what size board to use?

[Inflikted]

Trying to figure out what size board would best suit me and my style of riding. I'm new to skiboarding however I have many years of aggressive inlining. Last 10 years have snowboarded so I'm really wanting to stay with a soft boot.
I'm 5'8" approximately 155lbs want to spend a lot of time in the board park love tabletops catching air and carving. The two boards I'm mostly interested in are the Revel8 revolt or KTP which board would best suit my needs or ride style or are both boards alittle long and should I go shorter? What's opinions on using.the new rocker bindings with soft boots?
Thank you for any input just want to place my order and get up to the mountian :-)

[rgzip]

Trying to figure out what size board would best suit me and my style of riding. I'm new to skiboarding however I have many years of aggressive inlining. Last 10 years have snowboarded so I'm really wanting to stay with a soft boot.
I'm 5'8" approximately 155lbs want to spend a lot of time in the board park love tabletops catching air and carving. The two boards I'm mostly interested in are the Revel8 revolt or KTP which board would best suit my needs or ride style or are both boards alittle long and should I go shorter? What's opinions on using.the new rocker bindings with soft boots?
Thank you for any input just want to place my order and get up to the mountian :-)

I think either one would work well for you. I'm in Olympia and own both so if you want to make a trip (White Pass) you're welcome to try mine, I'll be there most weekends.

[kirk]

Of course I'm biased, but I came from an inline background, and the KTP was designed to be the most skate-like board to handle any conditions... I rode the Revolts on and off for a couple of seasons, but I never got use to their swing weight.

With the KTPs, I never noticed any swing weight, so switchups, etc feel effortless just like on skates. The other option I would possibly look at would be the Slapdash. They will be even lighter and a little more skatelike, but slightly less stable on backslides and coming down on big airs.

[FightingForAir]

I'm not a park rider, but I'll throw in my 2 cents.

I've been on boards from 94 cm up to 125 cm. I honestly don't notice that much difference in lengths until I get on boards longer than 110s. When I do notice, it is really in the chop and soft stuff. I get pitched around front to back more and have less fore/aft stability in those conditions on the shorter boards. However, what I do feel more are significant differences in widths and turning radius. I like wider boards and love the KTPs. They are one of my favorites. I don't think you could go wrong with those. Having the second set of inserts is a nice plus of those boards too.


Many guys love the Revolts. You could not go wrong with either board. Which you would prefer would likely be just a matter of personal preference. If you can afford it, I'd suggest both. You can always resell one of them here on the forum. I've bought and sold so many sets of boards I've lost count. I've never had a hard time reselling boards here without taking too much of a hit.

[Inflikted]

Appreciate the feedback I'm leaning towards the KTP's :-)