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  2. Taking up volume in a shell

    in Carving Central

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    I hear you. You could sell the alternate boots one by one as needed to other folks in same situation. I think that's the best solution.

    I had some heel-raising issues with my latest softboots that affected me mid-trip. I went to the snowboard store and they got out their 'fit-kit' which was pre-trimmed pieces of foam or some flexible material, and put two under my heels. Solved all of my problems. Thin-mini-cell foam (like you would find in a kayak store for outfitting), or you can find it online was what it looked like.

  3. Anyone running a plate for slalom?

    in Racing

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    Trying to use a plate for slalom (not Giant slalom). Been trying to use a plate (Boiler plate) with an SG 163, and am having some issues that I think are balance related. Anyone having any success with this - on all of the podium pics I've seen, none have a plate on their boards.

    My next plan is to

    - slack out the binding angle some.

    - set up another board without a plate and A-B them.

    - buy a set of SW's (Running TD2 SI's at the moment).

  11. What size liners did your UPZ RC10's come with??

    in Carving Central

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    Yes it happened to me. There were a couple of size liners (not as many as you might expect) available for the UPZ shell boot that I purchased. Dan sent me one that was at the smaller end of the range. They were too small for my feet. I biatched about it. He told me what he had available, and I sent the too small ones back, and he sent me some larger ones. It all worked out. Then a year or so later, I spent the $$$ and got custom insoles, and new liners (Zipfit), and now the Flow liners occupy closet space where they will probably reside until I decide to buy new boots, and sell them with the old shells.

  14. NASTAR National Snowboard rankings

    in Racing

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    189th Baby!!!! Only done one race this year and it was converted from Crescent points.

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    [TD]Paul Scrutton[/TD]

    [TD]Durham, NC[/TD]

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  16. Arva NIC Impex Avalanche Transceiver

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by scrutton

    SOLD. Thanks for interest.

    I didn't think to list this item here, but I put this item on ebay a couple of days ago. I thought I'd post a link from here in case there's any interest.

    Arva NIC Impex Avalanche Transceiver. Older digital unit. Single antenna. Offers accepted (hit the Make Offer button).

    http://www.ebay.com/itm/221345912898?ssPageName=STRK:MESELX:IT&_trksid=p3984.m1555.l2649

  19. heard it in the lift line 2013-14

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    They rent them in Steamboat! They also rent ones that are full suspension downhill bikes but with skis instead of wheels!

    The Full Suspension models - peggers - as you stand on pegs are so much fun, I briefly considered ditching snowboarding. I then realized that they can't be ridden in our local NC resorts, so am going to stick with boarding.

    Check out http://www.lenzsport.com/skibike_main.php

    I rented one for a day at Winterpark. So much fun!

  20. dealing with snow and ice buildup on fintecs and other issues

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    +1 on the above-pictured spiky stomp-pad. I buy 'em in bulk now, ordering a selection of clear/black. The black ones look good with the Boiler Plates (especially if you remove the decal for the stealth look). These spiky stomp pads are great, as they allow you to get snow off by massaging the underside of your boot (I find that a circling of the foot works best - think stubbing out a cigarette with your foot), but without incurring any scratching of the Fintec, as you might get if you used a metal-tipped spiky stomp-pad as other manufacturers make.

  21. UPZ users, I Dont want to make another Multihundred dollar mistake.

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    A few points having gone down the path of buying the wrong size UPZ boot, and then the right size, and then having footbeds/new liners installed.

    a. shell test the boots (google it if you don't know what this means). That should help you identify if you are way off base in your size selection.

    b. Footbeds will marginally shorten the length of your feet due to the arch forced into your feet (at least the way it is done in the shop where I had mine done). Footbeds help a lot in stabilizing your feet in the boot.

    c. I went with Zipfit liners. They are more comfy than the stock. They are also more of a pain to deal with than stock. My feet do not slide into them easily while they are in the shells. The cork lining moves around making it nigh impossible to get into them with the liners in the boots (I've tried heel sliding devices and unlocking the rear of the boot). The easiest way to fix this is to remove the liners, put liners onto feet, then put liners+feet into boots.

    d. When I had the liners installed /footbeds made, at the start of the fitting, the owner of the store was pretty convinced my shells were too big. By the end of the fitting, he thought they were OK. The rear heel space on these boots is quite a bit less than ski-boots I guess.

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