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Switching from rear to center.

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steezeonskeeze
Posts: 351 - Karma: 14
im getting some new ar6's center mounted for this season and im not sure which size is right for me (because ive always riden rear mounted) i search barred it and couldnt find anything that fits my height and all, im 130 and about 5"6 tall and i like long walks on he beach can anyone help me out with this size issue, im thinking 175's?
Aug 9 2008 10:30PM
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Malcolm
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id go with the 171's. if youre really not sure put them on the ground in the store
Aug 9 2008 10:33PM
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grown-ninja
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whatd u ride this year
Aug 9 2008 10:44PM
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steezeonskeeze
Posts: 351 - Karma: 14
short stuff man like 151's i picked the wrong size last year so i dont want to make the same one this year
Aug 9 2008 10:46PM
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Malcolm
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shit thats way too short. especially if they wernt centered you hardly wouldve has any tail. definitly go with the 171+
Aug 9 2008 10:49PM
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grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175
yea man at least 171 i center mounted  apair of 161's 2 yeas ago but they were too short so i had to get them remounted
Aug 9 2008 10:55PM
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mike_e
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im just about your size and i have 171's centermounted, its a good length it goes to just about the top of my head..i would go with 171 cause if you went from 151 to 176 it might be kinda hard to hadle that extra length.   also the long walks on the beach part made me giggle.
Aug 9 2008 11:04PM
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b-ladd
Posts: 2300 - Karma: 48
Well are we talking east coast beaches, west coast beaches, or lake beaches? Because that makes all the difference.
Aug 9 2008 11:09PM
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Malcolm
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yea but if 176 is the size he needs then hed get used to it, just like everything else. i still think hed need 171s tho

Aug 10 2008 5:40AM
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grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175
the difference between 171 and 176 is only 2 inches, that an inch at the tip and 1 at the tall, not that much more ski to handle, id still say 171's though
Aug 10 2008 10:12PM
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ReedSkis~
Posts: 2122 - Karma: 98
176, long skis are da shit
plus they will last you longer and you will be more stable when landing jumps
Aug 10 2008 11:57PM
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SHastatahoe
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as my X girlfriend said in her final letter, "the longer the better"
Aug 11 2008 3:11AM
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