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Hmm, I'm more of a duck-feet type with softboots for latter part of the career. I'd say roughly 2002/2003 was when I went duckfeet. Previously, it was relatively mostly slightly angled on front and less angled on rear. Now, during my entire hardbooting/racing career, I was quite high angle. However, I've retired from hardbooting since 2006 and switched to skiing (with UPZ boots) since then. So I don't know how it is now-a-days for me, though.

I hope it's not health related for I've been interacting with Dan Yoja for maybe 2 decades when it comes to those boots. He's gone extra miles here and there. Thanks for chiming in, @martock_carver, for it does help clarify a couple of things.

Thanks, both of you!

I didn't want to revive an old thread in 2004 however I'd like to ask what happened to this article? http://bomberonline.com//articles/physics.cfm I'm a fan of Howe's book of mechanism of skiing. Hence my re-visitation to sidecut formulae for my upcoming customized skis. Trying to figure out how to transform from 159 to 183 length of snowboard to skis.

Oh, those scenes in Critical Condition still give me the hibbie jibbies (Steve G and Nick P)!!

I had to ask since I was a S'thorne local and stop by to visit Fin and Michelle on regular basis. Is the Bomber still at the same store as it was? I presume Gumbo's the owner, yes? I'd like to re-visit my old stomp ground with bomber as one of my destinations.

I take it this gears box has not been sold at all?

Wow, I remember that! I was caught off guard when TWSnowboarding magazine somehow managed to find my post via newsgroup/tin relevant and published it in "dear reader" in mid 90s. I can't remember which group it was but I think it was rec.skiing.snowboarding or something like that? It's nice to see somebody at TWS magazine to be familiar with tin/newsgroup, too!

Wow, those are the nicks I have not seen in a long time! Good to see y'all! And the yesteryear BOL face - I'm only familiar with 2nd or 3rd iteration (pre-VBulletin days) with the forum. Man, there were quite a load of good stuffs in there at the time. And mad honors to get to know Fin since he and I did indeed lived in the same town. Im so grateful to him for letting me try his original Madd 158 which really set the bar much higher for me, personally. My 2nd gen Madd 158 doesn't even quite just cut it like that one. And the Madd 170. Yowza!! It is my wish to reconnect with Kress and go riding for I reckon him and some other cool gal was there on my last time of riding alpine which I got wiped out and knocked out at Keystone. -wince-

How many of youse still alpine riding these days? Me, not since 2006 switch to lib tech skiing with upz boots. Yet, very seldomly, I pine to return to alpine for a mad fun run on my madd 158 this winter. Naturally, hare scramble riding/training takes precedence over alpine riding these days. Is it me getting older and getting sick of being cold after 25 years of living on the mountains or I'm not the only one? Cheers, mate! L-

Actually, I just did google up to see what became of them as of right now after a very very very long time since the fiasco. Hmm, I choose to plead the 5th on my opinion.

I can relate since I'm somewhat retired. I have not done hardboot snowboarding since 2006 but skiing with UPZ boots since then. Last time I went skiing was two or three years ago. I wish you the best of luck with that original Madd 158. I so want it that bad but I got other priorities like my house, motorcycle, repair my diesel bmw, etc. Also, do you realize the angle of your photo did make me do a double check to see if it's symmetrical or asymmetrical.

Out of curiosity, why are you selling it?

I'm surprised no one picked up this board. I would have but I have retired from alpine snowboarding as well as skiing after 1/4 century. Sorry for the threadomancy, btw.

2nd generation, yes?