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 #1 Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 30/08/2010 @ 19:44 |
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I've only been boarding for one week's holiday but basically I've got the bug  I hired in resort for the first time, but now looking for the next holiday and wondering what to do equipment wise.
I could hire again but this is something I'm going to be doing every year, so is there a more sensible way? My brother did buy a second hand board that was too large for him and is now sitting unused, so there is the potential to use it, but from a bit of investigation seems to be a ten year old board. It's a Rossignol Stokes 158 (I'm 5'9/ 5'10 ish) from 2000, so will this a) be better than a hire board or b) harm me more than help me progress? I doubt people will know the board, I'm more after the general thought about 'old' boards. It doesn't look in too bad condition, probably nothing a service couldn't sort out, but will it more likely be well past its useful life?
I'm going to buy boots anyway before my next trip, but this board would also need bindings, so if I'm going that far down the road am I better off looking the classifieds here for a 'newer' 2nd hand board, or even going down the new board route. I have no snowdomes near me so it won't be a regular use board, but I like the idea of having my own stuff, and at the moment I can spend say £400 with a bit of justification.
Would love some opinions! |
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| #2 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 30/08/2010 @ 20:59 |
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£400 will buy you most of last seasons boards, a decent pair of bindings and your own boots.
if you where to budget £175 for a board, £75 for bindings and £150 for boots you would walk away with a very good setup.
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| #4 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 31/08/2010 @ 18:39 |
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I would suggest that a complete setup for £400 of good quality is going to be a push unless your aninja on the ebay thing  of which I am not!
Spend good money on boots - the next wad on the board and a standard entry level set of bindings. A second hand, 10 yr old board sounds dead to me. If its been ridden for 2 weeks each yr over it's lifetime, then it will have done the equivelent to a season and will probably have seen better days. Get a good entry level board for well under £300 - Atomic Hatchet is £250 or Ride Agenda (£225) brand spanking new!  |
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| #5 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 06/09/2010 @ 15:33 |
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dude... getting some new stuff is always cool!
I love it when i get next years stuff! but i do take a lot of time planning what to get next. i study the specs of the new seasons stuff and always go the trade shows so I've been thinking about what board i fancy since February this year and have just made my decision.
The boarding I prefer tends to shift from season to season so I get a new setup each year. I go threw two pairs of boots a season and i still look at ebay for bargains.
last year i picked up a Darkstar 2006 and at handled like new. I really know how a new board feels like. I had one when they where new and this one was awesome and only £70 on ebay.
Bit of a ramble? sorry...
The point. some older boards get retired for no good reason. I'd give it a chance. it is a decent beginners ride and most beginners don't really push the equipment so as long as you give it a service. fresh wax and a good sharp edge will do wonders.
take the time to develop your riding. This will provide you with the insight as to what kinda board would really suit your riding.
Getting a good mid flexing pair of boot is the right way to go. |
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| #6 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 06/09/2010 @ 21:29 |
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Dude, spend your hard-earned on a decent pair of boots. I would chance the old board, it won't do your progress any harm at this early stage, and won't be any worse than most rental crap anyways. Then, if you are dead set on getting a new board you'll know better what kind you want. The best time to buy a new (or even S/H on Ebay) board is at the end of the season (March/April ish) when shops have them reduced. |
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| #7 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 08/09/2010 @ 14:30 |
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hiya mate,
I only started boarding a couple of months ago, and like you picked up an old board for £30, i got it serviced and its rides sweet, much better than the rentals i used to learn on. I spent my cash on decent boots and protective gear. Id say get it serviced and give it a go before you fork out on a new board. |
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| #8 Re: Using a 10 yr old board as a beginner? Posted 09/09/2010 @ 09:02 |
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Boards have a finite life span just like everything else. As the years go by, the material degrades and the flex on the board all goes to sh!t.
Sure Grill can give a more in depth reasoning (I've seen him explain it before) but for me, a 10 year old board would be a waste of time for you.
Especially in resort where, depending on what you want to spend, you could hire a decent board (or do what my wife did last year and book our holiday at the end of the season, around demo time, where she rode a different brand board and bindings every day for free to find the one she liked - she was looking for a new one).
Spend your cash on a good, well fitted, pair of boots. Whatever you have left pick yourself up a board and either get yourself a new entry level set of bindings or a set of good second hand bindings on the cheap (for example - **Shameless Plug** I'm selling a set of Ride SPI's in Medium for £75 posted. Used for about 8 days and in great condition - loads of people sell their bindings off when they upgrade so you could pickup a good set for way below the standard price).
Depending on how lucky you are with boots (the best are not the most expensive, they are the ones that fit your feet best) you might have enough to pick up say an Atomic Hatchet (fantastic Intermediate board for the price) for example and a decent set of second hand bindings and only be marginally over your £400. |
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