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Good stuff, thanks!

the stock screws are definitely too short. The discs are still seated in the bindings from last year when they were on an F2 Silberpfeil. For giggles I took a calipers and measured the depth to the opening of the first thread and the Kessler is a hair over 2mm deeper than both my Coiler and Silberpfeil. Yes, that Aass Fatøl was to provide an easily relatable length scale . In my house it is called by it's proper name Fat Ass beer While we're on the topic of bindings, I've always been a little unclear as to the different mounting schemes beyond 3-D, 4x4 and Burton's channel system. Below is a picture of 6 Kesslers with apparently 3 different hole patterns (for plates). Can anybody clue me into what the different hole patterns are? .

Perfect, thanks!

Hi all, I realize I've got two strikes against me from the start (non TD bindings and a European board), but here goes... I just bought a used Kessler 162 sight unseen, and received it not to long ago. There has obviously been a plate system mounted on it previously. I'm just trying to mount a pair of F2 Race Ti bindings and the stock screws are not long enough for the job. It looks like there is a lot more material above the threads of the 4x4 inserts than I'm used to and the stock F2 screws get probably get a max engagement of 1.5 threads. I obviously can't ride the board like this... So the two question are: 1) I though that 4x4 was a 4x4 so I'm surprised that these screws don't work... Can I use my Race Ti bindings without a plate on this board, or are the inserts designed to support a plate? 2) If I can use my bindings, what is the proper screw dimension? ok three, questions. it's actually three questions 3) What do all of the numbers mean in the first of the attached picture? Thanks for any help!

Love the flying beanie in the first wreck.

Along with the variant "Kamikaze" where slide on your back, head first, towards the trees, on ice.

One Scoop - Typically in slushy conditions where hard into a turn the snow just gives up resisting the board and the board kinda shluffs out from under you. You wind up plowing a lot of slush with the board and scooping up tons of slush into your jacket.

This is the best news I've seen in a while, and am stoked that BOL is back up. I'll also say I'm pretty impressed at how well the community stuck together and how several individuals went that extra mile to help keep everybody in touch and informed (both the obvious: Corey and Fin, and the not so obvious: folks who helped distribute copies of the tech articles, etc). I guess the hardboot community is like the snowboard equivalent of the cockroach? Just to make things more robust for the community in the future, is there anyway to extricate the BOL forums from the legal obligations of the BOL business? I realise it takes money to run the forums and that BOL pays for the hosting because it derives a lot of its business from the forums, but I'm sure some arrangement could be made. A lot of the information contained in the forums is community derived and it really sucks when it gets held hostage due to a bad business deal.

Not me!

What, you have a foot fetish or something? Sicko. ;)

That rules! I sense a new board in the 2017/2018 lineup at Donek. The Mad Slipper!

Just wondering about the overall longevity of the board and cost of maintenance... Reading through their website I got the impression that occasional base grinds are needed In order to keep fresh glider exposed, but there is not indication of how often.

Definitely stoked; got a new Coiler and a barely used Kessler to add to the bag of toys. The main goal is to have fun (of course) followed by not hurting anybody else and upping my game. Looks like I'll have a trip to Utah in mid March, so hopefully I'll be able to trick somebody from BOL into meeting up and showing me how to really carve .

Bring out the Finn. Finn's sleeping... Well I guess you're gonna have to wake him up now won't you?

That’s another great reason that whatever online community emerges from this ought to secure the rights to the forum and the content for the community. I feel bad about the financial troubles of Bomber especially given the effort Jim and Angie put into trying to grow the sport. But I’m pretty sure that for most of us, the forums, the freindships and the collected knowledge go beyond the business concerns of Bomber, and it would be too bad if that whole history got lost due to legal issues.

Oh hey, you're that guy! I saw some of your videos a couple years back and it helped push me past the tipping point for ordering my first Coiler. Thanks!

That's great that we are getting multiple rally points, but we also need to try to prevent fragmentation of the group. Until we get a clear indication of the fate of the bomber forum, it might be best to keep the posts on lucid carving to things related to the technical aspects of getting the forum up and running the way Corey wants. Keep snowboarding things on Bomber still?

The self hosting price for Incision doesn't look too bad. How much traffic does the BOL forum generate? Shared hosting on Dreamhost can be a cheap alternative if the traffic is low.

I'll give this a STRONG second. I started riding hard boots on an F2 Silberpfeil and was having a great time. Then I ordered a Coiler from Bruce and was completely blown away. The difference was like driving a sports car with suspension (Coiler) and without suspension (F2). The Coiler was a much more stable and forgiving board (but also more aggressive) and allowed for me to focus on bulk technique, whereas the F2 in addition requires a lot of attention to negotiate the chatter. Plus Bruce is an all around great guy that will work with you to get you set up with a great ride at a price that is pretty inexpensive for custom boards. I've got a 2 Nirvanas (my original is a balance which I highly recommend) and #2 is an energy that I just bought this year and haven't ridden yet.

Haven't compared tables, but I use a Swix 120x45cm folding table at home for snowboards (up to 174) and skis (180+). I'm in the "ski hut" about 2 hours every week tuning skis for my daughter (while hiding from the rest of the family), and I love me that Swix table. Really burley and really stable. I use the Swix T-Bar clamps for my snowboards. It's got enough room for the files, stones, clamps, waxes, iron and a small stereo. As far as waxing irons, I use a Toko T8 iron. I'm generally pretty happy with that (definitely a huge step up from the clothes iron), but next time I will probably opt for something with a bit more thermal mass. But for the price it works really well.

I was sure that I'd stay out of the porn section this year, having scored a too sweet to believe it deal on a barely used Kessler 162. Then I talked to Tanglefoot and heard he was going to get a new Coiler. Then I heard Mrs. Tanglefoot was gettin a new Coiler. So I started thinking: how would an NFC Energy compare to my NFC Balance, and what magic could Bruce do on this time around now that I could give him some feedback on an established baseline? It was all just theoretical, mind you, and besides, my wife skis, so a custom built Coiler for her wasn't going to win any hearts and minds. So I sent Bruce an email "A Couple Hypothetical Questions", just to waste his time. Unfortunately, he was positive to the ideas, things escalated quickly and now I have to add my new Coiler NFC- Energy. Like Tanglefoot's board, it has .4mm titanal and is optimized for energetic riding and icy narrow slopes. I'll bet Bruce wound up with a record sales year for boards going to Norway. To rocket scientists. The new board is the blue one on the left, next to her 2 year old bigger sister (a .3mm tinanal NFC balance with slightly bigger length and radii).

Oh we know. I've been trying to print up t-shirts for the KFC, but keep getting rejected due to trademark infringment. I keep suggesting that we change the name to the Kongsberg Karving Klub and use those initials on the t-shirt, but everybody seems to have a problem with that?

Wait...wuh? Are the helmet straps supposed to go inside the sunglasses?

This goes for everything! Took apart a pair of F2 Race Titanium bindings this last season to swap out some shims and discovered that half of the flange on one of the t-nuts had completely broken off.

Loved reading this post! Since turning 40 five years ago tend to fret about being "over the hill" (especially since I'm a "late bloomer" for hard-boots). Your post is a really good reminder that with work and investment in one's own health, things don't have to decline like a lot of people fear. As far as keeping the stoke... for me it comes and goes. When I moved to Norway I totally lost my stoke for snowboarding for probably about 13 years. I'd keep riding each year and would have some ok days, but I never had _that_feeling_ like when I lived in Colorado and would wake up early just so I could scream on over to Loveland with a car full of Red Bull and pop-tarts just so I could wind up battered and bruised but totally blissed while having a beer and a bowl of whatever at Tommyknocker's on the way back home. When I started on hard boots a couple of years back that feeling is totally back again. I kinda feel like I missed out on those first 13 years in Norway, but then again I had other things that kept me nearly as happy. As long as you've got something that gets you excited and puts a smile on your face its all good.