Corey

I rode my 20cm waist MK variant for 3 hours yesterday. Was absolutely perfect for a terribly boring ski hill! I could just do wall-to-wall carves on the widest run with its tight radius and could do tight pump carves down the side of the bunny hill back to the lift line. I definitely notice the added high-frequency vibrations that the MK passes through when compared to any of my other boards. It's not bad on good groom, but when as it's yellow man-made ice my knees get tired quick. It does have a sweet spot. If you load the nose too aggressively in the mid to late turn, it'll wash out. If you feed the board forward through the turn it's epic.

Good call. Technology can be so wonderful!

This! You gotta. Like wearing 3 condoms...

Amazing riding, amazing filming! Who shoots uphill that well?!? Epic combo guys, thanks!

When this man says this, take it as truth. I have no idea how he keeps his boards looking so pristine!

I just went around 2/3rds of the outside of the holes. It's pretty thick so you can control application. Once it sets a bit and gets a skin you can massage it around. At worst, a metal pick can always get it out if it fills the holes.

Ha! I got some of those at the recommendation of someone at SES. They worked great but I couldn't put them on my UPZs when I was wearing them. I tried a looser setting but they fell off.

Yes! Shoe Goo is literally designed for this. Mine lasts way more than a day, though I don't walk far on pavement/concrete. Just goop it on. You have quite a bit of clearance between the heel and the binding when clipped in, so don't stress about making it too thick. Tip: Monitor the Shoe Goo as it sets. You can reshape it for a few hours with your fingers, but once it sets it's hard. It will flow downhill, so I flip the boot every now and then when curing to keep from having a weird wedge on one side.

Could be a bent center disc? Remove both and put on a flat surface to compare. If one rocks and one doesn't, that's your culprit.

My internal cues are: - Tip the board high with ankles/knees/hips - Reaching for your front boot cuff with the outside hand can help drive the above - Drive the board sidewall into the snow, hard at the start of the turn I didn't ride at all last season, so I'm going to be putting these into practice as soon as I get on the snow again!

If your toes point at 12 o'clock, what angle is the pain on your leg/shin on that clock face? Find a way to move the cuff/boot that way. Mine was always at 12 so I increased forward lean, and finally added a 6-degree heel lift once I bumped up against the limit of my ankle joint with lean alone. YMMV

Wow, that's speedy! I'm trying to imagine breaking the tires loose on corner exit and can only think about how hard I'd crash. Seriously cool though!

Fin mentioned that the pattern was originally offset rearward relative to the 4x4 inserts, but it was later centered on the inserts as most people wanted the front axle further forward.

That's like an annual snowfall for my area. Epic!

I hate it when I turn in the same spot! I purposefully change it up if I see myself heading over my previous tracks. Weird condition for my area: Most people that ride the runs I love just do them in a high-speed snowplow down the middle, so my turns on the edges stay visible for multiple hours.

Barry, we're having a hard time feeling sorry for you. Have fun, sounds awesome!

I replaced a substantial part of my old job with a spreadsheet. Why is a human comparing numbers from 3 tables to pick the optimal one? And then running repetitive calculations to figure out the next steps? The previous guy was perfectly happy doing that until retirement - it drove me nuts!

Zero. Just that I know you like your plates, and a fixed stomp pad will interfere with most plates. The Dakine Spike or similar is good at removing packed snow or ice without even bending over. Stick it however you want!

Not really. Instead of sticking the stomp pad right to the board, stick the hook side of velcro to the pad. Then stick the loop side to that, then stick that sandwich on your board. Use a butter knife to split the velcro when you gotta remove the stomp pad. Usefull when putting boards in a Sportube or similar. This assumes that you care about the top board's base. 110% credit to whomever suggested that on here! I love this idea so much!

What's a Donek MK? Something like 7m in the nose? I think the Madd 158 nose was in the 6.x m range for that crazy initial hook.

I'm with this guy! Add loop Velcro on the board and hook on the pad and now it's removable for travel or plates.

I can't see a Cobra without thinking two things: 1. What would I do to drive that on a closed course? 2. How hilarious the Throttle House review of a Cobra was. Find it if you haven't seen it! So much fun in this thread!

Always amazing, thanks!

Smooth and powerful. Those backpack straps would annoy me so much!

Tip I got early on: Turn your hips so you could pee on the nose. I had my knees and shoulders turned, but hips were doing their own thing. I was all wound up and locked in place! For the nit-pickers - Yes, that's extreme. End goal is hips matching your boot angle, but sometimes exaggeration leads to revelation.