 Poster: A snowHead
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hi, never snowboarded before, skiied once, i`m going to brides le baines(france) in march, should i just hire a board out there or grab a second hand one from ebay! , there`s loads of custom burtons on ebay for around £150, which is about what the hire will be right??
so looking forward to this btw.
ta
jay
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Burton Custom is rather advance board I do not think it will make your learning process easy.
So it is important to get the first board right.
On the other hand rental boards could be bad (and bindings even worst). For some reasons one could always expect good gear when renting skis but opposite selection when renting boards. It is maybe just my experience.
But with renting gear your can always change and experiment. Just find the good shop.
I would suggest buying gear in this order: first bots, second bindings, and then board.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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ok thanks..
being a wakeboarder and used to carving, i was hoping this was gonna give me a head start!! tho i know its gonna be alot different!
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jayjames, I think being a wakeboarder will help - my niece's OH just took up snowboarding. He's a wakeboarder, and learnt very quickly. I think being a skateboarder helps too - one of my nephews who skateboards a great deal learnt snowboarding in an annoying trice.
They're both brave lads too though, and with a high pain threshold. 
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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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and don't forget you need to add the cost of carriage for your board, and servicing, to get a fair comparison with renting.
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ta pam, ive been reading about rocker vs camber.. my head is spinning!
and tom, thanks, thats a good option!
i hope there is still snow when we go!!
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when did rocker come out... the 2007 and upwards custom boards ive been looking at on ebay will they have rocker or camber???
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Custom would be a good board to learn on. It's mid/high-end in terms of materials, but it has a medium (rather than a stiff) flex and therefore would be fine to learn and then progress on.
Your wakeboard experience will help a lot. (Coming from the opposite direction, other than getting up on the damn thing, I find wakeboarding pretty easy).
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cheers,
(yeah getting up can be the tricky bit!)
so has the custom got rocker?? or camber or do they differ from year to year!?
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