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Arnaud
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by Arnaud » Wednesday 10 February 2021, 16:44
Hi
The best should be to try it ! Don't be afraid about the width. 25.8 is not that wide. I tried recently some very wide boards and with a good construction the width is not a problem. It is sure that the 163 will be more lively than the 168 but it's not a matter of width. It's more linked to the length.
8.5 Us is 26.5 Mondo or 41 Euro, do you confirm ?
Swoard EC Pro2 168H - Swoard EC12 Boots - Gen5 168H - Stoke 162 M
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BOLETUS73
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by BOLETUS73 » Wednesday 10 February 2021, 20:41
Hi Arnaud thanks for the reply... eheheh.... i can't try now because is out of my region...
but i tried the 163 for four hours two years ago.... and i love it... it feels lively but not nervous a real carving dream.. the width was ok, but if it was 3-4mm more I wouldn't have complained.. I believe that in the foot area of my boards with deeper sidecut I have a few more millimeters
nothing that can not be improved with a little riser..
yes i confirm... 8.5us is more like 41.5...
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TimW
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by TimW » Friday 12 February 2021, 9:50
25.8 is not wide, you will get used to that quickly. After an hour you will not notice it anymore.
My softboot board is 27.5cm waist. It felt wide for the first few hours, after that I was totally used to it. In fact I regret not making it wider as I still have too much overhang (mondo 30
). I will make my next SB board with a 29-30 cm waist and I am not worried at all about it being too wide.
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Arnaud
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by Arnaud » Friday 12 February 2021, 10:04
timW wrote:My softboot board is 27.5cm
Hi Tim
What is your board ? A custom one ?
Agree about the width, but note that Boletus73 doesn't have mondo 30 boots but 26.5.
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by TimW » Friday 12 February 2021, 19:14
Boletus73 is lucky
. I know he does not need to go very wide, I just mean that he should not be scared to go a little wider.
The board is indeed a custom one (I build all my boards myself).
) with 8.5us... my stance is 54-55cm wide with low angles.. +15 +3... do i have to keep looking for 163 or can I also think of 168? I'm very undecided ... 
