Keyser Soze

I picked these boys up at Value Village yesterday for $4. I definitely won't be using the liners that came with them, but I'm pretty eager to see what they're like on snow. Anybody else run this model?

So you finally tried it. And it only took like 3 years of me yapping about it. I "lone-wolf" at Cascades because of the wide runs and lack of crowds.

Since many of you have a lot of experience, can you make an assessment in regards to the conditions tonight? I'd like to get out, but I'm worried about a crap night on ice.

ALLEZ SEB!!!

I've been at work for almost two hours, and already I've scrapped my plan because I know I'll be here late. FML. For future reference though, I almost always ride Cascades.4 Doesn't Tabatha ride on Thursday too?

I ride in Québec, because I live in Ottawa. The first language there is French, and as my mother is a Francophone, I'm totally familiar with the Francophone ESL tendencies. I will admit, however, that this one caught me off guard. I was standing in the lift line, a couple of girls next to me. We end up getting on the same chair, and they start asking questions about my board. When they noticed that the tail was not like the nose, one of them asked me: "How do you do it from behind?"

She meant exactly what you speculated she might mean. Canuck girls all day.

I also haven't been out at all. Snowboarding's kind of taken a backseat to Futsal/Soccer and partying. Also, I had an issue when it came to getting screws for my “new” F2 bindings that accommodated the 4mm-thick Lexan plate. Now I’m having binding set-up issues, but I aim to get out on Thursday.

How'd you score Jasey's old bindings!? I was looking at the camp, but I don't think I can take a week off before the end of fiscal. And $3000 is pretty steep, even if meeting Jasey would be the coolest thing in the world next to meeting Zinedine Zidane or Samir Nasri.

London, new job, all that. Anyway, the ride of the SG is allegedly be better for freeriding than a Kessler, which is apparently a racing machine that sniffs out the fall lines and locks into them. I've never ridden a Kessler, so I don't know if that's true. I think the big difference for me is the edge-hold letting me get away with stuff that my old Donek would've left me on my ass for. Also, it doesn't launch me when I really dig into a turn and snap out of it. It moves fast, as you would expect, but there are no surprises when speeding up. Sometimes conditions aren't great, and I don't think I'm fully aware of it because the board seems to slice through crud, which is a must for racers. Also, yes, I am the Cascades rider. I'll try to make it out a few nights in Vorlage. I still need to pick up a few screws for my bindings at the moment...

Looks mean. Is that the board with the awesome base?

Doesn't make for many stance options...

Ian, if you're thinking about making the trek out to Loaf, let me know. Becks has been key in helping me figure out some equipment issues and I'd be game to cough up some cake for a consultation + lesson. ... as long as I can get time off work, heh heh heh.

Man, the SG is awesome. It's a World Cup Race board, so that pretty much says it all. The edge hold is nuts, the ride is smooth. I'm still adjusting, and we'll see how it is with the ski boots + F2s.

Also available was a pair of Raichle Flexon Comps in 27.5. I don't quite remember the price... Maybe $50? Seems to be one of the ski boots that are halal for snowboarding. http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=294655 http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=27470 The pic isn't exactly accurate, but kind of close.

I stopped by the Ottawa Ski Show today: http://www.ottawaskishow.com/en/equipmentSwap/ In the used gear, they had a pair of Oxygen Proton boots in 24.5 for $50. They looked like they were in good shape. Kunstadt is selling a bunch of Scott Strikes, 152 length if I'm not mistaken. They're going for $50 a pop, and if you don't scoop them at the sale, each shop will probably have 3-4 of them according to the salesman.

I'm not sure what your boot size is, but checking skiing forums for deals on liners isn't a bad idea: http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/forumdisplay.php?f=9 http://www.epicski.com/forum/list/10 Also, Intuition is offering a discount to TGR and Epicski folks, the promo code is: TGR15 http://www.intuitionliners.com/ I tried it out to see if the code worked, and it shaved $25 off the price.

PREACH!

If that falls through, I've got a tight fitting pair of Oxygens in 26.5 that would probably do the trick. I'm wearing a 26.5 in a Dalbello, but my toes are curled in the Oxygens, the previous rider had size 8 US feet, whereas I'm a 9-9.5 US. They're yours for $60 + shipping if you want them, and I can provide pics.

Nah, that's actually a cap of Jasey-Jay's board mid-carve. Only the Canadian national team have those flags on the base. Maybe some of the boards Kimi sold in the Classifieds have them. I picked up my '09 SG last season, and I'm VERY happy with it. I came across good deals for some F2s and a pair of Kryptons over the summer, so I'll be getting used to change for the first couple of months.

That looks pretty awesome... If it wasn't the day before my Futsal matches I might join up.

Email sent...

Seriously, this mod helped me out when Blue first posted it, and I don't think criticizing a good idea for binding modification is very constructive.

But has anyone actually played this game? I picked up FIFA 11 this weekend, adding to my extensive XBOX 360 collection that previously included FIFA 10 and Fight Night Round 4. I only play video games for sports that I participate in, it' just an extension of my interest. Anyway, I was thinking about Vancouver 2010, and how it would be just as awesome to to ride with JJA, Matt Morrison, Michael Lambert or Mathieu Bozzetto as it would to score goals with Djibril Cissé, Samir Nasri and Zlatan Ibrahimovic. My question is; has anyone played this game? If so, what do you have to say about it? I was looking at the previews, and despite these athletes being on the cover, are they actually playable characters? I watched a video review, and it looks like they're actually riding softies!? REALLY, SEGA?

This thing is pure sex. If I hadn't bought that SG last season, I'd be all over this. Bump for a great deal.