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@kamran I am ready to go and salivating over those gold cateks! I can get the money to ya asap let me know brother!

Nice daveo I really like that idea of a harder wax near the edge thanks for that!

Damn I missed those cateks. Let me know if they're still for sale I need another pair of bindings!

I got to live in Japan from 1998 to 2001, my dad was air force and we were stationed in Misawa air force base. The base would run programs where they would bus us to and back from the resorts for a pretty affordable price. It was so awesome because back then all the Japanese were wearing bright neon 80 esc gear while smoking cigarettes on the slopes. A few times I saw some Japanese hardbooters leaving some huge trenches and I thought man those are some deep ruts and I wanted to try it someday. Fast forward to the 2015-2016 season and I was browsing reddit and came across the ocho subreddit (which was from the movie dodgeball, it was the wacky sports channel) when I saw the locked stocked and two alpine snowboard video. I was so mesmerized by their carving abilities that I took it upon myself to devour all information about alpine snowboarding and where it was in the current day. I ended up reading the whole carvers almanac and fell in love with the sport! I picked up a 180 rev and some upz and self taught for the most part with much help from bomber. Got a lesson from an old racer in Santa fe which helped tremendously. This will be my 4th season and my first on my own custom board from Bruce. It's a EC board and I am incredibly excited! Thanks @Corey for the info about your EC board wooohooo! P.s. I can't wait to come up to Colorado again and hang out with the Loveland carving crew you guys were amazing!!!

Man I really want this thing!

Would you say it's too soft for a 210 pound rider?

How would hardboot carving on this thing be?

That thing looks awesome!

Would you ride hardboots on this bad boy? I don't have a pow board but I only ride hardboots

Hello @bobdea i am very interested in this trade. I have td3 sw si stealth edition with 2 seasons on them and would love to trade. I am getting a EC board from bruce for next year and have heard good things about standard so I am totally down. Some of the black paint is scrubbed off on the toe block but other then that good condition.

Darn I really wanted a td3 sw standard 2nd board kit ?

That's awesome barryj! I can't wait to get my Coiler EC, I just got in line for one and am so excited for it! It'll be my first new board, everything else I've bought has been used.

I asked the intuition people through their site and they told me to go with the Pro tongue. This is my first heat molded liner so I don't have much to go on as far as how it feels comparably but it's a tight fit and feels fine. It's a bit of a challenge to get into the boots though.

Yeah, @Kimo I thought so too. It was unbelievable close and Kosir was ahead until the very end. Its too bad the courses seemed bias for the red side too. Nevin was riding out of his mind too! I love watching him ride he's so clean in his movements. This vid is one of my all-time favorites, I just love the song played

So I am on the lift having a conversation with a gentleman who is on skis and was about halfway up when he notices what I am on (a 180 rev with a bomber bp and TD3 SW step-ins). So I explain to him the sport and briefly its history and right when I am explaining to him the experience of the edge hold I say "look right there at that line that's mine" as we are going over one of my deepest carves of my past run to which he says "That's no line! That's a trench!". It made me chuckle and feel so accomplished. I love getting to ride weekdays without the crowds

@Corey Fantastic ideas! Ill give those a shot. Also, I wanted to pick your brain about your Coiler EC specs and what if anything you would change but ill PM you as to not derail the thread.

I got to see that new setup on the new board porn thread. Ive been thinking about going in on a coiler EC for next season

How well do gecko plates work for a wider EC style board? I am thinking of getting a Coiler EC next year and was wondering how well these plates would do on it. I have a bomber boiler plate and I like it but it is a bit heavy and it increases my stack height (I am 6'4'') to the point where my front knee is compressed under the chairlift footrest bar and I kind of have to lean forward to get comfy. So maybe these would be a nice alternative.

I appreciate these notes as someone who is still learning the specifics thank you very much!

Pole planting like an absolute maniac. I approve <3

@jim alright i have sent an email

Sending a PM for the large F2 races

Shoot that's what I was afraid of. I contacted the YYZ guys and they didn't have any of the lowered cants. Then I contacted Shaun of donek and he had 1 pair of 3/3 degrees but he said the thin pucks were cracked and he wouldn't sell them to me so unless bomber gets their stuff together I'm kind of screwed unless one of you kind gentlemen has an extra pair that I can purchase or borrow until bomber is back in business. If anyone would be so willing please PM me and you will be generously rewarded, any help would be awesome thanks.

I recently came across this series and they have lots of fantastic footage of killer carves and jumps.

I am in desperate need of the boiler plate lower cant disks and E-rings for TD3s, I'll take any combo of degrees but prefer a 6 and a 3. Please help, I ordered these from bomber but when the drama went down they are nowhere to be seen so I am afraid I won't be able to use my new boilerplate in the way it is supposed to be with the bp lower cants.