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I'm on a Loaded Vanguard. First time ever skateboarding on anything.
Alpine carving got me hooked enough to try out longboarding. Good choice on my part. It's been great so far and definitely satisfies my need for the carve. I just need to learn how to stop.
I jumped off of my board at around 12-15 mph to get a feel for bailing... I can't run that fast:nono:
I came out completely fine, had the full safety nerd gear setup going (gloves, knee/elbow pads, helmet).
So what is everyone else riding to get their carving fix?
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Anyone going up for 4/20-4/22? There's supposed to be a storm coming in. I'm heading up there, tomorrow at around 2am, so I should be on the slopes tomorrow.
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what board did dave have?
And what wheels are on your vanguard? bordy looks like he has Gummies from the complete premium setup.
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I'd like to see it, I'm currently at the silverfish longboard forums (just reading, not posting).
I'd like to see more technique type of threads and threads that discuss the whole longboard connection/comparison with snowboarding.
I just picked up a loaded vanguard and started skating for the first time ever (never skateboarded in my life). Aside from not knowing how to stop, I was pretty surprised how similar it felt to carving an alpine board.
Maybe it should just be a summer carving thread, to include surfing, kiting, and other board carving oriented sports.
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How've conditions been?
It sounds really nice right now. Do you guys think it'll hold up this weekend? I'm trying to plan a trip for this weekend (4/20 to 4/22), but also want to make sure it'll be worth my time (although I'm thinking any snow will be worth my time now with how desparate I am).
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since we're all ribbing and poking at the subject...
shouldn't this be in the off-topic forum? :lol: I mean, this has nothing to do with carving what so ever (maybe slightly since WW is a carver). Even the thread about summer carving (longboards and such) got moved to the off topic forum, and that has more to do with carving than this thread...
ok, just thought i'd be a little facetious here about moderation
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Hehe, you can get a quiver of summer carving boards to match your quiver of snowboards. I'm sure the wifey will love that.
As for T-boards and flex, as I said earlier, I've never ridden one, and that being said, I wasn't suggesting that they "fix" anything. I realize it's stiff and non-flexing, which is fine. It's engineered and designed differently.
I'm merely suggesting a board with a flexing deck that you can decamber and flex while carving as an alternative to the T-board.
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http://www.freebord.com/main.html
tried my buddies, can't wait for mine
From watching the videos, it doesn't look like much "carving" but rather skidding. So, when they said they were trying to mimic snowboarding, they were right correct in that respect since the majority (99%) of snowboarders are skidding all over the place like in the videos, rather than carving.
As for carving though, it doesn't look like much of the summer carver. I could be wrong though, since I've never been on one. It's just the impression that i get from the videos on the site itself look more like a skidder board rather than a carving board.
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I'm not saying not to get a T-board, but if you're looking for something that will flex back with camber kind of along the lines of a snowboard carving, then you might want to look into longboards. It might just be me, but one of the things that really makes alpine snowboard carving what it is has to do with the flexing and pop of the board while carving. I've never been on a T-board, but it looks pretty darn stiff and non-flexing.
http://www.silverfishlongboarding.com/
that place has a ton of info (I'd say even more than BOL), which isn't necessarily a good thing.
you might also want to take a look at this thread. if you think a longboard might closer fit what kind of summer carving you're looking for.
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thank you again, Fin, for giving us a place to waste our off-snow time
I'm sure most of us have been asked to leave bars at one point
No kidding, what else would I do at work? I think about 80% of my post time is at work.
As for WW, don't know the guy, but he sure had some entertaining posts, especially with all the random youtube vids he'd post.
Randy S - know nothing of him, other than that someone here posted a message that he frequents these forums occasionallly, but under a different name.
D-Sub - i'm just waiting for post # 3000
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One of the saddest stories I know of is of my buddy and his dad. They're real ford guys. (I'm a chevy guy, but it has no bearing on this story...) Randy (the dad) has a real nice Model A, I believe with a mustang engine driving it that he drags. Beautiful car and it sounds good and everything. He also has a pinto that he souped up and drags. Another beautiful car (as long as it has fatties on the back). And Kevin has a Lincoln that they souped up and it's got good sound and gets up pretty good. And then the blasphemy happens.. They've had this 56 chevy sittin in their garage out back for years... It's finally running again... with a ford engine!
When they told me that I just about cried... I think it's considered vandalism or destruction of property or something. I mean, being a ford guy is one thing, but doing that...
you think that's bad, even worse is what I read they did to on of the cars in The Fast and the Furious Tokyo Drift (which I didn't watch -- i've more self respect than that). They took a '67 Mustang and did a full engine swap. They engine they threw in there was from an R34 Nissan Skyline GTR, OMG, blasphemy.
I completely respect the R34 GTR and its engine (an inline 6 cylinder twin turbo). It's a great motor infact, putting out around 330hp (even though Nissan only claimed 280hp due to the long standing power cap that Japan had on their cars), but to do that kind of swap is something else.
It's disrespectful to both manufacturers... The R34 GTR is an awesome handling car that was designed around the Nurburgring and made to run with the likes of the older model 911 Porsches (see 964 and 993). The '67 Mustang is an all American classic muscle car with a classic pushrod V8 (nevermind that it had less than adequate handling).
Still, the engineering behind all of it is awesome. I just don't know if I approve.
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yeah, it happened early yesterday morning, as to finding out.
Instead of saying Skidder, Alpine Ace, or Hardboot wizard, etc. etc. It says banned... I've seen one other banned user (Randy S). I only saw this because I was reading through threads and noticed it on their names. As for finding past banned users, i don't think you can. I'm sure the moderators decide who gets banned, since they all have the "power" to do so.
I'm not pointing any fingers, but I have a pretty damn good feeling about which of the moderators banned him purely by reading through threads and past messages posted.
I think he was flaming the mods again
:nono: correction (singular) only one mod... lol. that's pretty funny though. I've seen much worse from "stand up characters" here...
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Porsche was the pioneer for turbo technology as far as i'm concerned (and still is).
In 1982, they had a prototype 944 turbo (951 factory number) that they raced and it killed all the other cars with only a 2.5 liter inline 4 cylinder engine.
In 1986, they released the public version of 951. At the time, it was the fastest car tested by Road and Track for their top 10 cars of the year. It was even faster than the Corvette of that time. Mind you, this car also had an inline 2.5L inline 4 -- no whopping push rod V8 muscle, but more than enough to run with the best of them.
And, in 1978 or so, they had the old 911 turbos going too (930 factory number).
Oh yeah, and the De Tomaso isn't fully American, it has its fair share of European blood (or metal i should say) -- but that should probably be evident from the body styling.
Skategoat: that makes complete sense to me, now that I think about my R/C cars with Electric vs. Nitro (gasoline to you non- R/C car people). The torque curve would be flat throughout the whole rpm curve
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It is ok to agree to disagree right? I just prefer that gawd awful rumble of low rpm torque just waiting for the little squirt of atomized gas and oxygen to fill that large cavity AKA displacement as it roars to life, shakes your inerds, snaps your head back, twists the frame, earth shakin fire breathing V-8.
Sorry - have to ask -- do you like cheese with that turbo whine??
haha, disagreement is cool.
As for displacement vs. turbos. I love both. The low end torque of American muscle is amazing, and the way those engines rumble and make everything shake at idle is awesome. That snap your head back feeling, grind the asphalt from start is insane. That's definitely only something displacement can accomplish. Insane, untamed brute power. Low end torque cannot be beat.
Turbos are a different bread of animal. I equally enjoy turbos. And the funny thing is that, I've actually experienced more head snapping back in a turbo (older turbos -- the newer turbos are so smooth and have virtually no lag). When that turbo kicks in, it snaps your head back in a very jolting and unexpected way, and produces more peak torque than american muscle. The old Porsches are testament to this. Peeling out while moving at 85 mph on the freeway is something I've only seen on a turbo, which in its own right is awesome.
As for the sound, the rumble of American push rod V8s is unique and enthralling and has that wow factor, but turbos. The sound of that "whoosh" is almost jet like. As for whining, ehh, maybe in some cars, but the turbo cars i've been in have been more of a jet like whoooosh that makes it sound like you're gonna take off and fly.... and then... you do.
All of that being said, I equally enjoy both.
And if you think turbos are whiny, wait till the future (25 years from now -- if you're still holding a drivers license :p J/K) when hybrids, electric, and fuel cell cars become the norm. They already have electric and hybrid prototype cars putting out 450 hp (dunno about torque), and one hybrid car on the market that has 400+ hp.
oh yeah, and I have to add this, since I have a feeling no one is familiar with the De Tomaso pantera (and yes, it is American).
here's a 1972 model with a 5763 cc V8.
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There is just no Replacement for Displacement!
Replacement ---- TURBO(S) (if you want two)
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^^ wow, he got banned...
I don't think I ever "saw" anything really that offensive or that from him (could be the moderators doing their job though). I've seen worse from other "stand up" characters (as people like to put it) here...
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1978 De Tomaso GT5 Pantera (5.7 liter Ford Cleveland V8) -- not exactly that well known
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I have no experience with Coilers (not yet
), but someone did post about folding their Coiler and part of the edge of the board separated from the rest of the board. It happened around the time when everyone was breaking their boards (Beginning-Middle of March).Edit: found it
there's a picture in the middle of the thread. there you go, even the might coiler can be folded AND broken...
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so, if you score 30, you must be autistic or something...?
21 or 22 here, kinda middle ground on some of those.
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hey Pebu, you said your local "hill" has less than 350ft. of vert. you could hike that. Granted, you won't get anywhere near as many runs if the lift were running, but I don't see why you couldn't hike it for a few runs.
It would be like backcountry, except without the backcountry part...
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+another on the skatha train.
It's really a matter of lifestyle. Snowboarding is an "unnecessary" risk. Life will go on (for some of us anyway) without snowboarding. Kind of hard to get by in life avoiding the stairs, car, and grocery store :rolleyes::rolleyes:
Me, I'm a little kid. No one is depending on my paycheck for food (not even myself). My career is at stake to a certain degree, but I like to believe that I'm wolverine (I get hurt, but i heal too).
As for pulling your kids out of it... you can do that now. Shelter them while you can, just be careful of it backfiring. I know it did with my parents. Once I got older and a bit of freedom, I did anything and everything with little to no moderation. The craziest kids in college are often times the ones that were the most sheltered (they also happen to be among the most naive -- *points to self*). Now at 24, I'm doing a bunch of stuff I missed out on as a kid.
Anyway, good luck with that
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That's really cool.
I know nothing about board design and what really make a board a board. Only stats I ever really have a clue for are the SCR, waist width, and overall length.
However, judging from those three stats, it looks like you have a freecarver (top one), an all-mountain (bottom one - groove fc), and something along the lines of a GS board I guess (the 183).
That's awesome. I just hope your pockets are awesome too and those designs connect to your feet some day.
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Cool, Fin answered your question.
I was gonna say, that my center disc is completely flat and doesn't rock like yours does.
There is some play once mate it together with the cant disc though.
Seems like it all gets "locked" once you screw them into the inserts of your board.
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Well, I read through it, and frankly, don't think I'm qualified or knowledgable enough to give you input on this (2x before and after your second post).
I just took apart all my gear today to get ready for summer storage, and then came here and read this. So, I didn't get to check out exactly what my TD2s were doing.
From what I can recall of my bindings, I have no clue WTF you're talking about :lol: ... I'm pretty sure my bindings aren't moving around and are completely flat against the topsheet of my board. I can be pretty sure that once I screw down the bottom set of plates (cant/lift disc, and that center disc) that nothing is moving around and the whole setup is solid -- like it think it should be.
Anyway, take it for what you will, but I really don't think your bindings should be doing that (what you described, that is), at least I can be almost sure that mine don't. I'd say everything seems to be tightly snug in place. Stuff really shouldn't be moving around.
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wow, that was really long winded. hopefully some real BOLers with more than a season of experience on TD2s can help you.
Injuries And Equipment
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Just for the record, I had BTS on my boots. pre-load was at a minimum setting with yellow springs. I weigh a 150 lbs.