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I use my Madd 158 for rocks.
If you think it carves well on ice, wait until you try it on granite!
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I usually just make up a number that sounds reasonable.
It's not like there is much variation among boards of a given length anyway.
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Who cares about convenience from not having to check inflation pressures? The real benefit comes from the fact that they now have independent control of tire stiffness on two axes. Stiff sidewalls improve performance but decrease ride quality. With these new Michelins, you can get the benefits of a stiff sidewall but without the tradeoff in ride quality.
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A friend is moving to CA and selling his 2004 CBR1000RR. I know there are a lot of riders on the board, so I figured I'd post it here.
If you are looking for a new bike or know someone who is, let me know.
Oh, and he's also a hardbooter.
<img src="http://honda.cf-cars.com/bike1.JPG">
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Try an F2 SL board. My 153 is tons of fun to ride. The short turny boards aren't twitchy, they just turn hard. I think the sidecut on mine is 8 or 8.5m.
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While the ad is pretty poorly written, the patent isn't a whole lot better. I'm somewhat surprised it got approved, but then when I think of a few high-profile patents I'm not.
The patent contradicts itself in a number of places, and in others it is too specific for its own good. All it would take is 10 minutes and a $5 TV lawyer to successfully rip this one off - assuming of course that it was actually something worth ripping off.
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I can't really figure out why hardbooting isn't a growing market segment. I mean, with no gear to rent, even less to demo, and an entry-level setup costing around $1200, I can't see why there isn't a line around the block for people waiting to dive in.
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Are travel costs to be factored into this equation, or is it purely based on lift tickets? What about lodging (required for Stratton if you want to ride for under $300/day)?
When I last went to Okemo, their grooming was excellent. Stowe is a lot further away, but I also recall them having very good grooming. I wasn't so impressed with Killington. What was groomed at Mt Snow was usually nice, but then there would be the odd bottomless pit or exposed rocks that ski patrol was too high to mark off. I haven't really ridden in NH very much, so I can't really recommend any mountains there.
The ASC pass is usually a very good way to go for next season. 5 mountains and usually about $370 with some blackout days (when you wouldn't really want to go anyway).
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That sounds like turning by using your upper body. That's a Bad Thing™ and doesn't really do anything to prevent falls.
IMO, there isn't really anything you can do to keep someone from falling on a snowboard, except by giving them poles and strapping one foot onto another board. The problem here is that most people call that skiing.
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I've been to Killington when they were open and selling lift tickets, but you still had to hike and download to do a run. While Killington is always the first to try and sell people lift tickets, they are usually not the first to be open in the "I'd like to snowboard..... on actual snow" sense.
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Call me crazy, but I usually consult with a soothsayer who specializes in weather prediction a day or two before any trips. Some of them even post their predictions on those inner-nets I keep hearing so much about. Maybe "weather dot kong" or another non-sensical name?
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These helpets are heavy and in the sports they are used in, a hans device which helps support the head is used for neck portection in the event of an accident. In a violent fall, a helmet of some decent weight such as the ones I was talking about, could very well snap your neck.
This reasoning doesn't really apply to an accident on a snowboard. The two reasons for the HANS device in auto racing (prevention of fatigue and accident protection) are resultant from the fact that in a race car, your body is fixed and your head is free to move about. This is not the case in snowboarding, where both are free. If you hit a wall driving, the car and your body stop, while your head keeps moving. If you hit a wall snowboarding, both stop.
No neck protection is used in MotoGP or FIM Super bikes. The collars worn karting are strictly for lateral protection, again because your body is fixed and your head is free.
if you look at mnt. bike helmets and other extreme sport helmets, they are all light weight. This leads me to believe that neck injury was taken into mind when designing them.These helmets are lightweight for performance (and to some degree comfort), not safety. Think of the money and effort spent trying to drop fractions of ounces from bikes. Why gain it all back with an overly heavy helmet?
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Last season I got a number of requests for lessons from people who had never tried hardbooting before but had seen me out on the hill and wanted to try it. Of course, they never had any equipment to try it on, so I always loaned them my extra setup. Sometimes they used rental ski boots since mine were the wrong size, but it still gave them an idea of what it's like. Every one of them loved the hardboot experience, and they all asked about where they could find equipment.
I also gave someone my old Burton boots for free. I saw him trying to ride with telemark boots and figured that probably wasn't the best tool for the job. It turns out that his feet were the right size, so I gave him my boots.
Ok, that's enough back patting for now.
Seriously though, Bob does have a point. Having equipment readily available to try out does make a pretty big difference in how many people try the sport. It also helps to ditch the superior and often cliquey attitude, but that's a topic for another thread.
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I think it's interesting to note how nobody has brought up the fact that most states do not really have set speed limits. Instead, most have a general speed law that uses a posted limit as prima facie evidence that you were going faster than was reasonable for the conditions.
What this means is that you can legally go 120mph in a 40mph if it is safe to do so. It also means that doing 30mph in a 50mph zone could get you a speeding ticket if it's icy.
Of course, because our courts and "law enforcement" are based primarily around revenue generation, many states like NH will still fine you for going 68 in a 65 despite the fact that what you are doing is perfectly legal.
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Given that this happened in NH, it is quite likely that the exact same road would be a 55 or 60mph rural highway in ME or MA.
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Sounds like the liners weren't properly molded. You need to have it done with the footbeds in place because they take up room in the boot. Try having them remolded with everything in the boot that will be there when you're on the hill.
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If a 2-day trip is ok, why go to Wachusett?
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East Coast I-Wish-I-Had-A-Wide-Powder-Board-And-Softboots-Session?
[ducking]
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I want to say Stowe, but the night skiing throws me off.
Next guess would be Bosquet, but only because I know you're there :D
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If things keep going like this, I'm not sure we'll be able to get to the mountain, or if the lifts will even be able to run if we can!
(pics are from this morning)
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Sugarloaf's website says "Jennie."
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Sugarloaf this morning
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What if we don't subscribe to the notion that boards or their characteristics are related to ability levels?
Madd Board Graphics part deux
in Carving Central
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Hey Steve,
Are you gonna be at the USCSA nationals/ECES this spring?
I have a place you can crash if you want.