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to anyone with experience with both: are the rc10's much more stiff than the atb's? I love the fit and feel of the atb, but combined with f2 carve rs bindings, my setup is feeling a bit flexy. should i stiffen up the boots, bindings (to td3 standard), or both? I free carve on this setup, no racing, but we have steep narrow slopes here and i feel i am pushing (mostly my) limits to keep the board in a carve without sliding some of the time. I read the thread about carving on steep slopes, and identify with these scenarios. thanks for any advice, loving carving again (on new equipment) after only soft booting for the past bunch of years.

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is there much difference in the flex of the td3 sidewinder vs. the standard td3? I am currently on F2 carve RS plastic bindings, and want a little stiffer set up. thanks!

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i wear a size 10 in most every shoe i buy, and the 27-27.5 UPZ boots that i have fit perfectly.

i am trying to figure this out right now myself. just got some new atb's, and the fit is great. I was told to not switch out the red tongue that came with the boots to anything stiffer, as it would wreck the shell? I may try the medium stiff/black anyway, but not sure of they would fit, as the other tongues have 2 buckles on the lower part on top of the foot, and my reds in my ATB's only have one. anyone try this? I am coming from old Burton shadows and ride softies mostly, so the atb's feel stiff enough for me, and super-comfy.

interested to see how soft the new atb's are compared to the rc10's. I too am moving on from an old pair of shadows, but do want something stiffer.

anyone tried the ATB's? any info would be helpful, thanks!!

i want these if not already sold

rbaldwin- which AT boots do you use, and with which bindings? does anyone use anything like these in soft bindings? http://www.koflach.com/en/parsepage.php?tpl=tpl_prodotti_detail&sqlpam1=256 http://www.moosejaw.com/moosejaw/shop/product_Lowa-Men-s-Civetta-Extreme-Boot_10216401_10208_10000001_-1_

http://summitskiboards.com/product/matrix-ph711s-custom-snowboard-bindings-for-skiboards/

i just got a nirvana energy a few weeks ago. I asked Bruce to make it 169, w/ a 9/10.7/10 vscr. waist is 21 as well. this thing is amazing. super tight lower speed carves, and it is so stable at hi speed, big turns as well. surprisingly forgiving and well-mannered in non-carving situations. I say go with the smaller sidecut.

Showing off my new set-ups. The red board is a bxfr nose, bx tail. 160, 23.8 waist, 8.5 scr. set up as a soft boot carver. running 45/36 angles and get very slight boot out. will hopefully add some soft boot plates of some sort at some point to help with this and get a little more cant/rear heel lift. Not wanting to increase angles any more. Using rossignol Xavier De La Rue bindings, which are working, and have some built-in canting and toe lift, but would like to compare the footprint with other options, as the heel cup seems big. This board is super quick edge to edge for a softie set-up, and makes the firm groomers fun, while enabling me to still go anywhere on the mountain comfortably, including bumps and powder conditions. This will get a lot of use as a go anywhere firm conditions board. The blue one is a nirvana energy 169, 21 waist, 9.7-10.7-10 vscr. This thing is sick!! Granted, I am coming from an older burton alp and burton bindings, but this thing rails. Tight slower carves or big hi-speed turns; this thing holds. wow. I am using F2 carve bindings and my old burton hardboots for now, and i can’t imagine how solid it’s going to be with new stiffer boots (suggestions?). I am running 54/45 angles, and only feel a little boot on slower, deep, laid out carves. I am running cant on both bindings, and heel lift on the rear. On my first day on this set-up, I was hooting like i was getting deep, steep powder turns on my Hovercraft, so fun!! Thanks Bruce!!!!

what is a good product similar to Bomber's power plate that works well with a soft-boot setup? (coiler bx 23.8 waist) I could use a little more clearance to prevent slight boot-out i get when really railing my soft-boot setup, and would prefer not to increase my angles any more, which are currently 48/36. Is there a product like this that also provides a little rear heel lift/front toe lift? Does anyone have experience with the Rossignol Xavier de la rue bindings? I am also looking for stiff bindings for this softie setup as well, with small footprint. Thanks all!!

or i may could just send you one of the bindings, and keep the other for spare parts for the other set i sometimes use. pm me if interested.

what is a good stiff new binding that can work with higher angles (rotatable high back?), and has a small footprint and build in can't or toe/heel lift? My boots are malamutes, fyi, size 10. thanks

i have a couple old sets of these if you want one for cheap....

anyone tried these? http://www.amazon.com/Technine-Custom-Snowboard-Bindings-Summit/dp/B00GRH5J6A

3 straps made a big difference. any 3 strap binding options out there currently?

thx guys. Bruce is building me a 170 nirvana energy 21 wide, and a 160 BX 24 wide. great deals with the exchange rate now, thx for the heads up on that. so psyched. I'll ride my old alp a lot before the new ones arrive, and will post back with thoughts once I get to ride the new ones.

what are the specs on the 162?

Thanks guy, awesome info! After some digging, I'll probably have more questions. -will this be a one board quiver or the first of a bunch of boards you want to get? probably just 1 hardboot set for now, got a few softboot setups. -do you consider yourself intermediate/advanced, etc.? advanced in softies, probably advanced-intermediate on the carver -are the runs you ride most often narrow or wide? I seem to run out of room width-wise on my groomed runs when pushing it -will you be on piste carving most of the time? yes -will you be all terrain riding most of the time? groomers on this set up -what size are your boots? 10 -what are your preferred stance angles? as less as possible while avoiding any toe drag -are you over or under 190 pounds? i am 160

I currently will spend a handful of days on my old burton alp 164 asym board with burton plates and burton hardboots. I would guess the whole setup is 20 years old. I am looking to spend more time on a hardboot setup and want to get a new board, bindings, boots. I'd like something a little forgiving with a tight turning radius as opposed to a set up for bigger hi speed super-g type riding. Can anyone suggest some gear? I would like to go used if i find something on the newer side. I am in telluride co fwiw. thanks!