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I received the same Husky to Silversn0w suggestion after posting in WTB. When I reached out to the email, I received a photo of exactly what I was looking for (Apex Allflex mounting hardware), but now no response and the email is disabled. If it was a scam I got lucky, because I would have paid for the item.

Looking for Allflex mounting hardware for Apex plate. I have 4x4 and UPM Apex hardware. Thanks! Blake

All is now right with the world. Just got an email my item has shipped. So, pretty much as advertised if I had read the small print. DOH!

Ahhh, I didn't see the "Will ship in November" line anywhere on the preorder form. If that's what it said then my concern/stress level has gone down significantly. Thanks guys.

Does anyone know if Apex is still in business? I placed an order in July, was billed and emailed a receipt, as one would expect, and then ....nothing. No product and no response to multiple emails and phone calls. Just crickets. I know there 's probably SOME delay associated with summer but a little love would be nice.

Guys, Silly question. Do the Flow NX2 highbacks normally have their high point inboard (big toes) or outboard (little toes)? Thanks. I can't remember if I did the swap back a couple of years ago.

I use the same leash and do exactly the same thing.

Where is the "Vote" button or hyperlink?

54 in a few days.

Thanks Aracan. I'd worn 27.5 boots from 3 other manufacturers and was trying to make the UPZ numbers make sense. Love the boots.

Looking at the sizing chart, http://www.skibootsizingcharts.com, the only way I could make sense of UPZ boot sizing stamps is this. The liner has a size printed on it (7.5, 8, 8.5, etc) which is the Mondo size minus 20cm. The lower shell can accept 3 different liner sizes which are embossed in the plastic toward the front of the heel. I have 27.7 cm feet, I ordered Mondo 27.5 boots from UPZ, the liner says "7.5" and the lower shell says "7/7.5/8" There's no way I could fit a US or even a UK size 7.5 boot. I've had 3 pairs. It sounds like in Zoltan's case those boots could either be Mondo 28.5, 29.0 or 29.5 depending on the liner. I could of course be completely wrong.

Hi John, It was the front boot that popped out of the binding on about the 10th run. So the inserts, in my case at least, were OK. It was warm in the afternoons so the early morning snow was pretty firm -which was perfect for practicing the technique. I started intentionally, consciously exhaling just prior to heelside turns, really settling into the low stance and then abruptly angulating. It works so well. I'm trying to to gain the discipline where my first reaction to the unexpected is to sink lower and angulate more vs stiffen up, go upright and angulate less. It's working. I also understand what you were saying about how speed helps. Unlike tires with a constant amount of grip, the faster you go, the more g available you have to put weight over the carving edge -the harder you can carve. It's so sweet to take that principle and feel it work. Thanks!

An update on training results. I went to Mammoth last week and finally got to apply what I'd learned. Setup changes: I put Cateks on the slalom board and the F2s and Donek plate on the Kessler 185. Much better feel for the edge with the Cateks although when cranking the back knee toward centerline for the basic stance it twists the sh*t out of the board. Day 1; Steady progress all morning on the slalom board. Confidence and aggressiveness building. super fun. so I brought out the Kessler and applied the same techniques. OMG I don't think I was even carving this thing before. It was just insane. Unreal edge hold and an amazing tendency to carry energy through turns. Chop, ruts, bumps who cares. Jus get er up to speed, hunker down and geevum. 18m sidecut needs a lot of real estate. Confidence and aggressiveness building even more. and then....just approaching the fall line, in the about the hardest, fastest turn I've ever done, I'm suddenly sitting on the front binding with my front leg straight out to the side. My initial response was puzzlement ("What the...?") followed by concern ("Hmmm... My front foot is loose. That's not good.") followed immediately by a long, thorough thrashing. A very sore back knee and upper abdomen caused me to call it quits, feeling lucky. Day 2: Sore and timid i wussed around skidding all day. I did see a guy on an alpine deck carving the crap out of a pretty steep and firm black run, impressive. Day 3: 800MG of Motrin, an apple fritter and a pot of coffee and I'm good to go. Spent all day on the slalom deck. Funnest carving day of my life. John, your techniques work so well I just can't believe the difference. Still need to work on rotating the hips more and need to tweak the back binding somehow so neutral knee-over-centerline doesnt twist the board so much. I can't wait for "Carving 102."

I had my first training session with John Gilmour yesterday. John is the consummate professional. His excellent, responsive communication made setting up the session easy. We looked at my equipment and setup which John said was good to go as a starting point. On the way up the lift we covered safety topics and clearly defined and agreed upon the the objectives for the training session. Next, he quantified the problem by following me on a 70% effort run. "Your center of mass is moving all over the place usually somewhere other than where it needs to be" he said with a smile. He then demonstrated the proper technique and walked me through the human origami associated with proper body position. Always checking for comprehension, praising and reinforcing correct technique and using a cause and effect dialogue instead of criticism to correct bad technique. Within about half an hour he had me consistenly carving better than I ever have in the past while expending less energy in the process. Simply amazing! Why I waited 8 years to get a lesson is mindbogglingly stupid. Oh and HOLY SH*T -you should see John carve, on a Rossi Judge in soft boots, no less. I can't wait to go again!....

bouzeux, Dude, no contact fior a week?! 2Stroke you're up. If you're local you can try it anytime to make sure it's what you want.