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Louis

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  • Location
    Montréal, Quebec
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Ste-Anne
  • Occupation?
    Student - Msc Finance
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Oxygen - Apx 152cm
    Burton - speed 164cm
    Elan - vertigo 168cm
  • Current Boots Used?
    Raichle AF600TS
    Northwave Decadent
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    Oxygen
    Burton
    Drake Czar

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  1. Perhaps I did not tighten them enough, i keep twisting the screw and it seems always easy to close !!!
  2. Hey guys, I'm trying my new F2s... it looks like by boot sole is too thin, there is a gap (in height) created between my metal brace and the boot, is it normal ?!
  3. I disagree with people saying that you need to have high level technique and knowledge of riding to feel the difference between boards. As long as one knows how to turn and moderatly carve he WILL feel the difference between boards. I would go foward and state that if you set aside skill and experience, some people will just have more feeback than others. It's like driving a car, some people can feel it and others don't. It's not a question of knowledge and skill, it's more a question of how well you can get feedback from your gear. Experience does help a little, but like everywhere else in life, some have it, some don't. I'm pretty confident that a high end board (race or soft) will be rewarding (over a lower end board) for ANY level of riding.
  4. I'm happy to see that I'm not the only one going that way on a metal board (wich doesnt surprise me anyway) It was a really interesting discussion though, but as always we did not come to a clear cut conclusion I hope I won't have any gear failure at -30 .. -35
  5. I can't wait to try out mine.. I've been quite busy this week and I did not buy my season pass yet.. I have to start moving my ass soon. It is -22 in montreal -31 with the wind factor, it will go down to -30 by the end of the week excluding the wind factor... We are in for a tough weekend on the slopes !!!!
  6. Hey guys, You don't have to worry about my feelings, lol. It will take much more to hurt them. I think this is a healthy conversation about bindings. It just shows that some people prefer a type of binding over another. It is called diversity, there is not a theory superior to the other so far, or else every rider on the world cup would be riding the same gear. That is why we see bombers, F2, catek & everything else. Obviously if you ride them your going to root for them. Have fun rocking your boards guys !
  7. Louis

    Hot box ?

    Ou tu prend ca Ernie ??
  8. I think it is tough to compare ski bindings to snowboard bindings because you cant have flexibility in ski bindings obviously, because you gain that flexibility from the legs being independent one from another. Whereas in snowboard you have both of your legs on one stick... I'd say that the softer binding will transfer less of the terrain irregularities through your legs, making it a smoother ride, while still maintaining a good path.
  9. Il me semble que j'avais vu un sujet par rapport à ca.. mais je ne trouves pas... Est-ce que certain d'entre vous connaisse un endroit ou on peut le faire ? L'avez vous essayé ? Est-ce que ça vaut la peine ?
  10. Hey guys I did not want to start the binding war I think that most bindings have evolved alot in the last couple of years, and I wish I could buy a pair of TD3, but only time will be a factor... Perhaps I will like the feeling of the F2 (coming from a burton race binding) the step will be easier It's still fun to see what kind of debates it brings up. In the end, I'm one of the guys who thinks that it's not the gear that makes the rider but the rider that makes the gear. In a perfect learning curve though, if i would have to recommend gear to someone, I would definitly choose a very soft binding/boots setup to a begginer, then he could adjust to stiffer as he progress, but even then some people like riding with gear that can be forgiving.
  11. I'm taking it out for a test ride this weekend, will do tuning after :) I think I was a little bit disapointed when I received the F2 I expected something else I guess. I think they are not as pretty as the other binding, but as long as they do the job.. I had burton race bindings on my Burton Speed, I guess the F2 are superior to those at least.
  12. Oh well, student budget already having a ferrari is good for me, i'll get some new bindings another time... But Bruce did recommend me to take those ones, since they are softer and it seems like the trend would be to use softer bindings on metal boards. I'd love to put some TD3's though.
  13. This is really what those boards are ! I finally steped up to the next level (some could argue over that but w/e) and my very own metal coiler has arrived at home. It was love at first sight, unfortunately I did not go with custom graphics, but the clean white look with the ghost red logo really looks nice. The craftsmanship is impressive I can't imagine how one man can do such a beautifull board alone. It is a Stubby ... 171 cm, 155 cm running lenght, 21 cm waist, 13.2 m radius, 4mm taper I'm also slapping some F2 titanium on it I just need some new boots now
  14. Je travaille pour une école de ski nomade qui est sous la même bannière que http://www.skienligne.ca/ On offre beaucoup de voyage vraiment sympa, les GO sont vraiment compétent et le voyage comprend autant de plaisir sur piste que hors piste. Je te suggère de visiter le lien et de voir ce qui t'intéresse. Ils offrent l'amérique du Nord, l'Europe et bientôt l'amérique du sud (Chili..) Ca vaut le détour :)
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