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I made my sone some plate bindings, and got him some ski boots. The issue is the board - he's either on an oversized SG125, or a swallowtail.
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I'm selling my demo 185 GS Super Carver board. It has all the dimensions of a full on race board, but flex is backed off just a hair so its a more enjoyable free carver in mixed resort terrain.
Read about it here: https://www.soulwaterman.com/collections/soulstick/products/caferacer
Asking $599 for it. Retail is $799. Used 2 days only. 19.9/10 condition - It's basically newI also have a pair of UPS AF700 26.5 for sale. Condition 7/10. Friggin great boot.
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12 hours ago, Dan said:
I haven't skied since I was a child and was never good enough to rock a monoski, but when I see people use them, it looks like they combine the bad points of skiing and snowboarding without much benefit. Am I wrong about that?
Having said that, I have deep respect for anyone that can tear it up on a monoski - it looks hard!
When I used to work as a patroller at a small North Carolina mountain I got bored, so I started to monoski.
Monoski's combine perfectly all the disadvantages of snowboarding with all the disadvantages of skiing, without any of the advantages of either
But it was a challenge to try to master it anyway.
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13 hours ago, Mr.E said:
If those langes fit check to see if they have any heel rivets. If so just pull those out.
Heel Rivets?
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8 hours ago, Dzn2board said:
Dusted off my vintage Burton PJ and still in pretty good condition, but need some size US 7 hardboots to ride it.
thanks
I have some Raichle 26.5 AS700 for sale.
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21 hours ago, Wolf said:
Uh, tempting but hes a 19 MP - man thats a lot of loose boot. ;-(
I haven't seen any snowboard boots smaller than these Mondo 22 Deeluxes I have for sale:
21 hours ago, Mr.E said:https://www.levelninesports.com/roces-2019-idea-adjustable-kids-ski-boots
I'd be worried a 4 buckle boot, even in a 20, would have cuffs up to knee height on a 6 year old.
He's way past those lol - was using a pair of Lange kids race boots this weekend - three buckle. But stiffnes was 60. Too much - he needs something like 40
Just got him a "real" race board.... the issue now is boots. I even thought that the FX (Raichlie) type ski boot with the lift up tongue might do the trick - but can't even find those small enough.
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1 hour ago, rjnakata said:
Fair enough and thank you for the explanation. That you had not even seen the Geckos prior to designing is important. That they provide a surfy feel could be a real positive. I do apologize for the accusational tone of the original post. I may have gotten a little ahead of myself there.
All good. I've been ripped off several times over the years so I can understand the sentiment. I've since seen some Gecko plates and they are REALLY SWEET. Not cheap, but probably worth every penny
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My 6 yr old tried hardbooting this weekend and loved it. I just hand made some plate bindings and borrowed some ski boots, but they are not ideal. He's a 19-20 mondo point. Basically I'm looking for something thats well fitted, but has great flex. I can't for the life of me find anything that would fit this bill.
Anyone else run into this? Ideas?
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Just saw this.
No, they are not a copy of the Gecko plates. Plates like this have been around since the 1990's. Some have webbed "fingers", some are fuller in design. It's all be done ad nausium. The Gecko plates are fantastic, but they are not original in either concept nor execution.
The Gecko plates are a full carbon, high end, ultra performing plate and they work very very well. And they cost a lot too. I was going for something totally different - a very cost effective way of bringing say, 80% of the effect for 30% of the cost in vibration absorption, combined with a riser plate (boot overhang clearance), allow a more natural flex of the board than binding directly on the board. The shape came about simply by creating a basic outside dimension, and then using my CAD software literally creating the webbed fingers in the simplest way possible with the program. I could have gotten more complex, or fancy, with the fingers, but this was simply the quickest and simplest way to achieve the approximate proportions I wanted. The fact that the fingers are there at all immediately creates some visual similarity with the Gecko's, but I'd never even seen a pair of them prior to someone else brining this up (I had seen a Japanese design thats similar and pre-dates the Gecko, and that one certainly influenced my end design - in fact the maker of the Japanese plates has since sent me a set - very well built).
If you're riding hard boots, or hard charing, my plates are not what you want. If you're riding soft boots, surfy style, and want to be raised and have some damping, then they work.
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the system works after you spend time to modify the binding system, but they don't start out working. Once you get them dialed they're sweet
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Problem solved - grab the handle and give your foot a yank downwards. click click. in!
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On 1/11/2019 at 7:02 AM, lonbordin said:
It is in the list. I'd prefer a board without wings and a shade longer but it's definitely on the short list. Thanks.
Coming out with a new one called the flashback
https://www.soulwaterman.com/collections/snowboards/products/flashback
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C’était mon 179 café Carver
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The wings are part of what makes it work so well...
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https://thegoodride.com/snowboard-reviews/soul-pitch-wing-snowboard-review
Soul Stick Pitch Wing meets all your needs
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I'm looking for a set of manual front bails for the TD2 - I have intec step in on my bindings and need to switch back to a manual front bail closure. Anyone have a pair?
Corran
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3 hours ago, lonbordin said:
What's the width across the last set of 4x4 binding inserts? Any video of it in action?
When I tested the proto at the end of last season I was more interested in testing than filming, and we got a sweet total of zero footage. The biggest change from the proto is the secondary row of inserts that allows you to screw in a series of grip nuggets to ride it bindingless if and when you want. The proto never had this and was just EVA deck pad that I was not thrilled with.
Width over inserts is between 280-290mm depending on where you measure it. It's 340mm at the widest point.
Corran -
We're looking for people to promote the new Snow Wave board. Is that you?
This is a truly unique design, and a radical departure from normal snowboard design. While we are not the first to make a purely surf inspired shape for snowboarding (after all, snowboarding came from surfing), how we've done this is just slightly different to the degree that its a truly inspiring board to ride.
Do you live somewhere that gets a lot of snow (it needs about 30cm/12" of fresh snow to function correctly)? Do you do a fair amount of back country riding, rather than ski centers?
If that's you, we'd like to talk to you about being on our ambassador team. Send me a PM or email to corran@soulwaterman.com if you're interested in getting one of these to... well... to love... and promote for us! We're doing this over the weekend as production starts Monday, and we won't pull from inventory for the ambassador program - all ambassador boards will be added to our normal inventory production.
You can read more about it here: https://www.soulwaterman.com/collections/…/products/snowwave
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I can be there with Soulstick boards
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On 12/22/2018 at 10:40 AM, daveo said:
That's some wicked splay on the hardboot plastic surgery board. Curious what angles you run for hard and softboots?
On my race board I run 65 front 60 rear.
On the cafe carver I’m running 55-45 hard boot and 45-25 soft boot
Both 20” spread
you can carve backwards better than a race board yes, but not like a twin tip of course
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Kids on hardboots
in Carving Central
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I guess if you want something done right, you have to do it yourself.... Now my son will have a board by his 7th birthday in January lol...
Length 1150mm
Running length 975mm
Nose width 210mm
Waist 162mm
Tail 196mm
Nose length 176mm
Tail length 71mm