Probably the ant to go smallest possible. Honestly a lot of big guys ride pretty small freeride model just fine. Even in slightly underpowered situation they work out and who wants to ride around in 11 knots on 14m anyway; it's not an extra 2cm that will make it worthwhile, maybe with a 148cm...Archer77 wrote: ↑Tue Jan 23, 2018 1:00 pmthank you all for the kind reply!plummet wrote: ↑Mon Jan 22, 2018 6:46 pmDo you have choppy or flat water? do you like riding in waves? to you want upwind performance? do you want smooth through chop? do you want nice carving? do you want a sharp load and pop? do you want max jump height?
All these questions lead you to the type of board you should buy.
Plummet, Matteo V, edt, I understand what you mean, and I know all this multiples variables as I have learnt also here:
https://www.progression.me/blog/what-de ... kiteboard/
but at the moment I was trying to understand, if you have to choose on the exactly same model board(selected on all the spec up) speaking of a freeride twin tip, for the SIZE, you will give priority on the condition (over/under pw) or your weight? or maybe both equal... (make a particular case example if you prefer)
(ok I know too, that chop or flat water are making in any case a distinction them self)
I learned on a freeride 135*39.5 at 175lb 78kg ish basically smallest model available, I could still go out in 12knots on 12m, I don't think a 138 would give me an edge. sime guys heavier than me use 133cm but way wider.
Anyway it's quite hard to give advise you need to try, I currently have a freestyle 138x39.5 ts way slower than my old board and a bit lower end too. So there is a lot of variable out there...