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Imagine that. . . a picture of Trent. Go figure!

You calling me fat?!?!?!? I get it . . . I have a small donut problem ok!!!!

Shoot me an e-mail through the forum. . . If we can align on price, could it be dropped off in Irondequoit by thursday night?

How much edge life is left on each of them. These are some odd boards to set a price on. I am moderately interested at the right price, but sold off my catek base plates that are 3d compatible.

Whatever became of these boards? Did someone grab it as a lot which is why there was never any further posts? I was looking forward to seeing what was actually in that pile and then see what the free market e-bay approach would yield.

5050 has spoken for pair #3, I will leave the photos up in this thread incase someone wants either of the other pairs or to he in touch with my machinest.

Only for you Bryan. . . This pair was NOT done by the particular machinest, but the modification(s) match these. Whole Binding Close-Up Disassembled These started life as these parts from Fin @ Bomber. . . Thanks Fin! http://bomberonline.3dcartstores.com/TD3-Step-in-Heel-Replacement-Kit_p_30.html

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Alright, Found three pairs in the box of various conditions. Pair 1: These have been retired as they picked up more "slop" than I deemed acceptable for my riding. Likely still safe and usable, just not up to my standards. Would not "give these away" as they still serve as a good loaner or back up pair. Pair 2: These were retired from active service while still in usable condition after a year or so of use. I lucked out and found a pair of the steel Bomber heel recievers from that elusive run that Fin made which were compatible with Cateks. Pair 3 (SOLD): These are as close as they come to new. They have less than a day on them of actuall riding. As stated above, I would need to be able to cover the cost of another pair of the Bomber Steel heel receivers ($49) to want to let these go. On a related note, I just spoke to my machinest who modifies my Bomber Steel heel recievers to fit my cateks. He is willing to do the mod for $50 (you send him the Bomber receivers and $50+Shipping) and you receive a superior set of heel receivers to what I shared above. Fins new receivers are so good, that they are likely the last pair you will EVER need.

Board is still around and available. . . It's Been ridden a little more since pictures taken (mostly by my 40lb daughter). I initially decided to let the board go because I felt that I had gottne too fat for the flex once I broke 180lbs. It was nice from 150-175lbs. I dont think it would break if ridden hard at 180-200lbs, but just doesnt give you the pop that these boards were designed for while pumping.

I think I might have some close to new heel recievers, but based on supply and demand, they wouldnt go cheap. I would want to come close to covering the cost of the steel recievers from Bomber ($49). If you might be interested, I will go digging.

I got to demo one of these in solden. One hell of a board, but make sure you eat your wheaties before riding. The plate is very stiff, an the board is well designed to work with his plate. The plate I demoed made the original boiler plate seem soft! Felt like it would be a good fit in the race course.

How to fail at first ever European Snowboard trip: have boot break on day one of the event! How to win at failing. . . have the parts in your bag at the base lodge to effect reapairs in under 5 minutes! Thanks Kevin!

Alright, slightly odd item. One pair of track 225 shells only in really good condition. I was going to harvest the buckles off these and put them on an older pair of Indy's but decided it wasn't worth it. Make a reasonable offer, would prefer not ship but if you are paying. . . Pick up a set of thermo liners and you will have one nice setup.

Alright folks, What's out there for youth/kids hardboot bindings? Anything? I don't know if it is the right step for my little one at this point, but would love a pair sitting on the shelf incase she/we want to give it a try.

All, Sean and I did this last year for some late season riding and testing and it was one of the best trips I have EVER been on. I Highly reccommend this late season last minute fix before the warm months set in. I would be going again, but am heading to Solden at the end of april and have spent my "time away from family" chip and wont get another one for atleast a month.

#1 and #3 on that list are mostly times (or completely times) set on skier gates in a skier league.

So here is the fix I have in the works if it helps anyone. in CAD I designed these little babies that a fellow hardbooter has machined a handful of for me. It goes on the inside of the boot where the rivet pulled out of. it is the same size of the finishing washer on the inside of the boot. Then (assuming you didnt loose it) You take the broken rivet, Drill a hole through it where the rivet shank was and countersink for an M6. Install this piece as a cosmetic washer into the boot and Tnut. I have been riding this setup hard for the year with no signs of motion. only think I should have done different is to install it with a permanent thread locker. but as I was still working on the part, I wanted to make sure I could uninstall easily. Do others need this part? If you need this part, are you capable of performing the modification on your own?

Does anyone else have an issue with blowing out the boot rivet on their AF600/700 Track 600/700 Indy or suzuka? I seem to blow these out on every pair of boots I own. (part J in the picture below). Bomber sells the replacement part, but no one around me has the proper rivet Die to perform the fix. Am I alone with this problem? My greatest concern is if this part blows out while on a vacation, I am totally sunk. I recently came up with a solution that I will post later. Are others in need of a solution like this?

Eric, I like your analogy of the bike pedal, however, I am not sure if I agree with your conclusion. I personally would not recommend any adjustments to a plate sytsem based on how it feels when only one foot is clipped in as this is NOT the position your body is in while riding. This would be like saying, if your foot doesn't feel right on your bike pedal while stopped with one foot unclipped during a water break that you should make adjustments to your setup. When skating around with only one foot clipped in, your weight distribution is well off, and you are imparting torques and forces on the system that are simply not there while riding. In this state, unless you either move the axel several inches beyond the front binding and or ride a VERY stiff plate this rocking or tilting will still be present. I do agree with OSB.com's original point that this tipping is a downside (more prevelant on some plates than others) that is not discussed much. I would however add the context that most of the plates that I have ridden that demonstrate this "downside" have also been the most rideable plates for a freecarver. out of curiosity, what plates are you riding these days?

saw this posted on Reddit and had to share it here as well. http://www.reddit.com/r/pics/comments/19ek8o/start_the_morning_right/

Another one to consider, is an athletic mouth guard. The squishy grey matter is the most important to me. a lot of concussion can either be avoided, or limited in severity by keeping the lower jaw from becoming a hammer against the skull. at $2.99 (up to 14.99), this is the best bang for the buck IMHO. http://www.sportsauthority.com/product/index.jsp?productId=4217290