Can freestyle board do free ride also?

Question

So I have a Palmer Rival and It really sucks. Its an all mountain freestyle but it sucks at everything. If I were to get only a freestyle board and I know there called freestyle because its specified for that. Would it be able to ride all mountain. Can it and itll be harder or ill go slower? Whats the bad side to using a freestyle board with freeride? Also I am a size 12 foot I am considered to get wide boards but 11 is the biggest so does it really matter If I dont get a wide board really?

Answer 1

Here's the deal. If you buy a freestyle board it's gonna be shorter so that it'll be easyer to do tricks.  Also it's gonna be more flexible for nose or tail presses, butters, and for stability on landings.

A freeride board is pretty much the oposite. It's gonna be longer so that it can float better in powder. And it's gonna be stiffer for more stability at higher speeds.  That's why no board is going to be ideal for both freestyle and freeride.

I recomend the Lib Tech Skate Banana.   It uses magne-traction and banana technology. The banana technology is really cool because it curves upwards towards your tips instead of downwards( http://www.lib-tech.com/banana/index.htm... ).  Plus the magne-traction(which is serrated edges) will let you hold your edge even on ice.

The reason why I think this is your best option is because it's a board geard mostly for park, but it will still work great in powder because the tips curve upwards. This allows you to use a board a little shorter to ride better in the park, while still keeping your tips above the snow in powder.

Answer 2

park boards tend to do better if they're shorter. This does not lend itself to stability at any decent speed on the mountain. You will prbably fall alot.  Also if you're riding mountain with your edges de-tuned (dulled) you will suck and not be able to handle too well.

Look at either Lib Tech or GNU, both of which make boards with MAGNETRACTION which performs great on both mountain and in the park.

only go with a wide board if your toes or heels are actually dragging in the snow when you turn.

Answer 3

The downside of using a "freestyle Board" for all mountain would only be that, the "freestyle board: will have more flex than the all mountain deck, and it nose and tail wont be as far off the ground as an all mountain, meaning it wont be as good in powder and when your on crappy choppy icy death you have a better chance of dumpin it on a freestyle board., I know tuns of kids that ride freestyle boards all mountain.   But honestly dude, its not the snowboard that makes the rider, its the rider that makes the snowboard. My buddy just snapped his K2 and has been using one of our friends Rosignol boards from the early ninety's., it took a day or so but now hes hitting all the park jumps and jibbin that thing,     You may want to get a bigger board to avoid toe and heel drag..   Most companies have wide boards, Burton came out with a wide custom this year and its maddd nice,.

Keep it steezy.

Answer 4

I would get a board wide enough so that you don't have a lot of overhang with your heels and toes - that is a problem for park and all mountain riding.

I know several people that ride freestyle boards everywhere - Rome, Forum, Gnu boards and they can ride anywhere because they know how to compensate for the freestyle board - leaning back more in powder because their boards don't have any setback and putting more pressure on their edges in turns because the boards are so flexible at the tip and tail.

If you are a good rider, you will be able to learn to make any snowboard work well in any conditions except for maybe groomed icy runs - we all have trouble with that even on a freeride board.

Good Luck