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  1. Contra Contra

    in Alpine Board Reviews

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    7 hours ago, johnasmo said:

    Do you have a date on that picture?  I know Bruce made Mark a softie board he called a Slice earlier than 2020, pre-Contra, as that was the "freeride" build he was talking about replacing in 2020 after Mark tore out an edge on this "Slice" model.  I believe Slice referred to slots cut in the titanal meant to relax torsional stiffness.

    Yeah mate that sounds about right re time window. 

  9. Deeluxe Boot Fit (Foot Pain)

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    @Workmans sorry you lost me at goofy. Just kidding.

    My experience with Deeluxe could be summed up with the term "heel lift". No amount of work fixed it for me. Had more luck in UPZ, but my foot seems to fit perfectly in Mountain Slope boots with Zipfit liners + custom footbeds. Trip to a bootfitter was necessary.

    If you get the chance, it may be worth trying on another boot.

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  14. RC10 Straps Slipping

    in Carving Central

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    When I had UPZ RC10, I used the UPZ Power Strap SHOXXTER Plus straps (which have a ratchet instead of buckle) for a short period of time. But I found them too locked for a top strap so I gave them to my friend in Japan who wanted a set.

    Then I switched to a WC Booster, which was great, but I ended up giving that away too because I switched to a G-Style top strap, which I prefer because it offers the same little bit of give the Booster does, but I can unbuckle it on the lift.

    Now on my carve boots I run a G-Style top strap and on my softer all mountain boots I run an Intermediate Booster.

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  17. Ben Patrick’s Knees over Toes for knee discomfort?

    in The Lodge

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    On 3/11/2022 at 1:15 PM, SunSurfer said:

    I have my MTB knee pads, POC Air VPD. Warm and flexible, but don't have the wrap around 7mm neoprene the Rehbands have. Superb impact protection instead.

    What do you think of the airs, Alan? Comfort, staying put ability, general mobility while wearing them? 

    I've been oogling those for years to put over the top of my sleeves for that "just in case" moment and since my knees are a bit mmm less than in ideal condition one might say.

    I saw the vpd air leg with some minimal knee protection. Might check those out- should offer more freedom of movement than pads for my use case.

    I have a set of g form pads I put over the top a few times but they ended feeling too restrictive so ditched that idea.

  19. Ben Patrick’s Knees over Toes for knee discomfort?

    in The Lodge

    Posted · Edited by daveo

    I have severed my left ACL twice resulting in 2 x reconstruction. I now have grade 3 cartilage degradation issues in both knees due to my previous life as a track sprinter. I'm now at a point where I'm again squatting 100kg, power clean 90kg, hiked up and down 1500m vert in a day a couple of times. The leg and core strength definitely helps and the power cleans give excellent amount of impact absorption capability in a controlled environment, which transfers over into everyday life where you may encounter a large impact.

    The thing that helped me most was changing my walking (moving) biomechanics. I wear minimal style shoes with zero drop from heel to toe exclusively now. Big toe box in all my shoes. Toe socks only. Have spent a lot of time strengthening my feet. Now I absorb the impact with my feet as possible to minimise the transfer into my knees.

    I also wear SBD knee sleeves in the gym and Rehband 7051 while snowboarding. They help.

    That's my experience, it may or may not be relevant to you.

    Oh I just noticed I have the exact same shoes as the praying lunge dude in the thumbnail of that video is wearing. The blue ones.

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  20. The Dark Side

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    1 hour ago, WinterGold said:

    no real solution for amateurs

    Hm, I remember when we filmed some stuff for my mate's gym, we just set the recording frame rate to be a multiple of the electricity frequency in my country which is 50hz and it fixed it. Not sure if that will work for you or not though.

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  22. New Board Porn 2021-2022

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    22 minutes ago, Jack M said:

    However a perfectly kitted and fitted pair of UPZs or Deeluxes can be just as good.

    Yes, I should have said that my experience is subjective to me and my foot. Good point, a perfectly fitted boot for a particular foot is a perfectly fitted boot.

  24. Olympics 2022 (spoiler alert)

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I like it. Adds the technical aspect you find in bmx and mx racing. The faster your speed is at the end, the higher chance you have to pull away. What I disliked the most was when they had humongous consecutive jumps for a few years.

    I think baumgartner's knees were basically above his head when he sucked them up over the jump to make that pass. That was damn impressive. 

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