rjnakata Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) At the recommendation of @daveo we visited the "Victoria Main Shop" in the Kanda sports district of Tokyo. It was nice to see carving gear on an actual shelf. Some in-stock items: Kessler 168, Mountain Slope, UPZ, Ogasaka, Deeluxe, Moss, Iron Rock, SG, F2 Titaniums. Upside: you can actually see these things in person! Downside: prices seemed higher than retail in North America. I just thought I'd share with you! Edit: Disclaimer - I have no affiliation with this store or its products whatsoever! I just bought a cool stomp pad when I was there. here's one for @barryj Edited April 13, 2019 by rjnakata just learned about @so-in-so 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1xsculler Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Pretty awesome! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RoroSnow Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 Ski shop photoshoped ?.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, RoroSnow said: Ski shop photoshoped ?.... Definitely photoshopped. @rjnakata you can't fool us! Edited April 13, 2019 by daveo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 13, 2019 Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 howdy rjnakata any pics of some soft carvers?... bc stream, grey, ogasaka… board porn... hehe... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted April 13, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 13, 2019 1 hour ago, west carven said: howdy rjnakata any pics of some soft carvers?... bc stream, grey, ogasaka… board porn... hehe... Sorry I didn't see those...although I'm sure they were there. I did see Black Pearl, Amicss, Elan, Grey. No SG boards, No Donek Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 23 hours ago, rjnakata said: here's one for @barryj omg! Moss Heaven!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 14, 2019 Report Share Posted April 14, 2019 11 hours ago, rjnakata said: Sorry I didn't see those...although I'm sure they were there. I did see Black Pearl, Amicss, Elan, Grey. No SG boards, No Donek There were only two SG carving softies there when I was there- Soul Surf & Soul 164. Donek is unheard-of in Japan. 13 hours ago, west carven said: howdy rjnakata any pics of some soft carvers?... bc stream, grey, ogasaka… board porn... hehe... Gray & BC Stream for sure, Ogasaka I don't think so, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aracan Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Pray, what are those things in the first picture in the second shelf from the top, just below the "Iron Rock" plate? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
michael.a Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 6 minutes ago, Aracan said: Pray, what areose things? Look like base plates for some type of binding? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 15, 2019 Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 Might be alc plates Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rjnakata Posted April 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 15, 2019 6 hours ago, michael.a said: Look like base plates for some type of binding? Shelf tag says "Neo Glide" Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 howdy looks like phiokka style bindings with wings... here is them mounted on a plate... I would love to try this size board and set-up... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipstar Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 As my Japanese friend explained to me, the Japanese snowboard association has some rule that the board you race on needs some official distribution in Japan to be eligible to race. Donek does not have a distributor yet so you can buy it free ride it but cannot compete on it. Maybe Coiler and some other race boards are the same. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 Never seen an actual Donek board in Japan in all the years I've been there. See the odd Coiler here n there, though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 16, 2019 Report Share Posted April 16, 2019 2 hours ago, west carven said: looks like phiokka style bindings with wings... Ah yep I think this is right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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