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Indeed. Looked for fellow carvers but didn't see you. Might have spied Tim on a Fish.

Bump! Reasonable offers on the Madd accepted. Just gotta get rid of it.

Bump...Madd still available.

Dan, I think I saw you ripping from the Vista chair- what board were you on? Brian- it's the only good carving picture I have :-)

I'll be up tomorrow, hope to see you guys.

Anyone know what vintage this one is? It's got red sidewalls, and it's pretty flexy.

Awesome bindings for lightweight riders (though I'd steer clear if you're big). All the convenience of intec, but more forgiving than all-metal binders. Second set of discs included, and since it uses a single attachment nut, you can move these between boards in a minute. $100 shipped.

Somehow I'm not really getting mails through bomber, please mail me directly. Divebomber has first dibs on burtons, carve99 is second. Cateks are sold. Jetskier is first on the madd.

hmm, mail not working? I'm at davidshackelford at gee mail

1) Older madd 170, red sidewalls, bought from cfj04 two years ago. It's seen about half a season of riding from me, and needs to go because I'm on a coiler now. Pretty soft for a madd, plenty springy. In more consistent snow than Oregon I'd keep it. I'd call the condition 7/10: there are some funky-looking spots, as seen in the photos, but it's a completely functional rocket. $250. 2) Raichle X-Bone Intec bindings with extra mount disc. $100. Not for heavier riders.

I'm not worried about my board in the least- my question was more "Why don't all manufacturers notch the tails on their all-mountain boards?"

I took my new coiler swallowtail-ish AM (bought secondhand from tim) out for the first time last week, and it rails! Carves like a dream, soaks up chunky Oregon snow, and floats great in the pow. This is my one-board quiver for Mt. Hood, no questions asked. It's a pretty normal AM shape- 10.5 sidecut, 21.5 waist, but has a triangle maybe 8 inches deep cut out of the middle of the tail. This got me thinking: is there any downside to a tail cutout, assuming you don't mind not riding switch? Are there durability issues? I'm not worried, since I'm a light guy, but it cranks the ride up so much I'm curious about why we don't see it in other boards.

IMHO, our biggest need at the moment is an entry-priced boot. Boards ad bindings can be found incredibly cheap if you're not picky, and riding hardboots on a normal snowboard can be a revelation for people. Finding a pair of boots under $300, though? That's the tough part, especially because there's less reusability and interchangeability between them. Once you've been through a few pairs, you get that they're worth the investment, but as a beginner, it just feels silly dropping more on the shoes than the board and bindings combined.

New year, new liners...I'm done with the non-thermo raichle ones in my boots at the moment. I think I'm going to pick up some intuition or thermoflex liners, but I had a question: has anyone heard of *up*-sizing your liners, ie buying bigger than the shell? My shells are the right size according to the finger test (24), but with an unmolded 24 thermoflex liner (Scarpa-branded, but I think it's a Raichle OEM), my toes press up against the front of the liner pretty painfully, and I wonder if a half size up on the liner would even be enough to give them some room. Would a 25 liner in a 24 boot be a bad plan?

You just...skid it. You'll figure it out in 30 seconds.

I feel like this is the kind of advice that keeps a lot of newbies from building up real strength. *one* exercise isn't enough to work your whole body, but I can't think of what you really need in strength training besides a squat, bench, deadlift, and something kind of rotate-y. Outside of the gym, just play! Biking, sprinting, soccer, whatever- fast-twitch leg muscles are the same no matter what you're doing, all that matters is using them. I see kids at my college spend an hour doing a weight circuit at the gym, trying to isolate and target different muscles, and doing nothing for their stability or overall strength. I hit the big groups hard and finish in 20 minutes :)

Anyone heard of it? I've been doing it for a few months in PDX, and it's a lot of fun. Really versatile, works with everything from muddy waters to Jay-Z, fuses great with other dances. I've yet to bring a friend out with any rhythmic ability that didn't get hooked. What it is: http://www.blues-dance.com/aboutbluesdance/ What it looks like:

nothin?

Sierra is having a sale: http://www.sierratradingpost.com/search/SearchResults.aspx?allwords=scarpa%20liners&searchdescriptions=True http://www.sierratradingpost.com/p/,83039_Garmont-Thermo-Formable-G-Fit-Omni-Liner-For-Men-And-Women.html Picked up the Scarpa mids for MP24 Raichle's, because it looked like they were going fast. -Has anyone used scarpa liners before? I can return them if there's a reason they won't hold up to Intuition or Deeluxe ones. -Where do portland people get their boots fitted? REI has failed me before.

Not only did I get the ultimate variable-conditions board, custom-built for a guy almost my exact size, I also got home delivery and some great boarding advice. Seriously can't wait to rip up Mt. Hood on this thing. Tim is an excellent dude, and that 172 AM is SOLD.

I have: One three degree, one seven degree hexagonal cant each 3D inserts. One set of 3x3 plastic discs, one set of 4x4 metal discs. One set of burton carbon race plates. Bases and toe/heel recievers are fine, bails never gave me any trouble but if you're heavy I'd replace them, just because they're probably a few years old. The only part that almost definitely needs to be replaced is the t-nuts in the bottom- they're rusted enough that it's tough adjusting the sole length. My first preference: End up with a 4x4-compatible canted pair of burton race plates. This could mean buying or trading centers to the cants, trading my carbon plates for your non-carbon ones, trading metal for plastic discs (doesn't make a diff to me), etc, but in the end, I'd like to be able to ride burtons, with toe/heel lift, on my 4x4 board. Make an offer. My second preference: $125 for all of it.

Selling an Atomic Radon, unsure of the vintage, but guessing somewhere in the 2002-2004 range. This is Atomic's boardercross board, and a sweet one at that. Fast, holds a nice edge, but is also pretty fun to play around on in the pow or the trees. Selling because it's a little stiff/wide for me. Super-cool "lizard-skin" topsheet- sheds snow like nobody's business, and pretty scratch-resistant. This was my powder/rock board, and the base is pretty beat up. It's got some dimpling under the inserts, a fat black scratch, no core shots but some nasty p-tex dings. None of this should affect its ride, but it's certainly not pretty. I'm going to Japan next year, so I want to ditch this thing by monday. A portland-area pickup would be my preference, but I might be able to find time to ship it out. \

pics here: http://picasaweb.google.com/davidshackelford/Bindings?authkey=yQIcr5A9kc0 gotta sell them by monday...

The originals, clear thermo shell, plastic micro-adjust buckles. Raichle mondo 24 NT thermo liner included (sorry, no stock liner. It will take dalbello/head 23 or 23.5 ski/board liners, or raichle 23.5/24/25 thermo liners, depending on whether you take the little sub-footbed out or not). $75 + shipping, or pickup in PDX for free.