Which of these 3 Snowboards is the better 1 to buy?

Question

Hi guys I've had the option of buying 1 of these snowboards (new) for a pretty good / cheap price.

I'll list the specs of all the boards below and please give me your thoughts on which is the best board to grab out of the 3 of them for the money okay:

PS: I'm 6ft tall, about 80kg's and will be snowboarding here in NZ on Mt Ruapehu (whakapapa ski field mostly) and have been boarding around 10 times in my life so far. I've currently got a Rossignol Freeride Capped construction board (around 4yrs old) but its not the most comfy board when riding on some hardpack snow. On our ski fields we get powder, groomed snow in the mornings and hardpack in the afternoons most of the time (from it being sunny and then going cloudy). I also know that the capped construction sidewall boards aren't half as good as these higher quality boards below.

I won't really be using the board much on half pipe or terrain parks, I want a board that is a great all mountain board, and 1 that I can ride switch on sometimes soon and do the off jump or trick with, or just enjoy some carving down the mountain. I dont need a high speed board also, but do want something that gives a nice ride even when the snow is a bit hard.

Board options:

Ltd's website to see details is www.ltdsnow.com

Limited Helix Gold Snowboard

LTD Helix Gold
Premium Freestyle Performance
Edge Link Sidewell Conetruction
Alloy Base Inlay
Tech Core with Power Strip
Quadratic Sidecut Geometry
E.T.F (Energy Transmission Frame)
Triaxial Fiberglass
Sintered 7200 Base
Laser lock Diecut Technology
2x4(24 pk.) insert pattern
specialty metallic Ink and UV Mirror Finish
Nose/Tail (cm): 29.70
Waist (cm): 25.35


Limited Logic Bronze Snowboard

LTD Logic Bronze
All-Mountain Performance
VerseaFlex Full Wood Core
Edge Link Sidewell Construction
Radial Sidecut Geormetry
E.T.F.(Energy Transmission Frame)Technology
Triaxial Fiberglass
Alloy Tip and Tail Protectors
2x4 (20 pk.) insert pattern
Extruded 34DD base
Laser-Lock Diecut Technology with show through to core
Specialty Metallic Ink and UV Mirror Finish
Nose/Tail (cm): 30.40
Waist (cm): 26.00




Millennium Three - Men’s Hardcore Snowboard
Settle the snow score with the Hardcore. Hungry for natural kickers, drops and anything else you can find the Hardcore is all about searching out the magic natural terrain of our NZ hills and exploiting it for all the fun you can get out of it.

Features:
Premium all-mountain freeride performance
ABS sidewall construction
H1 Core
Quadratic sidecut geometry
Triaxial fibreglass
2 x 4 (20 pk.) insert pattern
Extruded 4400 base
Nose/Tail (cm): 29.70
Waist (cm): 25.10

Sidewall Construction:
ABS 25 Degree To Vert Wall - Commonly called ’sandwich construction’, vertical wall increases power transmission over the edge and also improves side impart resistance.
Core:
H1 Core - Popular core with strategically placed Birch laminates. This core is lightweight, strong and built to take the abuse. The combination in woods provides reduced swing weight.

Sidewall Construction:
ABS 25 Degree To Vert Wall - Commonly called ’sandwich construction’, vertical wall increases power transmission over the edge and also improves side impart resistance.

Laminate:
Triaxial Fibreglass - 3 layers of premium weaved fibreglass at 0°, 45°, and 90°.

Base:
Extruded 4400 - Very high molecular weight polyethlene is compressed into a dense and tough material that is capable of absorbing wax, due to the long molecular chains. Versatile material for all round riding, easy maintenance and repair.


I hope to hear from you guys soon with your advise.

Regards

Steve

Answer 1

These are all crap boards. If you plan to go riding like 3 times a year I would consider these just to save the money. But if you are seriously considering snowboarding these boards will hold you back. Get yourself some nice gear and you will enjoy the experience a lot more. I would recommend a Lib-Tech or GNU board. Go to a shop and ask them about MTX and BTX technology by these companies and do some research. It is the new cutting edge thing for snowboarding and even Burton is copying what GNU and Lib-Tech started.

Stay away from the LTD and Lamars. These are your walmart brand of snowboards.

Check out some Gnu, Lib-Tech, Burton, Ride, L2, Rome, Neversummer.



here is my combo.

153 Lib-Tech BTX Travis Rice

Burton Ruler Boots

Burton Cartel Bindings.

Answer 2

Luft is right. GNU and Lib Tech are leading the pack. Magne Traction is where it is at! It slices through the hardpack and crusties like butter. You won't go from fun pow to fightin for an edge ever again!!!

Answer 3

Why,,, i know u live in NZ but there all crappy nd not worth the buy. You can get k2 boards cheap and for good quality and their bindings r a bit expensive but their the most cumfy

Answer 4

Forum is a well respected brand and its boards are top-notch. They offer a ton of varieties from park to all mountain, and you can usually find some good deals online. You definitely get your money's worth.



http://www.backcountryoutlet.com/outlet/search.html?mv_session_id=s8uKZS3x&q=forum&x=0&y=0



http://www.sierrasnowboard.com/shop/search_forum/search_0.asp

Answer 5

those are some pretty low quality boards, you could get a great board off dogfunk.com for a good price, they have great deals on everything... boards, bindings, gear, all of it

Answer 6

yeah those are really not good boards at all check out brociety.com its timed sales but you can find some really good deals on there

Answer 7

looks good