daveo Posted February 7, 2019 Report Share Posted February 7, 2019 Look at this guy with his shiny new boots and liners. I would argue, though, that those liners feel greater than 1.1 x better than the UPZ Flo liners. Something more like 100 x better. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmf Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 (edited) Great to see you got your boots set! Now we just need the snow gods to dump a few feet. The warm temps and rain have wreaked havoc on everything within 5 hours of the nyc metro area. Last week I was riding in 12” fresh powder, this week I was carving into dirt. May be a better time to throw on a wetsuit and wax my surfboard instead. Edited February 8, 2019 by Kmf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kneel Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, Kmf said: Great to see you got your boots set! Now we just need the snow gods to dump a few feet. The warm temps and rain have wreaked havoc on everything within 5 hours of the nyc metro area. Last week I was riding in 12” fresh powder, this week I was carving into dirt. May be a better time to throw on a wetsuit and wax my surfboard instead. We need the same storms that dump a few feet of snow to "fix" the beach replenishment going on this winter by the USACoE. Unless you like surfing shore break... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 I was surfing shore break here in Nagano instead of snowboarding snow but now I'm thinking of taking up ice skating, instead. Had 2 days out of 4 with rain... Then -15C overnight on the second rain day. Miserable as. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, daveo said: I was surfing shore break here in Nagano instead of snowboarding snow but now I'm thinking of taking up ice skating, instead. Had 2 days out of 4 with rain... Then -15C overnight on the second rain day. Miserable as. @daveo where in Japan do you ride? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 11 minutes ago, Emdee406 said: @daveo where in Japan do you ride? Happo One 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 23 minutes ago, daveo said: Happo One Awww... I’m headed to Niseko for a few days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHREDSURF Posted February 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 6 hours ago, Kmf said: Great to see you got your boots set! Now we just need the snow gods to dump a few feet. The warm temps and rain have wreaked havoc on everything within 5 hours of the nyc metro area. Last week I was riding in 12” fresh powder, this week I was carving into dirt. May be a better time to throw on a wetsuit and wax my surfboard instead. SOOO much better than stock! Still need some tweaking, but I know i can ride for at least 60 minutes without having to unbuckle buckles. The weather has gone to shite...trying to get up and out tomorrow morning for some early morning runs in at Bellayre to get things dialed in...we shall see. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted February 8, 2019 Report Share Posted February 8, 2019 1 hour ago, SHREDSURF said: SOOO much better than stock! Still need some tweaking, but I know i can ride for at least 60 minutes without having to unbuckle buckles. The weather has gone to shite...trying to get up and out tomorrow morning for some early morning runs in at Bellayre to get things dialed in...we shall see. I unbuckle at the bottom of every run 3 hours ago, Emdee406 said: Awww... I’m headed to Niseko for a few days. Will be good! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted February 12, 2019 Report Share Posted February 12, 2019 On 2/9/2019 at 2:15 AM, Emdee406 said: Awww... I’m headed to Niseko for a few days. What bindings did you use for snowboardcross? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emdee406 Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 22 hours ago, daveo said: What bindings did you use for snowboardcross? I rode Burton Diodes... currently I’m really into Ride El Hefes, just bought my second pair. They’re going to go on the new soft boot carver that arrives in a few days from Coiler...very similar to @bobdea‘s BXFR. Mine will be: Length 158 waist 27 sidecut 8/10/9 Running length around 135 Can’t wait! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 El hefes are niiiiice. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kmf Posted February 13, 2019 Report Share Posted February 13, 2019 On 2/8/2019 at 2:04 PM, SHREDSURF said: SOOO much better than stock! Still need some tweaking, but I know i can ride for at least 60 minutes without having to unbuckle buckles. The weather has gone to shite...trying to get up and out tomorrow morning for some early morning runs in at Bellayre to get things dialed in...we shall see. Have you ridden your new setup yet? If so, what’re your thoughts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHREDSURF Posted February 18, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 18, 2019 On 2/13/2019 at 12:25 PM, Kmf said: Have you ridden your new setup yet? If so, what’re your thoughts? Like I never stopped riding hard boots! WOW! Dialed in and carvin like the old days! Effortless edge engagement and super fun! Boots could use a slight tweak on my right instep, but overall, STOKED TO BE BACK!! 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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daveo Posted February 20, 2019 Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 On 2/19/2019 at 5:55 AM, SHREDSURF said: Like I never stopped riding hard boots! WOW! Dialed in and carvin like the old days! Effortless edge engagement and super fun! Boots could use a slight tweak on my right instep, but overall, STOKED TO BE BACK!! Waiting for epic super review of everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SHREDSURF Posted February 20, 2019 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2019 20 minutes ago, daveo said: Waiting for epic super review of everything. What's left to review? I can't tell what is making this new ride so sweet....is it the board, the boots, the bindings, the dashingly handsome rider...who knows?! The boots although very uncomfortable at 1st, after some great advice and suggestions here, the new Intuition "Luxury" liners and some amazing boot doctory, were almost perfect...just 1 minor tweak is needed on my right boot shell due to my high instep (from my ballet days). The board grabs onto a turn and effortlessly moves me through it, I was a little shaky at 1st, but after 2 hard pack, full groomed runs, I was carvin like never before. I've been out on the set-up 5 times now and I am looking forward to some more snow and a upcoming 8 day trip to Stowe, VT in mid-March will hopefully have me laying out some big awesome carved turns! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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