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i had a somewhat related issue that i solved by going back to stock UPZ springs and adjusting my rear boot with a few clicks of forward lean in order to compensate for my limited ankle dorsiflexion. That solved my whole "i don't feel relaxed on the flats/carpet feeling" i also experimented a lot with different canting and eventually settled in inwards boot cuff canting on the rear boot and a little on the binding and 6/6 toe heel lift. Those changes made a drastic improvement in my riding and now i can actually feel relaxed on the board. This also solved most of my front pirate leg issue. I would take a systematic approach here and take full day to test out 1 change only, at a time.

wtf did i just watch? that was awesome

A short video taken by @Odd Job of me at Copper on copperacropolis. t4 coiler nirvana energy, 170 12-14 scr. @Odd Job and @yamifumi think i'd be right at home on a GS board. I dunno, i'm really liking my nirvana now. Enjoy. https://drive.google.com/open?id=1NKNLEQxia7XvtD4oRYwA5Ja3ZK0m2hi8

Really? Have you asked every single human that has gotten foam injected liners to confirm? @Beckmann AG Your inbox appears to be full or i can't send you messages. Do you mind sharing Eric Ward's number with me again when you have a chance?

Trust me, a lot! I wouldn't question any of Beckmann's knowledge. He helped me tremendously with my setup. Everything from binding angles, cant, riding technique to boot fitment and footbeds. The vein method worked for me; when i molded my intuition liners i taped pieces of foam to all of my problem areas, including the veins around the instep. I never even met Beckmann in person. he even offered up a free consultation to discuss my issues. That being said, it's most likely that ankles vary from person to person. Perhaps some people have "kankles" (fat ankles) with enough of a fat layer to not require vein tracing. Thanks for all the previous help @Beckmann AG

any of you hitting up love this weekend? I'll be at A basin tomorrow.

So one thing that really helped me out last season was going back to the stock spring system on my upz. And, i'm fairly certain that it's due to my limited rear ankle dorsiflexion. I'm now able to lock my rear boot with one more click of forward lean than my front. I was at a friendsgiving this past weekend and i was talking to some softboarders about hard boots and they had never heard about them. I showed them a few videos and they were all fairly stoked about it. I doubt they will actually invest in the gear to try out.

I have Ikon and will probably get A-basin once my ikon days run out for it. If i like A-basin better than love, i'll skip renewing my love pass this season. I plan on doing a long aspen trip sometime in Feb and i would love to ride with a few folks at aspen.

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I am definitely in. I love aspen, despite it's super expensive "foo foo" whatever attitude. I still think aspen has the best runs for carving. Big Burn for the win!

Debating whether or not i should start my weekend trips. It looks like not much terrain is open, yet. But, i'm itching to get back on the snow. I might head up there this or next weekend but A-basin since i have yet to carve there and i have my ikon pass now. I hope everyone is doing well. Looking forward to seeing all of you again this season.

Did you take the measurement with or without the footbed in place?

Yeah i know, the rust in the pictures looks bad, but it's not pitted at all. Smooth to the touch.

what i have noticed: Soft/Stiff flex = Slower/faster speeds. At least for the smaller sub 15m sidecuts. I have yet to ride anything above 14m.

Pics here: F2 - FTWO - Eliminator Carbon Edition 153 2015 https://imgur.com/a/Az4pXZx

I'm still debating if i want to do one last weekend trip this coming weekend. Not sure about how the conditions will hold up. And, honestly, i'm a bit burned out from traveling with all my freaking gear. (first world problems) Next season, or possibly late summer, i'm flying all of my gear in and renting a storage unit in Dumont to keep it there. Should make traveling a lot easier.

I learned that i like the more instant response of standard uppers vs sidewinders. It made a huge difference on my coiler nirvana energy. I also learned to approach @big mario 's trenches at a perpendicular angle!

This looks like snake oil to me. But, i have never ridden on any plate systems. I've heard good things about the geckos, maybe i'll try those next season.

I forgot to mention that my intuitions tend to pack out a bit throughtout the day so i end up progressively tightening things down. I do unbuckle the top and ankle buckles between runs. @Beckmann AG it's possible the occasional pirate carve might be contributing to this, or perhaps an overly tight cuff is causing a pirate leg due to restricted muscle movement? I'm leaning towards this being case of a overly tight cuff. I'll invest in a power strap and report back. What's the best place to buy one? Also, i just received a pair of size 28 upz's with lightly used powerwraps. I will try them next season. This will probably change everything again.

Yup i'm goofy.

I grew up skateboarding on a tropical island. Also did a bit of lognboard surfing in Florida. This is my 5th or 6th year snowboarding. Alpine snowboarding very much completely replicates the feeling of that first bottom turn after catching a wave, but on every single turn.

So what i've noticed over my last few trips of riding is that i usually end up with a very sore muscle on my front right leg, to the right of my shin bone. I believe it's either the "tibalis anterior" or the extensor, or a combination of both. I have fairly large calves for my size. I usually like the cuff to be really tight. It doesn't actually hurt while carving, but i can slightly notice it on the flats, or walking back to the car. And after every trip, it's really sore. I suspect it's just due to a overly tight cuff leading to weird muscle engagement. That or i'm doing something very very wrong which i think is normal? Just curious if anyone else has run into this type of pain. Only happens on my front right foot. I run stock upz size 27, intuition liner.

That's what she said!

I'm super paranoid with little kids. All too often they tend to dart out really quickly and suddenly. Plus, the dad wasn't really looking uphill. I'm probably too cautious with other people, where i know others are comfortable laying out turns around crowds. This might have been my last trip of the season. I'm keeping an eye on the weather and if it's still ok in mid april, perhaps i'll do one more weekend trip.

if you are talking about the very end of the last clip, i stopped because of the dad and the little girl. Yeah, at this point i'm just gonna focus on riding more. So are you alluding to building more muscle memory so that consistency becomes the norm rather than the focus?