Looking to buy a new snowboard *Newbie*

KwackerJack

I'm only and looking to buy a new snowboard.

Anywhere in Ireland to buy one??

Any help would be great

cormee

Do you know what brand/model you want?

My advice would be to buy one of last year's models, new, online and save a fortune. Even when shipping is factored in you'll save a few '00 Euros

KwackerJack

cormee wrote: »

Do you know what brand/model you want?

My advice would be to buy one of last year's models, new, online and save a fortune. Even when shipping is factored in you'll save a few '00 Euros

I haven't a clue who is good and who is bad.

I won't need anything to high end as I've only started.

Any brands you can recommend?

cormee

Nitro boards are very nice. If you've only started you'd be crazy paying out on a brand like that, though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/snowboards24 these guys make fine boards, send them an email with your specs - height, stance, weight, shoe size, where you mostly ride (park or mountain), etc. and they'll recommend one for you. You'll get a great new board and bindings for about half what you'd pay for a big brand board, and you certainly won't outgrow it in your first five or six seasons.

KwackerJack

cormee wrote: »

Nitro boards are very nice. If you've only started you'd be crazy paying out on a brand like that, though.

http://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/snowboards24 these guys make fine boards, send them an email with your specs - height, stance, weight, shoe size, where you mostly ride (park or mountain), etc. and they'll recommend one for you. You'll get a great new board and bindings for about half what you'd pay for a big brand board, and you certainly won't outgrow it in your first five or six seasons.

Thanks for that, ill have a look and see what they say. :cool:

SpaceCowb0y

Buy a second hand board for your very first one! If you know what size you're looking for that would be the best piece of advice i could give! Invest in a pair of quality boots and get yourself a second hand board! Chances are you are going to shred it up if you're only learning!

First board i bought was 157" RIDE (I now use a 160" board) not sure what model exactly but it was great for learning the basics on and i didn't mind all that much if it got any gnarly gashes on the base etc as i only paid about €95 for it.

Once you get more confident and it's time to progress look in to spending a bit more for a decent board!

Lots of second hand boards in good shape up on ebay or even adverts.ie

Or else if you are dead set on spending a bit extra for a new board have a look at http://www.absolute-snow.co.uk/ they do really good package deals. A friend of mine just got a board, bindings and snowboard bag for about €280 delivered to his door!

Gehad_JoyRider

KwackerJack wrote: »

I haven't a clue who is good and who is bad.

I won't need anything to high end as I've only started.

Any brands you can recommend?

Then don't buy one.

Keep riding for another winter and once you've got comfortable with it get one for instance

I ride a Sapient 164 pnb2 its a stiff and unforgiving as they come but my riding style suits a board like that your riding style maybe more all mountain or maybe free style try loads of boards out when your in resorts they usually have rentals and Demos. But I wouldn't recommend buying something with out trying it that's silly.

Your Xup is an important decision depends on what you need want and ride.

Its like the yuppy tourists who say OOO I have a powder board. Yet you go away for a week a year and the possibility is you might not get to ride powder.

Worse still its snowing at 6 am at apres and there in the pub getting drunk kinda wonder what priorities are in some cases...