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I guess if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.... Now my son will have a board by his 7th birthday in January lol... Length 1150mm Running length 975mm Nose width 210mm Waist 162mm Tail 196mm Nose length 176mm Tail length 71mm

I made my sone some plate bindings, and got him some ski boots. The issue is the board - he's either on an oversized SG125, or a swallowtail.

I'm selling my demo 185 GS Super Carver board. It has all the dimensions of a full on race board, but flex is backed off just a hair so its a more enjoyable free carver in mixed resort terrain. Read about it here: https://www.soulwaterman.com/collections/soulstick/products/caferacer Asking $599 for it. Retail is $799. Used 2 days only. 19.9/10 condition - It's basically new I also have a pair of UPS AF700 26.5 for sale. Condition 7/10. Friggin great boot.

When I used to work as a patroller at a small North Carolina mountain I got bored, so I started to monoski. Monoski's combine perfectly all the disadvantages of snowboarding with all the disadvantages of skiing, without any of the advantages of either But it was a challenge to try to master it anyway.

Heel Rivets?

I have some Raichle 26.5 AS700 for sale.

He's way past those lol - was using a pair of Lange kids race boots this weekend - three buckle. But stiffnes was 60. Too much - he needs something like 40 Just got him a "real" race board.... the issue now is boots. I even thought that the FX (Raichlie) type ski boot with the lift up tongue might do the trick - but can't even find those small enough.

All good. I've been ripped off several times over the years so I can understand the sentiment. I've since seen some Gecko plates and they are REALLY SWEET. Not cheap, but probably worth every penny

My 6 yr old tried hardbooting this weekend and loved it. I just hand made some plate bindings and borrowed some ski boots, but they are not ideal. He's a 19-20 mondo point. Basically I'm looking for something thats well fitted, but has great flex. I can't for the life of me find anything that would fit this bill. Anyone else run into this? Ideas?

Just saw this. No, they are not a copy of the Gecko plates. Plates like this have been around since the 1990's. Some have webbed "fingers", some are fuller in design. It's all be done ad nausium. The Gecko plates are fantastic, but they are not original in either concept nor execution. The Gecko plates are a full carbon, high end, ultra performing plate and they work very very well. And they cost a lot too. I was going for something totally different - a very cost effective way of bringing say, 80% of the effect for 30% of the cost in vibration absorption, combined with a riser plate (boot overhang clearance), allow a more natural flex of the board than binding directly on the board. The shape came about simply by creating a basic outside dimension, and then using my CAD software literally creating the webbed fingers in the simplest way possible with the program. I could have gotten more complex, or fancy, with the fingers, but this was simply the quickest and simplest way to achieve the approximate proportions I wanted. The fact that the fingers are there at all immediately creates some visual similarity with the Gecko's, but I'd never even seen a pair of them prior to someone else brining this up (I had seen a Japanese design thats similar and pre-dates the Gecko, and that one certainly influenced my end design - in fact the maker of the Japanese plates has since sent me a set - very well built). If you're riding hard boots, or hard charing, my plates are not what you want. If you're riding soft boots, surfy style, and want to be raised and have some damping, then they work.

the system works after you spend time to modify the binding system, but they don't start out working. Once you get them dialed they're sweet

Problem solved - grab the handle and give your foot a yank downwards. click click. in!

Coming out with a new one called the flashback https://www.soulwaterman.com/collections/snowboards/products/flashback

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