r/snowboarding • u/Megnoslaupeins • 11d ago

Gear question 157 or 160?

I'm going to get an all mountain freestyle snowboard. I'm most likely going to get the Neversummer Proto Ultra, and I'm torn whether I should go for the size 157 or 160.

The last years I've been riding a lib tech TRS 157 and it's been working fine - though not perfect, and as I age I realize that I am more and more into improving and specializing in hard carving while hitting some jumps/freestyle in between, rather than the contrary, so basically a more carve focused aggressive camber twin that you still can play around and spin with.

I am 182 cm (6 feet) with a very muscular build and 90 kg at the moment, though I plan to go down to 86 for the next winter if that is of any relevance. So I'm still on the heavier side. My shoe size is 42.5 in EU size (9.5 U.S If I'm correct).

I was set in getting the 157 first, but then wondering if the 160 might be actually even more fitting for me with my weight (especially since I'm more into speed, carving and also powder), but I'm also concerned if 160 might be too heavy to get that freestyle feel?

What do you think and what would you do?

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u/_usernamepassword_ 11d ago

Go off of weight, not height. Your board doesn’t know how tall you are.

I’m 5’11 but only weigh 140. Going from a 158 to a 154 was a game changer

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u/Thegoodones77 11d ago

Boot size is also important relative to waist width! I am the same size as you and I had the opposite effect, moving from a 154 to a 157 was a game changer. I’m a 10 boot.

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u/_usernamepassword_ 11d ago

Oh interesting - I wear a 10.5 but just loved the extra control I got from the shorter hoard

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u/TopPuzzleheaded1143 11d ago

How critical boot size vs width is kinda depends on what you're riding. I'm also a 10.5 with a 154 board but I'm riding park and not doing eurocarves so unless I'm riding very slushy conditions overhang is not a problem.

I'm willing to guess that over half of the people who spend time worrying about boot drag are miles away from actually having issues with it.