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  2. sidewinder broken heel bail - whistler

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    OK so I've checked the heel rod ends for bottoming out with the boot strapped in and there was only 1mm of clearance.so maybe during riding they were clashing and causing a bending moment.

    I've now fitted new heel pads which have increased the clearance by 1mm approx. hopefully that makes the difference.

    I have however broken a toe bail on the rear also which was nowhere near clashing and that was after 6yrs but only 10 months riding. so that's 1 toe bail failure  (10 months) & 3 heel bails  (approx 3 months ea)

    bails are tight in rod ends and everything else is secure.

  3. sidewinder broken heel bail - whistler

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    I'm running the medium blue e pads and weigh 200 lbs so am pretty sure I'm bottoming them out as I do ride aggressively.

    I also cracked  a soft 161cm powder board after 4 months riding, through the entire laminate behind rear binding.

    when I'm carving smooth groomed runs the legs feel like they're working more equally. however I spend a lot of time riding in Europe on steep, icy & bumpy slopes where you're having to make many short turns which means throwing the board around. 

    also due to the conditions i don't get much time on the coilers but mostly ride a stiff powder/ all mtn board at approx 40f 40r .

  4. sidewinder broken heel bail - whistler

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    Eric - I had some original catek world cups and although solid steel & heavy they were damn tough! although I did eventually snap the bails.

    agreed they'll be a stress concentration at the threaded section  and so I was also thinking about a modified design where the bails are curved and nestle in a channel under the toe & heel blocks as the cateks did. it would be an interesting fea project running a fatigue analysis on design variants 

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  7. sidewinder broken heel bail - whistler

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    I've snapped my td3 sidewinder heel bail (again) at the threaded section and now cant board - it's a nice powder day in whistler also which sucks.

    I've mailed Jim to get some spares asap but everyone seems to be at the convention.

    if anyone's in the area who can borrow / sell me some bails / bindings let me know?

    are there any shops in whistler that sell hard gear? - Google says  no 

    I've thought about trying to fix (bond/weld) the bail but wouldn't trust it!

    thanks 

     

  12. Where to buy hard boots in the UK?

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    I bought some old burton winds from ss20 in Oxford but that was 15yrs back and don't believe they do hard boots anymore. Go to Europe or try a thermo liner if your shells ok for size.

    I had the whole black big toe some years back and ended up cutting a corner out of my liner which worked a treat.

  14. Edge Sinking - Toe/ Heel clearance

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    Currently I ride with approx 10mm of toe and heel clearance from the edge of the board to the boot(s) - when viewed from the top down.

    Am on Sw's with 3deg discs on a Coiler AM 171 or Monster 182, angles are approx 50/50 deg. 

     

    I think I may be booting out on softer snow / slush as when I try to increase the edge angle slightly I suddenly loose edge pressure and wash out.

    I dont feel a dragging just the release of edge pressure.

     

    I can comfortably carve toe/heel to the point where my trousers are almost dragging (few inch's away) but not quite, when I try and go that bit lower I wash out.

    Cord is hard to find at the minute as I'd experiment on that otherwise.

     

    What sort of edge clearance are people running?

    I appreciate this depends on various factors....

     

    I weigh 190lbs so am also thinking the edge may be sinking into the snow a fair bit.

     

    Appreciate any thoughts!

  17. Sw setup on powder board

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    So I'm demoing a powder board and want to use it with my side winders and hopefully buy it.

    Wanting some info on angles etc and general advice.

    Feels as though angles will be dictated partly by waist width as don't want the toes and heels too inbound.

    Lift wise I normally run front toe lift and rear heel lift. Both at around 50 deg.

    I have the 3 deg discs and run no cant, ie the discs are aligned with the binding angles.

    On the powder board should I do the same to give toe and heel lift or should I reduce this lift by using cant?

    I don't have access to other zero degree discs either

  18. Foot pain?

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    I also get the same pain on the outside of my foot, however I get it on the back foot. Linked with what Corey said it makes sense as I weight the outside of my feet preferentially when I walk or do anything.

     

    What I find helps is too tighten the boot in increments, start with allowing your feet a bit of play and slowly tighten through the morning.

    I also unbuckle as I get on each lift...

  21. Returning to riding after back surgery - spine protection / softie boot recs?

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    Good to hear you're recovering well and keeping active; your nervousness is understandable!

    Back issues are very individual specific but generally speaking you want to focus on core exercises to make it bullet proof.

    Keeping a neutral spine position is key to maintaining health.

    Stuart Mcgill's work is worth looking at, he list various exercises from beginner to advanced.

    There are some good exercises in the link below, but check with your physio before doing them!

    http://www.t-nation.com/training/building-a-superhuman-core

    In terms of flexibility, the legs, hips, glutes are all very important as weakness / inflexibility can increase the loads on the spine.

    So work on mobility but again, check with the physio first.

    Hope this helps!

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