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New snowboard :0
« on: October 13, 2009, 09:48:43 AM »
So im thinking about getting a WWW Rocker.  I just want a fun park snowboard basically. 

I am 5'7, weigh 150, have size 12 boots and was looking at a 152 WWW.  For the 152, the waist width is 249(24.9). 
They also have it in a wide 153 where the waist width is 261 (26.1).  I currently ride a snowboard that is 252(25.2) wide in a not completely wide stance and if i buy this snowboard, chances are it will be completely widened.  I like to think that that will mean that I will get about the same overhang.  I havent had any reall problems with my snowboard now as far as the boot catching ( I dont turn hard like that, too scared to slip out or s.t  and bust my A$s on the ice around here).

full stats
Board Series                    Stance Set Back Waist  Width Weight  Range  Sidecut   Effective Edge Tip Width Tail Width Stance Width

WWW Wide 153 Rocker    centered               26.10           140-230              8.40           122.84           30.38         30.38               22.0

WWW Rocker 152               centered               24.90          120-200              8.40            122.84           29.23           29.23            22.0

Current Snowboard             25 back               25.20            115 - 165             21.3            118.5             29.46            29.46            530
Burton (some measurements are funny idk why)


So I guess my real question is will having a wide snowboard be beneficial for park riding and landings and stuff.  Or should I stick with a regular snowboard.  Im scared cuz I have heard that wide boards suck as far as turning and having fun.  Anyone have experience with wide snowboards maybe? 

Thanks a lot in advance
« Last Edit: October 13, 2009, 10:03:00 AM by Josh »

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Re: New snowboard :0
« Reply #1 on: October 13, 2009, 11:19:14 AM »
This is a tough one Josh.  I understand your dilemma.  My advice would be to not go any narrower than your current board OR to go with a mid-wide instead of a full wide.

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Re: New snowboard :0
« Reply #2 on: October 13, 2009, 11:29:22 AM »
Well the one I have now is(or was) considered mid wide by burton.    I cant find any rockers that are the same exact width


Technically, its only  a 3mm difference tho right? :)

btw What do you think about rocker snowboards?
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Re: New snowboard :0
« Reply #3 on: October 13, 2009, 12:59:08 PM »
Well can we agree that what matters the most is the width of the board where your foot is positioned over it.  That is where the force (weight + leverage = power) is transferred from the rider to the snowboard.  But with all of the measurements and specifications that board manufacturers offer us, none of them include this specific width position measurement.  Well, let's just figure it ourselves.

First let's assign a name to this new measurement.  I will just call it Mid-Width for now, but I would rather call it something else since that could be confused with the term "mid-wide" which we already know s a classification of overall snowboard build width not a specific point of measurement -- but whatever, we can figure out that name thing later.

On your current board with an effective edge of 118cm, your stance width of 22 inches (or 55.9cm) is almost half of that.  Your stance width is measured "center-to-center", so effectively your bindings are contacting a few cm's past that to make it more or less half the running length.  This makes our estimation easy.  Lets just take the Waist Width and the Tip Width (usually the same as the Tail Width especially on a freestyle board) add them together and divide by two -- essentially an average of the narrowest and widest widths of the board. 

(note: This measurement is not EXACT for the width of the part midway between the waist and tip/tail.  Figuring that would take an equation that is crazy complicated and since we are not landing a lunar rover, the average way is good enough for what we are doing)

BOARD Tip/Tail Width Waist Width Average (Mid-Width)
WWW Wide 153 Rocker 30.38 26.1 28.24
WWW Rocker 152 29.23 24.9 27.065
Current Board 29.46 25.2 27.33

As you can see, the mid-width area of your candidate WWW Rocker 152 board is nearly the same (only .7cm narrower) as your current board, so you are not likely to notice any considerable difference.  However, with the candidate WWW Wide 153 Rocker board, The mid-width is 28.24 (or nearly 1 cm greater) than your current board.  You are more likely to notice a difference with the wide board.
« Last Edit: October 13, 2009, 01:09:06 PM by Frosty »

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Re: New snowboard :0
« Reply #4 on: October 13, 2009, 01:21:02 PM »
Your a beast Frosty.  Thanks man.

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