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I think I want an Angrry. 165, 20, 10ish

My Flux was based on a stock 167. The only change I asked for was a wider waist (28cm). @shawndoggy What are you riding for angles in that video?

Understood. No worries. I’m still more passionate about riding hard than soft. I just can’t get enough of the damn Flux lately. I would try riding it with hardboots but it’s 28 wide so that’s not gonna to happen.

I love trees but hate moguls.

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I have my place in line. I just don't know what I want yet.

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Obviously, I joke. I could never do that. Someday, my aging body will no longer allow me too, but for now hardbooting is a must for me. However, I just spent the weekend at Stratton with softies and my Donek Flux. That board is effing unbelievable! It continues to reveal itself as, by far, the best soft boot board I’ve ridden. I could spend the rest of my life riding only that board and be very happy.

I have had multiple experiences with Sean and only one with Bruce. I don't see how, a design and build experience with Sean can possibly be "far surpassed", by anyone. His customer service thought the entire process is old world, all encompassing customer service. Don't get me wrong, Bruce was great. I just had a very similar experience with both builders.

Do you know how many members of this forum are looking for a K168? You can get more than decent money for it. I paid $1,200 for mine. It had only been on the snow once before I got it and it was in perfectly new condition. So, I was happy to pay that much.

@Grip and @daveo. I ride my 28 waist Flux with size 11 Burton SLX boots, 33 degree front foot and 18 degree back foot. Most hardbooters on a Flux wouldn’t ask for it to be made this wide, but it was necessary for the lower binding angles. I would love to experiment with larger SCR, even in the same length. Sorry it took me so long to respond to the above posts. I didn’t know they were here.

I spent the last week of February in Steamboat Springs with this. My Donek Flux 168. Its 28 wide at the waist so I got questions from people in every lift line. But, more than that, it’s the questions I got every time I checked my board into storage at the ski shop underneath the Sheraton, as well as every time I checked it out. “What kind of board is that?!” or “I’ve never seen a board like that before.”

That side cut radius doesn’t look right.

My first lesson on a snowboard was in hardboots in 1990. I started on a Checker Pig and quickly was sucked into the Burton alpine board evolution over the course of the next decade, buying every new M, PJ and Factory Prime that came out. I didn’t buy anything new from 2001 to 2008. That first new board in 7 years was a Donek 179 Freecarve II with my first set of trench diggers. That was certainly game changing. The next game changer was in 2015 when I bought and rode my first metal board, the 180 Proteus, wow!

I find riding the K168 centered gives me far better consistency and edge hold. I vary my turn shape thru angulation and not fore and aft weight distribution like I would on a Rev or Coiler

Because I recently came across it and, as always, I had to stare at it for a while. Also, like most of the members on this forum, pics like this make me drool.

I agree. He is so much fun to watch. The only thing I don’t like about Ryan’s riding is the “elbow on the snow” extreme carving. But I don’t really enjoy watching any “drag your body on the snow” carving. Don’t get me wrong, I respect the skill it takes. It just does nothing for me. Ryan is the only soft booter who’s videos I will always click on. So smooth.

I have sprained my MCL many times starting back in high school. I find that getting on a bike just to spin the pedals really helps.

I’ve always thought that confidence is a huge part of a successfully carved turn. The right technique is necessary, but knowing that you will succeed in what you set out to accomplish is more than half the battle. When the conditions are good push yourself for shorter turn radius. Falling on your ass or hands from loosing the edge while pushing yourself a bit beyond your current ability isn’t a bad thing. In my first 10 years of carving I used to tell people, if you’re not falling once or twice on every run you’re not really trying hard enough. The more you gain experience riding at the limits of your abilities, the faster you will improve and gain the confidence that is needed to just know that you can do it.

I posted pics of both of these boards on the forum this past spring, but since they are new for this season, they may as well go up here too. K 168 NFCB T4 174 10.5/12.7/12

What is the weight range?

I dont think he ever made it.

This may be disrespectful to some but, how is there a golfer among these other athletes?!

Yes. Same website as before.

I love my Smith Chromapop I/O X.