IceCoast

Thanks for all the replies. I think everyone has basically confirmed what I didn't really want to hear. I'll keep an eye in the classifieds, and maybe consider ordering a custome board next year. I bought new bindings this year, I'm probably going to have some difficulty convincing the misses I need a new board also.

I've been there a bunch for week trips. The biggest problem I felt was the Dream peak. If you look a the map you'll notice the peak is isolated the the only way to get out is through the cat tracks that wind through the multi-million dollar homes. The cats are pretty fast, but you can't really do much more than ride flat back to the payday lift. There are some good runs over there so it's worth checking out. The run "cloud 9" is pretty nice blue run. It doesn't seem to get much traffic because of the way the it comes off "sidewinder". You almost don't even know it's there unless you stay way boarder's right on the trail, which is why it seems to get less traffic. Good for making some nice turns.

I wondering what the light weights our there are riding. What sizes and styles? Are you buying boards off the shelf or are you having them custom built to your weight? I weigh in at a whopping 125lb. I'm currently riding a 159 Prior 4wd and it has proven to be a great all mountain board. It has been my first and only carving setup for the past couple years. With a 8.5m SCR I'm kinda longing for a board I can get a deep carve with that won't give me wiplash, give me visions of high siding, or being launched into the woods at speeds that can be obtained on a moderate blue. I live in DC so the local trails are not extremely wide or long, but I take at least one yearly trip out west for something a little more real.

Why did you choose this size and was this board design for you at 137 lbs? I'm interested, but I'm about 10 lbs lighter than you are and I'm hesitant if this board isn't working out for you.

I tried eliminating the forward Bias over the weekend and that didn't really seem to work. I couldn't control the board at all so i move it back the setting I metioned at the start. I really should have picked a warmer day to play with the bindings on the slopes; temps in the teens makes for plates, screws and wrenches that won't let go even if your not holding them. This stance is comfortable, but it has affected my ability to pressure the front of the board in a deep heal side, it just pushes and I find myself lying on my side. On the toes I've got wicked hook up. I've add some forward lean in the front boot and that seems to help. I think I may have gotten that pretty well set. Bobdea you said you run outward in the back and this reduces fatigue. What type of fatigue? I'm comfortable from a joint standpoint, but I feel my quads are working really hard, my front leg moreso than my back. Any expercience you guys can provide is great. I love carving, but being in the DC area I don't get a ton of days in so I tend to not want to mess with settings too much because it takes away from time on the slopes.

Hi all, I'm new to the board and have a question for those who have played with outward cant. I've been experiencing some discomfort on the outside of my front (left) leg so I started making some adjustments to my setup. After a day of riding while my knee was still sensitive I came to the conclusion I needed to reduce the inward cant on that leg. By the end of my next time out I had found some outward cant on the that leg eliminated the discomfort. I'm on a set of TD3 SWs with 3 degree cant plates. My set up now is ~1 degree outward cant on my front leg and ~2 degrees inward cant on my back leg. So the way I see it, I've got a little bit o' leanign tower of pisa goin' on. I know setup is a very individual thing, but for those of you who have found yourself in this situation, did you find any benefit to changing this to say 0 degree cant (front) and 1 degree cant (back)? The way I see it is that this in theory should be the same interface, but eliminating the leaning tower bit.

I've sent an e-mail with requested images.

Hey Hotbeans, I'm new to BOL but I've got a pair of OS2 short plates with the D3 elostomajiggers, all the extra bolts and spaces, and the angle measurement toothpick that they came with. They've got about 30 days worth of riding. I was thinking of posting them for $225. Let me know if your interested.