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---SOLD--- For Sale: Catek OS2 with D3 Elastomer upgrade and complete step-in conversion kit. Normal riding aesthetic wear marks but kit is complete with no functional issues. Short Plate. $250 shipped in Con. US. Happy to answer any questions or provide additional information. Anthony

Board is sold.

Overall Length 168 Effective Edge (CM) 151.5 Side Cut Radius (M) 13 Nose Width (CM) 22.6 Center Width (CM) 18.6 Tail Width (CM) 22.6 Construction: Sandwich Bought this board in 2009, rode it 2 or 3 times. It's a bit too much board for me and my tiny mountain. It is in very good condition, and the only scratches on base are very small and shallow scratches at the tail from moving to my new apartment. Asking $200 shipped to continental US

I picked up this Rad Air Soul 154 Asym today at a local used sporting goods store for dirt cheap. It looked cool and I figured it would be a laugh to use as a rock board and give the old asym shape a try. Anyone know anything about them, or what year they were made? I'm curious what the sidecut is. <a href=" " title="Rad Air Soul Topsheet by apv211, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5297/5516019930_e49f13246b.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Rad Air Soul Topsheet" /></a> <a href=" " title="Rad Air Soul Base by apv211, on Flickr"><img src="http://farm6.static.flickr.com/5251/5516019936_54b26241e6.jpg" width="375" height="500" alt="Rad Air Soul Base" /></a>

If you're planning on using the Fin Tec step-ins, you should buy the heel receiver kit from bomber. The FinTec's use steel guide pins which will not play nicely with the standard aluminum receivers on the Catek step-in kit. More Info Here: http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=23413

Interested in the boots, email sent.

Email sent on set 2

In the lift line I noticed another guy on hard boots and yelled "Nice board!", he kind of shrugged me off until he noticed I was riding an alpine board and replied "Not many of us left are there". I found it amusing as this is my first season on hard boots. Same day... Woman "Is that like a combination of skiing and snowboarding?" Me with a grin "Nope, it's all snowboard" People seem to always ask me if my board is fast, and it's usually easiest to just reply yes and tell them it's a race board. -Anthony-

Ha ha yeah it's mobbed all the time though so that's not new. I was at Camelback last Saturday from about 10am-4pm and it was way crowded, but I had a really good day so I was happy. I'll be at Blue this Thursday night 5:00pm to 9:00pm if anyone will be around. Stopped in the rental shop but apparently you were on break Greg, I'll try again next time I'm around. Anthony

Bummer, looks like I'll be making 1 carve then evasive maneuvers the rest of the way down paradise, worse things have happened though, I'm happy to at least get out with the way my luck has been going. Well if all goes well I'll see you at the summit lodge shop at rental shop at some point, maybe later on after the initial bus-rush.

Well, since we're doing introductions I might as well stop lurking and post as well. I've been riding alpine gear on and off for about 2 months (1 last season and 1 this season) with riding sparingly maybe 5-6 times a month. I'm the president of the Lehigh University Snowboard Club and we have 3 other alpine riders at the moment. We usually go every Thurs. and Sunday night, and I will be there this Thursday from about 5-9:30pm if anyone will be around, or I can maybe stop in and see Greg( I assume you'll be somewhere behind the rental counters?). I met NickG a week or so ago but haven't been out since I saw him because I've been loaded with work. I also briefly spoke with someone in the lift line on pond skim day last season while I was on a 167 Burner in nothing but board shorts and a T-shirt, no idea who it was though. Hope to see you guys on the mountain, feel free to flag me down if you see someone wearing a black coat, white pants and white helmet while making sloppy carves(or yelling at a large group of hooligans in my club at the upper lodge). -Anthony-

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I use Baltic Birch 1/4" plies, two sheets laminated together with titebond wood glue, and as far as I know it's fine to do a drop through on that, as long as you put an extra layer just where the trucks go. Like they do on the Kracked Skulls board I linked to below. The great thing about laminating is you can add camber (and concave if you make a press) and it makes the boards a lot livelier rather than a damp flex. http://krackedskulls.com/images/IMGP0069.JPG I just got back from longboarding around, and tomorrow my Never Summer Heist gets here so I absolutely can't wait for that!

Nope, no special trucks required. Just take off the king pin and the hanger/bushings. drop the baseplate through and mount with nutes, reattach hanger. Very simple, and I like drop throughs a lot. Of course if you want to get real fancy, you could do a flush mount. :p

Boards look great! I especially like the asym grip tape on the left board. Just curious, what method/wood do you use to build them? I recently made a pintail that I'm loving riding. Anthony

If you're using 90a for commuting, your legs must be numb by the time you get where you're going! That or you have amazing quality roads where you live. Any idea what brand they are? Either way the harder the wheel, the easier the learning curve in my opinion.

Awesome progress thus far! I had a hard time learning the coleman because I have knee issues on my back(left) knee but I eventually got it down no problem. You're doing great at stopping, but if you want to do a pendy and come back around to riding regular, you're probably going to need more speed. I find that decently steep hills are nice to learn on(if you have them), so you can get 3 or 4 tries in before the bottom. Get your butt away from that board and your front hand behind you, with your back hand kind of waving out in front of your face to keep the inside rail weighted. If your board is hooking up at the 180 mark before you come back around, chances are you just need more speed. And if you REALLY want to have an interesting day, wet the road where you're sliding and hang on. Also I would encourage you to learn toeside pendys after this or at the same time, I find them quite fun. There are vids all over youtube for both the slides though so good luck!

I'm no really a huge expert or anything close to it but this is my 2 cents. You're legs are really dynamic on your heelsides and you really incorporate your whole body into the turn, standing up and transfering power into the board at the apex of your carve. On your toesides however, you seem to be keeping your legs prety stiff and just leaning your shoulders away from the board to turn. To help me get away from that technique, I paracticed pumping a lot on flatland, it helped me get a lot more comfortable with moving my whole body.

Myself and a buddy decided to rock alpine boards in Blue Mountain's annual pond skimming event, we turned plenty of heads and answered tons of questions...then I pretty much failed at the pond skimming but you can't see it in the picture. :D FYI It's a 168 SIMS Burner, and no the split tail did not break!

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I'm going to purchase. Email me payment details please... apv211@lehigh.edu

I sent an email, will let you know for sure by tomorrow hopefully

Awesome! I'm afraid I'm at Lehigh University most of the year though, and I ride at Blue Mountain 2 days a week in season. There are 3 alpine boarders in our snowboard club, 2 beginners (myself included) and a girl that used to race. With any luck we'll convert more!

The board I ride now is a burton, and I'd like to branch out and try some other boards, thanks for the offer though. Where do you usually ride? I live in Columbia, MD (about 30 min west of Baltimore), but I go to school in PA.