Fastskiguy
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Got a problem with toeside chattering and skipping. What is up with this? It starts at the fall line and ends when I stop moving. I will try to post a video when I can but it might be awhile :( It's on hard snow only. I almost never skip or chatter on my heelside
I know this is because I am asking the board to do something it (she) doesn't want to do....but do I need more edging, less edging, or just less pressure? (I can't believe the answer is less pressure)
I'm running my boot shafts pretty upright (4 rear, 5 front on Raichle boots) so I'm thinking maybe over edging?
Any comments ya'll have would be appreciated. Thanks :)
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Got a 10.2m, an 11.2m, and now a 13m board in the quiver here, ride on 300 foot hills in the midwest. Here's a pic of some arcs from the 11.2 and the 13 intermixed....can't tell'em apart, can ya? (try to ignore the skipping track....more on that in another thread).
Thing is, you've gotta go faster on the longer SCR boards so you can tip'em up higher on edge and bend them into a tighter arc. It's harder to do, takes more energy and speed. The smaller SCR boards are easier and can you can go slower and still crank it way over.
Not sure what is better, I think you've gotta have several to choose from :)
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It's like a work of art that you can ride. Cool!
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I get over to Alpine Valley in East Troy on most Wednesdays in the winter-if you're a mid-week rider then maybe we can run into each other there. It's a short hill but has a high speed lift so you can get in a huge number of runs in.
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Not sure about Burton stuff but here's my redneck setup
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:( So I just threw down for a pair of brand new TD2's. Who wins? We all do - we get to go dig trenches! Yeehaw!!! Good luck finding a board...
Buying a new set of TD2's for a first setup is a good idea, even if it feels weird. Cry once, then enjoy a lifetime of fantastic performance. Boards may come and go but your TD2's will be with you for the long haul. Boots may come and go but your TD2's will be there. It's like getting married, you only (hopefully) have to do it once. They're expensive but a good value. It's always nice to own the best.
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The truth is I got impatient to buy bindings, then thought I'd oh-so-cleverly bid at the last minute--and then my competitive impulse kicked in. But I will make the best of it.
Or maybe it was a case of "BUI"-bidding under the influence!
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If you're only "wasted" money is to overpay for your bindings 50$ then you're doing pretty well for gathering your first alpine setup. It's hard to get the perfect setup at rock bottom prices right off the bat. Once you have all of the parts then the scanning for deals can really start!
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Fin your a genious!!! Sell your first born for a set.
That might be the shortest review ever! Could you elaborate a little?
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I have just as many issues with the straightlining skier...
Yeah, I can't stand them either!
I'd bet everybody on this board would agree-even me!
-no endangering others
-ride whatever you want
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The trolls are multiplying....
Changed video=maybe a bad idea in the first place?
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Of course you can't generalize but I can't stand snowboarders. I'm a little surprise only 4 resorts ban'em but then the typical little grinder spends a decent amount of money working on his "street cred" and trying to look "core" so I guess you just have to. So annoying!
It's not the snowboard so much as the demographic. Young, un-neutered males, they're just so annoying!
It's not the demographic, it's the whole "image" thing. That "snowboarder" image is so annoying!
As perfectly demonstrated by Burton's poaching campaign.
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What is the point of getting a standard board then selling it 12 months from now on the Bomber classifieds?
Actually, I think some of us *could* benefit from him getting a board and selling it on in classified section in 12 months ;)
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with that pic you should be ordering a coiler
Or license it to Coiler...
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I'm going with the wax wizzard this year and it's a lot neater than wax scrapings. I've got some wax "dust" tho floating around from the rotobrush. My setup is in the basement with a heavy table and some supports with grippy stuff on'em. And a good light.
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LOL, OK guys, STEP AWAY FROM THE COFFEE!
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Totally. If there was a mountain like that I would learn to telemark and buy a pass.
You know, maybe we could get some "retro mountain" stuff going to include some vintage snowboard stuff too...then we could include all of the cool 70's music on the loudspeaker. Maybe listen to some Foghat or Boston on the way down. I'm diggin' it!
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Why not no ski-skates (not that anyone uses those anymore anyway)? No bigfoots, no trick/freestyle skis, no parabolic carving skis? No lifts, no cants, no titanium poles? No Gore-tex, no polarfleece, and no neon colors or stupid jester hats.
You've got to admit a "retro mountain" would be pretty cool. No shaped skis, all wool clothing. We could line up for the kicker and try to pull the front flip, just like Stien! Maybe a rope tow or if we're lucky a T-bar. Long, man-sized skis with tele-like bindings and leather boots. Get the whole 60's free love thing going apres ski. Man, I'd book that one for a trip for sure.
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If I ran one of those four resorts, I would open the area to all snowboarders except ones on Burtons........
Seriously.......
LOL, now that's the best one I've heard!
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BD - izzat u? (skeezrule?)
Nope, I'm JF.
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I came along way too late. Those girls are idiots.
I cringed when they disrespected Stein!
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We could try to go to Taos and say we go there because there are no snowboarders and we don't like them either!:p;)
That's the best idea I've heard yet!
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I gotta wiegh in here. Anybody that thinks skiing and boarding are different is a clueless ignoramous. they're not called board lifts. without the ski manufacturers we would still be hiking with glorified snurfers, bent pieces of plywood w/fins & rubber straps.
what? I agree that technology from one helped the other both ways (thank GOD (or whoever) that the snowboard shape came to skiing!) but the demographics of the participants are way different. Except for the niche group of alpine snowboards, I'd be they are just like the alpine skier group.
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based on your posts I wasn't expecting a mohawk....but this video was sure a nice thing to do, it'll help a lot of riders out there save their stuff. Seeing somebody take the time and effort to help out other riders without any monetary gain just made me feel all warm and fuzzy inside!
Toeside chatter and skipping - why?
in Carving Central
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I just wanna look like Silver Bullet's avitar LOL! That is cool!
I think my weight is biased to the rear a little-it seems a little easier to keep up with the board on the heelside. I have a toe lift and some front leg quad burning (Not here in the midwest but on bigger slopes). But I've only been at this one season and most of last year was getting my **** together so there could be a fitness issue on the quad burning.
But both fore and aft bias issues and rotational deficiency (or toxicity) are ideas I hadn't thought of.]