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Thanks Bob - They will be out the door today!

Hey Bob, Just PM ya...........

Let's Bump it to $300 + shipping for ATC week.........

In honor of ATC week Bump (and I need to pay for a new Moss PQ60 that just arrived!) New and Improved Price - $450 + shipping

Hey OhD, The slide show worked for me.....a little slow to load but otherwise brilliant. Nice work Dennis Hope we will have your talent at TTC next month!

Nice job Ryan! Keep your daily video updates coming for us jealous hard working stiffs! Hope to see ya at TTC next month..........

Deeluxe Track 700 Shell + BTS + Fintec Mondo 28 $350 + Shipping Paypal OK - PM me if interested - Will Only Sell All Together - Will not Seperate Used 3 or 4? seasons... No Liner - I'm keepin it! I do have an extra set of Yellow BTS Springs I will throw in for free The photos make them look 6 out of 10, but I'd give them a 4 out of 10 on looks for all the scuffs from 3 seasons use and a 9 out of 10 on function and performance still left in them Only reason I'm selling is I got a softer boot/Track 325's, (thanks 1xsculler ) to use with my pow setup Never been molded. The Fintec cables looked good when I took them out, but If I bought them I would replace the release cable for $35 just to make sure http://store.bomberonline.com/Fin-Tec-Replacement-Cable-Kit-_p_31.html ....and the extra scuffs/scratches you see on the bottom of the right Fintec is of course from kicking the receiver plate on the binding to get all the pow and ice off the free foot

if your into running a few laps together I'm going to be at Kirkwood and Heavenly..... respectively

Yardsale the answer to your question is......well, It all depends There are so many factors that could be giving you toilet turns......... but I say worry less about what your butt is doing and put more energy/focus into finishing your turn. If your Driving the board into and through the heelside turn you won't/can't be on the toilet. As it has been mentioned above.........in the heat of the heelside turn focus on reaching forward with your trailing arm......(don't leave your trailing arm at your side or behind you as a rudder) and when you make that trailing arm reach towards/past the turn you will REALLY feel the board come around....and at that moment your Driving the board instead of just riding it. Once your comfortable with that, and what helped me even more is try to get your trailing elbow to touch your front knee during that heelside turn. Also be aware of what your rear knee is doing............when I get tired my heelsides get sloppy because my rear knee/thigh lags behind and is pointing up as compared to pointing towards the turn. So just remembering to keep pulling/putting your knee into your neutral/center if it's splayed out during the turn can help significantly Take one task at a time and take it to the hill and practice, practice, practice Happy Carving!

Well you can teach an Old Dog new tricks!........ I've reduced my angles down to 55/50 on the Moss and am liking it. Worked down 5 degrees at a time and gave myself two full days to live with each 5 degree F&R angle drop - no matter what! It felt weird at first, like a little less response getting going, you know getting up to speed but once hauling it's more responsive especially on my heelside Now all this testing and reducing has been on groomers.......the big test is coming - going down to 50/45 for the Big Pow we got coming Thurs/Fri I'll let ya know it goes - stay tuned...............

Yea..missed it last time, but sure would like to come out and experience the June Mtn. Carver's Classic this year.........in addition to TTC .....and cool photos Slopestar!

The big T wrench is to much to carry around all day. I have a 3/8th ratchet with 5mm bit in my pack that stays in the lodge......but that's a waste of time and energy to have to go get it when wanting to change angles................I'll just go wit the 4KN......that's 44 foot lbs I believe.and small enough to not notice it in a pocket

All great ideas, but still wondering what's the max KN's to clamp down a TD ??

In my effort to reduce my angles on my TD3's on the fly......... which I have started....I want to purchase a TorqKey like this - https://www.giant-bicycles.com/us/tool-shed-torqkey-torque-wrench-6nm It comes in a 4KN, 5KN or as shown 6KN variety Which KN TorqKey would be best to tighten down TD3's to the board and change angles??

Hey Rob, Thanks for the info. Yep on this Moss U5 I can ride a straight line balanced and no leg strain all day. What I have noticed is - for my legs to have enough forward flex/freedom of movement to absorb the bumps/rollers of pow riding I do not crank my boots down all the way, probably 3/4 as compared to cranking down for ripping groomers. I also leave the booster strap loose with at least an half inch of play. I'm running all Blue springs on the BTS and have some BTS forward lean on the rear boot. I think my 220 lbs and 6'2" over flexes yellow springs. I did lower the rear TD3 SW SI Disk from a 6 to a 3.....so running 3/3 which helped center me more.............but lost some nose control, so moved both bindings forward 1 insert hole - which got the power back under my front foot. This flexibility comes at a cost of at least 1/2 inch worth of heel play in both feet.......that's where I feel the "burn" but it's combined with loss of edge control on groomers more noticeably as the day goes on and my legs tire. I did reduce my angles 5 degrees on both feet and didn't notice any negatives.....nor much of any difference either riding today in heavy knee deep pow. I plan to go down another 5 degrees front/rear again for next pow day.........we will see what that does for me -

Thanks Jim....yeah, that's what I thought.......and it was Angie's comments from the video review about your and hers Donek pow boards where she said (she rides same high angles as me) she said she reduces her angles to 55/50 that got me thinking about trying it again Looking forward to meeting ya out here in Tahoe in March..........

I know how everybody is suggesting smaller angles on wider boards.........which I have tried and just doesn't work for me....but maybe the question is do steeper angles create more knee/muscle strain?? I run 60/55 angles and have TD3 SW SI's on my pow setup and I had a 3 front disk and 6 rear.............and that seemed totally overkill for a pow setup (What was I thinking??) so I reduced the rear to a 3 disk. That was an improvement the rear thigh appreciated while in the pow! That got me additionally thinking why do I need 60/55 on a pow board? So I'm going to reduce it to 55/50 to see the impact......I'm hoping my legs will like the change and last longer in the pow......today was an EPIC Tahoe knee deep pow day and my thighs were toast by noon...even on my Moss Snowstick with backset! What do the Sages say????

(Sims) Descender

Thanks for all the insight guys You guys swayed me, I'll go with the Pro in H flex..............still deciding 168 or 175 I'll need another board bag if I go with the 175 Ugh...

Good to know Jeff...............I would not have considered the Pro. I thought I would like the "Pop" of the EC5 more and would have more ride options with the EC5 than just EC'ing all day long with the Pro. The price is a little more than I want but there is a 1.1 Pro 175H on the web store for 10% off Would the Pro 1.1 175H be any stiffer than the EC5H ??

Yeah..........I plan to be at ATC Tahoe..but would be surprised if Jim would have all lengths in all the flexes by then....and mid March is a long time to wait!

Hey Dragonrider Did you make it Jan. 2? Let me know if you coming back that way or over to Tahoe any time soon

Hey Jeff, Thanks for the reply. I'm thinking the EC5H 168 as the next logical step from the Dual 168. The Pro seems too Elite and specific beyond my skills Have not had any trouble with the "grip" of the Dual....it really rails.......but the snow out here is Hero snow most of the time.......as most anybody can look good on the slopes out here as the only place you will ever find "ice" in Tahoe will be in your aspres ski cocktail!

Well for an Old Fart like me (60) when I am back in the lift line, or on the lift or in the lodge and boarders/non boarders make the effort to come up to me and say, "Did you see that dude lay it out!', or "Was that you, man you were ripping!" or "That was some awesome carving". or "Those were some of the most beautiful turns" Really stokes me that I'm improving and to keep after it!!!