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Originally Posted by LYC
Try and find a newer board if you can from a reputable company. Old boards tend to lose their strength and just becomes straight up noodle boards. It really depends how many times its been ridden too.
Light scratches are ok as long as they haven't gone through the base and into the core of the board. They can be easily repaired with some p-tex .
For your weight a 150 is waay too small. You should probably be on a 156. A little smaller if your a park guy a little bigger if your a pow guy.
Try and find a soft flexing board with a mellow side cut. It will help while you learn to carve and your less likely to catch an edge.
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Very good points there.
if you are going to buy a used board, keep in mind that the previous owner could have kept it in very good shape [just as I normally do] but ride the board like it's a bucking bronco [as i normally do]
I have 4 boards, all of which have less than 20 rides on each of them, and all of which look like theyve been taken off of the showroom shelf. However the key is the fact that I ride my boards so hard per day that they have since lost their snap, or pop. All of which except my reverse camber board. Which was designed to feel loose and sloppy.
for learning, you want to go with a board with a durable base, biaxial laminate [meaning that there are vertical and horizontal fiberglass weaves surrounding the core], and something with a mellow side cut. The side cut of the board tells you how sharp the board will turn once it's turned on edge.
At this point in time, there are reverse camber boards, and there are FLAT camber boards. The reverse camber and flat camber boards, if placed with the base on the ground, look to have the tips and the tails either lift up from the ground, or have the board lay completely flat.
Quite the opposite compared to the boards in the past which had camber. Where camber was the kinetic or STORED energy in the board giving you that feeling of applied power transfering from edge to edge. Cambered boards made for difficulty learning to ride in a straight line due to the fact that the edges seemed to catch easily. Where as reverse camber was quite the opposite, they are playful, and much easier to learn on.
So much now so that reverse camber is suggested to be used when learning, and cambered boards are used for those that have proper skill level.
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Thanks.