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  4. Volkl Renntiger 168 GS

    in For Sale

    Posted

    I have a 168 renn tiger, and it is titanium construction, I primarily ride at stratton currently, and i've found the board is fine for these kind of trails. It is on the softer side i think, I weigh about 180. It carves well as long as you don't push it too hard, and i also found that it likes to ride a little more wieght on the tail, if i leaned alittle too far on the nose it would start to lose an edge. over all it's a good board, but in the end it's no coiler (in my opinion)!

  7. stratton

    in New England

    Posted

    thats good you are riding again, it was pretty amazing up there, over 2 feet of snow fell!! sunday was the carving day, we got most of the morning in on the coilers, then switched to the free ride boards to hit all that powder. I'll be back up there after the new year

  8. stratton

    in New England

    Posted

    the conditions are fantastic!! rode yesterday with paul k, and today with paul and alex, we had the coilers out in the mornin and then onto the freeride boards for the remainder, there was over 14 inches of freshy on the trails today!! fresh tracks were amazing. tommorrow should be pretty awesome, hopefully some good carving runs in the morning, hope to see anyone hardbootin out there:lol:

  9. Stratton

    in New England

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    It's warm down here in LI but the weather looks good for stratton for the rest of the week, so there should be some good riding!! I thought that totally radical was hurt?? And no i will not try one of those crazy things you ride on with no side cut!!

  11. Heel side washout...why?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    It sounds to me like you seem to have good form and a good understanding about technique, so i would first say that the cant plate is the first problem, it seems to take away some of the energy you're back foot generates, but you can probably deal with it until you put some new ones on with heel lift and toe lift. My thinking is get your board up on the bench, click the boots onto the bindings and take a look at where the boot is in relationship to the board, ie i try to imagine my leg in the boot and center the leg in the board, if i'm right you're boots are gonna be too far towards the toe side edge, in which case move them back closer to heel side, I'm not saying that it's not you're riding but, to me this is something to look at before you go crazy tryin to change you're riding style. A good freind of mine who i ride with has ridden a few stubby's and we both ride coilers on a regular basis, he never said anything about changing the way he rode the board to make it edge properly, I'm sure other people have different thoughts on this but I think check the centering on the board. hope that helps.

  12. new to carving

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    don't take my words as gospel but try not to get a burton carving board, the technology has gotten much better sonce their time. f2, nidecker, volkl, are some boards you may find in a respectable price range, If you can afford a coiler I would highly reccomend them, just go to coiler.com abd check out the specs of the board before you buy, because they are weight specific. Donek, prior are also great boards.

    burton bindings are cool because they are cheap, there are some on ebay right now, i think. trench diggers can be found for around 100 bucks or so, there are others, just know that bindings with plastic are much more flexible than all aluminum.

    boots are important, you should try to find a pair with 4 buckles or more, and hopefully a booster strap, thats the strap on the highest point on the boot. hope that helps

  14. The Disabled List

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    hey ace, It's Eric, sorry to hear about the mishap! I was looking forward to riding with you at stratton again, tell you're roomy i said what's up. get better, and stay off that crazy long board you brought out on sunday!! that thing could kill any one :AR15firin!!!!

  15. stubby vs. prior 4wd

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    they both can carve, but the stubby i assume you mean a coiler, in which case i think it will carve better than a 4wd, but if you're looking for a board which can ride in any condition, the 4wd is better of the two. they are really two different animals

  24. Little Dude starting to Carve......

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    thats great you've got him on an alpine board! First, his right shoulder is back, thats no good on an alpine board, try to get him to keep his shoulders facing forward, sort of like a skiers stance, he will become much more stable when his shoulder is not behind him, that technique he is doing is good for freestyle boarding, and powder. next, tell him to put his arms out in front of him like he's holding ski poles. that should be alot to deal with to start off. one more thing, where you look is where you're gonna go. when I'm in a carve, i look somewhat up the mountain or to the side and the board will just go there! It works really well, and is something to always remember, hope that helps, good luck and have some fun!

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