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  2. Help Mounting F2 Race Ti Bindings to Kessler 162

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    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!

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  5. Name the Wipeout

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    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.

  6. Aaaaaand We are Back: from Fin

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    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.

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  10. Never wax again?

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    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.

  13. Is bomber out of business?

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    5 hours ago, Beckmann AG said:

    Make no mistake, a forum like this one is a sales device, and if so desired, a means of identifying and responding to the wants and needs of a niche sport.  As such, Bomber, et al. should be deriving as much (or more) value from the daily b'lather as those posting.

    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.  

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  15. Lucid Carving site

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    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?

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  17. Donek vs SG - Advice please!

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    On 10/14/2017 at 3:09 AM, west carven said:

    howdy seachange

    this is a no brainer... call bruce v. at coiler.com @ info@coiler.com and look into a nirvana freecarve or a all mountain,

    give him your weight and carving needs and you will be a carving rockstar. than thank me later... west carven

    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.  

  18. Tuning equipment

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    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.  

  19. 2017-2018 New Board Porn

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    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).

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  20. 2017-2018 New Board Porn

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    On 9/18/2017 at 3:48 PM, Jack Michaud said:

    Love my Nirvana Energy 174/20/12-14.  Although "KFC" has a different connotation in the US.

    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?

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  23. OMG, is my stoke evaporating? Will it return?

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    On ‎23‎.‎04‎.‎2017 at 5:57 PM, bumpyride said:

    ...

    I'm about to turn 68, and every year has seen an improvement in speed, skills, and in pleasure. I like the challenge of the whole mountain experience even when I find myself taking a fall, and even more so when I don't have to look behind me to see if I'm about to get creamed by a high speed idiot screaming down the grooms.

    Sometimes life is most rewarding when challenging yourself with new experiences - and that may well be on or off piste.

    INTERVAL TRAINING AND MITOCHONDRIA 

    ...

     

    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.

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