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Put me down as back up if wolf doesn't take them. Paypal or money order.

To Petrol: You got it. Might take me a day or two to scan them into my computer. Is pdf format ok for you? - I'll send re: private email. - "ghost"

Your description is accurate. 75 to 100 days. Thought you would be here somewhere. - "ghost"

Is the board still for sale? Thanks.

To FOB: Good thoughts. Do you remember the sailboard releasable toe straps from a while ago?

I tested the Miller's, both the soft boot and the hard boot versions, in the early 1990's on the original Aym Air. Earl T-BOLTED the bindings to the board because they did not fit the Burton 5 hole variplate pattern, and he modified the variplate rear cant/lift to work with his bindings. The Miller bindings worked great, and always released at the same time, but they were heavy. Everything was heavy back then. I still have the Miller's if anyone wants pics. Mel at DaleBoot, who had done the "Custom Blow" liners that Craig Kelly wore, was developing his snowboard boot at the same time. A couple of us "testers" were riding some pretty funky looking equipment back then. I taught in that set up at Vail several times, but it never caught on, and the equipment discussions with adult students started to distract from focusing on the lesson. As I recall, all the early snowboard speed records were set on releaseable bindings made by "Maier" or Meyer". Anyone remember?

To DiveBomber: I have the tests from Snow Country from three years, before the Magazine went out of business. PSIA/AASI and Snow Country had a working relationship in those years. The testers were generally Full Cert instructors or retired pros. The board test was always a cover story and about 7 pages long each year, with a lot of pictures. I'm certain the people at Bomber would go nuts if I posted that much material. All of the reviews were "all-mountain" or racing boards with plates, and each board was tested in the bumps, powder and groomed. There were 8 boards reviewed in 1/94, 13 boards reviewed in 11/94 and 14 boards reviewed in 11/95. If you want, I can scan them into my computer and send them to you by email as PDF attachments, but the they are too detailed to put up here. For those of you that are not kids anymore, one of the testers, Dusty De Lario, was over 60 back then, which would make "Dusty" about 74 now. I'm not sure if he is still teaching at Beaver Creek. HOW THE MARKET HAS CHANGED - "ghost"

Found an old picture of Hoy and Brian Delaney from Snow Country Magazine's November 1995 snowboard test. Looks like Hoy is wearing Raichle Flexon ski boots. 14 boards were tested, all with hardboots and plates.

About 20% of the snowboard instructors at Vail taught in hard boots until about 1994. See old Vail "Ski School" pic on my profile. Anyone know why there are no hardboot instructors listed on the Bomber "instructor search" link?

Thanks. Happy to know you got it.

Thought I would check in. Did you ship the bindings yet?

Yo! Lighten up. Regardless of our boot choice we are all brothers and sisters that like to ride sideways. Some of you are starting to sound like skiers arguing with snowboarders from twenty years ago. It is about having fun, not what kind of boots you wear. Most good riders have versatility. They don't ride soft boots to train gates at Mt. Hood on Summer mornings, or ride hardboots on an epic powder day in the Vail back bowls. It depends on conditions, what you are doing, and what you enjoy. - "ghost"

Like rollerblading on snow. Lots of fun, and a good change of pace when you are snowboarding in hard boots. Demoed "BIG FOOT's" in the Summer of 1991 while training at Hood, and went home with a pair. Bought two pair of short Dynastar skiboards for my kids when they were too young to board, just to keep them off traditional skis. The Mike Nick's by Line were the best. Have two pair of them for me to ride, along with an old Rossi mono ski and a "World Board". Skiboards are great in the park, and for teaching "old snowboarders" in hard boots to do 180's and jump, before putting them back on their snowboard. Never buy longer than 98cm. If you are a "cross over" skier that got into snowboard hardbooting, they are a lot like Cliff Taylor's GLM ski method from the 1960's for teaching newbies how to carve on skis - direct parallel. Can you tell I'm a fan? Buy them cheap on ebay. If you want new ones go to getboards dot com (they also have an "outlet store" on ebay. Anyone into "freeboarding" or "streetboarding" (old "snakeboarding") when there is no snow? Have fun. - "ghost"

Thanks, Mikey. To: CuoreSprv --> Please click on profile and send me an email with the price and details. Is it a 3.5 of or a 7? Can pay with Paypal or money order. Your choice. Thanks. "ghost"

To Bordy: He knows.

Nice board. Thanks. You always were meticulous about your equipment. Can you believe it has been 20 years since we helped Dean and Rocky run the contests? It was fun then, before the politics and "boot wars". We all just loved to ride and get others to try boarding. Do you still ride with Dave, Kelly, Mario or Joel? Tell them I said Hi. Send me an email sometime. Would love to hear your thoughts on AASI today. Take care of yourself. - "ghost"

Kurt Hoy's comments only reflect the nature of the snowboard industry, which is driven by selling product to the largest market. It was the exact opposite between 1989-1992, when Burton, with little success, targeted the "crossover skier" market, and the snowboard magazines were full of riders on plates and hard boots. Times change.

If mikey doesn't take it, I will - need a couple of them, this type, or the later retangular ones. Click my profile and send email if Mikey does not buy it. Anyone else have one? Send email. Thanks.

That is the same stance angle range that alot of us used when we raced asyms in the early and mid 90's. On occasion we would go down to 48/45 for slalom. Some riders used to ride 51/53 or 48/51 with more angle on the rear foot. Try it some time.

This is funny. You are in Madison, Wi. I'm in Delavan, Wi., and ran the snow board program and USASA contests at Tyrol Basin for lots of years - and we meet up on bomber. Hope the toe piece tip works for you. I just played around while watching the Oscars. A Snowpro SP race toe clip fits perfectly, without filing, on the same maroon Burton performance binding that you have in your picture. Have fun, "ghost"

Stealth was a great board. If I remember correctly, Chis Bachman, who owns "The Shred Shop", used to ride a Stealth in his racing days at Purgatory when he was in college. Still believe that short asyms are the best for slalom and dynamic short radius turns. Always thought that the Stealth and Hot Logicals performed better than the PJ's. Some of us used to race each other "fakie" on them for the last run of the day at Hood during the Summer to see who bought the beer/mountain dew. Someone was always bound to "biff" and "endo" in the soft snow before we got down. The riders that trained with Rob Roy normally won. Hope you find your Stealth.

To Bumpyride. Hi "stranger" will take your left over binding if price is right and Senior_Technical_Writer doesn't buy it. Have been using an old variplate toe piece, "filed out" a little wider in the slot, for years on the same binding that you have. Would be nice to have a replacement. Best regards, "Ghost". Enjoy Whistler and take care of your Rib. General info: (re: Senior_Technical_Writer) Almost any "plactic/rubber" toe piece that screws off the bail will work as a temporary replacement if you have this problem with old Burtons. Make sure the toe clip has an "adjustment screw" in the toe piece for best fit. Burton increased the thickness of their bail around 1993-94. Sometimes you have to file the slot a little wider, depending on the thickness of the bail.

I agree Petrol. They were great. Most people that "hate" asyms today never rode or raced them when they were new. Dumping them was a commercial decision, and had nothing to do with riding technique. The board companies were losing money on Asyms. They could never figure out how many goofy/regulars to make each year, and were left at the end of the season with unsold inventory. A good rider back then (certified PSIA full cert/Level III/pro) did not rock excessively fore/aft on ASYM's any more than good riders do today, contrary to the things that you read online. Intermediate riders had an excessive range of motion fore/aft. Good boarding is about versatility on all equipment, conditions and terrain, not riding all alpine boards the same way just because you perfer to carve trenches in long radius turns on groomed, or love carving 360's. It's fun, but that's easy. It also gets boring after a while.

Nice bindings. Payment sent. Thanks.

Put me first in line. How much do you want for them? Can pay ASAP with Paypal or money order. Click my profile and email price. Thanks "ghost".