Puddy Tat
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You just need some pain relief!
Or you can try some alternative medicine therapies.
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Warmer is good. I can definately live with those temps, and I apparently have issues, because I so seldom get to ride with other carvers that I was hoping for some good groom. I'm actually a little disappointed as I was hoping to learn something riding with other HB'rs
And I'll be the first to say it but something is seriously wrong with me for being disapointed at the prospect of powder.
If it's going to dump I just hope it dumps 30cm. 10cm even of dry powder is just going to turn into a chopped up mess really quickly. 
Dave
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Yeah I've been watching that. People comng from warmer climates like say Saskatchewan or Manitoba might want to pack extra long johns.
Well at least the hills should be empty.
Dave
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Telling people to "Back off" might be a bit arrogant in this situation, days late on the reply.
+1
I would've handed it off to the second after 24 hours of no response.
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Telling people to "Back off" might be a bit arrogant in this situation, days late on the reply.
+1
I would've handed it off to the second after 24 hours.
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I've got two daughters. I started my oldest boarding at 6 at the same time the youngest started on skis at 3.
Flash forward three years. The oldest at 9 now runs a 125cm burton feelgood v-rocker board (it comes to her eyebrows) and she can run down blacks and blues at high speed. Keeps telling me she wants to be a carver like me. It was too bad I just missed on the 135cm factory prime on eBay (sigh).
Between 3 and 6 the youngest skied and got to skiing blues and blacks comfortably. The now six year old started late last season on a 90cm board. This year she's on a 110 Burton chicklet (also up to her eyebrows) she picked it up fairly quickly and is zipping down greens and starting into blues without any real difficulty.
I've seen kids as young as 4 or 5 really ripping along on the Burton choppers and chicklets. The convex base increases the confidence and reduces the learning curve of boarding. Of course lots of support helps in overcoming the initial learning curve.
BTW The Burton freestyle Jr. Bindings are crap in my opinion. Even at five my aughter's feet seemed to twist in them. The oldest one now uses Burton Stilletos and the youngest is using K2 Kat bindings.
I've bought some gear used in the past, for the really small sizes. But as my kids have gotten older and bigger I've bought the oldest one good new equipment (thought often last years off model) knowing it will get passed onto the younger one. Lucky having two girls that way too. Both my kids put about 25 days on snow every year so that helps justify it too.
Cheers,
Dave
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If it was Olympic Construction it would say it at the bottom of the grey spec box located on the top sheet just to the rear of your rear binding.
I'm about 220, so if you are riding this at 137 I think it is probably too soft for me. Nice looking board. If you take a picture of the box it would have some more info on the board.
Cheers,
Dave
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How stiff is this? Built for what kind of weight range? And is it Olympic Construction and would you ship it to Canada?
Dave
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Steve, thanks for setting this up!
Name: Dave. I'm the guy with the goatee and shaved head not to be confused with Corey or Blair.
I'll be wearing black pants, and a bright monochromatic lime-green jacket. Intention: Sell, but if we get some interested riders asking about riding I'll loan it out so they can get a feeling for what an alpine set-up can do.
Equipment: 1994 Oxygen F67 with OEM O2 (Fritsche) bindings and Raichle SB 121 snowboarding boots. For complete details and photos see my ad on Kijiji. http://edmonton.kijiji.ca/c-buy-and-sell-sports-bikes-Oxygen-F67-Freecarve-Snowboard-with-boots-and-bindings-W0QQAdIdZ229583997
Logistics: I'll be around and will have the board, boots and bindings with me in a Tahoe.
Photos: see the above hyperlink
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I've got one of these red ones. Great bag and really durable. In spite of the max 167cm size it will just fit a 173cm Schtubby for travel purposes. The 173 length is a little tight to get through the main opening however. I've managed to put three boards with bindings mounted (two SB an one HB) into the bag for travel as well.
Cheers,
Dave
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Norquay is always an easy option for Sunday.
and it's got some "fill yer shorts" steep runs as well. "Rob's Run "comes to mind.
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<gasp> I got sniped while trying to snipe this myself. :rolleyes:
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Why not run a set of Sidewinders and Track 225s? Would seem to give you a similar feel but better engineered set-up. The cyclical loading Jack mentions will eventually allow the toe block screws to loosen or break.
FWIW as of this year I freeride with mondo size 28 track 225s on yellow elastomered TD3 Step-ins on a 165cm long 25cm wide board with 50/45 angles. At 215 lbs it feels to me like a soft set-up. In fact if i lock the boots down i can easily over power the softer nose of the board in softer snow. It feels extremely surfy if I leave the boots unlocked. Personally I just don't like SB anymore.
Most recent SB experiences were the 08/09 and 09/10 seasons with Burton Driver X boots, and Burton Freestyles both on 25 and 26 cm waisted boards using Nidecker Act One Carbons and Flow NXT AT bindings. Other than the continual boot out issues, and foot pain, I actaully got shin bang from the Driver X boots.
Dave
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I like the alternate text on this one. Mouse over the comic itself.
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Corey, Neil
Neil, Cory,If as you guys are staying in hotels in roughly the same location I can probably pick you up on the way out of town. Boards over 173 need to be bagged as they will have to go inside my Tahoe.
Due to my family vetoing me and taking over the Tahoe I can't drive you guys on the Friday. I will still be able to give you a ride on Saturday and Sunday. Corey I've already PM'd you on this. Neil I haven't heard back from you yet on my original offer.
Dave
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Personally I vary my stance angle depending on board width. One board is a 21.5cm wide Schtubby with angles of 65/60 and the other is a 25cm custom Donek with angles of 50/45.
Dave
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These terms are with respect to the binding.
Lift - rotation about the short axis of your binding. ie lifting the toe of your front binding or lifting the heel of your rear binding.
Cant - rotation about the long axis of your binding. Inward canting leans the top inner edges of your boot cuffs towards the middle of your board. Outward canting leans the top outside of your boot cuffs towards the tip and tail of the board.
Dave
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Look it's hardly fair ball to hold the rantings of a Scotsman half-pickled on Glenfiddich up as a counter-argument. ;).
Dave
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Fixed it for you.
Hey that's even better. +1
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Take it fwiw
I'm 215lbs and normally ride UPZ RTRs with the stiffer (grey) tongue. I've replaced the liner with thermos so e whole boot might be light an RTR with black tongue and flo liner.
I ordered the 10/11 Track 225Ts as an AM surfy kind of boot. For the application I ordered them for they are great. That being said at my weight they aren't a hard carving boot. To me they feel more like a soft boot. If I leave them unlocked i can't do anything in them. Lateral siffness is perfect for what I want, and when locked they are soft enough flexing forward that I can absorb landings.
I've got a buddy around 165 who rips in 325s
Dave
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Carvers are better at getting fully laid out.
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Neil, Cory,
If as you guys are staying in hotels in roughly the same location I can probably pick you up on the way out of town. Boards over 173 need to be bagged as they will have to go inside my Tahoe. PM me.
Allee,
I dropped you a PM through bomber a couple of months ago, and a repeat just a few minutes ago.
Cheers,
Dave
If it's going to dump I just hope it dumps 30cm. 10cm even of dry powder is just going to turn into a chopped up mess really quickly. 
I'll be wearing black pants, and a bright monochromatic lime-green jacket.
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