During the team BX coverage, Seth Wescott said he proved in '06 that ankle flexibility is needed to win thus eliminating hardboots from BX.
and...Congrats Lindsey and Nick Baumgartner! Old gals/guys rule!
My sentiments exactly; I'm so happy for her and was pained by the continuing saga, until now!
Now I have to fake not knowing the outcome when we all watch together tonight...I was warned in the thread title!
Thanks! Those are Burton "Physics" which are a pretty good system. You might want to list them in the "Vintage" classifieds here.
I'm looking for something like this: Ideally "Ion" boots and "X" bindings, but I'm in for any of this series. It's for chasing my kids in when they go with soft!
Millennials in the lift line puzzled by what the "ski boots on a snowboard" are for and I said, "edge control." He says, "oh for 720's?" I shot back "yes of course!"
They were genuinely surprised when I followed up with "just kidding."
I was contacted by an hours old member (a Siberian dog breed) to contact "SilverSn0w" at alexmusson847@XXXX.XXX about both my hard to find WTB items. There is no SilverSn0w member.
Did anyone else have a similar experience?
John Gilmour says it's likely from the batch after the first run of 3...maybe #4 or 5. It's all there and tight! 'Love how they used what looks like whiteout to write the Model . Sorry no great displays like you guys tho!
I switched back to Intecs and they are definitely less slippery. The main thing for me was the metal body conducts cold so I got a lot more icing under the heel which wasn't helping me get a positive step in - deicing was negating step-in convenience.
The cables are definitely weaker but I've seen some OLD intecs and mine have lasted. I do change cables - but not cheap! Rider weight (and frequency of use) may be the biggest issue for mechanical longevity
In general, Japanese culture values technique, discipline, precision and "form" .... like in carving.
You see this in the choreographed martial arts "kata" routines (now an Olympic sport!).