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Why reinvent binding AND boot? We already have light, easy to walk in, and available boots in the backcountry arena. Yes, the BSL is on the long side but the boots are usually fantastic. Seems to me making a binding to grab these from the side with minimal or no modification is a more feasible endeavor. Better yet, why not a binding that gives you the support of a hardboot but for softboots? If they can do it for ski boots...

Well now I feel sheepish!

Nope. 4 books in total. 2001, 2010, 2061, and the god awful 3001. I'm glad he stopped after that one! Be careful what you wish for! Back to top sheets! I like it! But not sure how I feel about company names. I try to stay away from commercialization and (as hard as it is sometimes) politics. I might make an exception for the following though...

“What would you do on this skate park feature?” probably break a wrist.

I am kinda surprised it's not immediately recognizable... Yup. Exactly. I actually thought having a big black board was kinda like a monolith, and, well, the rest is history. It was actually nerdier than that... (as if that's even possible) On the cover of "2061 Odyssey Three" there was an illustration of HAL in the monolith which is exactly what I had in mind. Not surprisingly the board lives up to it's name by being immensely powerful but stubborn at times. Is this too nerdy for this forum? I can never tell. No? Ok then, how many Space Odyssey books were written by ACC?

It also goes well with my existing NFCB

26 ain't dead! Love my 26er. Much more lively than the 29 tank! Ooohhh... Top sheet discussion.... I'll open a new thread:

Along the lines of off season purchases, what are you thinking of your next custom topsheet? (Hint: This thread is inclusive. Even if you don't have the money, plan on buying, or even have interest in buying a custom board you can still suggest a cool topsheet!) I'll start, here's my plan for the upcoming BXFR:

I’m using it to forget my place in Bruce’s queue for now. Now that’s agony.

Oh heck yes:

This weekend was da-bomb! Should we do a LCI MTB meetup?

Safe trip dude!

Fair enough. Can you see that other people like biking? What are you trying to say? It's coming across as I'm better for not liking to bike. Sounds silly to me. I love snowboarding AND biking. I'm better for it and don't feel the need to compare.

Damn straight! (or gay - I would approve!)

I really enjoyed my DO this season. After seeing Martin's reviews and reading your comments from another thread I figured that this is probably the best choice. I'm hoping it's going to fill in where the DO falls short: bit turnier, wider so no bootout, and more nose so I can ride it in moderately soft snow without needing to dig it out. Seriously can't wait

I'm curious... Not having ridden the 2018-2019 model, I thought they were pretty much the same. Am I wrong? Did I get the better one?

It's called withdrawal syndrome. It's for your own good. Go and break your bones in the alternative way!

Apparently I got the last slot for 2019. Going with a 160 BX, decambered nose, 27cm wide, and probably carbon for extra pop. Not sure about the sidecut. Thinking 8/10/9 since the role of bigger sidecut cruiser is filled by the DO. I kinda want a quick all mountain thing. Any thoughts?

That guy doesn’t need a snowboard. His regular shoes are classified as pow boards by themselves. But I digress. Even I with my measly 27mp foot have plenty of overhang. A 27cm wide version would be very interesting indeed!

Fantastic deal IMHO. I would totally buy it if I didn't already have one I am constantly finding out how much fun and capable it is.

So who gets the boots?

I want to say Gurmukhi Sangam MN Bold or Vremena Grotesk In reality many are soooo close.

Yamifumi, Dennis, Mario, XRH, Ice and I in attendance. Don joined us for a lap or two before going over to be with his kind. Dusty Bottle and Haley too. So how was it? The good, the bad, and the ugly. The good: The snow. Amazing, in fact for May. Firm and grippy while being fast. I especially liked firebowl and etow. The bottom part of the mountain was more slushy but honestly, really not bad. The DO simply loved these conditions! I've been getting some bootout on softer snow but not on this stuff. It was really great. The bad: End of season . Even if we all could use the rest it still sucks. The ugly: Plenty. Crowds, Gapers, Straightliners, etc... I had more close calls today than the last 3 months. Also, variable snow took out Dusty's thumb - ugh. Given the kookiness I am happy there are no more injuries to report! That is it for me this season. I am going back to the gym to work on my non-existent athletic ability. Will see you kooks October hopefully. Happy summer!

Think about it this way. If it wasn't the binding it would have been your board...

Not gonna be the same. Going to miss ya!