Hey Y'all!!!
New to the forum and to skiboarding, first became aware of it 12 yrs ago while at Killington , wow that guy was just smiling and having so much fun while I was struggling on my ski's hating how hard it was.
So here's the situation for contemplation. I have some Summit Nomads but am not sure I'm going to keep them, giving serious thoughts to returning them and getting some Revel8's instead, I'm feeling the need to support the forum for helping me as much as it has. I have read several threads on which boards for which person and the opinions seem pretty varied all around as to which is best for those starting out. I've looked at the board selection graph in the past but still don't know which would be the best board to get. I've looking at the KTP's because honestly I think they are the absolute coolest looking boards around and I can't stop looking at them. The other board I'm considering is the Revot "Trees" there's just something about the simplicity of the design that's very appealing.
So here are the questions and my stats/what I'm looking for. 5'8, 185. I have rollerbladed for years recreationally. I'm an alright skier (blues some black), just began moguls. Never skied the trees but would love to learn, never skied powder but really look forward to doing so. Have no interest in the park, my feet prefer to stay on the ground. Going fast is not a priority for me at this point. Having control is most important thing for me.
1) From what I understand the KTP's are "harder" to get on an absolute edge and someone mentioned they are more like a dimmer than a light switch, so easier in a sense to skid or adjust the amount of edge bite vs the Revolts. Is this a general feeling about these boards?
2) I have a knee issue. Which of the above boards or other boards usually are easier on the knees. My rollerblades give me no problems at all and usually make the knees feel better.
3) Due to the aforementioned knee issue I would only use Releasable bindings. The biggest question is for those of you who do have the KTP's do you find your leases are a bigger pain and that you wish you had the brakes instead?? I like the idea of being able to take a binding and switching between different boards, from my understanding the KTP's would have to have the larger brakes and are only good on the KTP's and the Condors, so I couldn't switch them over to lets say Revolts with the extra wide brakes....is that also true?? Have you found yourself with release of the bindings using leashes that you're tripping over your board when it releases causing your subsequent fall to be more uneasy??
4) I remember hating the chatter of my skis, which of the KTP's vs Revolts would feel more stable underfoot?
5) Given what I'm looking for and my background which boards would you suggest that I get??
Thank you all to your input, I look forward to hearing your thoughts and appreciate your time to help me with this decision.
John
New to the forum and to skiboarding, first became aware of it 12 yrs ago while at Killington , wow that guy was just smiling and having so much fun while I was struggling on my ski's hating how hard it was.
So here's the situation for contemplation. I have some Summit Nomads but am not sure I'm going to keep them, giving serious thoughts to returning them and getting some Revel8's instead, I'm feeling the need to support the forum for helping me as much as it has. I have read several threads on which boards for which person and the opinions seem pretty varied all around as to which is best for those starting out. I've looked at the board selection graph in the past but still don't know which would be the best board to get. I've looking at the KTP's because honestly I think they are the absolute coolest looking boards around and I can't stop looking at them. The other board I'm considering is the Revot "Trees" there's just something about the simplicity of the design that's very appealing.
So here are the questions and my stats/what I'm looking for. 5'8, 185. I have rollerbladed for years recreationally. I'm an alright skier (blues some black), just began moguls. Never skied the trees but would love to learn, never skied powder but really look forward to doing so. Have no interest in the park, my feet prefer to stay on the ground. Going fast is not a priority for me at this point. Having control is most important thing for me.
1) From what I understand the KTP's are "harder" to get on an absolute edge and someone mentioned they are more like a dimmer than a light switch, so easier in a sense to skid or adjust the amount of edge bite vs the Revolts. Is this a general feeling about these boards?
2) I have a knee issue. Which of the above boards or other boards usually are easier on the knees. My rollerblades give me no problems at all and usually make the knees feel better.
3) Due to the aforementioned knee issue I would only use Releasable bindings. The biggest question is for those of you who do have the KTP's do you find your leases are a bigger pain and that you wish you had the brakes instead?? I like the idea of being able to take a binding and switching between different boards, from my understanding the KTP's would have to have the larger brakes and are only good on the KTP's and the Condors, so I couldn't switch them over to lets say Revolts with the extra wide brakes....is that also true?? Have you found yourself with release of the bindings using leashes that you're tripping over your board when it releases causing your subsequent fall to be more uneasy??
4) I remember hating the chatter of my skis, which of the KTP's vs Revolts would feel more stable underfoot?
5) Given what I'm looking for and my background which boards would you suggest that I get??
Thank you all to your input, I look forward to hearing your thoughts and appreciate your time to help me with this decision.
John
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