im 5'11 and 150, and i ride anything between 168's and 180's. i have an older pair of 168s that i use if i wanna beat around rails for a day, or some 180's if i wanna fly some jumps. both are center mounted so they do shorten up a bit, but its all in the preference. and if your riding them for a season, its always fun to try something new with a different challenge to it.