Board Width...

[apocalypsem3]

Just out of curiosity, what would be the average waist width of the board for a person with size 26.5 mondo boots? Thanks alot.

[Mellow Yellow]

26.5 is my mondo...

my boards are 19, 19.5, 19.5, 17.5, 18

so....18.7 :D

[brodster_57]

Originally posted by apocalypsem3
Just out of curiosity, what would be the average waist width of the board for a person with size 26.5 mondo boots? Thanks alot.

I don't know what you are shooting for, but if you are asking for the reason I would be asking I would suggest to ask there binding angles they typically ride as well. I can ride a mondo 28.5 at about 60 deg. with no overhang on a 19.5 cm waist board. Also on a Burner 197 I rode about 70 deg with know overhang on an 18 cm wide board. Later

[Derf]

Size 27 boots, 18.5 cm board, 60 degree angles.

Derf

[C5 Golfer]

Being a size 12 or 30.0 Mondo , I ride boards that are 18cm to 25.4 cm wide. Don't think boot size has much to do with it. My 2 cents

[rikytheripster]

it depends on your preferences, people argue for narrower waists because the board is quicker and more responsive to turn- other ppl argue for wider waists.....

but i guess that if average angles are like 57 deg then for your size foot it would be about a 18.5 cm waist that would leave you pretty close but with no overhang.

bit of a strange thread really...........anyways

[Justin A.]

I ride 28 boots on a 18.5 board with 63/61 f/r angles
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[brodster_57]

Yeah the post may seem a bit strange, but in all reality I think it is actually a good post for someone who hasn't ridden a lot of different alpine boards with different angles...such as myself. I have tried different wasted boards from 18 cm to 20 cm with a 29 and 28.5 mondo. Since the goal for many people is to minimize overhang and maximize leverage (personal preference excluded here) I think it is a good idea to get a feel for what angles are possible with different width of boards. There is also another minor consideration of the sidecut radius too. For instance my Burner 197 had a huge radius, so there wasn't much difference in width between the waste and where my foot would be placed. This seemed like I had to run a couple deg. steeper in order to avoid booting out. With my current bootsize I would like to get down to mid 50's, and I think 20-21 cm should handle it fine. Plus I absolutely love the stability of a wider carving board.