K2 Fatbob
njcrites
I am looking to buy my first new board. I'm a big guy (6'4" 212#s) with
big feet (12 mens) doing mostly freeride stuf.
I'm thinking about a 164-169 Fatbob. Coments? Opinions?
What other boards would be good to demo?
Relax. Don't worry. Have a homebrew.
Norm
Search6725
Norm writes:
>I am looking to buy my first new board. I'm a big guy (6'4" 212#s) with
>big feet (12 mens) doing mostly freeride stuf.
>
>I'm thinking about a 164-169 Fatbob. Coments? Opinions?
>
>What other boards would be good to demo?
My kid is 6' 2" with size 15 stompers. He worships his Fatso as it is the only
thing that keeps his heels and toes from dragging and losing the board's edge.
The board is HEAVY. He rides a 155 and loves it. You ought to demo a Fatbob a
little shorter just to see how you like it.
Ken
Froster
Hi,
I was wrestling with the same question a couple a weeks ago as you do now. I
went to local shop and checked fat bob 164 and 169 and here are my thoughts
(just mine): I rode 95/96 fat bob 155 and everyone said it was too short for
me (I'm 6'3'' and ~175lbs.) So I should get a longer board. I compared the
measurements of my fatty and 164 and there were only a couple cm's longer
effective edge and running surface (I know they got forks inside the bpard
but...). 169 could've been okay but it weights much more than the 164 (at
shop I tried this). It was stiff that's not a bad thing and for you it would
be good.
It depends on how you wanna ride: fast, big jumps or whatever. I like to ride
fast edge to edge and do some park tricks (mostly just big jumps...) and
powder -of course. I decided to bought burton's floater 67 (167cm) which has
same measurements (r.surface and eff.edge) as fat bob 169, but it's much
lighter than 169 fatty. Yesterday I was the first time riding on my floater
and it felt great. I didn't have a chance to go for big jumps, so for that I
can't say anything. You weigh more than I do, so I don't know much it would
chance the floater's action, fat bobs are for bigger riders I guess.
Hopefully you'd get some info on this.
Merry Christmas, Markus
njcrites wrote:
> I am looking to buy my first new board. I'm a big guy (6'4" 212#s) with
> big feet (12 mens) doing mostly freeride stuf.
>
> I'm thinking about a 164-169 Fatbob. Coments? Opinions?
>
> What other boards would be good to demo?
>
CQueen1275
Hiya Norm,
Though I haven't ridden a FB I'm 6'4" with size 14(UK) or 15(US) feet and I'm
riding a Liquid Mountain Series 162.....It looks the bus and rides like a
dream...you should definately try one.
note: my board is last years model and I dont know if Liquid still make
these...sorry if they dont.
Cameron :-)
rob k
I just got the Ride Mountain board. It's a great board for those of us with
big feet. It's quite light for it's size (163cm)
Max Ryan
First of all - Don't listen to Search 6725. A 155 is too short for a 6'4" rider
so don't go smaller. I'm 6'5" and I ride a 159 for freestyle only, when there's
any new snow at all I ride a 163. So you can go short if you want to buy 2
boards, but don't go too short. I've never ridden a Floater so I don't know if
they ride better than Fat Bobs but they do seem to be lighter. But Burton is only
in the second year of wide board production so they may still be learning how to
make them right, you should demo if you're really concerned. I don't think you
can go wrong with Burton or K2 they are both really good with customer service.
Search6725 wrote:
> Norm writes:
>
> >I am looking to buy my first new board. I'm a big guy (6'4" 212#s) with
> >big feet (12 mens) doing mostly freeride stuf.
> >
> >I'm thinking about a 164-169 Fatbob. Coments? Opinions?
> >
> >What other boards would be good to demo?
>
fattrax
rob k wrote:
>
> I just got the Ride Mountain board. It's a great board for those of us with
> big feet. It's quite light for it's size (163cm)
>
> >
> >>I am looking to buy my first new board. I'm a big guy (6'4" 212#s) with
> >>big feet (12 mens) doing mostly freeride stuf.
> >>
> >>I'm thinking about a 164-169 Fatbob. Coments? Opinions?
> >>
> >>What other boards would be good to demo?
> >
I agree, The Ride mtn, is just as wide, and way better than fatbob.
fattrax
Hate to tell ya, Stay away from snowboards owned by ski companies. They
don't give a shit about snowboards, they're only in it for the money.
Ralph
andy
Someone had an ad for some used kuji bindings a couple weeks ago, let me
know if you still have them, via email
thanks
andy
Ryan
Erik Herou
>Hate to tell ya, Stay away from snowboards owned by ski companies. They
>don't give a shit about snowboards, they're only in it for the money.
Yeah, and snowboard-only companies don't do it for the money right?
;-)
I am really tired of companies putting more money and knowledge into
giving themselves a really cool image than making better products.
Some do both, I suppose Burton is a good example. Which results in
even more need for money and expensive boards.
I think the whole image and sponsor thing is outdated by now, it's
time for the manufacturers to grow up. Boarding is no more a cool
rebellic kid thing. Everybody's doing it and it's really hard to show
off and impress people.
I've been into boarding for seven years and I'm not really interested
in the really coolest brands any more, just for the reason that I know
I pay a lot for the 40 100-grands-a-year paid riders, the image and
shit. I'd better like to pay for a board that never lets me down and
allows me to develop myself as a rider. I've seen too much expensive
crap that's simply not good enough, but a really cool image, if you
want to sit on your ass in the snow and show your new gear to your
friends.
This year I've replaced my Ride and Westbeach gear with K2 and Helly
Hansen. Less image, more fun.
I guess some "rebellic" people will freak out and start spamming
now... proving that I'm right.
/erik
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On Mon, 22 Dec 1997 13:17:31 -0800, fattrax <fat...@landmarknet.net>
wrote:
>Hate to tell ya, Stay away from snowboards owned by ski companies. They
>don't give a shit about snowboards, they're only in it for the money.
Full on bullshit.
jeff
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Jonathan
> K2=CRAP
I love mine and could use another one
got one to spare?
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fattrax wrote in message <349ED8...@landmarknet.net>...
Yeah, what do ski companies who have been making snow sliding equipment for
the last 50 years know about making quality equipment? I would prefer to
buy snowboards from someone who makes them in their garage just because they
only make snowboards. What a load of crap! K2 makes excellent and
innovative snowboards that ride just as well if not better than "core"
snowboard manufacturers.
And if you look at recent trends in the industry, you will notice a lot more
ski companies making boards, ie Salomon, Elan, Volant, Atomic, etc.
Paul Scrutton
In article <67omd1$sfs$1...@news1.epix.net>, "GW" <wm...@nospam.epix.net> writes:
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|> fattrax wrote in message <349ED8...@landmarknet.net>...
|>
|> Yeah, what do ski companies who have been making snow sliding equipment for
|> the last 50 years know about making quality equipment? I would prefer to
|> buy snowboards from someone who makes them in their garage just because they
|> only make snowboards. What a load of crap! K2 makes excellent and
|> innovative snowboards that ride just as well if not better than "core"
|> snowboard manufacturers.
|>
|> And if you look at recent trends in the industry, you will notice a lot more
|> ski companies making boards, ie Salomon, Elan, Volant, Atomic, etc.
And while we are on this thread, you may notice that some of the best snowboards made like the Chris Prior custom's bear an uncanny resemblence to the look and
feel of a set of Volkl ski's (if you ignore the width of the board).
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jeffbonny
On 23 Dec 1997 19:21:36 GMT, scru...@nortel.ca (Paul Scrutton) wrote:
>
>And while we are on this thread, you may notice that some of the best
>feel of a set of Volkl ski's (if you ignore the width of the board).
Excellent comparison.
rcam...@kcc.com
I am 6'2" weigh 210lbs and have size 13 feet. I have 11% bodyfat, so I'm
not a fat ass. I ride everything from big mountains to halfpipes. I rode
a '97 Burton floater 158 last season. I was very happy with the board.
This year I bought a '98 Fatbob 159. Comparing these boards would be like
comparing apples to oranges. There is no comparison. The Fatbob is
incredible. It turns so easy and has a very lively feel. The Floater has
a dead feel, it lacks the snap of the Fatbob. The Floater seems like an
after thought by Burton. K2 put all of the same features that their pro
models have into the fatbob. I would suggest a demo of both boards before
you lay down the cash.
Also, the question of delamination. I have been giving this board hell
for over two months it still looks great. Sorry no sign of delam from the
ski company.
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Jonathan
Thanks for the review. Your post is one of the few from people who have
actually ridden both boards. Very helpful.
I ride a Fatbob 164, up from a 155 and 159 last season. For me (6', 165lb) it
works great as a powder board and corduroy carver. I had been curious about
the Floater because the specs say it is 1 lb lighter. As far as company warranty
policy Burton has a tendency to repair, whereas K2 just replaces. I love that.
happy snow
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You sound like a fat ass to me!! HEHE :):):)
11% bodyfat, cheewiz im impressed!
Hjertstrand
fattrax wrote:
>
> CQueen1275 wrote:
> >
> > Hiya Norm,
> > Though I haven't ridden a FB I'm 6'4" with size 14(UK) or 15(US) feet and I'm
> > riding a Liquid Mountain Series 162.....It looks the bus and rides like a
> > dream...you should definately try one.
> > note: my board is last years model and I dont know if Liquid still make
> > these...sorry if they dont.
> >
> > Cameron :-)
>
> don't give a shit about snowboards, they're only in it for the money.
which ski company owns liquid snowboards?
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I also ride a fatbob 159 it rocks