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SOLD Raichle SB325 Red with black(stiff) and silver(soft) tongues Shell size: 29-29.5 Please read boot sizing in here before you ask a question. http://www.bomberonline.com/vbulletin/showthread.php?p=294642 This boots had been on snow less than 7 times. Looks almost new. Stock liners are also like new. I put orthopedic footbeds in it. As seen on attached photos, front/real soles are not worn at all.

Nice looking board it is. But I will pass this one. Someone please take this. Otherwise, it will haunt me to change my mind.

haven't received the photos yet. are you going to post the photo in here or through email?

Thank you. Now I am wondering what would be the best way to not having this kinda issue on mountain. Thought about snowboarding only mountains and maybe if 100 years from now, alpine snowboarding only trails? But couldn't imagine that would be 100% collision free though. As nature of alpine boarding, we do make sharp J turns. Even if a well experienced alpine boarder is following behind, he/she can't expect/aware where the front border is going to make a J-turn to right or left and get on his/her line. And if he/she doesn't have enough distance with the front rider, collision could not be avoided. So... I was thinking to installing side mirrors on nose, not sticking out but angled mirrors. Like shinny metal topsheet on nose but has angled slightly so that can see what's coming behind of me. Did anybody think this already? :lol: See? I am going crazy over this but don't want to kill anyone even though it wasn't my fault.

Well... It happened to me yesterday at Wisp (west Maryland). :( It was green trail and short and wide for in-between trees on side. On the top, I waited to front skier to go away and then wend down. I was the first one (good 150 feet no one was in front of me..) I took it slow and did little push-pull carving for first few turns and took a little sharp heel-side turn. But a skier was just trying to pass me from behind left. It was a light hit. So after collision, we were going about 10 feet straight down as we stuck together fighting to gain balance back. As soon as I got my sense of control back, I did lean hard for a toe-side turn to escape and give him some room to regain his balance (he didn't and fell down) Then.... immediate .2 second, I saw a little girl coming straight down and she was just a foot from my right side of my face. The nose of my 4wd hit her left boot so hard her both skies snapped out and she wend down hard. I did front-flip and landed on my chest. I was o.k. and dragged me down to see if the little girl is ok. It was a quite hard hit. I found out the skier that colide first was the little girl's dad. She cried and moaned. I and her dad asked and checked her if she is alright. What an scary moment it was.. :( She was OK. At the time when she stood up, whole her family was gathered. They were surprised and overwhelmed by the accident but didn't say a word to me. I was pissed but more concerned about the little girl. Her dad seemed know skier's code well. He didn't say a word except checking her daughter and told her to 'suck it up, stand up, and let's go down hill' to the crying little girl. Then slide down to the base with them. I followed and checked on the little girl again and went my way. Then took a lift to slopes that take me to the base and came home. I do look up right before I do my toe-side turn most of times. but yesterday, I couldn't. Just plain feel bad and didn't want to continue ride any more.

Interested. Year, Photos (please include dings and nicks if any), and Your price are expected. Thanks. piusthedrgolf at gmail dot com

I have SB 325 with 2 tongues: Stiff (Black) & Soft (Grey) Yesterday, I was pushing forward with Stiff tongues and it was significantly stiff. After 4 hours of riding, my shin got a bruise on both legs. I didn't have any of that when I was riding SB 125 / 325 with soft tongues. So how stiff is it with stiff tongues compared to other newer models on any brands? I would like to upgrade my boots with little less stiffer than boots with Stiff tongues but more stiffer than boots with soft tongues. Please inform me. Thanks.

Obviously, my choice narrowed down to these two: Salomon Malamute Burton Driver X I probably get one of those when Spring sales get started.(some are already started) Thank you all for inputs.

Wow.. another hardbooter in N.VA area!! Glad you had a blast at ECES. I couldn't go ECES for this year but will go next year for sure. Since this weekend is going to be well above 50 degrees, I am going to WISP tomorrow morning to spend a my last day on hardboots for this season

:lol: I only have lived here in VA for 4 years. Rest of my rides were your area (Bretton Wood, Canon, Killington, and Tuckermen's Lounge for every spring for years.) Since here we got dumped for few times this year, I dust off my decks and had few turns this year and got hooked again. AND started to add carving boards to my quiver and POW board is one of them. I know it's going to be used so little....but.. I get to go to Tahoe every year..so why not.

Thanks. It makes a great sense now. Being an eastcost rider, that 40th days on POW will be good 10 years from now. Maybe 5 years if I trip to Tahoe every year. :)

I set my stance way back on POW and I was wondering if hard boots weighs too much..unbalanced? maybe.. Please do and share your thoughts on boots selection. It gotta be different if you ride with 3 lbs boots/binding combined then 12-14 lbs boots/binding.

Not at all. But don't we all have POW specified board in quiver? Softboot and POW board is just for POW, maybe 1 or 2 times in here and few trips to Tahoe. Otherwise, I will be on hardboots

Here is why I need a forum for softboots carving. :) I am wondering what types of softboots would be best for POW. I have DNR/Marker boots that click-in on both sides. It has stiff tongue with a booster strap that work like 3 strap Raichle SB hardboots. I do softboot carving with the boots in 55/50 setup and it performs really well. But dang thing is heavy as hell. Now, I am market for softboots that will be ONLY ridden on POW condition. If else, I will be on my hardboots. So..question is.. should I get stiff flex softboots or soft flex softboots for POW? What characteristics of boots that are important for POW condition?

Wow.. If you have BTS, that will be great. Let me know. Thanks.

To tdifan_2003 & Shred_Grummer: Does your RAB set have both pins? Please don't make me to insult you guys with my cheap-ass offer. :) I was looking for BTS but am trying to settle with RAB until I get a new boots, I live in 22030 and Paypal preferred for payment. Please PM me for your price. Thanks. piusthedrgolf at gmail dot com

Jim, Do you still have one? If you do, would you email me with more info? Thanks.

After reading this post, I just purchased a helmet, Giro Fuse. Now, I can go full throttle!!! YEAH! .. and..am I 100th?

How's was Fuse? any pro/con vs. G10 or any other helmet?

I had broken my ankle & 5th metatasal (outer most bones on foot) with riding softboot. I was riding BX board with 50/45 on softboots on DNR SI binding. It all happened in heel turn when condition were slush. When I leaned forward to initiate heel side turn, snow caught the nose and my body went over. Now I do ride conservatively. I push/pull (forwad/backward) constantly in a turn, like riding mogul, to eliminate nose dive. But it's no fun. It didn't occured me riding on hardboots but riding bomber style (lean forward and on top of your nose all the time) is not proper way to ride in my opinion.

SOLD!!

Got it. Replied with instruction.

Catek OS1 Standard Long for sale. SOLD Usual quick cant screw marks on on plates divots (regular) $120 Shipped to US (USPS Priority), additional $10 to Canada. Prefer Paypal.