skategoat Posted February 15, 2006 Report Share Posted February 15, 2006 Can a 110 pounder bend a Burton Factory Prime 157? I know it depends on the ability of the rider but the board seems awfully stiff to me. I'm wondering if a 110 pound kid can carve the board effectively. Any thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fleaman Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 I am sure if if technique is sound with enough extension and compression in his turns, it will probably work fine. If not, keep it for you self to add to your quiver! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 What would the goal be, carving/having fun, or something more specific? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 It would be a race board. Regional level races, nothing too hairy. Also, I got off my butt and checked the length - it's actually a 160, not a 161 as in the subject line and not a 157 as in my edited original post. Get it straight man! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 the burton stuff varied greatly from year to year the best bet is to see if derf has the catalog for that year, there the weight range for the primes is listed Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Probably could be passable for some G.S. races, but still not ideal. Would be way too much board for SL. Do you have other options to consider or is this it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CarveItUp Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 For me, yes in certain conditions (not uber-icy). We've got a red 164 in the basement and it's a favourite of mine. I'm not the most aggresssive rider, so someone more aggressive could certainly use it more than me. beth lightweight! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 Probably could be passable for some G.S. races, but still not ideal. Would be way too much board for SL. Do you have other options to consider or is this it? Phil: Alex is riding a 152 Prior WCR Custom. Very nice board but it's getting a little small for him and I'd like to free up the board for his little sister. Because it's a custom, I don't have exact specs but I compared it against a 147 Donek Pilot and I'd say it's very similar in stiffness. Donek's stiffness rating on the 147 is 0.8. The waist on the Prior is 17.8cm. I tried him on a Rossignol Throttle 159. It's much softer than the Factory Prime but it's a little wide (about 21cm) and he said he had trouble transitioning, edge to edge. The next smallest board I have is a 168 Volkl RT. Thanks for your advice, Henry Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 You might want to try the 168. Don't think of the length of the board, think about what it was designed to do. The FP 160 was made for guys SL. The 168 is a junior/smaller girls G.S. board. One of my junior boys is on a 168, he probably weighs 100-115 pounds and has no problems with it out freeriding and in a G.S. course. You already have the prior that you could use for a SL board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
philfell Posted February 16, 2006 Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 For me, yes in certain conditions (not uber-icy). We've got a red 164 in the basement and it's a favourite of mine. I'm not the most aggresssive rider, so someone more aggressive could certainly use it more than me.beth lightweight! The 164 and 160 FP are very different boards. They may be very close in length, but that is all. The 164 has a sidecut and flex targeted toward entry level G.S. riders (small kids/very light ladies/first time racers). The 160 is a SL board with a flex suited to agressive guys, I've flexed some 160's that would be way to stiff for all but the heaviest SL riders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
skategoat Posted February 16, 2006 Author Report Share Posted February 16, 2006 What about a 154 Addicted R17? I have a line on one. Seems like it might be the ticket. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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