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I would think if you install a vist plate on that board and try to ride it you will be putting more force on the board because you get more edging power and leverage with any kind of plate? Not a good idea! I would not reccomend that as the board may fail when you are turning hard? Don't want to see you get hurt. That board is broken pretty bad. Also you would be mounting the Vist plate on what looks like damaged inserts? Don't do it!

Sorry to see that you broke that board but I am not surprised it broke. We had talked about this when you and I rode at Loveland a while ago. The td1 binding is very stiff and has a small footprint and you are flexing that board more because it is softer lenghtways than a glass board. The small disc created a sharp load on the metal and it cracked. If you go on Sean's website he takes a piece of Titanal and snaps it with his hands because it is brittle. Time to get some new bindings that will work on a metal board. I am not trying to put you down or insult here. I imagine you will break your other board as well if you use td1 step ins on it? You are welcome to try out my Sidewinders if you like as I have 2 pairs. The td3 and or sidewinder is way nicer riding than the td1. I will be riding at Loveland this week as I am off work and could let you try bindings if you are interested? I don't think Gorrilla glue would work well to repair a board as it expands as it drys and foams out. I also could set you up with a pair of td3 stepin as I have the parts for that as well. let me know Matt Curtis 303-783-2867 or you could possibly demo some bindings from Bomber?

You may need to go back to the boot fitter to get this solved? Buckling too tight can cause too much pressure which could cause numb toes? You are probably getting too much pressure somewhere on your foot which is causing the numbness? If you can't solve it yourself go to the boot fitter with your boots and have them check the fit and diagnose the problem.

Don't just buy the board you have found if you are not sure about what you are buying?

Using soft boots and bindings on most alpine boards is not a good idea because you will not be able to generate enough power to carve properly. Also your feet will probably hang over the edges on the board and will hit on the snow when trying to carve. Soft boots and bindings are not designed to work at steeper angles needed for alpine snowboarding. Exactly what board are you buying?

You would have to spend a lot of money to get a pair of ski boots that might work on your snowboard and you would be better off getting a pair of snowboard hardboots to use on your snowboard and getting a pair of ski boots to use on your skis. Used ski boots are generally easy to come by and are not that expensive. If you are planning to ride all mountain with hardboots ski boots will be too stiff to ride in powder and or mixed conditions with your snowboard.

If you are planning on demoing gear from Bomber make sure you contact them before you arrive in CO so that they can be there to set you up with demos.You could bring your rentiger and ride it on the groomed runs and demo an all mountain board from bomber if they have one for demo? Let them know what you are interested in demoing.I would not reccomend riding soft boot decks with hardboots as most of the newer ones are too soft and are not strong enough to withstand the extra force you will be putting on them with hardboots. You might pull inserts out?

why not just go ride what you have now? It will work and then you can decide if you still like alpine snowboarding.

what do you have now? You might be able to still use it? Are your boards that you have now have ski screw mounting or theaded inserts? if they are new enough to have threaded inserts you might think about buying some better bindings to use with them. Of course I am talking about 4x4 or burton 3 hole inserts not the oid burton 5 hole pattern. List what you have now so that we can help you make some decisions about what to do.

Those 123 boots are too soft for you to ride with the Coiler 184 race board. I would suggest keeping those boots for riding with shorter all mountain boards in softer snow conditions and or powder and getting another pair of boots such as heads or Deluxe susaka or indy or track 700 which have a taller shell and are stiffer and will allow you to power up the Coiler board properly. I weigh 185-190 and ride the Susaka boot when I am riding on groomed snow with long race boards -184 metal and would not want to ride my softer boots with the race boards as they do not provide enough support for this. I ride a Deluxe lemans for all mountain riding with shorter boards. The Deluxe lemans is basicaly the same boot as the 123. You are probably overflexing the 123 due to your weight and the longer stiffer board. I recently installed bts with red springs top and bottom on the Susaka boots to get a little more flex out of them. I like the red springs because they don't turn the boot in to a complete noodle but will allow a little more movement. I am going to try the red springs on the Lemans boots as well to see how that works. I have tried blue and yellow but they are too soft for me. You could demo a pair of 700 boots at Bomber if you coming out to CO to ride? Can't tell you what to tell the wife as I am single and don't have to ask about boots?

Another board you might consider is a Dupraz. I ride a Dupraz d1 on a real powder day. I am not interested in selling the 2 I have. they are designed to be ridden with either hard or soft boots. I ride mine with softer hard boots-Deluxe Lemans. I only ride it when there is a lot of powder or deep slushy spring snow. I am about the same weight as you. I do not ride in trees. My Dupraz is a 179. I don't know if you could get one real cheap? They have been for sale once in a while on this forum. The problem with powder boards is you have to be willing to buy one to have when needed. I have yet to ride mine this year but I am glad to have it. All board sports in BoulderCO is the place to buy a Dupraz if you can't find one used. 303-415-1600

Before you buy intuition liners go to a bootfitter that sells them with your boots the way they are and see if they think that will help. Most shops that sell you a heatmoldable liner will mold it for free if you buy it there. You need special equipment to heat up the liner properly to mold it. Also if you get it done at a shop you can have the boots and or liner adjusted if needed before you leave if it is needed. The boot should feel comfortable right at the start with a moldable liner. Also if you get the work done at a shop you can go back to get more work done if needed after you ride the boots for a day and are still having problems.

I am running the intuition liner in a Deluxe lemans boot and a Deluxe susuka boot and they are working for me.The Deluxe liners were too thin and would pack out too much and cause shin bang.I am running the Alpine liner in the lemans boots and using the scarpa liner in the Susuka boots. I would think that a moldable liner would solve your ankle pain problem. Another rider on this forum tried the red deluxe liner in his Upz boots and the liner took up too much room in the shell and the fit was too tight. I like the Alpine liner better than the Scarpa liner as it is thicker and has not packed out as much. The other option would be to get some fitting done on the liner you already have to see if that would help? a good bootfitter could advise you on getting a new liner versus working with the ones you have? I have been using heat moldable liners for a long time and have not had much trouble at all with foot pain. The boots feel good in the shop after the liners have cooled and I don't have to break them in with a few days of riding. They do pack out a little bit. I hope you can get this resolved as sore feet and ankles are no fun.

Thank you for posting this. I especially liked the music since I play saxophone. I got my horn out and played and played along a little bit while the video was playing.I remember the Hooger boards with the feather on the bottom. You could buy some of those boards in Glenwood springs Colorado because there was a shop there that sold Hooger and the owner and his wife rode hard boots and sold alpine boards. Too bad they went out of business and left town. I bought a mistral 159 asym there and demoed a Hot logical. of course this was later than 1988. Bring on the powder so that I can ride my Dupraz.

All Board sports in Boulder stocks lots of alpine gear 303-415-1600 or Bomber in Silverthorne. No other shops in the state that I know of that carry hard boots or alpine boards or plate bindings.

There should be an allen head on the through shaft that you can remove with an allen wrench which will allow you to remove the heel bail from the binding to check it's condition. I would do this to see what is going on? I think that needs a 4mm wrench. If it is bent enough it could be weak and need replacement.You can unscrew the lugs from the heel bail once it is removed from the binding. Better to check it than to have it break during a hard turn.

Is the place your staying at real close to Steamboat? If so you would be better off riding at Steamboat.It would be a long drive from Steamboat to Aspen. I don't know if you can get much of a deal on lift tickets for Aspen without buying the 7 day classic pass but maybe there are deals out there I don't know about? I haven't heard of a triple play? When are you coming out? Sometimes deals can be had after the holidays. Sorry I don't know more but I don't stay overnite much? If you can go to SES in Aspen in Febuary that would be the best way to ride with a bunch of hardbooters and ride 3 diffrent mountains all in the same town.

Can you buy dvd's of olympic snowboard racing and if so where?

Metal ax with width and scr suited for your trails and boot angles. Metal will be grippier and smoother on harder snow/ice and smoother in chop and variable conditions.

For the stiffest most adjustable soft binding-Catek free ride with carbon fiber highbacks.All Board sports in Boulder CO was selling them. Give Bola a call at 303-415-1600.He also sells Nidecker bindings with carbon high backs and others. Bola also rides all this stuff and knows how to set it up.

You need to know what size boot you need in mondo point size. Also those bindings you have should work with just about any hardshell snowboard boot. You could put a post in the wanted to buy section of this forum. Look on ebay as well. Again you will need to know what size you need. There is info on how to do this at the store section of this site. Used boots can be hard to find sometimes. You might look at the gear to loan section as well to see if there is anyone in your area that could let you borrow a pair of boots to try?Good luck and welcome to alpine snowboarding!

Thank you for finding that. I remember that magazine issue like it was yesterday. Wish I still had all the old magazines both skateboarding and snowboarding.

I would agree that hardboot snowboarding is not considered to be a viable sport by most snowboarders today? Longboards were never popular years ago but they are now because the companies are making the effort to advertise them. Now the longboard market is huge. I wonder if Deeluxe would put up some hardboot videos on their web site and advertise the hardboots more if it would become more popular? If you don't promote something no one will be interested. They also need to explain how hardboots can be comfortable to wear now that we have moldable liners. Have videos of people riding all mountain on a shorter board. Also you could show longer boards as well. Might get some new riders if this was done to show that it is fun and not that hard to do. I would think it would be worth a try? Not everyone is interested in duck stance and riding the park although there is nothing wrong with doing that.

I Don't understand why they would do a seperate website for hardboots as most people would not know about this especially people new to snowboarding who might be going online to check out different boot companies to help them decide what type of boots they might want to buy?I was able to find the hardboot website but that was only because I knew where to go to get information to find it. Also for me it was not necessary to do so as I know where to get boots. Just thinking about new people to the sport? Maybe Deeluxe is selling enough pairs of hardboots and does not need to advertise them to get more sales? The hardboot website had a link for the softboots but you could not go back to the hardboot website from the softboot website? I guess I should email the company to find out why they are doing this? Not a good way to promote a product in my opinion? I am not upset I just don't understand why?

A new boot from Deluxe for splitboarding and back country. Has a Vibram sole. Any one tried these yet? Why don't they have their hardboots shown and listed on their website? Very silly to me. If a softboot snowboarder saw the hardboots pictured and described maybe they would look at them and be interested? No indication that they are making hardboots? Are they planning on phasing them out in the near future?