wannabealpiner

Seattle 948 Hi, I've been searching for boots for some time. I am new to alpine and have been looking for gear. Im a size 10 soft boot, 27 mondo point. I have a fairly wide foot. 27cm long foot. Thanks Dean

@ srodeo These bindings are sweet for soft boot carving. The cant and lift options are great but they need to be periodically checked for loose screws. The front highback is canted or twisted towards the nose which is nice. Depending on how far you move them forward, it would have been nice if those were a little more adjustable but overall these are awesome.

<object _mce_src="cid:52ef5dcf-6a4a-e3da-e1e0-f2a1b4a98f41@me.com" class="_mime-inline" alt="Prior FR Top .jpg" title="Prior FR Top .jpg" data="cid:52ef5dcf-6a4a-e3da-e1e0-f2a1b4a98f41@me.com" type="application/x-apple-msg-attachment" id="f0938230-afcb-48a5-bf59-93634f57eead" height="1023" width="1363" apple-width="yes" apple-height="yes"></object> Prior MFR 162W. Great board, plenty of life and edge. Used for about one season. Asking $300 OBO or trade for alpine gear. Looking for alpine boots 27 mondo.

Are these still for sale. If so shoot me an email at dbeyer@me.com

Ill send you a message once I get that Flux capacitor Dean

The title pretty much says it all. Looking for 27 mondo boots. here are some pics of the MFR. Board is in awesome shape. Texture on bottom is all wax and dirt that was saturated in to hot wax. The edges have no nicks. Great all mountain board. If you would like more pictures to verify condition send an email to dbeyer@me.com.

I have a prior MFR 165 ish. Would you be interested?

Is this still available? Would you be willing to trade plus cash as well? I have a MFR. I'm looking for a 4x4 or ATV Thanks Dean

Im looking at another burton pj on crags goofy. What do I do about the binding holes? I can't mount my Cateks on this thing right? It comes with a pair of what look like soft boot bindings Thanks

What kind of bindings are used on these?

I am actually looking at another board similar to this. Its a burton. What do you do about the binding holes? The board comes with what looks like soft boot bindings. Its an asymmetric board. Thanks

Here is the link to the hard attack vid: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kyKvAUOkNG0. Here is a pic of an assymetrical board I was looking at. Its a 93 Pj burton. Goofy I think. Why does it have soft boot bindings? Do you think this has the five hole pattern? I'm looking for a cheep way to get some more edge hold than a prior 178 spearhead or 181 pow stick and still have some versatility of the groomers. The guys in catapult seem to be doing well on both. You think I could find something cheap that will do what I'm talking about?

@ jonny, So the heels are spendy. Like $70 or more? That stinks. And there is also an additional adapter? Also, that seems like a ton of torque being applied to a screwed in piece of plastic. Does anyone have safety problems with step ins. Like the heel ripping off or something? Even when screwed down, in a hard wreck if you torque it hard I could see any threads holding a heel on getting ripped out. The reason I was hoping to go this route is that the set up i wanted to buy is in my price range. Board and step ins for 250. If I can pick up boots for less than a hundred bucks i'd be happy. Is that realistic? Also I had another random question. I managed to find some oldschool asymmetrical board on craigs list. Its a Burton race board from the 90's. The board looked very similar to what the guys were riding in the catapult hard attack vids. It had soft boot bindings set up on it. Those guys weren't using softies were they? they were going so fast I couldn't tell but it almost looked like they were. At any rate. Those guys were shredding harder than I've ever seen on those boards. And on all different terrains. Could you have that kind of versatility with any alpine board. Considering how old those vids are, if I could get into a cheap set of gear like what they were using so I could shred hard just about anywhere and lay it over I would be super stoked.

I've got a question about boots. I am looking at a used set up but the bindings are step ins. Step in TD2's. Do all alpine snowboard boot work for step in bindings, or do they have to be step in specific boots? If they do have to be specific, I'm guessing they will be more expensive than a regular boot. Would it be possible to find a beginner pair for 100<$ Thanks

@ old snowboards The purchase isn't a done deal. The set up is TD2 step ins and paired with a Volk 178 Renn tiger at 250 for the set. The guys boots were too big. I measured my foot length up against a wall and got 10.625 inch which is exactly 27cm. So I would be a 27 mondo. However, my Dads foot is one cm larger than mine, and he can fit in his old TNT carbons (although very cramped and squished) and still buckle up the boot. I cannot get any of the top buckles down on top because of my calf size. I would consider snowboard boots over the ski boots if they are reasonably priced. Another idea I've had was to purchase the additional parts from Catek to get my dads catek soft boot set up to a hard boot set up, then use his ski boots and ride one of our own boards. Apparently my dad has been trying to get a hold of them for years about it. I emailed them last week and haven't heard back, but I haven't called them yet.

@ Blue B Thanks for the reply. Apparently after re-checking today the bindings are the step in TD2's. The ski boots I would be using are TNT carbons. I'm just guessing that step in boots would not be compatible with the step ins. Am I wrong? @ oldsnowboards I would have to check about driving the car up on weekdays, but I do have some time during the week. It would be great to get up and meet with you sometime. The bindings I'm looking at are step ins. I don't think ski boots will work. I thought they were bailed TD2's.

Hello, Basically I am just starting out and am looking for a 27 mondo size boot. I wear a US 10 driver x softboot. I put on my dads TNT carbons and I can get my foot in but cannot buckle the top buckle because of my calf size. My Dad and I wear the same size softboot. That might give an idea for sizing. His foot is about 1cm longer than mine. Pricing is important because of limited funds. I also have a Prior free-ride to trade for alpine type gear if anyone is interested. Its in great shape and rarely used. I'm in Vancouver Washington and ride at Meadows. Thanks Dean

Ti knee, jonny, Thanks for the reply's. I am a 27 mondo with is a pretty common size, but I'm having a hard time finding something in my price range. But ya my dad is paranoid about the safety aspect of the boots. He just got a really nice pair of Dalbellos, and his old pair of boots are basically race boots. I can see where he's coming from. Race boots ski boots are probably the worst to learn on, but i've been riding soft boot for years with angles up to 33 in front. The stiffness of race ski boots is a concern. They are TNT carbons. Also, my calfs are so big I can't buckle the top strap on the boots. My dad thinks moving the straps would fix that. I am just concerned whether pairing them with a Renn tiger 178 and diggers would be a bad call. I have a 181 powstick i could practice with first. I posted to another forum. This probably isn't the best place to post this question but thanks for the replies. Dean

Hi, I am looking to get used board with TD2's and am planning to use my dads old ski boots on them. Can anyone tell me if they are compatible? Thanks

Hi, I just had a general question about trench digger bindings. I am planning on getting a used pair and using them with ski boots to save some $. Are ski boots compatible? Thanks Dean

Hi, My foot is 27.3 cm long. I wear a 28.5 soft boot. Would these fit me?

Hi, I measured my foot to be 27.3 cm long. I use a 28.5 softboot and i wear a 10.5 shoe. There is mondo and non-mondo? These are non-mondo? Would these boots work for me? I have very wide feet and big calfs. Thanks Dean

Hi, I measured my foot to be 27.3 cm long. I use a 28.5 softboot and i wear a 10.5 shoe. There is mondo and non-mondo? Is this a non-mondo? Would these boots work for me? I have very wide feet and big calfs.

Hi, Im new to alpine and am looking to get into some gear. My heal to toe size is 27.3 cm. I have very wide foot and very large calfs. Should I be looking for exactly the same size boot as my foot length? Might these boots work for me? Thanks Dean

Hi, Just trying to get into alpine for the first time. I measured my foot to be 27 from heel to big toe. I have a very wide foot and massive calfs as well. Would this be a good boot to start out on for all conditions? Im interested. I have no other gear. Are there certain bindings that only work on certain boots? Sorry for the newb questions Dean