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  3. NorAms 2022 season.

    in Racing

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    Giants Ridge starts 01/21/2022. Normally I don't pay much attention to them, but this time I have a horse in the race....

    If any of you guys have a good source for live timing, let me know.

    Best of luck to my son. If you watch it, route for him please, Michael Smith. This will be his first ever NorAm, as well as his first FIS race as he is finally old enough for this bracket, as he just turned 15. This is a tough year, more for me, as it is the first year I am not at every one of his races...

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  4. board length suggestion

    in Racing

    Posted

    I also have a GS board on the for sale that is modern technology and good for GS if she wants to go that route.... Bruce did me a solid with this one and it did well by my son when he was smaller...

    It was designed as a race board if you want something for her to grow into.
     

     

  7. UPZ boots 28 - 28.5 shell $250 + ship -- SOLD

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by TVR

    I have a set of UPZ 'virus' boots in good shape. These are the modern version with very clean liners.

    These have the grey springs and are 312mm on the heels so fit 28 - 28.5 mondo and black tongues...  

    PM me with an email and I will send pics as I cannot seem to post the pics here.

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  9. Binding tightening torque

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Amazon now has bolts cheap enough to where I just replace them with 50 packs whenever they get buggered at all....

    M6x1.0 and choose the length which is 10mm to board or 14mm / 16mm for TD bindings
    m6x1.0 8mm head cap for Allflex replacement
    M8x1.25 and 16mm for TD upper to lowers

     

    No reason to go to the depot or Lowes....

     

    The stainless is what I am talking about here...

  13. Thinking about new non-stepins

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by TVR

    13 hours ago, Jack M said:

    @TVR's son is a Bomber racer now at Steamboat, I have very high hopes for him.

    I am not shitting on F2's here, this is just info:

    My son runs bombers, and has even moved to TD2's for a reason.

    For every rider, there needs to be some flex at or about the bindings. Some like the bindings to flex, while others like the boots to flex. People also tend to see someone win a race, and move to that equipment regardless. Most riders today want very stiff boots, and use F2s for their flex.

    My son has a little more flex in the boots and less in the bindings. He has done that because he has tried F2s twice, and both times had a failure. Both sets were modern (less than 3 years old) but not new. Both sets inspected out to look great. He will continue to try them, as F2s might fix their past issues.

    My son has ripped a total of 2 bails out of his eye hooks on TD3s and has never broken a set of TD2s. due to this, he runs TD2s on his race boards and in racing and has "confidence" in them as they are built ridiculously tough. The bails are slightly larger in thickness than other bindings like the F2s and they slightly 'stick' in the heel slot meaning you twist the foot out when unhooked. He doesn't like the sidewinders as they "act differently" depending on the temperature, as in 35 degrees the bumpers it pivots on as softer and at -20 they are hard cement bricks, so he likes consistency in his ride. 

    TD2s and TD3s are heavier and add about 5lbs to the boards overall weight....


    Hope this was helpful.

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  16. Climate Change

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Ah, the joys of discussions......  Let me guess...  when this thread is cancelled because of the tone, you will blame me for that as well, quack, quack, quack?

    Love the irony of you calling me a blowhard, but I doubt you will see it...

     

  18. Solicited in Wanted to Buy: caution

    in Want to Buy

    Posted

    Kind of funny though....

    We have in this channel the furthest left and the furthest right on the political spectrum...
    These two sides fight to the point of anger....

    But you have some stranger who comes in THIS HOUSE and tries to do a scam, and the big stiff arm gets extended with huge force as all rally together...  all fight together ....

    We seem to be a dysfunctional family here by all measures... but family all the same....

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  19. Solicited in Wanted to Buy: caution

    in Want to Buy

    Posted

    This is sad and the second time in under 6 months. This isn't a gathering of rich people, and this is sad that this happens.

    I don't think Jack should take any overarching action, but whenever anyone reaches out to sell, or tell you of a potential seller, check their membership longevity and also look at their number of posts. 

    Good luck all, and we hope we can keep this legit by calling out what we see...

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  20. Solicited in Wanted to Buy: caution

    in Want to Buy

    Posted

    A guy named "Husky" ping'd me with the following:

    "SilverSn0w has been trying to part out with his standard TD2 Uppers.. I'll suggest that you should contact him to know if it's still available..‪ alexmusson847@gmail.com You can email him.."

    I didn't reach out to this guy as I like to just wait to chat with people and if he had anything, he would have reached out to me....

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