JRAZZ
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^^^ Says so on the sticker: 10-13m -
Tell me about it! I saw someone endo on one of those.
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If it falls through let me know, I'm interested
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Craving for new board --- Donek MK? Proteus? 180, 175, 170?
JRAZZ replied to Comapedrosa's topic in Carving Central
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These can get confusing quickly. Here's three tables that I put together to make some sense of what I was seeing. I make no claims on accuracy or the data being error free but it helped me. Hope it helps you as well :) p.s. Just a heads up. Shipping from Mcmaster is really expensive. Keep that in mind - your total cost will be higher. Just do what I did and find someone who orders regularly and use them unscrupulously.
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I wouldn't grind them. These are die springs and are available via most hw suppliers (McMaster, Grainger, eBay, and sometimes Amazon) The shop used to have the spring rate. I would go off of that and not the color as that does not seem to match the industry standard (probably repainted to match the TD's color scheme) You can get a stiffer spring or a shorter spring (or both).
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Craving for new board --- Donek MK? Proteus? 180, 175, 170?
JRAZZ replied to Comapedrosa's topic in Carving Central
Just to throw another board in the mix (and slightly tilt the conv) how would a prior WCRM compare to a Proteus? At comparable lengths the two seem very similar (single sidecut, very little taper, etc...) I'm interested if anyone has ridden both and can tell the difference (I bet there is) -
Damn dude, leave you alone for one weekend.... Hope the meeting with the surgeon goes well and the recovery is quick! This season is not starting out well collision-wise.
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I'm not sold on the leash idea. Not really sure what it's supposed to do and if it actually does the supposed function. That being said I did get a leash and will try to use it. If it's not too onerous then it's probably not hurting anything.
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^^^ I promise to make it up there to take the level down a notch
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I honestly don't know. Have never seen a weight spec for it. That being said it is a stiff board and will easily accommodate the "weightier" rider.
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Bump. Price reduced. Hit me up!
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Exactly. I'm probably at the point where it's my technique more than anything. The good news is that I am making progress.
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Nope. The flat front binding solved that problem. Rail? I don't rail :D But I can easily move from edge to edge. Very possible. I have a tendency to lean on the back foot and sometimes overcompensate. I'll keep an eye out for that. The interesting part is that I was doing really well without the hip rotation. I'll go to Mario Sunday School (MSS?) and see what we come up with :D
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Tried that. Patrollers didn't like it :D All kidding aside, I tried to rotate my hips forward during a heelside and washed out the back foot instantaneously. Just raising my head and looking where I'm going (aka across the hill) helps tremendously. I also see the benefits of "reaching for the knee" but the moment I tried to rotate my hips I washed out. Any ideas?
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How do you connect it to your boot/binding?
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We're on! FWIW I found that the thing that was throwing me off was the lift up front. I need a flat front binding. No lean/cant/squish made a difference as big as leveling the front binding. I guess you DO drive with the bottom of your feet. I'll leave the stabbing of the heels to a certain odd person. I hate the sight of blood.
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Another great way is to wash with alcohol, wait to dry and then put in the oven for a couple of minutes. Paint on the hot metal tends to stick better.
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It would be interesting to see how that holds up! In my experience spray on finishes do not last when you have things knocking into them. For a really durable finish I would sand-blast and then do a baked on finish like Cerakote. But honestly, I'm more in for the grunge look.
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:( Girls swim meet. Next Saturday? Clarification: My girls have a swim meet this Saturday. Have to go see them swim. Can't go snowboarding.
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So this thread has devolved from news and legitimate concern to attacks, anger, and stupid videos. Can we please lock it out and get back to snowboarding? #tierdofseeingthisthread
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^^ I try being a jerk to people in person. I'm old school that way.
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Who's Stoked for a new season and what is your goal?
JRAZZ replied to Chouinard's topic in Carving Central
I had a very short day on Sunday. New boots were killing me. I have, though, managed to do something I haven't been able to do before. All this summer I concentrated on getting into better shape (Mario's voice saying "bend your knees!"). This Sunday through the foot pain I managed to get far lower. It was just the tip mind you but I definitely felt some different response. I'm stoked to tying that out again and improving this season. Feel like I'm almost there! -
Did you buy the 2018 boots? The ad said you can preorder and they'll ship early November. I ordered the previous model Track 700s on July and got them so I know the system works. I hope there's a way for Jim and Angie (or whoever) to give us some solid information. That would go a long way towards helping confidence.
