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5' 9", 150 lb. size 28... new Track 325s are in the mail actually

I wonder if my hangle plates would save my board in some situations, it has that hard foam isolation layer, which i could see letting the board flex a bit better, instead of a hard abrupt binding edge.

I've ridden about 4 or 5 different SGs over the past year, including 2 prototypes... just gonna say that they're beautiful boards. I also have some friends and teammates that are on the 09 Race T with vist plates. one of them said, and i quote, "best board ever made". As long as you have the skill to ride it, it will perform marvelously. At this point I don't think there is all that much difference between kessler and SG, except that the SG will last you 2-3 years of racing, whereas the kessler will only perform at that level for it's rated 40 days... then it will die.

what size are the boots?

if the F2s will fit 28.5 boots, consider them sold

I'm selling a 168 F2 speedster RS. The stats make it seem like it would ride like a bigger board than it actually is. The SCR is 13 m but the softer nose and tail make really easy to crank. i haven't had trouble, even on the busiest days. i was following the tracks of all the local guys that ride 163 Coilers with 9.6 m SCR. i know its not exactly what you're looking for, gimme a shout if you're interested

my friend got to ride one of the 185 09 SG Full Race boards at the end of last year with the vist plates. he had been riding hangles all year and said the new board and plates somehow made it so all your energy went forward into the turn. Coach was watching him as he was coming down and said it was one of his best runs of the year. when he got to the bottom, he said he felt like he'd smoked crack or something with a huge grin on his face. might be the new SGs, might be the new plates, might be both, but apparently they're goood

This was my buddy 2 days ago in Tremblant, Quebec. noticed his face after the pic was on my computer, needed to make it up here

Right now i own a: 153 Forum Manual 160 Flow Team 162 O'sin 163 Nidecker Proto SL 168 F2 Speedster RS and im getting 2 SG boards as soon as i can make up my mind about which ones. Probably a 158 or 162 SL and a 185 metal. their new boards are supposed to be a lot like this years kesslers, so i might have to wait.

I just measured my stance on my GS board and it is 19.5. This is the centered/recommended stance on the board and is probably intended for 6 foot tall riders. On the 158 slalom board i rode, made by the same company (SG snowboards), the recommended stance was 18 3/4. So... the stance, or the "normal" stance changes depending on the discipline but is around the 19 inch range.

I was riding a 185 SG metal top sheet board the past 2 days and found that it was amazing in all conditions. tuesday night skiing it was bulletproof hardpack, the board was the dampest, and most solid thing i've ridden. day 2... we get a foot of snow. fresh tracks in the morning were surprisingly fun. since the board can have a more forgiving longitudinal flex it wasn't hard getting back enough to float. after about 6 runs, races started, performed just as a race board should. in the afternoon, it was almost full on moguls, fairly soft but really lumpy, had to ride back from center a bit but it just plowed through everything. it was unlike anything I'd ridden before. I was laying solid 6 inch deep carves at speed. I'm hooked on metal boards after that experience... probably gonna get an SG.

I have a 2006 168 F2 speedster RS for sale. it's got a 13 meter sidecut. I won city's on it in a week ago. e-mail me if you're interested

I recommend a narrower stance. most racers are at 19 maximum. what kind of course are you riding, GS or SL?

I've seen the same driver do a 180 footer for the world record.

I heard about a base grind theory that made a lot of sense, but mostly to racers. It involved getting 3 base grinds over the course of the year from a facility that is able to greatly vary the type of texture put in the base. One at the beginning of the season, when the snow is wet. This basegrind would be a fairly deep, textured grind. The theory behind this is that when there is very little air in the snow (lots of moisture), you want more air, or a bigger cushion of air in your base. Towards the middle of the season you would want a less deeply textured base when the snow is very cold and full of air/less moisture. Then the most textured base in the spring when the snow is it's moistest and slushyest. This could be very costly and probably not necessary for 95% of riders. My thinking is maybe two grinds a season and just have the same, more textured base for both spring and early winter with a good storage wax over the summer. I know there is a very good base grind shop in tremblant, quebec with a fully automated stone prep machine that you can just punch some conditions into and it will adjust the stone for it. I.e. moist snow, cold snow, dry snow, sticky snow etc. Their staff is also top notch.

Almost all racers these days are running angles around 54/51 or 51/48 depending on boot length and board width

Hey Ben, whats goin' on. It's Yannick, we met at Le Relais about a month ago

sweet ride, it has almost the exact shape im looking for. do you know how much fibreglass it has or if it has any dampening materials ?

e-mail sent

ahah, i didn't notice. yeah, i have some old nitro bindings i need to replace that just have one slanted metal block built in for cant. i got lucky and set them up right the first time because i didn't even realize they were built that way

do those bindings have any cant or lift built in ?

I'll take it. e-mail sent

I'll have a definitive answer by the end of the day

yeah, i agree they help a lot and i've seen a lot of racers using similar products. and... i partialy misunderstood the ad at first. at the end it said 400 each, i took that to mean for each plate, not each set

would you ship to canada ? I would pay shipping and +70 for the board