Aracan
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I got one and a half days of pow this year, and it was so shallow that on the second day I killed a brand-new board. So I might try to feel your pain, but maybe another time.
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All resorts are shut down, albeit too late (one word: Ischgl). All shops except those for "daily needs" are closed, as well as schools, universities, bars, restaurants, theatres, museums ... I have been in home office the whole week and expect to stay there at least another month, probably longer.
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I admit I love to show off under the chair. In my defense it took me so long to get to the point where it counts as showing off instead of as making a fool of myself that I have the right to enjoy it
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5 hours ago, Corey said:
That sucks! Did you come out ok?
Thanks for asking! Yes, surprisingly I was completely alright. It didn't even feel like a bad fall.
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On 3/7/2020 at 9:07 PM, SunSurfer said:
Haven't found one that works yet.
I use daily use contact lenses for snowboarding.
Same here. At some point I got fed up with trying and found the contacts to be the easier solution. Also, I used to take more falls in deeper snow (I was younger and there was more of it) and not having to dig for my glasses was a plus.
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14 hours ago, soybomb said:
how do you total a coiler?
Took a shortcut from the groomer through the new snow to the lodge. Others had gone through that patch before me, but not my exact route. Hit a rock under the snow. The part in front of the bindings is now at at 25° angle to the rest.
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Not only is my season probably over, I also totalled my new Coiler on its 5th day on snow.
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If you stick with the F2s check the lug nuts regularly. (You have to disassemble the bindings to get at them.) They are prone to breakage, especially on the step-in version.
The usually quoted reason for racers not to use step-ins is just the opposite of Jack's preference: They like more lateral flex.
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FWIW, my daughter rides RC10 with Deeluxe liners. My wife has RC8 with stock liners (same shell size). The ones with the stock liners weigh a hair under 6 lbs per piece. The ones with the Deeluxe liners weigh slightly over 4.6 lbs. Not sure how the different plastics contribute, though.
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@charliechocolate Do you have the stock liners in your UPZs? After mine had worn out I replaced them with Palau TF, and now my wife is jealous because my UPZs are much lighter than hers with the stock liners. Those are very heavy.
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My wife had a Calcaneus fracture once: washed out on toeside turn, and the terrain/surface was so that the toeside edge would catch - release - catch - release etc. without her able to stop. Each repetition gave her a whack from the board to the soles of her feet. She rode unlocked then. Personally, I don't take the risk that I believe riding unlocked poses. Since I find the UPZ stock FLA too stiff, I ride with DGSS. For me, it delivers.
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It's a Coiler Nirvana Balance 170 with a 24 cm waist. The topsheet was done by a designer colleague of mine. Can't wait for more snow!
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What UPS brought this week.
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Sigi used to be a Red-Bull-sponsored athlete in his active days, and he still seems to maintain a good relationship with the company.
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I have to agree that carving with skiers is not the most fun one can have. Reason: Most skiers I know (and I when I ski) like variety, do round-the-resort type lift tours etc. When carving, I am completely content to carve one hill until I have enough for the day. If that hill is groomed well, steep enough and not too busy, then I am happy with it - happier than carving on ten different runs, each not as nice as that one. But on skis it would bore me pretty quickly.
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In my experience, a softer tongue (can be sanded down to make it thinner) and a spring system can soften up any boot significantly. Also, many boots have a smaller tongue-like part in the rear that protrudes up from the lower part of the shell. Cutting this will also make the boot softer. In addition to the BTS, there are other spring systems such as ACSS, DGSS etc. None of them do anything for lateral flex, but if you stay the hell away from step-in bindings and go for Burton/Ibex or other flexy bail bindings such as the F2 Carve RS, this will provide some lateral mobility.
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Hi all,
Bruce promised to build a board for me one of these days, so I have looked into shipping from Canada to Austria (again). It seems the rates have gone up quite a bit over the past months - definitely well into 3-figure territory.
Hence my question: Has anyone ordered overseas from Bruce recently and can recommend a cost-effective shipping solution?
Thanks in advance.
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On 12/10/2019 at 11:42 PM, yamifumi said:
Does anybody know if Bruce is on schedule with everyone’s monthly built? Or did he just forget about me? If that’s the case, forget it lol
Same here. I had an October slot. But since there is
a) not enough snow on the mountain yet and
b) a ridable board in the cellar
I will exercise patience.
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Saw a guy wearing them two weeks ago and was intrigued - I believe he was the coach of the Turkish national SBX team.
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Most definitely. However, the article doesn't seem to add much to the already established high probability that risk compensation does exist.
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Depends on many things. Personally, I ride a rather low binding angle in the rear (38°, if memory serves) and 3° inward canting. The front is much steeper (around 60°), and my UPZs have too much ramp angle for that, which I offset by 3° toe lift.
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@scottishsurfer: may I ask what shipping service you used? I am trying to figure out how to get a board from Canada to Europe (once Bruce catches up with his building schedule).
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On 11/23/2019 at 8:38 PM, Corey said:
I prefer softer boot flex than you.
Debating trying the red tongues, but I have the DGSS to try first.
I did buy the DGSS first. I got the very definite impression that after the change, the black tongue was the limiting factor - it just didn't allow the boot to flex as it could have with the DGSS. Got the red tongues too, all is good now.
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On 11/16/2019 at 3:23 PM, philw said:
I think the article is excellent, bang on the money. With snowboarding the major narrative has been essentially that "it's not skiing".
So much this. Whenever someone mentions hardboots on a softbooter forum, the standard response is "no, because then it would be like skiing". Which at least tells you that the poster offering that piece of wisdom is clueless about alpine snowboarding as well as alpine skiing.
As for the Envy bindings, I call bullshit on the picture in the site header. If the binding sits flush with the outward edge of a normal AM carving ski, there will be at least 5 cm of overhang over the inward edge. The widest part of the street shoes I am wearing right now is 11 cm. With the added thickness of a softboot and the width of the binding itself, we are talking at least 14 cm. A normal ski has a 7-8 cm waist. Just as length with our hardboots, width is a critical factor for ski boots. Seems not the smartest move to replace them with a system were width was not a consideration from the start.
7 degree file guide
in Carving Central
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I am intrigued. How would a file guide work for this? As I understand (and use) it, the plane serves to take away that portion of the sidewall that would hinder the file from doing its job on the edge. Seems counterintuitive to use a file to prepare the board for the use of the file.