Puddy Tat
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Anyone else notice that both boards have only UPM inserts....
Especially the BX board. I thought I had heard something about BX racers not being allowed to use plates in competition?
Dave
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Got the painful inflammation and swelling on the outside of my heel in a set of Deeluxe 225s with Fintecs last year. Punching the boot heel or molding the liner didn't help. I was only able to ride in them for about 3 hours before the outside of my heel would complete swell up over a bone spur.
Interestingly I didn't get the same pain or swelling from my UPZ RTRs with Fintecs and a Deeluxe 141 liner. I think that because the UPZ heel is further forward it seems to put the cable in a better position. Anyways I've ordered a set of ATBs this season to replace the 225s.
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Prices don't seem all that out of line seeing as you are getting a helmet and goggles. If it doesn't fog it would be really handy for the cooler days in January (-26 C at NES last year).
The whole Darth Vader/ Stormtrooper look kind of appeals to the geek in me as well.
Dave
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Rats too soft for me then. I'm coming in at around 220 these days. Nice looking board.
Dave.
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Glass or Titanal? And built for what kind of weight? Or what is your weight and how aggressively do you ride?
Dave
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I was driving down a windy highway at about 60mph today thinking about how nice it would be to be able to do 90 so I could feel the G's on the corner. Then I realized I really just wanted to be able to feel the G's whole on a board.
I only survived summer by longboarding, wakeboarding, and putting a couple of days on a Florider while on vacation.
Now the boat is out of the water, the florider is 13 hours away, and I just started taking an MBA so my longboard is getting curtailed. I don't know how I'm going to make it until November.
Augh two more months!!!!
I'd like to apologize in advance for sounding a bit cranky for the next couple of months. -
But I'd hate to deny the crew the pleasure of watching me roll around the floor of the Nakiska locker room, puffing and panting and swearing up a storm. It's the best part of the day!
Yep nothing like watching booty wrestling.
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UPZ ATBs? :rolleyes:
Dave
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Great. I want to get some thermo liners for mine this season, because after getting frostbite last year my toes are going to be a problem. But my boots are so tight that after 2 seasons, I've only just gotten them to the point where it's not a 10 minute wrestlefest to get them on. There's not even enough room to stick a heatpack down by my toes - as soon as I slide my foot in, it peels right off.
Hmmm. Might have to take a trip to the shop and see what they recommend. Sounds like there's no way I'd manage a home cook.
Allele, its Pretty much effortless to put UPZs on with a full wrap thermo liner. I found the Flo really difficult to get on and off as it was tough to get my foot though the ankle constriction. With the full wrap you just unwrap the upper effortlessly slid your foot in, and wrap the upper back around and buckle up. So easy.
Dave
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Not sure who you are talking to exactly but I got my Deeluxe 141s from YYZCanuck. One other thing, a thermo definately has more volume than the stock Flo. If you have had areas on your boots punched, you might need to have them punched a second time to give you space again.
Cheers,
Dave
The Deeluxe 141s are apparently non-Intuition and are from Palau in France.
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I'm 215 lbs and using Deeluxe 141 thermofits in UPZ RTRs. I couldn't use the stock Flo liner with a tongue as the edge of the tongue would put painful pressure on my shins. Switching to a full wrap solved that.
When I put the Deeluxe 141s in I initially changed to the grey tongue to maintain the same stiffness of the boot. Since then I've gone back to the black tongue because I like having a bit of flex to absorb chopped up snow.
Dave
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Bump for the upcoming season.
And Charly yes these are still for sale sorry I didn't get an email from the site back in June.
Dave
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I'm up for another season like what we just had.
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Sorry Ray,
While I did order this at SES2011 Bruce got it to me at the end of the season. This was an idea we had for a Midwest All Mountain Ripper, somthing I have nicknamed the "Lividd" She's a 169 AMT, VSR, Asymetrical Core, with a little X-tra in the boot. I have yet to carve her, My only weekend on her was at Mt. Rose and it just dumped by the foot each of the three days I had there....She took the deep pow like an Pro!
This sounds like what I might be looking for in an AM board. Any specs?
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If you are interested in new, go see YYZCanuck out of Toronto. www.yyzcanuck.com. They're great to deal with.
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I think 2002 was the last year Burton made hardshell boots, so they are at least nine years old.
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This might be too far away for you but when I go to Kanona, NY for work I normally stay at the Microtel in Bath, NY. It typically runs me about $70 a night, and would probably be about an hour drive from Watkins Glen.
Here's a link
BTW there is a great little pub in Hammondsport with a huge wine list and awesome food. I'll be out there in two weeks I'll get the name of it then.
Cheers,
Dave
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It's interesting that the UPZ liners are causing you so much pain.I can wear mine fully buckled down hard virtually all day, and have no soreness or pain at all. Must boil down to different leg structure/anatomy. I'm glad you found a remedy in the full wrap thermos.
Back in the mid-90's I first noticed it with a Raichle 121 same liner with a reinforced plastic tongue as the Flos. Then got out of riding in '97, when I came back to riding in in '07 the same pain was there. In '08 I picked up a pair of UPZ RTRs and found the same pain was occuring in them. I eventually realized it was on a muscle in the side if the shin that was located right on the edge of the tongue in the liner. Going to a full wrap pretty much eliminated this pain.
Other than that signle point of pain I personally love my RTRs. When they eventually die I'll have to look into a pair of RC10s.
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...I'd try the liner first...
Yeah not happening. I've been down the road with liners with reinforced tongues, and this muscle gets so pinched that after a couple of days I can barely ride. It even hurts when the side of my shin bumps into something. Pretty weird but it seems to be what I've got to deal with. The full wrap thermos eliminate this to a huge degree.
Dace
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I've already got a pair of the ATBs on order with Dan for next season.
I'm planning to swap out the Flo liner for a Deeluxe 141 full wrap thermo, which will result in the boot being even softer. I've got two reasons for this the first is that liners with tongues cause me unbelivable pain on the sides of my shins; it feels like a muscle in the side of my shin (m. pereonus brevis maybe?) gets squished into the void between the edge of the tongue and the main body of the liner. The second is that the boots will be used for AM riding so I want something softer to suck up landings, abuse, and weird terrain.
I'm thinking it is going to feel like a Track 225 mounted with BTS. My 215 lbs should be able to flex the snot out of it. Looking forward to trying it out this winter.
Dave
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Thanks everyone the responses are food for thought.
While i can't evaluate anyones other points yet, Gecko has a point about turning. I did notice the other day that while I was carving, there isn't any speed wobble, but when I come out of a carve into a straight-line, even though the speed doesn't seem to have picked up that much the board will go into a speed wobble. Loading the trucks definitely makes a difference.
I really enjoy the carving feeling I'm getting from this board. The deck has a bit of flex to it so it does seem to return some of the energy I put into it in the turn. I'll try and get some pics of me flailing around on it as the summer progresses.
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I've been out about 4 times in the past couple of weeks. Fortunately I've got a long hill in front of my house (Conner's for anyone familiar with Edmonton). I've figured out how to carve, and today i sucked it up and went to the top and found i can carve my way down the hill without to much difficulty and I'm starting to get more comfortable carrying a bit of speed in a carve. The counterotational feeling I mentioned before seems to be gone.
I picked up a helmet before i went onto anything that resembled a hill, and the other day i picked up some skate shoes and slide gloves to protect my hands for when I eventually bail. Today i started from the top, carving from one side of the road to the other, just keeping my speed under control. After a couple of runs I was able to carry more speed in the carve and the rear trucks with 81a wheels started skidding out. Maybe I've got my weight to far forward? Also on the last run my comfort level went way up and my turns got tighter, i let my weight sink down, and I was doing what felt like cross-under carves where I would suck the board back to me. I don't know if that makes any sense because the board isn't attached to my feet so I don't know if technically that's correct. Anyways it felt great and I was able to keep my speed under control.
So questions,
1. How do I deal with speed wobble? Any time I pick-up speed and am straightlining the rear truck starts wobbling around, making me nervous as hell. Do I change to a stiffer rear bushing? Can I run with different bushings front and rear?
2. How do I learn to slide for speed control? This foot braking from speed, or even worse from a speed wobble, is a little nerve wracking, takes a huge distance, and is hard on the shoes.
I'm liking this it's just tough learning from scratch by myself.
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Happy B-day Bruce!
Your boards rock! Keep the fun coming!
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Then cook ’em up at about 125 degrees Fahrenheit for four to eight hours for maximum saturation. With harder waxes, you can go up to 140 degrees for no more than two hours.
Interesting I was right with regards to temperature being higher but off with regards to time being longer for harder waxes. Feels a little counter-intuitive but maybe you start getting into temperatures that could affect the equipment you are boxing?
Dave
I'd like to apologize in advance for sounding a bit cranky for the next couple of months.
The future of surfing is in this direction
in The Lodge
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Good it wasn't just me thinking this. I'm not a surfer but I definitely like tthe look of a more upright, less knuckle dragging, looking style.