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You can turn them into two skwals

My Nitro (Probably Mid 90's) My Thias (96' Probably)

This has a Chuck Norris sort of narrative to it...

Lol, look at the epic "power-wedge" on that skier.

Yeah, I can't wait to try and squeeze a day this season or ride it the next. I won't even mind falling a bunch of times! And yes, the Rossi Bindings on the Nitro are a little sloppy until you close the latch but they work!

This is a bit of a cop-out but these are new (90's) to me. My Hardboot Quiver

Bumping again for interest

The wiki page is a reference guide organized in such a way that users can quickly navigate to very general or organized information for technique, equipment and starting out. BOL seems more like a page referring to how the community learns individually or as a whole.

Hardboots and softboots work about the same for me in all terrain. I see a little more control in crud in hardboots for me actually.

Choosing between carving and ski boots is mostly a matter a preference in the end. If the forward and lateral flex is sufficient, some ski boots can fit the profile perfectly. Since most commercial ski boots are extremely stiff with almost no lean adjustment, its better to go with hardboots since most models have exactly the same average flex characteristics in the right places, give or take some stiffness in the lean and cant. Some racers and carvers do utilize full-on commercial ski boots but many use a highly advanced 'natural' technique or cut certain places in the boot to control flex or stiffness. I believe that some manufacturers did or still do create boots which can be used on a carving board and skis on the same day with some inserts and adjustments.

Should send you a PM tonight of the boots.

Just starting out with the same skwal boardxacta168. Let me know how you like it.

Looking for the orange or equivalent tongues for the Head Stratos Pro. Boots are in 25.5.

I have a pair in M26.0 I am willing to part with.

Despite being rather new to hardboot bindings, it sounds like this could be an appropriate summary: Lets make an assumption that most hardboots fall into some distribution of stiffness or have equal stiffness. Titanium and aerospace alloy bindings such as Bomber (TD, SW etc.) and Catek (OS...etc) are popular with freecarvers since these are quite stiff axially and laterally. Primary customers of these bindings seem to typically use these in groom and piste with minimal bumps in terrain where technique and precision make a noticable difference to the experienced rider since the interface is inherently stiff. Racers however typically seem to gravitate towards F2 or equivalent plastic/metal interface or construction, due to either cost or lighter weight. Is it possible that the flex in these binding is utilized like a boiler/power plate system, which keeps racers more concentrated on the path instead needing to keep their mind on the terrain and bumps. Or perhaps that lighter riders = smaller nominal loads calling for lighter, less stiff bindings and that's really it. Mostly guessing and I wonder if any of this is correct.

If you are disappointed that hardboot snowboarding is still an obscure industry, imagine how some of the skwal guys feel. I am jumping on both alpine boarding and skwal within a year of each other and though the price of equipment cost me very little, the lift ticket prices are what probably push people away the most since both require immense confidence and practice.

Replacing it is safer. A bent bail usually signals that additional inelastic deformation will occur and cause it to snap or bend the bail further. Also, depending on the metallurgical properties of the steel used, you can probably relieve the stress by heating the bail with a torch and letting it cool. However, the bail shape is formed with strengthening in mind during the forming process. Save the guesswork and headache and just replace it.

I have a Nitro 157cm in nice shape. Waist Width is about 21cm. $120 for the board. I can add bindings for another $40. Used if for both groom and off piste with great success, I'm just too heavy for it now.

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Sounds good, we'll keep in touch. Not enough hardbooters around me...

Just got my Thias last night and it looks great for an old stick. I see lots of people describing the 8m sidecut as 'nervous.' What kind of stability should I expect at different speeds?

New Price: $150 shipped!!!

Waiting on delivery of Thias Easy Jungle 165cm/8m SCR from a fellow skwaller on the forum. Any tips on riding/setup a first-timer? Also, are the snowpro bindings inserted or screwed in on these?