could any one give me any reviews relating too 24/7 snowboards as i am about to buy one bones 06/07 thanks?
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try looking here: http://66.102.9.104/search?q=cache:S0FozEIhtw0J:justfuckinggoogleit.com/
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You can buy one pretty much anywhere but first get your sizing information for your body type at www.frostyrider.com Then, go to an online site or your snow shop and get a board with you dimensions. The people at the store will help you. E-bay and carigslist are always good places to buy boards, especially if you are beginner and you want a used one to start riding.
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Burton is by FAR the best. The only problem with them is they are marketing geniuses and know a thing or 2 about getting your hard earned cash. My Burton Canyon is now called a Baron and has a $100 higher price tag. They are the EXACT same board. Stood them up side by side at the board shop, same EXACT info on the tags and everything. Like I said, it's all marketing, but they do put out a quality product. One of those love/hate deals, lol.\nI have Ride boots and Bindings, had em for 6 years now so they definitly can take the wear and tear. Saloman makes some nice stuff too as well as K2-good boards.\nWhen I bought my canyon, I bought one from the year before that the board shop had in the back of the rack. Caught a NICE discount.
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The most important thing is to make sure that the edges are dry when you store it.  Rust usually isnt a big deal- it will all get scraped off by the snow in a couple of runs.  It will dull your board a bit, but a sharpening will fully fix it.
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There are a lot of fiberlights. Mike V. boards are usually really heavy because Mike V. kept breaking them, so they made them tougher. But there is a fiberlight Bam deck that is really great. I think that you can get it at Zumiez. You might also look into lighter trucks.
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if you are just starting, get a cheap on and learn on that.  the cheaper ones are more flexable and the more expensive ones are stiffer and harder to control.  but don't buy the ones at Kmart (too cheap), just get a cheaper board ($100 - and up).  have fun
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Mini Logo boards are cheap but they are not the best boards \nVery little pop that easilly wears down, and i dont think they even know about concave\n\nnow depending on your budget i would recomend either\na Zero if u want an all around good board, they last a long time and they look sweet \n\nNow if u need your board to last long i would go with a lip tec\nLip tec boards have fiber glass in between the layers of wood making them close to impossible to snap
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I thought i already answered this question? but ok.\n\nFoundation is really good less known brand, and good for experienced skaters\n\nZero was the first pro board i ever skated... they are really good to skate and have good pop\n\nA lot of people have told me that Alien Workshop are really good. I skated it once, and it seemed pretty good, but i wouldnt know 100%. \n\nenjoy
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Burton boards are great, I've been riding for 20 years and have ridden about everything out there and I have been very impressed with Burton gear. I'm sure you will see a ton of people here bad mouthing them but when it comes down to it, you just can't go wrong with them. \n\nWhen buying a new board you should always ask yourself a few questions, like: How good am I? How much do I ride? Where do I ride? What kind of rider am I? What conditions do I ride in most? The most common stats of a snowboard are it's length, tip width, waist width, tail width, contact length, sidecut and flex.\n\nLength is a personal preference. A shorter board is usually a little easier to manuver but not as stable at higher speeds and a longer board is more stable but a little more difficult to manuver. Most park riders like short boards and freeriders like longer boards. \n\nThe width of a board is important in that you don't want your toes or heels hanging over the edges of your board. Also, it is just as important that your board isn't too wide as this makes it harder to turn (I've actually torn the arch of my foot riding a too wide board, ouch!). \n\nSidecut is how much the sides of the board are cut in. If you use your imagination when looking at a board you can see that the "cut" of the board draws out the path of a circle. The more cut, the smaller the circle and the less cut the bigger the circle. Some boards have progressive sidecuts but I won't get into that, it isn't important. Again, park and pipe riders generally like a board with a bit more cut as they need the added manuverabilty to hit the features in the terrain parks more smoothly. A board with a lot of cut can feel a little twitchy (I call it nervous) at higher speeds and they get hooky in deep snow. A freeride board will have less cut as it is more often ridden at higher speeds with bigger turns. \n\nNow we come to flex. Here is where people differ the most in their opinions. When I sell boards, this is how I explain it. When you are riding you are "telling" your board what to do to carve. For the most part, a softer board is easier to ride as you don't have to be as exact when you are "telling" it what to do. Soft boards offer a very comfortable ride and great performance at slower speeds. Jibbers love them bcause they are less likely to hang up on a rail with a soft board. However, at higher speeds or in more aggressive situations a soft board will get bounced around more and not be as responsive. Now, a stiffer board needs exact instructions for you to get the most out of it. They aren't as comfortable to ride because they transmit more of what is going on to you instead of absorbing it for you. But, they perform very well, especially at higher speeds. Also, the stability of a stiffer board offers a great deal of forgiveness when you land in the back seat or too far forward because the stiffness wants to keep you centered on the board.\n\nThe Burton Feelgood is a great, women's specific board. It has been consistently my best seller for the past three years. Looking at the '07 stats, it is definately an intermediate to advanced board and it rates highest in groomers, halfpipe and park. It's flex is just above medium as is its sidecut. So, after what I said above you can imagine that it rates lowest for powder and rails (too much cut to be a great powder board and too stiff to be a great jibber). All in all, I'd say it's a great board for all conditions, If you wanted something stiffer, go with the Feelgood ES, something more park/jib get the Gtwin and if you wanted a more powder specific the slightly tapered Feather would be awesome.\n\nHope that helped...also, when buying go to a snowboard shop not a big box store. The folks at the snowboard shop will have a much better idea what they are talking about than the dude at Big 5.
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Out of the brands you have listed i would probably go for Sims as i have ridden one of there boards ( the fader ) before and really liked it. Ive ridden a morrow board before and hated it as it felt really stiff and heavy, but it doesent mean that its nessesarily a bad make its just that particular board didn't suit me. Out of the other companys you have mentioned i have never ridden any of there boards so its hard to give an accurate idea of which are the better ones. But M3 are quite respected and had an excellent team a few years back so they would be good, and LTD and Lemar are known for selling cheap but really good value for money boards and would be worth a try. \nSo if i were you i would go for Sims first them M3 and then probably Lemar. To be honest all these brands are ok you don't need to go for Burton like most of the people on this site think. I imagine that most of the people who rate them so highly have never ridden any other board and just like them as they are the most hyped brand. Yeah they are good but so are many other companys out there which sell boards at alot more reasonable price. Hope this helps you a bit
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well i hav 17 boards right now because i skateboard all the time and its all like boards that i hav bought and so far ....the longest board that lastest was a plan b and so far to me has the best pop...but other then that ...for strongest go fora girl.....and for pop go for a zero ,...but still to me plan b is the best out of all of my 17 boards and the 17 are just the ones that hav not snapped yet...so i hav had alot but if u don't like plan bs ...for strong go wit girl and pop go wit zero ...but plan b has both of that..see ya hope i helped...gion to skate right now bye....oooo yea i also forgot my uncle owns a skateshop and he told me plan b is the best for both of that and is very light or he told me baker but he owns a shop and has had it for 7 years so he should know...hope me and my uncle helped seee ya
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elements new helium boards are good. i have 1  and they are better then regular boards, they give you more balance when your grinding on rails
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Burton is by far the best, but you pay for it. \nSome other good ones are Ride, Salomon, Never Summer(good boards from what I've been hearing)\nYou may want to stay away from actually buying him a board/boots/bindings though. These are things that should be fitted for him and you wouldnt want to buy him something he's just going to take back. Maybe talk with a local board shop and see if they can set you up with a package gift certificate so he can just come in and get fitted and sized for what he needs. \nYou may want to even look into a season rental program from a local shop too until he figures out his style of riding that he wants to do, then he can buy something designed closer to that style. Board lengths/brands/design are a MAJOR factor in this as well as his height/weight and a good fitting boot is just as important.\nOther than that, some good cold weather clothing(preferably waterproof), some goggles too.\nIf he is just starting out,  I HIGHLY recommend a helmet and some wrist guards and knee pads. Helmet in case he falls and smacks his head. But he WILL fall and he WILL fall on his knees and wrists. Don't forget to protect them too. Don't wait for an "I told ya so". I'm a big fan of the Burton/Red impact gloves ($100 pair)with the built in guards and the Burton/Red knee gaskets($100 pair. Although, they are getting harder to find. Pro-tec makes a viable runner up($20-35 pair), but if you can find the burton stuff, it IS worth the money.\nNow that we know rick is a complete BONEHEAD........\nWhy anyone would tell you not to get pads is beyond me. It doesn't take a backflip to hurt yourself. All it takes is to catch one edge at a decent speed. Something a beginner WILL DO. Blown out knees and broken wrists aren't the most common injury among boards b/c they don't. The physics of the matter dont get much clearer. Not to mention it takes some of the pain out of learning (minor bumps and bruises)and puts the fun back into it. Yeah it's snow, but it's best friend is ICE. Which can be hard as concrete at times, especially on a groomed/packed snow base which you'll find on about 90% of the slopes out there. Unless your brother plans to be a strict powder hound, get the pads. And definitly dont listen to knuckleheads like rick that dont put safety and well being first.
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If you go on ebay and search for a snowboard, you can find complete snowboard packages for pretty inexpensively. And all you're really looking for is a cheap board and some good inexpensive boots. The most important thing to do with your board is to get it edged and waxed before you go. Any board is good with the proper care. Got to ebay, look in the newspaper, and try these sites\nwww.shopzilla.com\nwww.shopping.com\nwww.backcountryoutlet.com
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Personaly?  I hate Timmy's and always have... They are made cheap just like angels.  I rock 2 Ions along with my fether light Viking and they RIP.  Plus there are new things comming out for the ION each day.  New boards and plus you can RAMP with the Ion and you can't with the Timmy.  \n\nAs far as price goes, always buy brand new!
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That's right.  If you have big feet, which I think a size 13 qualifies, then you would want to buy a wide snowboard.  A wide snowboard, is exactly what its name implies:  a snowboard that is wider on the sides than normal.  Why you want a wide snowboard, is because if you have big feet, your feet will be sticking out the sides of a normal snowboard.  If you go toeside, your feet will dig into the snow, and you'll probably eat frost.  A wider snowboard will have more room for your feet.  I find that they are more stable, though I find it easier to carve with a regular snowboard.  Since you're a beginner though, you wouldn't notice much of a difference, since you'll probably be doing a lot of heelside braking first.\n\nShort answer:  yes, a wide snowboard would be good for you.
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The longer the boards the faster they will be. it also depends on what kind os skiing you want to do. Moguls? slalom?.. For bumps and turns you want a short soft ski, if you want to haul hiney (like I do) you want a long stiff set of boards!. Mine Are Lacrois 230's and I get about 50 to 70 mph out of them depending on conditions.