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I agree with kjl, you have to stats somewhere. But I think good riders can rotate into the healside even with flat angles.
I use to bag on my wife for the poop pants stance and she got rid of it. She looks better, but then again, she doesn't layout healsides any better than they did in the video.She carves, but spends most of her time in the fall line. She did ride plates for a couple of years before we had our children, but she never really turned that board very hard either. I prefer to shoot accross the fall line and bang out another going the other way. Must be these small hills I'm stuck with.
That's probably my problem with my healside turns. I think I over rotate because I am afraid of the poop pants look. :)
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Here is the video info:
Carving in Telluride, Colorado with some friends from N.C. Grey and Brian Fulton. We'll miss you Brian!!!They could use some work, but not everyone is obsessed with technique. It's cool that they were having fun. The probably don't get in a lot of days on snow down there in NC. They are forgiven. lol
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I guess I could chime in since I have a few days on my RTRs. Since this is my first hardboot, I can't compare it anything other than my ski boots.
1. I hate the buckles. They don't offer much micro adjustment, they are clunky and a pain to keep out of the way while trying to enter and exit the boot. I prefer the buckles on any "race" (ski) boot any day, but this is a minor inconvenience.
2. The liner was rock hard to start, but very comfortable once broken in.
3. Seems like there is a decent about of forward lean adjustment, but what the hell do I know?
4. The hard plastic toe doesn't bother me at all, but I've been ridding in ski boots since 1995 so I'm use to it and don't know what I'm missing.
5. I have a very narrow/low volume foot. The boots fit me well in the heel and ankle area. There is plenty of room in the fore foot area for me. I've maxed out the top two buckles due to my skinny lower legs, but there is another set of holes pre-drilled so I can move the hooks in without any trouble.
6. I noticed how well the spring system worked to smooth out the snow on both healside and toeside turns.
7. This is the hardest boot that I have ever had to get on and off of my feet! And this is coming from a guy who us used to stiff (ski) racing boots! I just don't get the tongue design. (What the hell is wrong with a traditional overlap boot?) Again, this is something I only do once a day so it's a minor inconvenience.
8. I guess the boot is stiff, but I think the springs help make the flex progressive. I ski in Nordica Dobbermann boots. These have a flex index of 130, but they have a very nice forward flex to them. (A far cry from the older race boots that were rock hard everywhere!) I have never used my Nordicas on my board, so I can't say for sure, but if you took the springs out of the equation, I would bet the RTRs are stiffer.
Anyway, I bet the new RC10 is a little nicer than my RTR, but the basics are probably the same. I'm sorry I have not other hardboot to reference. The only other boots I ever used over the years were Sanmarco TR2s and TR3s.
The thing that strikes me most is how much nicer my simple 4-buckle ski boots feel. Like Michael Pukas, I think the technology they are using in ski boots blows away my snowboard boot. Just comparing how much softer the flex is with my Nodicas compared to my older TR3s amazes me. Latterly they are just as stiff and fast, but they flex so much nicer and allow you to stay so centered. It's just a 4 buckle boot. I looks like any 4-buckle boot that we have all seen over the past 30 years, but they work magic with the plastic. Give me that kind of boot with some forward lean adjustments and a BTS. Give me that and I would be in heaven.
Sorry about the rant. I hope there is something useful in this. I'll shut up now. :)
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Only one Day?! I think my RTRs came with the same Flow Liner an my foot felt like it was clamped between two 2x4s for a few days! They feel great now, but I had my doubts at first.Love my UPZ RC10's, even the liner kicks ass after a day of riding!EDIT: I doubt I rode my boots for more that 2-3 hours in any one day so I guess you could break them in a full day of riding. My bad. :)
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My 9 year old son started laying out some pretty decent carves on his softboots. I'm not sure if he has ever seen me ride plates, but I got him fired up one day when I was dragging my hands on in my softboots. Maybe we'll see him on hardboots some day, but I think he might be headed towards a life of crime as a "park punk". It's just the "cool" thing to do you know. lol
Props to the "kids" out there trenching. Keep it up!
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Email sent.
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Disk is gone. Thanks snbrdr1!
Bumpers still available.
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The better your skills, the less the snow matters.
For me, I need snow closer to "hero" snow to rail nice arcs all day long on my alpine board. But on skis, I prefer really, really, hard snow like the chalk that ur13 described. Everyone I know calls it "ice" but that stuff is fast and it gives you the strongest edge hold I've every had. Hopefully I'll be able to carve it really well on my board some day.
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Thanks Martyagt4! If you or Dave can contact me to arrange a payment/shipping for the bumper I would appreciate it.
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Thanks. I am in the Cleveland/Akron area so I doubt I know Martyagt4, but if he could spare that bumper that would be cool. If not, it's no big deal.
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Yes, definitely try the 3 degree disc on the front foot...
We got some rain last week. I did go out one day, but just couldn't get comfortable with the conditions and eventually swapped out the board for my skis (I LOVE hard snow on my skis!!!)
I am not sure about the changes to the bindings. I made some strong toesides, but never felt great on the healside. I'll give another shot this week.
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Thanks Hotbeans, I will pay attention to my upper body. I'm fighting something as I finish the healside. Sounds so simple, but sometimes the simple things are overlooked.
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I run my size 13 soft boots at 35/35 to reduce/eliminate boot overhang and I can carve some wicked turns on my regular board. The stance feels a lot like my alpine stance so the movement patterns we very similar.
Here's the rub. Up until last spring, I had never ridden in soft boots before. I have been hardbooting (in ski boots) 5-6 days a year since 1995. I always ran 60/60 in my ski boots so 35/35 felt comfortable for me. For the record, I have only been on the softboots about 6-7 times since I got it. I was very surprised how well I could carve that sucker. It's pretty fun!
BTW, I was asking some kid at the local shop about riding fakie and he suggested I try a duck stance. I'm going to try it sometime. Should be interesting to see how it affects my carving.
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I sure could use that blue bumper (the thick one) if you or the buyer can live without it. :)
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Email sent.
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think making the sole plastic, in order to release properly and lower the ledge would work? is the ledge of a snowboard boot long enough(have enough surface area) to stay in the ski boot?
No and I think you are crazy for trying! :) I would either find a ski boot that I liked well enough to ride in, buy a UPZ, or suck it up like I do and have two boots.
If you modify your boots, plan on mounting and adjusting your own bindings. You will never find a shop willing to touch that set up.
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Sold :)
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I lost a bumper.
I need one medium/blue 3 degree bumper and a bolt to hold it with. I only need the taller one.
I might would also be interested in another 3 degree disk w/blue/purple bumpers and a set 6 degree bumpers in blue/purple. The catch is that these need to be the original TD1 3-1/2" disks. Also they need to be 4x4 disks.
I have a set of 6 degree set of red bumpers I could trade.
Thanks,
Tim
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1. Find out what model boot runs wide.
2. Buy that boot in your size. You want a boot that properly fits your foot and ankle. Don't up-size to a poor fitting boot just to accommodate your wide foot.
3. Have the fore foot area on that boot blown out. You can easily gain 1/4 inch or more in the width of a boot by stretching it. It's done all the time.
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I have 29.5 RTR and I measure out at a 29.5. The RTRs feel plenty long to me. Plenty of room in the toe box. Could I drop a shell size?? Probably, but I'm not positive. My guess is that there is enough length in the boot, but that's just a guess. If you need a little more room, you can stretch the shell.
I wouldn't be too concerned about the liner. most of the time a 25.0 and 25.5 will use the same shell. Plus I think the liners have stretchy material around the toes. Keep in mind the liners are rock hard when you first put them on. They will hurt a little, but once broke in, they are pretty nice.
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No cash for bindings at the present time. Maybe later in the spring...
I rode for about an hour today. Our snow has melted down into hard pack. Every one was saying it was ice :rolleyes:. Of course it was not ice, but I couldn't get comfortable on the board none the less. (Yet I still got a lot of complements on the lift. I had them fooled...suckers! :) )
Anyway, I bagged the board and grabbed the skis. It was awesome, super fast snow, hands so close to the snow that I could touch it and I booted out a couple of times. I had them cranked over and loved it. Like I said, I have a carving problem...I just can't get enough (and my healside turns slip once in while.)
I'll post an update when I get it sorted out. Thanks again for all of the help.
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I never knew that. I don't know who's behind the company. I just see a very professional website and nice products. The presentation makes me believe that I'm dealing with a company that has a staff who should be able to help me and I base my expectations on that.It might be helpful if you stopped thinking of Catek as a "company". It's Jeff and what, one other guy?I haven't dealt with Catek. I'm just making a point. They look like a company so it's not such a reach people will expect them to act like a company. Customer expectations. I deal with it all the time in my bussiness. People who know how hard I work and what I deal with cut me slack. People who don't bitch. You know what I mean?
As far as Bomber goes, I didn't realize they were small either. I feel really bad that I wasted so much of Michelle's time when I couldn't decide what to do with my new boots that didn't want to fit in my old bindings. She took the time to reply to every email I sent. She was great! I thought she was just a customer service representative. I didn't realize she was one of just a few people who run the company. I'm even more impressed with Bomber know that I know that.
Tim
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Okay, I'll try that.
Not on my current board. It's oldschool and 19 is the max! A board and binding upgrade is in the cards at some point but I'll have to work with what I have for now.If you get another 3 degree disc, you can comfortably widen your stance by like an inch and you'll get better stability.I really appreciate everyones help. I feel really close to being solid through both turns. If I can clean up this little weak spot I think I'll have a solid foundation to work with. The funny thing is that all these years I thought the problem was because of the ski boots. The new boots boots are way better, but they didn't fix everything.
UPZ RC10 vs. Deeluxe Track 700
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