Bullwings
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Relax there young carver in training, for Albert knows that I say these things in jest.
Yeah, Aaron and I are cool like that. I can tell what he's saying without tone of voice.
I'm kind of up in the air about this Sunday. A lot of crap happened/happening this weekend. The novelty of so many carvers makes me want to go up.
As for not wanting to go up, eh, that's life... sometimes $*** just hits the fan.
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worst day of the season for me. rained...
i doubt i have to say anything else. i left 70 mins after the lifts opened.
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Just had the brother's wedding this past week, and i have an engagement party to be at for this coming saturday, but i'll try to make it up there on sunday.
what's this whole BBQ thing?
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I'll be up there. I"m sure i'll end up at chairs 7 and 10 eventually. Sorry Terry, i see you're gonna be up there on Tuesday. I'd love to go, but I have a big meeting at work tomorrow and there's no way the boss would let me go.
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I've seen a few of you post that you use loctite (blue or red) for securing your screws (not this thread only - i think i only see one)...
IMO, Teflon tape (aka plumber's tape) is superior in all respects. I've never had a problem with with any screws coming loose ever since using teflon tape.
-It's not messy and doesn't get all over the place.
-You don't have to worry about it eating away at other materials.
-You don't have to wait for it to dry or cure
-You can use it on the fly and make adjustments on the slope
-It still works if your screws get wet with melted snow if you make adjustments on the slope
-Did i mention that you can easily make adjustments on the slope?
Why use loctite?
Anyway, just thought i'd share. Use teflon tape, it's better.<!-- / message --><!-- sig -->
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the higher end Burton boards are probably still quality - Malalo, T6, Vapor... and they're all marketed as high end all mountain free-ride boards.
i'm sure these boards are more than capable of holding their own on edge. granted, i've never been on any of these boards. bobdea would probably have some input here.
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Ok cool, thanks for the clarification Fin and Hans. Looks like i'll have wait on ordering a second board kit for the TD3s since they're all sold out.
Oh well, it just makes it that much easier to save a little bit of money now.
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Maybe i didn't read enough, but if anyone would be kind enough to answer the following.
What i know so far.
the TD3 E-rings are compatible with the TD2 cant disks (which are the same TD2 cant disk = TD3 cant disk).
what i have questions on.
If i bought TD3 e-rings, would i need to buy TD3 center disks and some longer screws?
Or, would i only need to buy longer screws and can still use TD2 center disk? Or, am i fine with the same screws and center disk and would only need to replace the e-rings?
thanks.
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brother gets married on the 17th. I'm free after that. I'll be on the madd BX with my catek fr2s, although i have this feeling that i'm gonna be mounting my TD2s on it when no one is looking... hahaha
planning on taking either a tuesday, wednesday, or thursday off next week to try out the new gear.
board comes in tomorrow. can't wait to get back up to the slopes. it's nice to have a carving crew here.
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You forgot the most important one, and this one applies to intermediates and above as well.
Ride with other hardboot carvers, especially ones that are better than you and push you.
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damn... why does my brother decided to get married in January, at the peak of snow season.
i'm out this week and next.
on the up side, my Madd BX comes in on tuesday
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Hey, Bruce, i've never ordered a board from you and don't even have a metal board, but since this is ANOTHER "i love bruce thread."
I was wondering, what percent of your customers are BOL members?
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I ride on a Prior ATV 171 with 55f/50r on my MP24. It's waist is 23.5cm I think.
Wow, i have MP 28.5 feet and i ran those angles (55/52) on my 161 ATV. and yes, it is a 23.5 cm waist.
When i had a 4wd - 21.5 waist, i was running 60/57. that board was awesome. too bad i was an idiot and stuffed the nose into a mogul and broke it in half.
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yeah, today was good. didn't catch you guys till the last few runs though. missed the group pic too.. ah well. i didn't break anything, other than my shoulder being a little sore.
Nice meeting you Erwin, and everyone else i think i've run into before - unless of course i missed you this time around. good stuff. until next time...
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Tib-fib break. I have an intermedulary rod and a couple screws in my left tibia. I just wear some medium thickness smartwool socks and a mcdavid level one knee wrap around my shin/calf. I also take about 2 motrin or advil before hitting up the slopes.
it works for me.
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28.5 here. 5'9" and 145lbs. I have feet and they work...
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I find the bigger the board the more need for a supportive binding.. ie stiffer highbacks and straps with more coverage and stronger wider straps with a solid ratchet with leverage. Also you need to have firmer inner liners in your boots too...because the longer the lever arm is.. the more your foot could twist in a soft boot.
A Tanker 192 is pretty ambititious for 145lbs in softies (hey if you can do it why not???) .. I've ridden the tankers and hardboots for me would make sense for lengths over 175cm. I'm not sure how aggressive you could be in that set up. I tend to like to overdrive my boards... and not have them be able to lever against me.
A stiffer high back would help for sure. As for straps, the ones that come with the FR2s seem pretty good (they're not carbon 900 straps), but they pretty much cover my entire boot, as far as surface area goes, when combined with the third booster straps.
I'm actually really itching to try the setup in hardboots. I'm sure the radius on my turns would tighten up. It might be a bit ambitious in the softies (i agree), but i fall within Rad-Air's recommended rider weight haha. I figure probably weigh around 160-165 with gear (i carry a pretty heavy pack with tools, food, and water).
maybe i should pick up an SG Soul for softies. wish i could get a hold of a Madd BX
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I just rigged up my Catek FR2s with some booster straps on my high backs. I've been running them at 48-43 with "Gilmour Bias" (i think) on a Tanker 192.
I have my front binding shifted back (not set back) a little bit so that my heel sticks out a little bit more over my heel side edge, and my rear binding shifted forward a little bit more so that my toe sticks out a little bit more over my toe side edge.
I'm using the standard high backs. They're a bit flimsy, and i think i'd benefit to have the carbon high backs. It'll work for now though. I don't weigh that much (145 lbs). I can definitely see how you heavier guys that ride more aggressively and powerfully NEED the carbon high backs.
This is my second day of the season on the setup, and it feels great. Alpinish, but not quite. Still fun either way, i'm able to make the same shape turns that i'd make on my alpine setup. I don't think i can trench quite as deep though, and i'm pretty sure i can turn tighter radius turns on the HBs, but it'll have to wait a little bit more.
It works for me. I'm using some Vans Fargos. I think i should replace them with Salomon Malamutes or Burton DriverXs. we'll see. i think i need new gloves and pants before that though - my left ass cheek is worn out and my gloves are all torn up now.
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More time on this three strap setup has shown me that you can't replicate hardboots on softboots, and trying to is a waste of tiem and effort. Booster straps removed...
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yeah, conditions were awesome. mountain opened up early. it never got crowded. temps stayed low, and snow consistency didn't change.
snow was the perfect consistency, soft to dig in an edge, and firm to hold your weight and G's in the high speed turns.
I ended up staying till around 1:45. what time did you and Aaron leave, Terry? your truck was gone when we got down.
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me me me!!!
I'll be there with a friend from work. It'll be his first day back since last season. We'll both be on softy gear. Him with the Donek Incline and me with a Tanker 192, both on Cateks.
I'm still trying to sort things out with my setup. I'd like to make some turns with you guys for a few runs, but i don't know if i can keep up. My friend is just starting to make linked turns, so we'll be a bit slower. Hell, i'll probably be slower too. I still need to tighten up the radius on my carves.
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very interesting and fun thread to read through. most of it goes way over my head since i'm hardly an intermediate carver and will never race.
but hey, it's not summer anymore, and most of the country has had a crap load of snowfall. really? 10 pages with this kind of weather and conditions?
so, does anyone here still snowboard?? haha jk
keep it coming. this makes for some great reading - the economy is boring now (summary - it sucks, we're screwed... come back in about 8+ months).
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I should be there. i'll make sure to go up even if people bail on me...
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Ended up going up one day early...
My brother and his friends wanted to go today. So i went.
My buddy for tomorrow bailed (swollen thyroid...), and my brother is too tired to go up again tomorrow. And since I don't go up solo anymore since breaking my leg, i guess that means i'll have to wait till wednesday (24th) to go up again.
Anyway, as far as conditions are concerned. AWESOMENESS!!!
Great carving conditions. coverage is exellent, and the snow pack is the perfect consistency for laying an edge in. Surprisingly, it wasn't as crowded as i expected. i think a lot of that has to do with the road conditions... they suck big time. you HAVE to have chains and put them on, or you're not making it up there. or, you need a truck with 4wd and some big knobby tires (like me
).anyway, to everyone going up tomorrow. have fun, drive safe, and hopefully i'll catch you all some other time (1-4-09).
sorry again Aaron, it's been a while since we've been boarding.
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^^^ +1 on what he said.
My softboot riding skills improved so much after a season of riding hardboots (according to me).
Bear Mtn on Super Bowl Sunday (2-1-09)
in Southern California
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i'm down for that. i'm not at all familiar with bear. i just know that there's more parks stuff. although i've heard of a run called geronimo that's supposed to be like 1.8-2.0 miles long or something.
how're the carving runs there?