Well, I've made my decision for 04' and its a REV 800HO all the way. I think they rock! There's no doubt about it, they're not for everyone. Its seems like there's no middle ground, either you love em, or you hate em.
Of course everyone's entitled to their own opinions, but I know of several tall guys that own REVs and say they fit them like a glove. So they're not designed for short people. As for being narrow in the front, yes the nose is more narrow, but the ski stance (what's most important for stability) sure isn't. It's 47 inches, which I believe is one of the widest stances out there.
I believe the reason SD put so many models on the REV platform is because of its outstanding handleing characteristics. They're really betting the farm that this is the way to go. We can all speculate on whether or not we think this is correct or not, but the only way to know for sure is the number of sales they recieve come the end of Feb 04'.
Mine will certainly be one of em'. [

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