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Any interest in trading those for a stepin' set ? See my post here

Does the Volk Cross count ?

Interested in one pair of TD3 if and when they become available.

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Thought these items belong to the vintage category, even if left with plenty of life. SOLD === Bomber Trench Digger === A full set with zero disks + extras (1 zero, 1 thirty). The bumpers are so, so. 50USD + shipping <--SOLD--> === Burton Kids Automat === These are obviously for kids. I bought them for mine and never used them (they all prefer skis...). No idea how to price them. 20USD + shipping?? === Emery === These are from the time before the 4X4 or 8X8 inserts. But they are low, adjustable and light. They might have some use to someone. FREE + shipping

==>TD1 are available. PM me to discuss options. ==> I only have extra disks for TD1s (one zero, one thirty). Priority is to give options to the bindings buyer. But happy to discuss a separate sale if this options works.

Update Dec. 10: TD2 and snowpros are SOLD. Everything else still available.

UPDATE (5/11/20): TD2's and parts are SOLD Sale pending on TD1s and Intec

Hi Carvers, Fall season, time to clear out some gear and make room for other stuff. I have the following bindings for sale. Everything is in great condition and perfect working order. All prices in USD, shipping excluded. Shipping costs to contUS via USPS should be between 8.30 (small box) and 15.05 (medium box). === TD2 === SOLD (a) Trench Digger 2, choice of blue or purple e-rings, 0 cant disks = 150 obo (b) TD2 Second Board Kit, blue / purple e-ring, 0 cant disks = 50 obo (c) Parts: cant disks 0 and 30 deg = 10 each TD2 pack = a+b+c = 200 obo === SnowPro === SOLD Comes with all add-ins plus vinyl struts to prevent the space between the disks and the board to suck in the inserts of your board (the only real flaw of these otherwise very performant bindings). Asking price 100 obo. === F2 Intec Stepin === These are not the last generation, but have been gently used. The set comes with Raichle step-in heels and cables. 100 obo

Hello I have a pair of TD1 bindings in good shape. Will post pics.

Just in case: I have a set of Burton Kids bindings that was never put to use. I was thinking of putting them for sale. Pm me if interested. Good luck!

Plus 1 on the Bennett/Tracker combo. Wedging/dewedging is actually beneficial but makes the board sit higher from the ground. Don't overdo it. If you go the Bennett route on a pintail shape board, you may consider buying two different sizes (5 and 6) to have a more versatile setup.

I had the opportunity to join a test ride organized by Sense in Phoenix PyongChang, a Korean ski resort (host of the halfpipe events of the last Olympics). Sense is a Slovenian brand founded by Andrej Cerne, manufacturer of snowboards and sports equipment (mountain biking, kite, ski) in the trade since the 1980s. Sense also manufactures race and competition boards but I did not test them. For a quick background, I am a rider of 1m80 and 78 kilos. I have been riding snowboards (hard and softboots) for over 20 years. In general, my very first contact with the board was pleasant. The base, the edges and the finish of the topsheet are all top notch, with a pleasant grainy touch of the topsheet. The graphics are not very exciting, yet. The first board I demoed is the Carving pro 179. The main specs are a radius of 16m and a waist of 20cm. This allowed me to ride with fairly low angles (48/43). I settled my bindings in the center of the inserts and dialed in my usual stance. My first impression was that the board very easily enters the carve and does not move from the rail. The grip is perfect at the end of the curve and it is very easy to link J-turns. I decided to give it a little more speed and engagement. I found I could make deeper and lower turns with the same ease. After that, I tried various combinations of more complex trajectories and found edge to edge change quick and without difficulty. However, the board didn't strike me as being snappy or extra responsive. I also found that the board handles speed very well and remains stable, especially when carving at high speed. But it does not call for it if I may say so. Although larger than my usual board, I was not too much bothered by the size, especially for turn initiation. That said, for this particular model, given the conditions of the day, I stayed on wide and not too steep slopes. It's too bad because I think it has the potential to carve large curves at high speed or on steep terrain. But I was not too much riding on narrow slopes with this one. I also demoed the Carving Pro 174, a bit longer than my usual alpine board. With this length, the radius is 14m and the waist width is 19cm. Because of this width, I had to up a little my angles (50/45) and reduce the stance of a few centimeters. I liked the behavior of this second board. I found her more nervous than her big sister, with the same qualities in carving. I was able to push it on steeper slopes at high speed. The board is also very easy to ride and is stable at high speed. However, with this slightly more engaged program, the medium flex felt a little too soft to me. ======= To conclude, I was very pleasantly surprised by these well-constructed and easy to ride boards. I think the Carving Pro model responds well or even very well to the advertised program: freecarving on groomers, whatever the slope level. For a rider of my size or aggressive rider, I would rather recommend the 179 in medium or hard flex. For lighter or smaller riders, the 174 in medium flex seems to me a better choice. During the test, I had the opportunity to chat on the chairlift with Andrej Cerne about his activities and projects. In particular, he has a project of designing a snowboard boot in carbon fiber (codenamed sixth sense). The project is at an advanced stage of development (prototypes under test). Given the importance of boots in alpine equipment (and beyond, see developments on splitboarding with alpine touring boots...), it is certainly a project worth following!

Hi fellow carvers ! I am selling a pair of Deeluxe thermoflex liners in size 26. These were molded once and are in very good condition. The wrap liner just doesn't suit my big calves. 50$ + shipping. Paypal to a friend only. +++++SOLD++++ ========================================

Interested. PM sent

A friend from Tahiti shared the news on Facebook. There is a vid, but it was uploaded directly on fb, not a link to a youtube or similar video. Here is the post: "IT WAS THE BIGGEST SWELL SINCE 5 YEARS AND THE BEST TOW SURFERS WERE @ TEAHUPOO. MANOA DROLLET CERTAINLY SURFED THE BEST WAVE OF THE DAY. SOON AS POSSIBLE I WILL BE POST ON MY YOUTUBE CHANNEL ALL THE BEST WAVES. SO STAY CONNECT ON TEAHUPOO3 CHANNEL, YOU'LL BE AWARE ON THE FIRST TEAHUPOO 2010 SESSION."

Yep ! And sharks, too !

Waves reached 8 meters in Teahupoo on Wednesday. This guy is just getting ready for a phat tube... or a deep dive !

The average price per unit of storage is following a very steep downward curve. All the cloud storage services have a fixed price. If storage limit is upgraded regularly, it may be economically sound, otherwise you'll end up paying every month what you could get in a few days. Only problem with buying HD's is you end up having a lot of unused ones after you upgrade to a size 10 or 50 times larger. The other day, I got a 500MO USB drive as a present for buying socks ! A friend of mine in the photo industry told me he owns a safe in a bank for his digital library backup. I love this. A NAS server with extensions looks like a good option. You can also delete all the bad shots (too bad there is no equivalent to negative/contacts in digital photo). And you still can create a ftp server that you can acccess from everywhere. I would reserve the cloud storage for the best of the best photos, and these don't have to be full HD res, as well.

Actually It does. The guy at Dupraz raised this possibility. And It was the first time I mounted snowpro instead of TD2's on this board. If the problem comes from the snowpro, a possible option might be to add a layer of metal between the topsheet and the base plate. Geoff, thanks for the pic. Looks quite nice. I think I will just seal the hole and topsheet back with epoxy and use other inserts. With 2X8 inserts and the adjustments of TD2's, I should be fine.

Good eye, Bryan. I really like the board and I don't want to conclude anything. The Dupraz remains a very good board IMHO. S*.*t happens ! Do I understand correctly that usual inserts don't have that shape ? I bought the board second-hand so I can't guarantee nothing happened around that insert before. Julien

Thanks for the feedback. I am actually talking with the manufacturer, as there is no other explanation to me than a production defect. It doesn't really look like the thread part was soldered or if it was, it was a very thin. It might have been glued or else. The insert pack is actually 2X8. Is it possible that this manufacturer uses a unique set or rack of inserts instead of individual ones ? My 2 cents that it would save some production time.

about the support given country-wide to your athletes, and snowboarders in particular. Few of the countries lining up a snowboard team in the olympics can claim so.

Additional pictures below. Dingbat, after some research, I realize I completely missed your question. Only the thread pulled out and only the topsheet has been lifted. The inner core remains intact. It should mean that the insert broke itself at the base. It's so puzzling that it happened after a very mild session. And I don't overscrew the bindings or stuff like that. The only inhabitual thing that comes to my mind is the following: I have this double washer system where you can attach the leach cord (snowpro) and I usually attach the part of the leach that straps around the leg to the rear binding to carry my board around on the shoulder. At some point there where some heavy gusts of wind (above 30km/h) and I almost lost my balance because of one. Reading the technical stuff about the load insert can sustain, I don't think this explanation as valid, but I am not a scientist. Any opinion out there on this ? Is it as unusual as it seems to me ? I am also looking into repair. Any advice welcome on this, too ?