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if anyone has more info or experience with this board I would love to hear it since I am thinking about buying one next season.
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Wow, I did not even see that before...that they used pre-3D bindings on a 3D board! Talk about being cheap! I change my earlier answer, get out of that deal if you can or find some other chump to buy that board. The board was fine until they mounted the bindings through the base. Don't get me wrong, the snowboard will still function but for $120+shipping you could have gotten something much better. Sorry bro:(
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ok, I will be the bad person here...you bought a 15 year old board, but on the plus side it looks to be in good shape. Is there a board that compares to it today? IMO, no. Maybe the new Airs, but those have been updated with modern technology and shaping. Does this mean it is a bad board? Not necessarily. I had one of these and it can carve, jib, jump, etc.. just like any other board can, but like I said before it is 15 years old. Think of it this way, look at bike technology, car technology, hockey stick technology, etc... from 15 years ago and look at it today. It is still useable and works but things are just better today. Go out and ride it. If you are a beginner, just focus on learning to board. You will eventually figure out when you have out grown the board and when you do buy something less than 5 years old. You may do it in a year, it may take 5 years, but at the end of the day just go have fun. That's what snowboarding is all about.
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I ride Burton SI-X bindings with Driver SI boots and when I ride my Burton Fusion I ride a 35-38 front with about a 30-33 rear and have no problems. I just bought a 164 Burton Alp and am riding a 54 front and 51 rear on it and have no problems on my heal side turn but am getting a lot of chatter on my front side turn and some wash out. I ran into a fellow Bomber on the hill and he explained to me that the chatter could be due to my not pressuring my edges evenly through the turn and sure enough I found out that I was not when I started getting chatter. Good luck.
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I don't jump or try tricks anymore. I just enjoy carving. I used to have a hard boot set up but sold it because I just did not enjoy the hard boots, I felt too much like a skier. I have size 7 feet so overhang has never been a problem for me. The whole reason I started this thread is because I know there are many soft carvers out there that lurk here and I just what to know what they are riding and the stance they use.
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rwmaron...thanks for the advice. I have used the search function and have read through and searched many threads. If I fully found what I was looking for by doing that I would not have felt the need to start this thread. Thank you though:)
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I ride an 18/3 on my Malolo, but on my carve boards I ride steeper and have never had a problem.
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I have been seeing a growing number of soft boot carvers on this site (myself being one of them) and am wondering what everyone is riding, binding angles, etc...
Myself, I have a Burton Fusion 160 and just bought a Burton Alp 164. I ride Burton Briver SI boots and Burton SI-X bindings. My binding angles are 41/36 but I think I am going to try to go steeper once I get the Alp set up.
Would love to hear from all you 'softies' out there.
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I am interested in a 1997 catalog if anyone has one. nova0135@yahoo.com
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well if you want it, $50 + shipping. If interested, email me at nova0135@yahoo.com
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I have a Burton PJ Asym 5.0 (155cm) regular. Email me back at nova0135@yahoo.com if interested.
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I am considering buying a F2 Speedcross. I would be using it as a soft boot carving board (I have a size 7 foot so fit is not a worry). I did a search on past threads about this board and some people were really against this board saying it was crap. I guess I am wondering what people like or don't dislike about this board.
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I have a pair I am looking to get rid of. Drop me an email at nova0135@yahoo.com. They are a size medium and are in good shape, but if all you are looking for is the highback with wings then those are in great condition. Make me an offer, let me know.
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I found PowerKiteShop.com also and emailed them twice and have never received a response back from them so I am not too comfortable with them.
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I have an older model MBS Blade mountain board and bought a brake kit for it but need a V5 retro brake kit for it. The problem is that MBS stopped making this kit a few years ago and I can't seem to find a dealer that carries this product anymore so my question is does anyone have a V5 retro brake kit they are looking to sell or know of any dealer around them that carry this product. thank you.
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People...pay yourself first!!!! Contribute at least one hour of your work day to you 401k/403b. This means contributing 12% of your gross to your plan. I don't have the time to explain the miracle and benefit of compound interest, but trust me, there is no reason anyone cannot find the money to contribute to your plan. Any don't use the 'i live paycheck to paycheck' excuse. If you can afford to buy carving equipment and snowboard in general then you have the extra income to contribute. I contribute 20% of my gross to my paln. It hurt at first but now I don't even miss it and it is more fun to see my account grow than it is to get a new toy. Trust me...you can't afford not to do this. (btw...i have a modest income, less than $50,000 and year and I can afford to contribute 20%)
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I have a 160 fusion if you are interested
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if it is still for sale I will send you payment today and buy it from you. That is exactly what I am looking for. Email me at nova0135@yahoo.com
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hello...very interested....where you shipping from? any chance you can send me pics of the 'damage'? What is the waist width? Thanks...email me at burning_bunny_inc@yahoo.com
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Wildfrogman...you know what...take what some of these people here say with a grain of salt...don't worry about your equipment yet, just go out there and have fun. I learned how to carve on an old Burton asym PJ with soft bindings way back in 1991 and I railed on that thing. I could Euro-carve and lay 360's on the hill with it. I moved to hard boots and hated it and now ride soft boots again on a burton fusion and alp and I carve better than almost everyone on the hill. Enjoy what you have and you naturally want to progress to better equipment when the time is right. You will know when you have out grown your equipment. have fun.
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Ok, need some help here since I have never ridden either of these boards. I am a soft boot carver that has no intention of switching to hard boots. I have a small foot (size 7) so waist width is not a big problem. Which one of these boards is a better carver? Any advice or help from those that have ridden either of these boards would be appreciated. FYI...I am leaning towards the F2 for no other reason than I like the graphics. Thank you.
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too thin for me...sorry
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interested.. .what is the waist width?
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I guess my final suggestion to you is to search ebay and either buy a used bike that will do what you are looking for or search for a frame, wheels and parts and build it up. I recently have done the second choice and have built up a sweet freeride/downhill maching using used parts for @$1200. I have a Marzocchi Jr T fork, deore xt, rhino lite wheelset, maxxis tires, race face crank, bar and stem, hayes hfx 9 hd brakes, etc...
To help you do research on bikes, frames, and parts use mtbreview.com
as for a complete bike set up....look into kona products. You can't go wrong with Kona IMO.
Donek Razor
in Carving Central
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I am bringing this back to the top of the list cause i am thinking about buying a razor and really want to hear from those who have ridden it and what they think about it. thank you.