SunSurfer Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 (edited) On 12/2/2017 at 7:44 AM, charliekarr said: This season's new quiver: Oxess SXR174 (formerly the XXR174W). Had to buy it twice because Bomber didn't ship. Donek Voyager 170 Kessler 162 with an unusual wide UPM, purchased from cam oliver His, hers, and his, respectively. "Unusual wide UPM"????? How far apart are the outermost inserts? I have an interest in longer than usual plates. Of note, a Coiler NSR GS board I had with an extra lines of outer inserts, failed just at the front outer set while riding with a long plate that utilised them. The post mortem I had with Bruce Varsava concluded that the farther out you go the thinner (weaker) the core is. Edited December 8, 2017 by SunSurfer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
charliekarr Posted December 8, 2017 Report Share Posted December 8, 2017 Oh, by “wide”, I meant across the width of the board, not along its length. UPM is normally 129mm wide, but these inserts are at 150mm (i.e. closer to the edges). So my UPM plate doesn’t fit. I have no idea what this pattern is designed to fit, but I’m working on modifying my plate to fit the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_s Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 Hoping the new MK will be my one-board quiver, after about a decade on a Donek 158 SL board as my one-board quiver! (I love tight, twisty rides!!) Anxious to try out the MK, but here in VA/WV, we're still a few weeks out from rideable coverage. (especially on a new board...) Really interested to see how the MK compares to the SL - SL was 8.5m radius, MK is 9m. SL had no setback, and full-width tail, MK is has significant setback and taper. (Sean assures me it'll be awesome, and I trust him, but the SL will be a very tough act to follow!) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 (edited) 11 hours ago, jim_s said: Hoping the new MK will be my one-board quiver, after about a decade on a Donek 158 SL board as my one-board quiver! (I love tight, twisty rides!!) Anxious to try out the MK, but here in VA/WV, we're still a few weeks out from rideable coverage. (especially on a new board...) Really interested to see how the MK compares to the SL - SL was 8.5m radius, MK is 9m. SL had no setback, and full-width tail, MK is has significant setback and taper. (Sean assures me it'll be awesome, and I trust him, but the SL will be a very tough act to follow!) Just wait! You're going to be laughing out loud in the middle of the turns of your first few runs. It is an amazing, game changing ride. Edited December 9, 2017 by workshop7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_s Posted December 9, 2017 Report Share Posted December 9, 2017 1 hour ago, workshop7 said: Just wait! You're going to be laughing out loud in the middle of the turns of your first few runs. It is an amazing, game changing ride. LoL - I already laugh and giggle like a schoolgirl on the way down most every run on my SL board. (I have friends who can literally attest to this! :-) I'm sure the MK is everything that everyone says it is, but I've always maintained that Sean's 158SL has been an unknown jewel - if he'd made more than a small handful of these, I suspect people would have been raving about it much like they're now raving about the MK. :-) It sounds like the MK has an advantage in edge hold on ice (the SL isn't stellar on ice - good, but still chatters out frequently), but I'll be impressed if the MK will beat the SL in terms of spine-compressing, tooth-filling-pulling, oh-my-gawd-I-really-think-Im-gonna-die-this-time twists, turns, and edge transitions. :-) (I really, really hope it will!!! :-) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Comapedrosa Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Received new Donek Proteus today, so couldn’t resist plastering the picture all over. Can’t wait to try it next week in Park City!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 Love the flip side graphics 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terekhov Posted December 28, 2017 Report Share Posted December 28, 2017 neon colored ptex is dope! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crackaddict Posted January 6, 2018 Report Share Posted January 6, 2018 (edited) Pair of new Coiler T4 NFCEs... 180 extra stiff 14/15scr for fast turns on great cord (The Stiffy) and the other a hair shorter, narrower, more sidecut and softer for ice (The Softy). I would say "quiver of two", except now you folks have seen my quiver... No corduroy in the forecast, only powder for the next week. But soon... Edited January 6, 2018 by crackaddict none 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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