any recommend?

[woodwh]

本人滑過都好幾次雪
叫做玩到intermediate trail
但次次去玩都係租equipment
岩岩出黎做野有D錢想自己買塊板
做左好耐research但都係唔太知買邊塊板好
希望各位朋友可以畀少少意見

我係男仔，身高178，大概170lb
諗住買塊all-mountain
期望塊板可以令我易D控制D aerial & surface tricks (唔玩rail)
有幾個難題我唔係好識揀
1）directional-twins/true-twins?
2）reversed camber/positive camber/modified camber?
3) the length? (156/157/158/159?)

板我預HKD2500﹣3500左右
想買K2/Burdon
大家有無D好介紹？
How about K2 Turbo Dream 156或159?

[Schmarker]

I'm no expert and have only bought my own board not long ago.

What and how you will be riding will determine a lot of the questions you've asked. You said you want an all-mountain board but have specified you want to control tricks.

Directional-Twins I believe are more common on freestyle boards (freeride or all-mountain boards are usually just directional) and are same as twins except the tail is stiffer than the nose.

I don't know what modified camber is but reversed camber is a technology which has become quite popular in the last couple of years where the board's shape looks like a banana when placed on the ground and viewed from ground level (ie: the nose and tail (not just the lip of the board) curve up). Most new boards incorporate some form of this, ie: if they don't tip up, they at least lay flat. They say it's easier to turn and allows you to ride a shorter board.

Length is a personal thing. I am the same height and almost the same weight. I prefer 157/158 but if given a choice between 156 and 159, I would go with the latter since I do more carving.

I personally think 2500 to 3500 is too much to spend on one's first board. My opinion would be to buy a cheaper or on sale one to make sure you are sure that is the type / length board you want. Unless of course, you get to demo your board.

[jimmy]

如果玩 ground tricks 買 twin 板好 d, 因為有機會左右腳都做前腳.
揀 twin 板通常都係 freestyle, 156, 157都可以.
Budget 2500-3500, 可以揀 d USD600 以上 d 靚板, 因為好多都做緊 sale, 折咗都係四百零.
另外, "Good Wood" board 可以作參考各種板.

[mattruislip]

For your height, if you mainly ride resort runs then I would get a directional twin, anywhere between 153cm to 159cm will be fine. This will let you venture off piste without that much work on the back leg but still short enough to make spinning easier. Any longer and you might find it clumsy in quick turns. Directional flex gives stability at speed and twin shape aids riding switch.

I think it's also important to match board length with board stiffness. If you get a longer and stiffer board, you might find it tough to get good pop off it. But a longer flexier board you might find it wobbly at speed. I think for recreational intermediate riding, a slightly shorter, but fairly stiff board is best.

I can't really comment on reverse camber as I've never ridden one before.

[woodwh]

Thank you for all the detailed comments!
I went to Islxnd Wxke today. They have good prices, but most of their stocks available are 150-152. The only choice I may consider is K2 Darkstar 155. I don't go to parks but mainly ride resort runs. Will Darkstar be a good choice for me? Should I get something else online? Is 155 a little bit too short for me? BUY IT OR NOT?
Please give me a simple YES or NO.

[mattruislip]

I would say the Darkstar 155 is just about right. A good all terrain freestyle board.

Now you have to think about boots and bindings.

[woodwh]

I've bought a Darkstar board and a pair of Ride Contraband bindings @ Islxnd Wxke today. Unfortunately, they doesn't have good boots for my size. I may need to find a pair of boots somewhere else =(