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Hope that got your attention! Up for grabs is a set of TD2 intec bindings. Rear binding has been upgraded to the steel receiver. Look at the pics, they say it all (these are in great, serviceable shape). Free to the buyer -- Coiler AM-T 177 with "issues." I'm tired of trying to fix the base gouge I suffered at OES 2009, but maybe there's a DIY guy out there who wants to take this project on? $200 + shipping and the full kit is yours.

Steve have you considered just racing bicycles? IIRC from meeting you at OES ever so briefly last year you are a pretty skinny dude (i.e. climber's physique), so if you are putting out mad watts in a tri, methinks you could be a pretty good masters bicycle racer. Lots of stategery involved too, which can make it fun (in comparison to the purer test of mettle that is the tt/tri/marathon).

Lots of pet store reptiles are endangered or protected because the pet store industry has caused their over-collection in the wild. Dunno if that's true of your future pet, but it's definitely a consideration that I'd want to investigate buying one.

I think bob is asking about moto lube. For bicycles, I homebrew -- three parts odorless mineral spirits, to one part motoroil. Use sram chains with the removeable link. Remove chain, dunk in a small tupperware of the lube overnight. While chain is off, remove rear wheel, hose down cassette with wd40, floss with a rag. In the morning remove chain from tub, wipe clean, reinstall, shift through gears, wipe clean again. Also have some in a contact solution spray bottle that I shoot onto the chain liberally (till it drips off on the floor) and then wipe clean with a rag. WD40 actually works great if applied in this manner as well (till it's literally dripping from the chain). It does need to be used often, but your bicycle chain will always be clean and lubed.

Do you want the joy of polishing it, or would you prefer the one that's already polished? I'll be @ Rose on Sunday and can throw it in the back of the truck if you'll be there. Not having to ship would be a big bonus!

If Bob doesn't want these boards (haven't heard that he does) does anyone else? I really hate to throw them in the dump, but I don't need a fancy bench made from snowboards and that's about their only use. Or wall art.

metal topped priors with the metal cracked across the inserts? I've got two... too nice to throw in the trash, too scarry to ride. Just taking up space in my garage. A 170 something and a 180 something.

Hey gang, my apologies for the tardy reply. The board has been sold to an Aussie spending the winter in Kirkwood. Hope he's enjoying the cord.

Way too long (LOL!) but good stuff. Can you post a few pics of your camera mounts?

I've tried and tried. It's just way more fun to ride steep bumps like that on a softie board with lots of tail swinging. Ladia you ever ride Squaw on Sundays? Would love to hook up. My kids (10 and 13) only want to ski bumps now so it's KT, Broken Arrow, Silverado, and Granite Chief for us. I'll confess I've wussed out a bit and put the skis on in the afternoon, but with another boarder there it'd be fun to give a go.

For those of you with Head Stratos Pro feet (like me) Boris's Avantis are the perfect ski boot. I bought a pair earlier in the season on his recommendation and they fit just like my HSPs.

still available...

OK, so I did actually ride this board yesterday. I'd hoped to get a little video of it in action to help the sale, but my camera mount failed so I'll have to wait till next week if it's still around. She's a quick turner and I really like the binders as compared to TD2 step-ins. Just enough flex for my 160lb self.

Right now my preference is to keep them together, but if there's no interest in a week or so then yeah, I'll split 'em up.

$250 Shipped in the Lower 48, $25 more for my bros in the great white north. I purchased this board on a whim to use as an off piste/mogul board. It was one of those "hey, I was cleaning out my brother's attic and look what I found" kind of deals. The board looks pretty much unused, as do the bindings. I'm sure it has seen some time on the snow, but not much. Edges are good with no significant hits or burrs, and the base looks really clean. If anything, its defects relate to just sitting. If you wanted it to be in primo condition if could probably use a full tune. As it stands, I waxed it, set it up for my goofy stance and boots, and ran a deburring stone over the edges. Since then it has just sat. That's right, I'm selling a board I've never actually ridden. Please ridicule me now. 164 length, 19cm waist, 11.79m sidecut (relatively long for a board of this length). It's probably super fun, but given my current quiver, I just know it's not going to get any play time, so I'd like to get it into the hands and under the feet of someone who will use it. Anyhow, what you see is what you get.

What are you looking to demo? I ride squaw on Sundays and could probably hook you up with a board from my personal quiver to use for the day (of course with the you break it you replace it policy).

I'm hoping the scrappy one got it!

Heavenly is one of the few (only?) Tahoe resorts I still haven't been to, so take this with a grain of salt. If it's dumping my favorite place to be is Alpine Meadows because they have great trees. Even if the steeps are closed, there is lots of fun to be had. It helps to have a mountain guide, tho. Sinecure? Of course that's hella gawdamm far from where you are staying... could be a 2 hour drive in the snow EASY. Later in the week once there's 3-4 feet at lake level, I'd strongly consider/recommend diamond peak in incline village. It's small, but usually abandoned (esp midweek). Really good trees. Their downfall is that they are low and on the unfavored (east) side of the lake, so it takes a lot of snow (which we should have unless Randy jinxed it). Homewood on the west shore can also be a pow delight. Slower old skool chairs (fixed grip doubles in a couple of critical locations) there, so DO NOT GO if it's crowded (i.e. over the weekend). It's prone to 1970s style 30 minute lift lines on 3 day weekends. Northstar (as you know) can also be really fun on pow days... again, great trees. Squaw... I'd concur with Ladia's evaluation. Lots off-piste, but pretty crappy grooming and nothing steep at all (groomed). OK one run. Rose.... by far the best steep groomers around the lake. That includes squaw and alpine. Problem is it's really only two runs (with 2-5 also-rans). It's on the dry side of the lake so it takes a lot of snow to be good. Rose also has some of the best steeps in the chutes. Very few other resorts' steeps are as steep or as long. After riding at Rose for the past 10 years, squaw actually feels flat and tame despite its "extreme!" rep. Sugarbowl... way to far to consider Boreal... same. and it sucks. I suspect Heavenly could be pretty rad after the weekend.

Yeah, I have one of these and it REALLY chews through everything. afternoon chop just explodes under the rail... like it's fresh groom. I have the 177, but with the decambered nose it's still skiddable in the bumps. I really like mine. Coiler AM-T is also good. The prior seems livelier than the coiler, but that could just be how Bruce built my AM-T (which is also a fantastic board). AM-T is loads of fun in the pow (haven't had the prior on a dump day yet). Have a monster on the rack waiting for enough snow to break out. If this weeks' storms go as planned, could have a review on that for next weekend (but I don't expect it to be an off-piste board).

167 burton factory prime with burton race plates. Bought as a backup but I'm pretty sure it's never gonna get used.

Interesting. I'm a goggle snob, tho, so the fit and quality had better be there on the goggles as well as the camera. One size does not fit all on goggles. It'd probably make more sense on the snowsports end for the camera tech to be integrated into the helmet rather than the goggles.

http://www.bomberonline.com/store/bindings/Ibex.cfm

Brianhead is definitely easier to do as a one day stop trip. I'm in Reno... it's 12 hours to sun valley from here, and 11 or so to SoCal. over 1100 miles total, I think. Reno to LA is 350+ miles of 2/3 lane 395. The part south of Lone Pine is some of the ugliest most disgusting driving in the west (apologies, Victorville residents). Mammoth to home (for you) in a day would SUCK... that's a long drive. You'd be closer to 900 on the Brianhead route and its all interstate. The scenery at Brianhead is southern-utah-unique too (views of Cedar Breaks' pink sandstone).

LOL, don't inflict that place on poor lamby! Lee Canyon's chairs date back from the dawn of time. And there are like 2 runs. But on the right midweek pow day.....

cold, good light snow. If you are coming from Sun Valley, expect to be underwhelmed by terrain. And chairlifts (no high speed chairs at all). It's sorta like a time warp back to 1988. The main chair (giant steps / chair 2) took 15 minutes back in the day. Bet it still does. For a whopping 1100' vertical. If there is pow, its a super fun place to ski/ride. Lots of fun stuff in the trees, and it caters to Las Vegas, not a bastion of powder skiers. I'd say it's worth the stop to add another notch to your list of resorts, but it's no Mammoth. **disclosure, last time I rode there was Christmas 1990. crap, that was a half a lifetime ago.