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haha go parents!! but really, i work my @$$ off in the summer to afford my equipment, then i race all winter

okay: you guys started it 2 degree side bevel 3 degree side bevel 4 degree side bevel .25 degree base bevel .7 degree base bevel 1 degree base bevel 6 degree sidewall bevel clamp 14 inch pansar file 8 inch standard bastard file 6 inch super fine bastard file 100 grit diamond 200 grit diamond 400 grit diamond 600 grit diamond 1200 grit diamond 1800 grit diamond 27mm steel brush 18 mm steel brush 9 mm brass brush 18mm nylon brush 9mm horsehair brush fiberlene cloth high friction artificial cork hand held restructuring rollers holmenkol iron true bar 8 +/- scrapers go wholesale forms! btw im not even going to bother getting into waxes and other base conditioning things, that would max out the forum

:lol::lol: awesome

hey bumpy i did what you said and i gave it a rap with a knife, but writing the lyrics on it didn't do S*** to break the egg, why?!?!?! :D

carver day at loveland after USASA nationals, dates yet to be thought up; if we're lucky we'll get big mario out there to make us some BBQ

115 days 1,010,000 vertical meters still got about 10 days to go i snowboard 6-7 days a week, go steamboat! for what it's worth: 18 days spent riding 12+ inches of powder (back country included)

2008 Kessler GS board both standard and hangl inserts, good condition, minor topsheet damage with one scratch on the base. cared for meticulously as a race board for one season. ground once edges set 93 side, 0.5 base length 177 waist 20.4 1.2 cm taper (standard) pictures on request 725 USD

Okay: 177 kessler gs for someone around 165, kst, no plates but w/ hangl inserts 700 usd 162 kessler sl for someone around 180, damaged but ridable comes with hangls for 500 usd 153 nidecker sl, good condition, some topsheet scratches for 250 usd Snowpro race bindings 150 usd Raichle le mans boots mondo 25, 175 usd burton race plate bindings, no center disks for 100 usd

if you havent adjusted them then the spring on the back is locked out. to adjust this all you need to do is to just take a flathead screwdriver, and stick it in the slots on the little black bolt things. you should turn the top one left to right and the bottom one right to left. MAKE SURE TO COUNT THE ROTATIONS OR ELSE YOU WILL UNEVENLY LOOSEN THE SPRING!!!

my kessler w/ the hangls comes in at a burly 25ish pounds. i feel safer on something that rides like a tank on steroids and by the way kex, the idea is that you increase pressure you can generate with less board angle so that you stand in a more comfortable, stable and controlled position. this only works if you are a good enough rider that you actually can keep your body in line with the board at high speed in a fast, low turn. the idea of having increased "leverage" is actually to increase the pressure on the fulcrum (the edge), not actual leverage that affects a secondary point. ive been involved in this sport for most of my life, and trust me when i say not all of the terminology we use like "leverage" is used in its literal meaning. don't assume that you are automatically an expert in equipment just because you're a student. there are people here that have much more real world experience, and some that even have PhDs. please just learn, you'll have your turn to teach if you stay with this sport, but until you have some real world experience with this stuff i would advise that you just sit back and learn.

all of the companies using this technology have their own take on it, all of them use a point of rocker very far down the board, if they didnt the boards would just bury the nose as soon as you hit anything softer than hard pack

oh by the way bryanz, ive got 170 GS and 153 SL nideckers that need a good home. they've been sitting in my basement for about a year now and they're dying to have the storage wax scraped off.

come on divebomber... this sport is small enough as it is without you chewing out someone who's just getting into it....

maybe i might be able to clarify... the original concept of this board was made to maximize effective edge without increasing the length of the board, this maximizes stability by increasing the amount of contact you have with the snow while on edge. this also made it so that you could run a shorter board (although we still run 185s in GS) with the same effectiveness as one 5 cm longer. HOWEVER,that does not justify running a shorter board, if you run 2 boards with the same effective edge (Say a 185 normal and a 180 stub-nose) assuming they have the same flex pattern and etc. they would feel about the same. if you decide to just run a 180 instead of a non-flat nose then all you would do was nothing except chop the nose off of the board. if you run the same size board with more effective edge you get more stability and more control while on most any surface which = faster runs. point is: if you have a 185 normal and a 185 stub-nose the stub nose will ride smoother, faster and just overall better

better solution!! do what we do!! take a couple pieces of metal fencepost (the green kind with the little tabs on one side) and spear a couple of tennis balls (hold them on with duct tape) and there's some start gates that last

virus is making an asym thats not all that bad (incorporating the flat nose concept), it doesnt work too well for people as big as me (190ish) but ive seen it work pretty well for frank.

tsk tsk tsk, this was kessler's idea!

i didnt have any trouble with the kryptons, just got them thermal fitted and that was that. but then again.... i have big ankles, low outsides of my feet and high insides and wide feet

CREEPER!!!! hehe joking

sorry to hear about this, always hurts to hear when another boarder passes away doing something they love.

awwwwwwwww..... i still liked the SG graphics, i love my pro team's graphics. no offense but the new ones look a little prehistoric, which i dont feel like SG embodies. the boards should look sleek and fast, imho.

howelsen again, then ive got NorAm champs at mt. tremblant the first week of april and ASA nationals the second week

sorry ink i have an ASA race this weekend and a FIS race next weekend, im available for some weekend shredding after that

i just ate S***... ever try a faceplant going about 25ish? i just broke my helmet, my goggles, my nose is "decambered", my chin has no skin and my hand is so swollen i cant even type with 3 of the fingers on it... worst day of the year so far...

metal boards arent fragile, the original kesslers were for whatever reason, but now everything works better