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  2. Anybody Riding Same Angles Front and Back?

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    2 hours ago, SunSurfer said:

    Only 2 months!

    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!!   

  3. Anybody Riding Same Angles Front and Back?

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    ......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.......

     

  6. CarverSI = ICarve ??

    in Carving Central

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    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 ??

  7. Who's Got Cord?

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    2 minutes ago, Ladia said:

    visibility

    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! 

     

  9. Who's Got Cord?

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    1 hour ago, crackaddict said:

    Tahoe is getting dumped on right @barryj?

    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!  :ices_ange

    ....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!   🎉 🏂 :biggthump

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  11. Oxess Aficionados - A Question

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    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??

  14. Beware of straightlining skiers

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    14 hours ago, Jack M said:

    crowded slopes…

    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

     

     

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    Finally! Day 1 of the Season!

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    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 :eek:  So we will see how some deeper night action pow riding goes my next time out this Fri. or Sat!  Wish me luck!  🏂

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  17. 164 Oxess Alpine slalom race board

    in For Sale

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    3 hours ago, andre Ray said:

    164 Oxess alpine snowboard 

    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  :biggthump

  18. Donek F Plate came with Eight Oval Nuts?

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    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. 

    On 1/7/2024 at 9:49 PM, Powder Rider said:

    Gear Trade

    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............

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  19. 23/24 Board Porn

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    Posted · Edited by barryj

    6 hours ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    Graphics inspired

    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. 

     

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  22. Cars: Anybody Here Got Experience with Mercedes SL400/500 or E400/450 Series??

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    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. 

  24. Any Roadbike Riders Here Using Cycliq Fly 6 Rear Camera/Light??

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    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 :eplus2:) 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/

      

  25. 23/24 Board Porn

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    Posted · Edited by barryj

    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!  :smashfrea

    MK Mutant 20w UPM for Donek F Plate  TD3 SW SI's running 3/6 60/65

     

     

     

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