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Yeah, doing all the PT and following Dr. guidelines. He's letting me back on the Hill at 2 months+ (surgery was Nov. 29th) mostly because I ride Hard boots. It's like a cast and perfect support and protection for the ankle surgery he says. Doc. says If I was a soft booter he wouldn't let me on the hill for another month+ . I hope to get out for day # 4 & 5 Fri. and Sun. on my forgiving Moss PQ60 Pow board (hopefully for more than 6 runs! per trip.) and if that goes well I'm going to take out my Coiler Angrry with my stiffer boots next Weds and see if I got any Hard Charging Carving left in me!!

......mainly asking as my ankle isn't as flexible these days, 2 months post surgery. On my wider boards I've tried to run the boot/binder angle out to the just under the edge at 40/45 for no "Underboot" ....... which I'm infamous for....but my ankle ain't having it! After day 2 back on the hill I had to move up to 45/50 and still last night Ouchy for day 3! Now I'm at 50/55 and I'll give that a go Fri. night under the lights up at Boreal. Last night I got 6 laps top to bottom runs in before my ankle is done...which is an improvement from only 4 laps the first 2 outings! We shall see.......

Curious what's the logic/theory for the supposed 5 degree splay from front to back binding angle? Folklore or quantified logic? What do the Sages say.........

Nobody got an Allflex Carve Plate they want to get rid of????

Looking at some new Plate tech and I landed at CarverSI ?? Looks just like Ivans ICarve site! Does Ivan have two shops? or one shop under two different names? They look and read the same but different web addresses ??

Yep......The weekend pow was great, 15+ inches...... but the vis has been bad at Boreal and Squaw..... even today it's still a whiteout! I'm going up tomorrow night....should be Much better!

Tahoe will have Great Cord next week! I only been out on my very forgiving Moss PQ60 board. Next week I hope to pull out the Coiler Angrry for a go to see how the ankle scar likes that!

That's Affirmative Crack! I rode at Boreal again today at the top of Donner Summit on I80 at 7350ft for my 2nd day of the season. Had to be 8 inches on the car when I left home/Palisades/Olympic Valley 6250ft at 8am. There was at least 12 inches on the slope when I got to Boreal and easily another 6 inches dumped while I was there! I had to take a break 3 times to go in and get the boot off the ankle scar but I did 5 runs off the top from the Accelerator Lift.... The lighting diminished as the storm increased and it became really hard for me to discern the lay of the land...and I know that terrain! So I packed it in by noon. I took one good fall on the last run in the bad lighting but my ankle didn't implode! ....AND were expecting another 8 inches tonight and an additional 4 tomorrow and the forecast says little snow squalls Weds. - Fri. that should add an additional 6-10 inches!

Aw Crack your making me blush! Really I owe my Godly good looks to the Virtika jacket....it's a fashion game changer!

Ok, school me........what's the thinking behind Oxess boards only coming with 4 hole binder inserts?? You got much less fore and aft adjustment compared to a standard 6 hole insert pattern. Does Marcel just expects his buyers are just going to be putting a Flexy Plate on anyway/in the other inserts and the 4 hole pattern is cosmetic?? What's the deal??

Like it says.........looking for Allflex Carve Pro or Carve Let me know what ya got

Great to her Ladia! Glad to her your still at it!!

Well after the months of AIL Hell I've been through from my collision, concussion, airflight and surgeries.... I get anxious just booting up whether it's crowded of not! It only takes one straightliner to ruin your season...or longer! That's why these days I go mid week riding at night ......what few that come out at night, most of them stay on the "Park" chair so I avoid that lift and the runs I'm on are deserted! But even so I'm still such a Nervous Nellie I'm getting whiplash from constantly checking my six! I'm a lifelong road bike rider and I've always used a rear view mirror attached to my biking helmet. I know it looks cornball but it works and it's one more level of safety. I seriously think I'm going to try to attach one of those to my SB helmet! https://www.blackburndesign.com/p/helmet-bike-mirror/BB-2020203.html?googleMerchant=1&gad_source=1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAn-2tBhDVARIsAGmStVkHAbIK2JlZg8Rv_nGInFcAKKoPlEQayVJ47ME_ylydey5tWmSAEDkaAuIGEALw_wcB

Off the AIL finally! Won't be legal for work until March but got four laps in at Boreal tonight. Probably had 2 inches of fresh fall while I was there but I didn't fall, didn't get hit and didn't ruin my two surgeries! So huge success imo. The weight of the board and hardboot when riding the lift was far more uncomfortable on my ankle surgery than actually riding but taking a break and getting the boot off after the 1st and 3rd run helped tremendously. Pow is in the forecast for the next 7 days So we will see how some deeper night action pow riding goes my next time out this Fri. or Sat! Wish me luck!

Hey Andre, thanks for that info....1st dibs PM sent What weight was/is it made for??? Where you located??

Interested, curious minds want to know..... What model year is this from? What's your weight this was made for? How many days and/or seasons on it? Any base grinds? I assume this is standard RS waist of 18.5 Great board at a great price

Hey Pow, I got two F Plates myself and those oval tabs are Bar nuts and have nothing to do with setting up your F Plate on your board. The Bar nuts fit in recessed holes on the backside to hold the front and rear metal discs on the side rails. Did you get any of the mounting screws? Seems like previous owner didn't have a clue on it's parts..... As for F Plate setup....it only fits one way with the Donek logo toward the nose, move the sliders over a set of front Slider inserts and you will see where the rear Plate holes can lineup with the inserts on your board.....move accordingly to line up the Plate over the inserts. You don't have a lot of options fore and aft. What is Gear Trade? and how much did you pay?? Also I assume you know your best binding setup is a low stack height/low profile binding. I use Bomber BP Lowers with Bomber SW SI's. With a regular binding on a Plate the stack height is crazy high imo. https://www.bomberonline.com/TD3-2nd-Board-Kit-BP-Version-_p_235.html Additionally I hope you have had a few days to ride your Rev 163 sans any Plate to get the hang of it. Revs are a Serious ride that will pitch you into the woods if your not constantly on your A Game! Hope this helps............

So Cool, Love the Sims Homage Neil! Yep, with my Coiler Angrry 160 build I also was going for a tribute to one of my Favs.....2000 Sims 166 Daytona in Candy Apple Red with pin-striping along the length of the board. This was as close as Bruce and his graphics guy could get.

Hy Corey, Curious where this fits in your quiver? Or is it replacing your Coiler EC 170ish??

Ouch!

So..... looking for a convertible and the MB SL400 and the E400's have caught my eye. The wife and I are test driving the SL and and E series Cabrios next week. I work in CA and we have been contemplating a cross country road trip from Cali to our home in NH in May and then for me to drive it back to Cali in Aug. I've test driven both but need to get the wife in them to see what she likes comfort wise. I could be happy with either. Obviously the E series offers more room/storage. Just wondering if anybody has had experience good or bad with either series cost to maintain, reliability, E series soft top vs SL series retractable hard top .....etc.

Thanks there Slab, glad to hear a 1st person testimonial! Yeah they say their up to the 3rd Gen on the Fly 6 now......you know, faster, lighter, tougher, etc.... Currently 10% off of $239 Fly 6 price is sort of tempting....but I'm in no hurry! Stay safe out there!

Yes, I know it's winter but I'm on the AIL sidelines until March!.......so I got Waay Too Much Time on my hands to think about stuff! So for motivation to get me through the next 2 months of PT (at least that's what I told the wife ) I bought a new road bike and in setting it up for riding next spring I've been thinking of getting a rear facing camera.....you know, for safety, just in case! I ride most every day and average 150+/- mile per week 6 months of the year.......So S--- Is Bound To Happen Eventually! There's not a ton of options but the Fly 6 is one of the more popular models and just wondering if anybody here is or has used one??? https://cycliq.com/bike-cameras/fly6ce/

Here's the latest to my lineup all Plated up and Ready to Rip! .......which will be sometime in March/April when I'm allowed back on the hill from hamstring and ankle surgery! MK Mutant 20w UPM for Donek F Plate TD3 SW SI's running 3/6 60/65

Yeah my Swoard Dual II with 25.8 w and 10 scr is the best EC ride I've found for with my setups....and I've tried the Swoard EC and the EC Pro.