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an e-mail is in the works.

For shells i have the choice of a Helly Hansen water resistant nylon or a Patagonia waterproof shell. The helly hansen jacket i found sitting on my car when i was returning from riding one day and the patagonia i found in a pile of trash waiting to be collected. Both jackets keep me out of the wind, and both happen to be XLs, so i am able to layer to my hearts content.

I just bought a Giro mad max full-face helmet and I am thoroughly satisfied with it. (I am yet to snowboard with it, gotta stick to my mountain board for another month or so) If you are looking for protection from gnarlier crashes then go for the full face. Unfortunately the mad max does not have ventilation, but for me that means a warmer head on those übercold Wisconsin mornings.

When i can, Smartwoll is the first choice for me, but mid season when im too tired and lazy to do my laundry (too much school and not enough snowboarding make ross a dull boy) i am forced to result in either combat boot socks (dad was airforce, plenty around the house) or the good old white cotton death pouches. I do have a question about the neoprene socks- do they gat so hot that the nastiness overrides all other qualities. My experiences with neoprene out of water have caused to shy away from neoprene socks, but if you say theyre legit than i gotta go for em'.

eh man, just do what i did. compile a quiver out of what you can get on ebay.

sorry man, i be rockin the 04 Corolla

might have been me. i have a friend that lives at one entrance, and my house is at the next entrance, so if the highway's clear then that stretch becomes my own personal dragstrip. (around 11:00 pm the edens empties out, and around 2 or 3 it is just shy of being empty)

USASA Nationals Slalom

Minnesota Trooper Writes 205 MPH Ticket WABASHA, Minn. (Sept. 21) - With a State Patrol airplane overhead, a motorcyclist hit the throttle and possibly set the informal record for the fastest speeding ticket in Minnesota history: 205 mph. On Saturday afternoon, State Patrol pilot Al Loney was flying near Wabasha, in southeastern Minnesota on the Wisconsin border, watching two motorcyclists racing along U.S. Highway 61. When one of the riders shot forward, Loney was ready with his stopwatch. He clicked it once when the motorcycle reached a white marker on the road and again a quarter-mile later. The watch read 4.39 seconds, which Loney calculated to be 205 mph. "I was in total disbelief," Loney told the St. Paul Pioneer Press for Tuesday's editions. "I had to double-check my watch because in 27 years I'd never seen anything move that fast." Several law enforcement sources told the newspaper that, although no official records are kept, it was probably the fastest ticket ever written in the state. After about three-quarters of a mile, the biker slowed to about 100 mph and let the other cycle catch up. By then Loney had radioed ahead to another state trooper, who pulled the two over soon afterward. The State Patrol officer arrested the faster rider, 20-year-old Stillwater resident Samuel Armstrong Tilley, for reckless driving, driving without a motorcycle license - and driving 140 miles per hour over the posted speed limit of 65 mph. A search of speeding tickets written by state troopers, who patrol most of the state's highways, between 1990 and February 2004 shows the next fastest ticket was for 150 mph in 1994 in Lake of the Woods County. Tilley did not return calls from the newspaper to his home Monday. A working number for him could not immediately be found by The Associated Press on Tuesday. Only a handful of exotic sports cars can reach 200 mph, but many high-performance motorcycles can top 175 mph. With minor modifications, they can hit 200 mph. Tilley was riding a Honda 1000, Loney said. Kathy Swanson of the state Office of Traffic Safety said unless Tilley was wearing the kind of protective gear professional motorcycle racers wear, he was courting death at 200 mph. "I'm not entirely sure what would happen if you crashed at 200 miles per hour," Swanson said. "But it wouldn't be pretty, that's for sure." 09/21/04 16:39 EDT

i rode the 67 all of last season until i broke it. the board was great, and i definately got the feeling that i should have gone for the 78 once i got used to the flex and the pop (the best parts of Hot boards)

my advice to you in regard to the transitions and rollers- if you can double it, than do it. Yes, landing high in the tranny is faster, but skipping the whole landing part for a roller or two will be a lot faster.

if that is a picture from ebay (i assume it is) than i would not recomend buying the helmit. I have used a RED helmit for several seasons and it served its purpose well until i had fallen on it a few times. If you wanna gor for a red helmit, go for it, but i wouldnt buy any helmit used.

that was a better image than the origional story

FYI: Apple INC. can not legally export G4's and above from the states because the US government considers it a weapon. Now doesnt that boost the cool factor a few points.

does anyone know an online store that sells the Giro full face helmit. I am looking for a full face that has a lower profile face guard than that of the majority of MX helmits i have seen.

so when can i get it for my mountain board?

It sounds like you are looking for a board much like the one i ride. The Sector Nine Classic Pintail is great for both carving and bombing hills, and is great for getting around.

I have had my UPS boots for two seasons, and absolutely love them. The toebox allows for a lot of freedom for your little piggies, and the entire boot seems to be wider in general. The stiffness is great, although a booster strap is a crucial requirement, as the tops of the boots are way too soft. The liners started out good, but they tend to pack down a little faster than the thermoflex liners. The springs and forward lean device seem a little under built to me, but then again i like to beat up my gear more than most people do. Also, the included toe plates are a little too soft, as when it comes time to replace the plates i will need to slot the screw with my dremmel due to the excessive wear on the bottom of the toe piece (from walking... too many trips into the woods for riding enhacement...) I would rate the UPS boot with 4.647 stars overall.

i heard about this mid january, i think the reason the recall came out so late was that there was not enough product on hand for replacements.

the first time i saw thoes clips, i knew i had to start looking for an alpine board

i will take my Hot Blast GS any day of the week. The board seems to be the perfect match for me for a few reasons: 1. The Pop- Gives me the flight I crave on a good edge change, and can send you sailing over knolls like an eagle off a mountain top 2. The Flex- The flex is consistant throughout almost the entire board 3. The Edge Hold & Dampening- You have to realy work to get edge chatter on that board

It seems to me that as Burton (4-hole) Cant plates become less and less available someone would be able to sell a considerable of product if they were to machine or manufacture their own plates. It also occurred to me that this would be an excellent undertaking for Bomber industries, as several of the racers that were at Mt. Hood Last month expressed thier disgust when searching for a Cant plate for their bindings.

if we're awarding prizes to the smallest resorts, why not have a few different categories? Sure, Brighton might have the smallest vert, but what about the southern wisconsin pride? One of my home mountains (i like to travel and enjoy all the excellent snowmaking and grooming that wisconsin has to offer), Wilmot Mountain, was built out of a quary that was no longer producing. This behemith standing tall with a vertical drop less than the length of my GS board has 8 lifts and 3 rope tows. Snowmaking capabilities are 100% of rideable terrain, and the early morning cord sings to you as you walk twoards the only quad chairlift on the hill in a high-pitched, heavenly voice that you translates to that perfect hero snow. and in less than 20 turns, your first lap is complete, but the fun has just begun, as the gentelman sitting next to you on the chair and his carharts remarks on the packers-bears rivalry (im from chi-town... DA BEARS) Why i keep coming back to this resort i am not sure of, but i come for the free ticket and stay for the best january sub-zero hero snow i have ever ridden.

they play this on and other warren miller films on the movie chanels prety often

You must miss the snow man. I know the 80 degree days are starting to get to me.