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  1. Flow NX2 bindings question

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by Gunnar

     

    Hi. I'm trying to decide between 15/16 NX2 and 18/19 Fuse bindings. Have any of you had any issues with the older ratchets Vs the new alu ratchets with stronger locking mechanism?

    And does the updated cushioning in the strap make any significant difference?

    I really struggle to decide what to go for..

    18/19 Fuse vs. 15/16 NX2 ?

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    Price is about the same.

    Boots are Malamutes..

     

    Cheers Gunnar

  7. Who rides both, hard boot and soft

    in Carving Central

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    Riders who use toe and heel lift on hard-boots should also try that on soft setup.

    I use 8° of heel lift on my powder-boards. Soft bindings at 0° rear, and 43° front. (Yes its allot of angles, but I walk like a duck to..!)

    Heel lift increases the ankle dorsiflexion range. And increases your range of motion, up and down to suck up bumps, tuck under trees and really pump your turns.

    I also feel that it makes it possible to rotate more one heel-side turns, and still have enough pressure on the rear high-back.

    I want to try some toe-lift on the front to, to move some of the load to the rear leg. But I have only one lift-plate.

    I wish Catek will come out with Olympic's with Fastec entry system soon..

  8. Gotta learn to ski to keep up with ski-crazy 3-year-old daughter.

    in Carving Central

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    Depending on your daughter, Snowblades might not be a good idea. I used to be a pretty accomplished skier back when (even if I say so myself), and I thought I could spare the expense of new skis + boots. But my daughter (also 3yo.) wouldn't take the 'blades seriously - she kept wanting to follow my wife, who was still on her snowboard, and trying to emulate her movements.

    So I had to get skis + boots after all, and I'm probably in for a surprise on the first day of this season - the last time I bought skis was around 1987, when carving was something you did to the sunday roast ... Hope I won't get hurt.

    Good luck, anyway!

    I have good experience with using my old snowblades (..the snowskiboardbladesmajjig from Salomon ;) ) when skiing with kids. The sidecut is around the same as kids skis. So it's very easy to do proper carving turns in very low speed, from extremely steep, to green slopes..

    But be careful with non-release bindings. especially if you are not used to skiing.

  23. Anyone using Catek Combo disc with 3D elastomer (Anyone heard from Catek lately?)

    in Carving Central

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    The long screws are bending the inserts so much, that the screws are making contact with the wrong side in the combi-holes. I'm afraid this will eventually make the inserts come loose.

    If I mount the discs with no elastomer, the shorter screws puts much less leverage on the inserts. But I bought the discs and 3D-elastomer's together, with the intention to use them together.

    I don't think you can buy them anymore. But the are still shown in the pictures here; scroll down: http://www.catek.com/catekdirect/product.php?productid=115&cat=3&page=1

    I have mailed Scott aboute my concernes; 10 months, 2months and about one week ago. No response so far, and thats why I turn to you..:confused:

  25. Where do you go when your burner burns out?

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    Alpinepunk make awesome "surfcarving" boards. :biggthump I love my Afterburner for cruicing around. But its nothing close to a substituted for a 197 Burner, due to sidecuts of around 12- 13,7m. turns to fast for my style of rideing when I push it.

    If my Burner 188 broke, I would search for something with the same sidecut but a bit wider.

    Maybe if the demand is big enough, the next board from Afterburne could be something faster...

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