its just the board breaking in i have a two year old burton custom that still cracks if you do a hard tail block

hell yah dude get the 149 it'll be perfect for you. You won't really tell a difference and besides, it's got rocker and est. YOU CANNOT GO WRONG THAT'S WHY THEY CALL IT THE "HERO" :)

check out the capita horrorscope. Its a awesome park board super flexy cuz of the rocker and skate kicks. It can hold a pretty good edge, but don't forget any soft board won't hold up that much at high speeds.

This board will be very similar to the skate nana, but the flex will be a little softer (yay). Another plus is the deeper heelside cut, meaning whether you ride it goofy or regular your heelside edge should be the same. This enables you to carve easier and faster.

Well it really doesn't matter because they have a 148 narrow version already available. When they mean a shorter board, they mean that there is more edge contact so you can ride a shorter board. If you ride a 148 it will be better than the 148 you have now because there is more edge contact present. And i do not believe that they will make a shorter board sorry :(

This board will pretty much do whatever you throw at it. When you say slope, i'm kind of confused. Do you mean Slopestyle? Or do you mean groomer hills. The only bad thing about this board, if your looking to go fast it won't hold up that much. It will start to shake when you ride at high speeds because the board is super flexible. If you want the best all around board, that would be the burton custom (regular or v rocker) or the skate bannana/park pickle

Yes they will. You can use any type of binding on this board. You can even use burton est or ics bindings with this board/any board. The only other problem is what size are the bindings you have now, and what size board are you thinking of getting?

How tall is he?

I would get a 151 or 152. The reason being is that if your not purely into park riding, meaning you wanna go all mountain, your going to need a bigger board. The only problem is your weight vs boot size. You got a very big foot for your weight. I have the same problem. Im 5 6 120 and have size 11 boot. I ride a 150 and it fits me just fine. I ride the park pickle though. These boards are very similar. I would go with that for now. You should grow into it but 1 or 2 cm wont affect you greatly

KID GET A PARK PICKLE!
IF YOUR CHEAP GET SIGNAL PARK ROCKER
IF YOUR REALLY CHEAP GET BURTON DOMINANT

It depends, If the cartles you are getting are ICS/EST (infinant channel system) for burton boards, you cannot you it. But, if you don't have the channel, the regular bindings, you will be fine!

Well it is an awesome jumping and all mountain board, it is a bit heavy though :( the flex is pretty stiff. Its not that good for rails cuz of the stiff flex but i would kinda recomend it

yah dude totally get the 9 11 ones anyway. these bindings are the steeze. i bought em for 200 org and i would pay every cent back. thay like hold ur foot in soooooo well its almost too funny. i dont' nessasary like the color but w.e still steeez

well dude. this board is pretty versatile. There isn't anything this board can do. The board is pretty sick on jumps because it feels so right, under ur feet. I think it doesn't has as much flex as i would like, but i think its a real winner. If you lived in kinda crappy conditions you should get a skate banana. if you want a more buttery feel go with k2 www rocker or parkstar. all 4 of those are pro. and for the cheaptrick . . . never really heard of it..