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  1. How to read Coiler Sidewall Code?

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    ok, this is what I know. T6- not sure but could be titinal, 178-length in cm, NFCVC-Nirvana free carve variable camber, 017AC-year built and my initials, 6.2-flex based on my weight, +9-amount of decamber. Most boards have a +5 or +6, but the Vcam has more decamber, thus the +9 rating. 

     

    Hope that helps.

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  4. Bruce V.

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    I emailed him a few days ago. He needs a knee replacement, but it takes a while to get it scheduled in Canada. I told him about the synvisk shot I got a few weeks ago, and how it seemed to help. He said he would look into it so he could play golf this summer.

  20. WTB Vist Plate

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    I have an older one piece Vist plate that has been slightly ground on the bottom so that it slides correctly. It also has a plastic sheet that goes under it to protect the board and allow it to slide better. Also, stainless screws that attach the plate to the board and included. I am in Colorado, so I don't know what the shipping to ON would be. Would like to get $275 US for it plus shipping.

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  21. VIRUS WORLD CUP RS 174 UPM COLORADO SERIES SOLD!!!- Price Reduced to $400

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by arneburner
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    Colorado series, 2012 Model, but not much use. Measures 19.2 cm at waist, 175.5 cm length. Lots of life left in this board, never had need for base grind. Has a lot of taper, so very fast on flatter courses. Virus does not provide sidecut info, so please don't ask. Base and edges are in great shape. Topsheet has normal wear with some scuffing from kplates and vist plates.  $450 .DSCN0413.JPG

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  23. What do you ride on Pow days?

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by arneburner

    My big powder board is an old (1999?) Nitro 178 st with old clicker bindings and new kwicker boa boots. On lesser powder days I use an old 172 Santa Cruz or a newer 169 wide High Society Empire with rocker and double camber. Salomon Chief bindings and Van Boa boots. Only got a few days on them this season however. Many good carving days on hard boots though.

    I did ride a few powder days on hard boots on a 182 Alpine Punk Afterburner st and a Virus Vampire. They worked OK, but I still prefer the soft boot set up in the pow.

    May get in one last powder day Monday at Loveland.

  24. Sweat The Technique: The Root Cause of Ugly (Free) Riding?

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    You are not high.  I see ugly riding everPly day, be it on boards or motorcycles.  Cheap equipment allows halfwits to partake in something that would otherwise be unobtainable.  To make a parallel between bikes and boards- you'll almost never see a dipshit on a Kessler or a Ducati, but you see plenty on Romes and GSX-Rs.  

     

    Regarding the technology and technique that goes into "the others," you have to look at what the purpose of these boards and the technique used to ride them is.  Flailing around in a park and jibbing off crap doesn't require the same stuff we use on this side of the fence.  To wit, everything has a purpose, and ours is as alien and nonsensical to them as theirs is to us.  That having been said... Kessler and Ducati can get away with the same solid colors year after year because the people that buy them understand the value of the technology and racing pedigree contained within.  Rome and Suzuki change graphics and paint colors yearly or nearly so because they're catering to a less discerning demographic that's worried more about image than uncompromising performance. 

     

    I had a thought this year while riding the lift discussing this very topic with a skier friend- snowboarding is in its malaise phase right now.  Companies are looking for the next big thing and are grasping at straws, trying out any and just about every new development in hopes that it'll catch on and revolutionize the sport.  Thing is, it's all bullshit.  Case in point: magnetraction.  If there is any one design feature out there that could be the poster child for lack of understanding how boards work, it would be magnetraction.  Rather than design a board that- as you say- rewards skill, they build one that hinders it.  It is the automatic transmission of snowboard design, promoting disengaged laziness everywhere it goes.  Once the manufacturers start weeding out their useless designs, and once (if- big if) interest shifts from image and towards skill, you'll see an upswing.  Thing is, that's just not going to happen any time soon.

     

    As a side note- I had the chance to put a file on a magnetraction board this past season.  It was pretty much untunable.  You can bevel the base edge all day long, but good damn luck giving the sidewall edge a consistent shape.

    Magnetraction sucks. I tested a Jones powder board with it. It worked OK in powder. On the groom every time you put the board on edge it would slow down. Until I got used to it, I nearly fell forward on every turn. I am used to race boards that build speed out of the turn, not slow down. Total bs.

    My big powder board is an old (1999?) Nitro 178 st with old clicker bindings and new kwicker boa boots. On lesser powder days I use an old 172 Santa Cruz or a newer High Society Empire with rocker and double camber. Salomon Chief bindings and Van Boa boots. Only got a few days on them this season however. Many good carving days on hard boots though.

    I did ride a few powder days on hard boots on a 182 Alpine Punk Afterburner st and a Virus Vampire. They worked OK, but I still prefer the soft boot set up in the pow.

    May get in one last powder day Monday at Loveland.

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