For the past 6 years I have been using a Sims 149 board with Switch bindings. I was looking for something just a tad shorter. Not anything fancy, just something to play around with. I ended up finding a Morrow 146 board and ride bindings at a store that was going out of business and the prices were too good to pass up. Unfortunately I didn't do my research beforehand and have heard many various opinions (good and bad) about Morrow boards. What is your personal opinion about them? Will it be ok if I am just using it for simple riding?
2007-11-04 15:27:00 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Sports ➔ Winter Sports ➔ Snowboarding
Yes, 6 years of riding.....but I have been using the exact same board the ENTIRE 6 years. How am I supposed to know what other brands would be good for me to use if I have never used a different board?
2007-11-05 00:27:46 · update #1
I think the board will be fine - the reason that most people steer others away from Morrow boards is that they are not the strongest boards around - I've seen several of them delaminate after an impact (but then again, my first board was a K2 and it did the same thing).
I have also found that they are not stiff enough, but I am big for a snowboarder and need a board with a little more rigidity. Have fun with it and if you break it look for a better board to replace it with (Ride, K2, etc)
PS - You don't need to spent $500+ on a Burton to get a nice board that will last. I bought a previous year Ride Control for $175 and rode it for 4 years and was very happy with it.
Good Luck
2007-11-05 05:24:16 · answer #1 · answered by TahoeT 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Yeah it will be ok Morrow arnt that bad and are certainly rideable is just that there are alot of better brands about. They used to be a really good brand but got bought out a while back and the quality of there products has dipped a bit over the years.
I have only ridden one Morrow board before and it was really stiff and i might be wrong but i get the feeling most of there boards are like that?. You say you wanted a short board to play around with, you might be better off with a jib board or something like that which is lighter and more flexable. Most jib boards are quite cheap to buy and they are often being sold secondhand on sites like ebay which is always worth a look for good deals, Good Luck.
2007-11-05 06:53:17 · answer #2 · answered by baz75 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
After 6 years of riding, I believe you should be able to tell whether a board is good or not. In any case, any board should be okay for simple riding. But with a shorter board, you should be able to control it easier and the speed will be slower than your older board.
The way I see it, the important thing is for you to enjoy the riding experience and care less for what other people's opinion about your equipments. As long as you have fun on the slopes, why bother about what they say. Enjoy your new board and bindings. Happy riding.
2007-11-04 16:33:19 · answer #3 · answered by gfmw 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋
i've got seen comparable products till now. i've got been snowboarding for many individuals of my existence, and that i discover that between the main considerable issues i seek for in a binding/baseplate normally is stability and administration. With this underfoot, i might experience slightly frightened while carving and at severe speeds, with the aid of fact it particularly is made to shift with the easy tug of a rope. On a moist day extremely, the mechanisms must be speedy to slip. in spite of if it wasn't a severe hazard of happening, the harm of a fall with a twisted ankle must be devastating. exciting concept, yet no longer something i might purchase.
2016-12-08 12:22:44 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Like the other person said, after 6 years of riding you should know what board is good for you.
Personally I only buy Burton equipment.
2007-11-04 17:17:00 · answer #5 · answered by b h 2 · 0⤊ 3⤋