[OFFICIAL] POST your snowboard gear and questions here!

[ck1223]

After 7 years.. thought i'd make this the Official snowboard thread... tis the season

December 2010 MONT TREMBLANT





LATEST GEAR
2005 Ride Decade wide 162cm
2007 Flow Amp 5 Bindings
2008 Burton Moto Boots


OLD GEAR
2004 Ride SPI bindings
2005 32 Exus boots

[bluetroll]

is that good gear???.... i want to buy some gear!

[north77]

congrats on the gear!

I thought it was YOU that bought the pr0nstar Jenna board [that was sold on rfd.]

[PennyArcade]

Congrats!! I just got a setup too!

Mine are:

2005 Burton air 157cm
2005 Burton freestyle boots (black)
2005 Burton misson bindings (black)

I couldn't resist buying this right now as burton airs are really hard to find and will be sold out by boxing day. The top graphic is from a guy in London ON too! Note: it is strange, but my board is a blue board and on the burton website, I only see white top for 157cm... what's up with that?

Those exus boots were sold out in my size! I wanted to try them on beceause they make the lightest boot around.

on a side note, I want to know if anybody has burton mission bindings that are silver and freestyle boots that are white. I would like those colors more than the black that I have. message me if you want to trade.

[Nomoney]

where did you guys get your gear? I am looking to buy a board, any good suggestion?

[E-ccentric]

Thought i'd share lol. I'm excited! When is it going to snow dammit?!
I picked up

2005 Ride Decade wide 162cm
2004 Ride SPI bindings
2005 32 Exus boots

nice stuff. unfortunately, i had to return my burton el habano cartels so i'm still riding on some old gear. i think i'll keep the board until i have enough money to get a new one or it snaps. it took me a season to break it in, but i love the flex and pop on the ks.

2001 option kevin sansalone 154.5
2004 burton sabbaths
2001 ride team bindings

[ck1223]

where did you guys get your gear? I am looking to buy a board, any good suggestion?

I checked a few places. SKIIS and BIKES, Board Sports, Boardzone.com, Sporting Life(sportinglife.ca), boardroomshop.com.

Ultimately a guy at SKIIS and BIKES convinced me to get the RIDE DECADE. But they didn't have the "32 Exus Boots", they don't carry 32s. I ended up buying everything at Sportinglife downtown Toronto cause they had the "32 exus" and I got a lift ticket to Blue Mountain for buying the whole deal there.

I could have gotten a 165cm board, but since it's a WIDE board, i decided on the 162cm to possibly compensate for lesser control of a wide board. We'll see how it works out. Maybe there wasn't much to compensate for.

As for what to look for, I couldn't really tell you. From all the research I did, "32" boots are probably the best boot to get. They're supposed to be the lightest boot, and even at their entry level boot (EXUS) they have heat moldable liners to form to your feet.

Bindings, the brands that seem to be most popular are, DRAKE, RIDE, and Technine(Tech 9).

Boards - Rome, Option, Ride were the most popular that i read up on. But I'd say pop into a few stores, tell them your height/weight, level of snowboarding, and what possible bootsize you'd be wearing (you may or may not need a wide board) Thus having more choices to pick from.

Personally, i couldn't find ROME boards anywhere

[ck1223]

congrats on the gear!

I thought it was YOU that bought the pr0nstar Jenna board [that was sold on rfd.]

Haha, ME? It was tempting lol

[ck1223]

is that good gear???.... i want to buy some gear!

Other people from snowboard forums say it's an awesome setup. The sales guy that was helping me said it's like getting a BMW for your first car. So i'd say it's pretty decent

[mjl_toronto]

Nice stuff.

Since you guys are posting your new gear, I'm gonna post mine also:

2004 Never Summer Premier 161cm
2005 32 Lashed boots
2003 Ride LX bindings (gonna get new ones next year)



What's everyone else riding?

[PennyArcade]

nice stuff. unfortunately, i had to return my burton el habano cartels so i'm still riding on some old gear. i think i'll keep the board until i have enough money to get a new one or it snaps. it took me a season to break it in, but i love the flex and pop on the ks.

2001 option kevin sansalone 154.5
2004 burton sabbaths
2001 ride team bindings

why did you return the cartels? Those are some nice bindings

I was really close to choosing a option mirror (because they are Canadian), but in the end the look was kinda too weird for me.

[PennyArcade]

Thought i'd make this a semi-official snowboard thread, tis the season

2005 Ride Decade wide 162cm
2004 Ride SPI bindings
2005 32 Exus boots

Just took a look online at your gear and it looks tight.

One question though: why did you get 32 exus boots (which is the lowest end model) when all your other gear are higher end models? why not get the lashed?

[ck1223]

Just took a look online at your gear and it looks tight.

One question though: why did you get 32 exus boots (which is the lowest end model) when all your other gear are higher end models? why not get the lashed?

Budget I suppose i could have gone cheaper on something else and put that towards better boots, but that's just how things worked out. The exus fit fantastic though and I don't think i'll be disappointed.

[E-ccentric]

why did you return the cartels? Those are some nice bindings

I was really close to choosing a option mirror (because they are Canadian), but in the end the look was kinda too weird for me.

i needed the money for school. actually, i'm still in the process of raising funds for it (i'm trying to sell my digicam on the bst:everything else). i really wanted to keep them and use the baltimore cap strap this year. oh well. i really like the ride teams too.

[tomtong]

I'm new to the sport and got the following gear.

For myself,
Board: D23 Power
Binding: Lamar MX1 JR
Boot: Mole 31 JR

For my son,
Board: Burton Chopper Jr (Used)
Binding: Burton Scout Jr (Used)
Boot: Burton Moto Jr (New)