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Actually, the Overspeed is an asym!
I'll post some additional pics if get some time tonight. Back to work for now...:(
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Here's a couple more for that insane asym you mentioned...
Nitro EPIC
Crazy Banana
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Here's a couple suggestions...
Look Overspeed
Sims Ulltimate 1700 (for that next split tail Tinkler!)
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Guess I shouldn't have made the snobs down here statement, you're in the OC! :lol:
I've found the most useful part of goggles is they catch your contacts when you slam your face into the ground so hard they pop out.
No worries KC, I haven't ridden any SoCal resorts in over 10 years! Just way too crowded now. I'll gladly drive the 5 hours for wide open terrain...
You might want to work on that whole 'slamming your face into the ground' problem...
It could be the root-cause of all your contact issues! ;):lol:
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Nice Shots, Nice Style and Hello from a fellow SB
SBS, hello to you also and thanks for the comments! :D
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Awesome goggles torquecarver! Who makes those? I'm looking for some without so many vents because my Oakleys let too much air in...dries out my contacts fast
KingCrimson is correct, they are made by "BUGZ".
I've always worn glasses and surprisingly, these fit better over my Oakley Square Wire frames than any others I tried, which is the main reason I chose them. They're also lightweight, and don't fog up or scratch easily. They do let some air in at high speeds, but that's mainly due to the frames of my glasses not allowing them to seal perfectly on the sides. You might want to give them a try...
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One more... same day. Late afternoon cruisin' the corduroy. Would've been epic if it weren't so crowded! ;)
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Here's a larger version of avatar pic. About 3 weeks ago... June Mtn.
(Many thanks to Craig for all the cool shots he took that day!!)
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PS. I think we need to have DNA tests done
You might be my little brother?
:):lol: Hey, you might be onto something there... I'm sure I wouldn't mind the 'hand-me-downs' !! ;)
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After some thinking about this imangine this:
Screw a one inch high "L" bracket on top of your board near the edge. Now try to tilt the board on edge using this "L" bracket, it would require quite a bit of effort. Now screw this same "L" bracket on a riser plate, it would now be easier to put the board on edge because although you are using the same size bracket you have increased you "LEVERAGE".
Does this jive with your science class?
Old school example...
Add Elfgen Multi-Twist plates, Burton PowerPlate aluminum cants and Flex bindings. Then spend the day practicing your leverage!! :D
(or... how to make size 12 boots work on a 'relatively' narrow board and avoid boot out.
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Mike just finished his personal board. Combining the "Floater" plate, TNT, and new issue Snow-Stix. The newest mounting patterns and a "Camber Jack" complement these full system board. Photos of it in action soon. 184cm
Dang, if I wasn't saving for a house, I'd already have my order in for one just like that!! I bought my first (and so far only) pair of Snow-Stix at the Action Sports Retailer show in San Diego back in the early nineties. I had to convince the person at the booth (Mr Tinkler maybe?) to part with the only carbon fiber set he had left. :D They sure worked wonders for the Amero I was riding at the time.
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I've always preferred 91X over KROQ or any of the other LA/OC stations. But it doesn't always come in clear up here in OC. I got that sticker when they had a booth setup at Snow Summit one weekend. The board it's preserved on is an old Sim's Kidwell that eventually became my trampoline board.
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I'd like to pick up another Performer someday. During it's second season I loaned it to a friend and just like what had previously happened to me, both bindings pulled out with the inserts still attached. Well, not wanting to end the day early, we went to the local hardware store and bought some carriage bolts, nuts and washers and just poked holes right through the base and re-attached the bindings. Foam core rules!! ;)
PS. That's why it's mounted goofy...
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Rusty Tri-Hull 168. Just waiting for the next big powder dump!
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And finally, the older ones along with some extra NOS...
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Here's a couple more...
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GeoffV, nice airs! and layout!
I had my PJ7 out earlier this season and it's still a lot of fun to throw around. :D
OS, I always use the max cants on the rear and min or max on the front, depending on the board. It just feels comfortable to me.
Here's some shots of the stuff hanging around in the garage. Lots of good memories up there...
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Hope you guys don't mind another softbooter on the site.
I'll have to take a few digitial pics of the quiver. As you can imagine, most of my shots are on film.
No, I didn't attend Legends. Sounds like it would have been fun. The closest I've been to Donner was Boreal Ridge, and that was waaaayyy back when you first had to get 'certified' by an instructor who would rate your riding skills. The rating you received determined which lifts you could access. Ah, the good ol' days...
Here's another pic. Kemper Bullet 180. Virtually no sidecut, have to just get it up to about 30mph and throw all your weight into it to get it to turn. Fortunately(?), being 6'3" & 225 or so helps a bit. The board's almost 20yrs old and still has more to give...Gotta love it!
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OK, let the laughing begin... late 80's-early '90s, Sims 1810 Blade with the black base! (my paint job). Early USASA GS race at Bear Mtn, in SoCal.
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$25 shipped sounds good. These are circular, though, not the wedge type. Thanks.
just thought I'd ask anyway. Are those the large or small diameter circular ones? I'd be interested in the large ones if you happen to have any available.
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Out here on the west coast we had a reggae/ninja thing going on around the late '80s... :D
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Burton Elite 150. V-notch tail that ended about 6" behind the back binding. Skegs on the tail that I removed for resort riding. Foam core with inserts that tore out the first run down a decent hill and were subsequently t-nutted. Fastex buckles with web straps that got wet and stretched, requiring adjustment each run.
As of this month, I'm celebrating 20 years of sliding sideways. Here's to another 20 at least!
Hey Neil, I also started riding over 20 years ago during the '84-'85 season on a Burton Performer Elite 150. Similar things happened to me... Delaminated both sidewalls riding at night on solid ice that Mtn High was calling "groomed" at the time. Took the side fins off, added some epoxy, and went back for more the next weekend. Also that first season; riding through roughly 1 foot of thick powder, tried a simple 360 and promptly pulled out both bindings with all inserts attached. Never being one to let a "minor" problem ruin the day, I went into town (Wrightwood) during lunch, bought some round-head lag bolts/nuts, punched holes through the base with a phillips screwdriver and re-bolted the bindings on. The rest of the afternoon was a blast. Later replaced the bolts with T-nuts and had no problems the rest of the season. The nylon binding straps were definitely a pain. They stretched when wet like you said, and also froze solid at night while riding the lift, so you couldn't fasten the buckle. The only resorts that allowed snowboards were Mtn High in SoCal and Boreal Ridge in the Tahoe area. I couldn't afford a pair of Sorels until halfway through that first season, so I made do with Converse high-tops, a plastic bag between 2 pairs of socks, and duct tape over the whole outside of the shoe. Many times I was the only boarder on the hill. Other times I'd try to keep up with and chase the other few people I met riding at that time: Don Zsabo, Victor Coyne and occasionally Damian Sanders.
I wouldn't trade that first season for anything...
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Burton Performer Elite 150
Sims 1710 Blade (only board I ever sold, looking to replace it someday)
Sims 1810 Blade (2)
Sims 1635 Kidwell (now relinquished to tramp duty)
Nitro Pyro 165
Nitro EFT 156 Asym
Nitro EFT 169 Asym
Nitro Fusion 172 (nos, ridden once)
Nitro Amero 164 Asym (2)
Burton Asym Air 164
Morrow Revert 161
Oxygen FR166
Oxygen Proton 185 (traded, too narrow)
Burton PJ7
Rusty Tri-Hull 163*
Rosignol A173*
Kemper Bullet 180 (2)*
Burton Speed 168 (wide)*
* = Still in regular use.
Also In collection: (brand new, never drilled/ridden)
Sims 1700 FE Swallowtail (white top w/ fluorescent stripes)
Crazy Banana Carve.5 (it looked bigger in the pics!)
Nitro EPIC 164 Asym
Rusty Tri-Hull 168
Kemper Bullet 180 (2 more)
Look Overspeed 176 (hope to mount up and ride soon)
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Hey, have you seen my friend Bullwinkle?
Re-Visiting Legendary Snowboard Graphics
in Carving Central
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Here's some close up pics and a base shot. I think the contact points on the nose are about the same, only the shovel is asym shaped. It is rather unique. I'm very curious about how it rides. I remember the similarly low contoured shovels on the Nitro EFTs would spit snow so hard my shins would ache by the end of the day.