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So I'm aiming to get into flatland freestyle stuff due to not being a big fan of falling off things, and getting a bit bored of just going up and down hills. I want a new board, partly to help with this, but I also just want a new board 
I'm 5ft 6, a girl, size 6 feet, pretty standard build but 11st -ish and I currently use a Signal Vita Omni 147. I weigh a bit too much for such a short stick (5kg too much according to their stats), but it's a scream on the mountain and perfectly usable in the dome albeit *way* too fast. In terms of ability I'd consider myself pretty competant and generally only fall over when pushed or ambushed.
I'm pretty much set on a '13 Bataleon Feelbetter because I want to try the TBT profile and I believe a noodle is a good idea. I would ideally get the 149, however I can't find it anywhere for a decent price. I can only find the 152, which is obviously quite a bit longer than my usual steed but I'm smack in the middle of the weight range and I'm pretty adaptable and ride with a wide stance anyway so it doesn't bother me massively. It's probably about the length I should be on TBH. I can't really afford the '14 boards so I'm stuck with what's on offer.
Am I being a div? Is having a slightly longer board than perhaps I should have going to hinder me in progressing with messing around? Or should I stick with shorter boards that I'm a little too heavy for, or will that get in the way of progression as well?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I ride the Bataleon Violenza 13 and I LOVE IT! I am 5'8 so have never riden anything smaller than a 154 except when playing on my friends 149 Burton Lipstick - which I didnt like.
I am sure you would be fine going up a size.
ps Bataleon boards are quite frankly AWESOME
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Bataleon boards are quite frankly AWESOME
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Mrs cad99uk would agree with this.
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Do you use the Violenza indoors? What do you do on it? (That sounds like a personal question)
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Mrs cad99uk - 5'3, 8st rides a Violenza 147.
Yep, used in a fridge but for nothing that involves leaving the ground 
Great for piste and powder though.
So, you should be OK on a 152.
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Quote Quote, batallion seems the shizzle, so the hard riding beer monkeys round these woods think. They're skaters too, smash smash smash!
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call me dave,I don't ride indoors - it goes against every bone in my body! agree with Mrs cad99uk, Piste and Powder and a bit of freestyle is what it is made for.
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I would demo a bataleon before buying. TBT isn't for everyone and I know I didn't like either the Goliath or the jam I tested.
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Don't rule out non-ladies boards. I've got an Artifact Rocker and love it to bits, so much so that my Fate is pretty much redundant (I even tend to prefer it in the powder and not just messing about on piste, only time I prefer the Fate is for faster days on the piste as the Artifact is too soft really).
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Edit: oops, posted a few too many times...
Last edited by Ski the Net with snowHeads  on Thu 8-08-13 21:34; edited 1 time in total
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Last edited by snowHeads are a friendly bunch. on Thu 8-08-13 21:35; edited 1 time in total
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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You know it makes sense.
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call me dave, theres a FeelBetter 152 on SS20 for £210, just click 'buy'* and learn to monster it.
*WARNING: Richard_Sideways posts are currently severely distorted by his own desire to buy new kit. Caution is advised when following his advice regarding purchases.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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call me dave, I've had a Bataleon The Jam '59 singing siren songs at me since the kit porn bibles came out last season...
What bindings are you teaming it with?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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I've got two sets, Burton Stilettos and Union Milans. The Burtons are more comfortable, so I'll be using those for now. They're pretty good for going up and down the fridge, they've suited both the Vita and the Oh Yeah that's in the doghouse at the moment. I've got a feeling I'll end up building a set of Switchbacks from the sales next month, they've had pretty good Random People on the Internet reviews.
SS20 have got a decent price for that board at the moment as well. Presumably I didn't have to tell you that 
(ps. the 2014 ATV Slash by Gigi board had me at hello. Praying they do a shorter version of it than the 154 they did on the '13, though for my wallet's sake, I really hope they don't)
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just to follow up on this one, I did spring for the Feelbetter in the end, had a lovely drive to Oxford to fetch it, and a loooong session on it on sunday evening. It's a great board, especially for n00bs. Really flexible and fun but not mushy and unresponsive. It *does* ride shorter than it is, not quite like the 147s but it's definitely doesn't feel like a 152 which is a bit unexpected but great. The TBT profile is pretty flat compared to the all mountain boards so it doesn't really interfere with riding style or anything IMO. It felt reasonably secure on the icy bits and saved me at least 3 lazy edge-catch catapult moments at the bottom of the slope which my dignity appreciates and will probably make me extremely lazy. It has a lot of promise for messing about on too - before sunday I hadn't ever got (intentional) air. By the end of my session I was ollie-ing (ollying?) off anything and everything. The base is fast, but not stupidly fast or so slow you stop.
TL;DR top pre-season sale buy, especially if you're looking for something progressive for the fridge. Still going to be too much of a noodle to leave the all-mountain board at home next trip to the hills though.
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call me dave, I take two boards in one bag - simples!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Agree with Nadenoodlee, I take the bindings off the larger board, sheath it and put both boards in the same bag. I have two pretty different boards now so it's great to have the option depending on what I'm going to ride and the snow conditions, and will allow me to use my older board when learning park this winter 
Glad you are happy with your purchase!
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call me dave, I keep the same bindings to use on each - they fit my boots perfectly. I'd be more lkely to buy a new board than new bindings.
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Which bindings do you use?
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