for now you just have to take what you can get. Many manufactures are beginning to make width an option and I believe it will be a necessity in the future as board tech trickles down.

[Jack M]

Pretty sure "the big 3" have tooling for different widths for many of their boards, but they either don't publish them or they don't draw a lot of attention to this fact. But yeah, I'd like to see a choice of widths become a standard option, in my perfect world. Say 180, 195, 210mm for starters.