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I wear volleyball knee pads and hip-padded soccer goalie shorts. !!! greg

Update: Bindings seem to be sold, pending funds....

The board for sale is the Virus WCR 80. Thanks greg

I was looking into shipping a board from Canada to England. It's a 180cm race board, so I roughly estimated package size at 190cm x 30cm x 14cm. The cheapest quote that UPS, Fedex and Canada Post web sites have spit back to me is about $300. That's... almost 10 times the cost it takes to ship from Canada to US. Does anyone else have any experience with cross-Atlantic shipping? Is it really this expensive or am I doing something wrong here? Thanks, greg

Yeah, you can send me an email if you click my user name - it's nice and easy. Or, you can send one directly to shortcuttomoncton[AT]yahoo{DOT}ca greg

Great find! I had been looking for Kessler stats a while ago and couldn't find anything as comprehensive. Cool. greg

Update for those who've asked: 4-hole TD2 center disk, and yes they are in great condition. As I said above, more/better pics will follow in the next couple days. greg

Willing to Sell Together or Separately: Virus WCR Asking Price: (SOLD) TD2 (not SI) Asking Price: (SOLD) TD2: 3 degree cants, yellow pads, grade-A shape, used with 26 boot. This board was sold to me on BOL last year. (There are some great pictures in that thread also.) Length: 180cm Waist: 18.5cm Sidecut: Elliptical, approx. 13.5m Effective Edge: 164cm I rode this board for 5 (!) days last year; in total it got about 2.5 days of running time, as I usually switched to my BX setup in the afternoons. As the original post says, the board is in excellent condition. I gave it a little dent on one of the sidewalls from an errant TD2 toe bail, and another in the middle of the topsheet near the tail from (you guessed it!) a ski pole belonging to a mildly out-of-control kid in the lineup. As well, some of the stuck-on "Custom Boards" letters fell off on my first time on the snow, which was annoying but of course completely irrelevant to how the board performs. Overall this board has the regular small nicks and scuffs that any lightly-used board will have, but I don't think they affect performance in the slightest. I ripped it up on this board. Unfortunately moved from the Rockies to the East coast of Canada two years ago, and this deck simply needs a bit more room than the small hills I'm now riding can provide. I'm replacing it with a smaller, more east-coast-friendly board. These pics are from last year; the board is currently in storage with a full coat of summer wax. I will pull it out and take some high-quality pics of it in the next couple days, but for the moment these should do to give you an idea. Thanks greg

<o></o>Jasey Jay used to compete in both, but eventually gave up on BX; the reason I heard was that he felt he couldn't compete in both at the highest level, and thus decided to concentrate solely on racing. Do you see Bode Miller doing mogul runs? No. There's a reason people specialize in highly competitive sports. In the 90s lots of people felt they could "do it all," and indeed they could in those days (hell I think I remember pics of Mark Fawcett riding pipe at the US Open back in the day, haha!). Those days are over, IMO. And they're definitely over if you're trying to ride a soft boot setup on a SL/GS course. Simply put, if he's committed to riding soft boots, and has size 13 feet, then he should probably just forget wasting his time trying to race and concentrate on BX/pipe. What's he using now, that he's getting only the occasional boot-out with size 13 boots at 15- and 6-degree angles? Are you talking the difference between 27cm and 29cm waist? The time difference at that point is minimal (I mean, in my opinion it's a lost cause in the first place, so going just a little wider won't matter much at that point). I have size 9 feet with a 25cm waist BX board (with risers), and can boot out whenever I want riding 21/9 angles. I can do that by pulling the type of high-G carves that you'll have to pull when riding a race course. Are you getting me here? You son's riding a BX setup on a race course. BX setups are made for ride stability and banked turns. It's a totally different type of situation. If he's never been on hard boots before? I'm guessing not, unless he's an unusually quick study and you have a good coach who can tell him exactly what to do. On the other hand, he will be able to eliminate the boot-out problem. At this point, he can't even run through the course.... greg

So do you know the type/kind/model of the liners? The boot you took them from? Thanks, greg

Your email doesn't seem to be set up, but I'll take the boots if you first let me know what type of liners you have in them (now that the original liners are elsewhere). Model and type? Thanks, greg

Huh... dual radius, hmmm? I believe Bruce uses approximately a tri-radius and I was under the impression that Virus did as well. Wonder if it makes any noticeable difference on the snow? Otherwise look exactly the same as the Metals from what I can tell. I was expecting a little more taper than 4mm... I think Bruce was saying he's using around 6 on the VSR/NSR now? Not sure about the Schtubby though.... Good to see another manufacturer jumping on the multi-sidecut bandwagon! greg

Bingo! I know the blue flames on black was the classic Coiler look that everyone was doing at one point, but the newer-style flames on white is a great look. And out of mild curiosity, does the topsheet still hold up well in the looks department after it's been scratched? I've always liked white or lighter-coloured boards myself, because I find they don't "show" scratches as much as darker colours.... :) greg

There was a "new" Coiler blue flame graphic on a white board, wasn't there? I'm sure I remember someone posting a board on here this year that had it....? greg

I think the default is whatever you want it to be; there's not really a "weight board size" with boarding, unless you're doing something genre-specific like BX courses or racing. It's all about the stiffness and flex. Bruce can make a 158 or 188 for you no matter if you're 160lbs or 250lbs. That's the beauty of Coiler! :) My current ride is a 180 Virus WCR and I love it. Before that my favourites were some Prior 183/7s. Great when I was out West, but I've found even the Virus to be slightly largish for some of those narrower trails you accidentally run into on east coast mountains. This 173 is just a little step down size-wise, but the sidecut radius is about the same as the Virus (which also has a blended radius). Hopefully that means I'll still be able to really open it up on big steep runs, but be a little more maneuverable when I hit the narrow stuff. greg

VSR 173 13.5 average radius (Bruce's "medium" blend... I like the idea of ~15 but seemed overkill for east coast) 20cm wide Built for 175lbs Still debating if I want a regular or severely stubbed-off nose. :) My other topsheet thoughts besides the black was Bruce's blue flame - which looked really cool in one picture I saw on here, although I couldn't find it last time I checked - or just black, but with a classic black-and-white shot of a beautiful, beautiful woman in a seductive post for between the bindings and tail. Which I think could be done very well and look gorgeous, not to mention appropriate. But of course if you steal my idea I will hunt you down and .... well, steal your board, actually. Beware! ;) greg

I am considering the same for my Coiler VSR this winter as well. I'm really diggin on the idea of going black. Just black. No logo, no nothing. Bad! greg

Wow, great photo though! Cool opportunity to see the shape difference between the three models. greg

Out of mild curiosity, is it just the camera angle or is there some serious taper on that board? greg

Bump again

The Sasquatch was new, never-ridden. Not a bad all-mountain pickup for less than $300 I would think? greg

There was a Donek Sasquatch for sale in the Buy and Sell recently for a reasonable price. That board might be a good all-mountain option for you. greg

I actually went the opposite – I bought my Malamutes at a slightly larger size (Mondo 27 instead of Mondo 26). Why? Well, I find the big problem with oversized hard boots is always the heel hold – and since the Malamutes' heel-hold strap works so well, and since it isn't quite the same sort of problem in soft boots (due to the ankle strap), I took the chance it wouldn't be a big problem. I only got about 3 days in total on them this winter, but first impression thus far is that it was a decent move. The extra toe room makes them feel very comfy – and that's what I was looking for! greg

Bump! Sigh, found a 26.5, but I don't want anything even slightly too big at this point. Since my foot size is just on the cusp at 25.9, 26 would be absolutely perfect..... greg

I'm currently on Raichle boots because that was all I could find in sports stores here in Canada. Right now I have older AF600 and AF700 in 25.5 MP non-molded liner and lower shell, and a 25-27.5 upper shell. My foot size is just shy of MP26 (about 25.9 or so) and fairly wide, and both my Raichle boots are definitely too narrow, and maybe slightly too small (although a moldable liner might help a little in that department). I've heard others complaint about the width issue as well, and recommend UPZ and/or Head boots as having a wider fit. Anyone have boots they want to get rid of? I'd prefer something as new as possible but I'm open to suggestion/advice.... greg