powder board for good female snowboarder
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powder board for good female snowboarder
Hey y'all!
I'm planning to build a snowboard for my girlfriend. Unfortunately I'm not really firm regarding snowboard design. Would anyone be willing to share some infos, mybe even a complete shape and rocker line?
stats: 175cm, ~60kgs. foot size 9-9.5
regards,
sebastian
I'm planning to build a snowboard for my girlfriend. Unfortunately I'm not really firm regarding snowboard design. Would anyone be willing to share some infos, mybe even a complete shape and rocker line?
stats: 175cm, ~60kgs. foot size 9-9.5
regards,
sebastian
pretty good idea. only problem: it's supposed to be a present and there's definately no chance steeling the board without her noticing it.
shape is not really a big problem. think i'd be able to copy the outline of one of the big brands. my biggest concern after reading for 2 hours about snowboard shapes and rocker is the core profile. any suggestions?
shape is not really a big problem. think i'd be able to copy the outline of one of the big brands. my biggest concern after reading for 2 hours about snowboard shapes and rocker is the core profile. any suggestions?
Ok! Read looked trhough the sites of abunch of snowboard factorries and played around with my CAD program. This is what i came up with:
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Length 1550
Shape 298 / 251 / 278
Radius 7.7m
stance 500 -600 mm
setback 25 mm
i'm not really sure about the tail height. might be a bit high.
any comments?
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Length 1550
Shape 298 / 251 / 278
Radius 7.7m
stance 500 -600 mm
setback 25 mm
i'm not really sure about the tail height. might be a bit high.
any comments?
Yeah I think like goz said you want a longer rocker in the front. If she has a lot of powder riding experience she will love that board, if she is newer to powder then she will hate it.
That much taper can make a board dodgy on the groomers, longer rocker in the front can even it out a little so that effect isn't as bad.
You're pretty close to a capita charlie slasher, great board but the early ones were super stiff and could be a handful.
That much taper can make a board dodgy on the groomers, longer rocker in the front can even it out a little so that effect isn't as bad.
You're pretty close to a capita charlie slasher, great board but the early ones were super stiff and could be a handful.
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What glass are you going to use and are you planning on any carbon fiber?
For a womans powder board I would go for about 6.7mm thinning down to 6.3 between the bindings. And if you aren't using tip and tail spacers I'd thin the tips to about 1.2mm. It makes for a nice light board and the tips don't do a lot anyway. The nose needs a long gradual taper in thickness though, you want a bit of stiffness infront of the bindings so it can provide that lift in the deeper stuff.
I personally prefer flat to rocker or a hybrid S rocker for powder, it makes the board so much more fun to ride getting to and from the deep stuff, also gives some stability plus a lot more power in turns, but it isn't as easy when you want to be a bit lazier and just cruise through it, that's when you can't beat full rocker.
One thing with powder boards is you can get away with a bit more. A full rocker board can be a fair bit stiffer than you hoped for and will still ride great in deep snow, a bitch on hard stuff, but fun in powder
I would be concerned though about that much taper plus full rocker, film her offloads from the chair, you might get some good falls.
For a womans powder board I would go for about 6.7mm thinning down to 6.3 between the bindings. And if you aren't using tip and tail spacers I'd thin the tips to about 1.2mm. It makes for a nice light board and the tips don't do a lot anyway. The nose needs a long gradual taper in thickness though, you want a bit of stiffness infront of the bindings so it can provide that lift in the deeper stuff.
I personally prefer flat to rocker or a hybrid S rocker for powder, it makes the board so much more fun to ride getting to and from the deep stuff, also gives some stability plus a lot more power in turns, but it isn't as easy when you want to be a bit lazier and just cruise through it, that's when you can't beat full rocker.
One thing with powder boards is you can get away with a bit more. A full rocker board can be a fair bit stiffer than you hoped for and will still ride great in deep snow, a bitch on hard stuff, but fun in powder
I would be concerned though about that much taper plus full rocker, film her offloads from the chair, you might get some good falls.