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I would buy my well used but still very usable Factory Prime 167 for $30 and then find some boots and bindings to go with it (unless I had ~size 9 feet, in which case I'd buy my Burton Shadows cheap and then worry about bindings). It's not a baord you'd race on, but it will still give you a great idea of what hardbooting is all about for a "no consequences price" if you end up not liking it. But that's just me. ;)

I bring out my super short 153cm Speedster SL when it gets crowded. With its 8m sidecut, even mogul fields become great carving terrain.

heh, I've owned or driven almost every one of those cars, but I've only ridden two of the boards. I think that means the good folks on this msg board should hook me up with some demos ;)

John, That's a great deal for Wednesdays. Mind if I send this along to the WPI snowboarding crew?

John, any chance I could get in on the wed night Wachusett deal and provide my own transportation?

Mark, You've got mail.

Yeah, the 3 hole is done the same way. it can be a little more confusing because of the two options you have for putting the screws into the cant disc (there are two orientations depending on which set of inserts you use). Aside from that it is the same thing as the four hole.

I have a pair of Burton Race plates with cant disk for sale for $50 shipped. I don't need them any more because I sold the board they were mounted on.

I would avoid the FP. I have been through three of them in two years. When they're new they ride great, but by the time you have 15 days on the board, it is completely dead. It will still hold an edge, but not nearly as good as when it was new, and it will also have zero camber and no 'pop' whatsoever.

Sounds like me at a bar. :D

I presume you want the 4 hole mounting instructions? If you want the 3-hole, let me know and I can post pics later. Hopefully these two pics will help. I left the screws just sitting in the holes so you can see which ones to use. Also pay attention to which disk I used - this one is for the rear. The angle guide is offset to compensate for the offset screws. The pics are BIG since I didn't have time to resize them. Pic 1 Pic 2

The hardest part was trusting the equipment. Alpine boards turn like nothing else you've skied, ridden, or driven. The biggest adjustment I had to make was coming to grips with the fact that, yes, I CAN turn that hard and the board will NOT come out from under me.

Xavier DeLaRue won the Vans Triple Crown BX a couple of years ago while riding plates. It should be no surprise that the top BXers used to ride plates - if you want to win in BX, you need to know how to race, and if you want to race you need to ride plates. One thing I do find a little surprising about people riding BX on plates is that none of them seem to use Intec heels. It would seem to me that the quick eject and step-in of them is essential to placing well if you go down with other riders because they would allow you to get back up fast, skate, and then step in while you're moving.

Trench Diggers fit

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Besides the obvious stuff like not using your upper body at all (it's supposed to be all legs), try keeping a bit more weight on your back foot. That should make it so you can't just kick out.

Hey Noah, Sorry I had to jet right after my 2nd run a couple weekends ago. I had to book it back to Worcester and then Boston on my way up to the Loaf. I would have loved to participate in some after-race keg-draining..err....training, but I wanted to get there before midnight. Are you heading way up north to Stowe this weekend?

I might be game, but I need to find out about a few things first.

That's nothing compared to what happened to me at Mt Snow. I lost my ticket during a boardercross. I didn't know it until the stupid liftie stopped me with my helmet, race bib, and race gear on and wouldn't let me up. The other racers in my next heat were already in the gate when I finally made it up there after having to buy myself a regular price ticket.

I'd like something simple, such as that proposed by kjl. Have bommberonline.com up one sleeve, and keep any sort of cheesy slogan off the shirt.

Actually, Jack is overlooking one of the main reasons why functional sidecuts first appeared on consumer-level snowboards and not consumer-level skis: the extra width of a board makes it a lot easier to make a stiff but still nicely damped snowboard than it is to do the same with a much smaller ski. It really has very little to do with which sport had its engineers come up with the idea first. The evidence actually suggests that both sports first made use of functional sidecuts at almost the exact same time. One non-technical reason for the much more rapid adoption of sidecuts on snowboards is that the sport was significantly younger and evolving much faster. It had a younger and more free-spirited demographic, and was not held back by an obstinate older guard like skiing was. Snowboarders were simply more eager to embrace new ideas at the time.

There are a bunch of hardbooters at WPI. We're only 20min away, so we could go most nights.

Hey guys, I just got back from the Loaf tonight, a day early. If you want to ride, do not move your trip up a few days - it looks like the lifts will be closed until thursday, maybe friday. They were closed today due to winds, and tomorrow (wed) is supposed to be colder and much more windy, with 45-65mph winds at the top. Conditions were awesome on Monday though. Got to rip on the GS board in the morning and then switched to the 153 F2 in the afternoon. If any of you guys saw someone ripping some tiny radius carves under the lifts, that was me :)

Your boards will be secure (while driving) on the rack. I've had 4 boards on my Yak rack at "Federal Pound Me In The *** Prison" speeds with no problems except a bit of windnoise around 2x the speedlimit. The rack holds the boards firmly and they do not vibrate. Just remember to take off the boards when you get to your destination, as roof racks are common targets for theives. Before you put the boards on the rack, I recommend you wrap a strip of ducttape around the toe clips and leashes of each to keep them from rattling and scratching your roof. I haven't had any problems with bugs or stones making any marks on my boards. If you are really concerned about dings on the noses from bugs or stones, make some stylish vinyl nose condoms from duct tape and cover the noses with those. Just make sure that it comes down past where the rack squishes the board, otherwise your handiwork may fly off in a crosswind. Also, before you mount the rack, make sure that your paint is clean where the feet will sit. Any dirt under the feet has big potential to scratch or dull your paint.

Wow, you guys all sound like autocross and SOLO instructors :) The advice is all the same with autocrosses: Initiate turns early, think two turns ahead, pay attention during course inspection, don't look at the cones (gates).... Does anyone else here participate in any automotive competition in the off season?