Rusty Edges
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"You're the boss! Maybe not yet, but you will be..." (Corey)
That is the best explanation I have seen on learning to ride a Competition Level slalom board.
Stick with it Lupo. I second the middle to slightly forward weight to make the shovel of the board bite a little harder to reduce speed, but be careful it doesn't bite back (See Jasey-Jay video elsewhere on the site. OUCH!!!). The end result of being able to control such a beast is worth it.
Trenches for All!
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Nice Bike!
Once you go FAT you can't go back...
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"Oh f##k, carvers!" - said by a ski racer kid (Corey)
I've heard that a few times from the ski race kids. I've heard their coaches use me, and my trenches, as an example of what a solid carve looks like. One coach on the chair asked if I was disappointed if I didn't "rail" every turn on a run...
Of course I replied yes.
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Even the softest hard boots get harder when it gets colder. Just a material property of the plastic
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^ been there, done that....
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I voted #2 but should include #1 and #7. I think we all aspire to be as smooth as possible when carving. Be it through the gates or on an open stretch of "corduroy". For me nothing is more satisfying than seeing perfectly linked "trenches" while riding the chair back up to write my name on the run one more time.
Other than Extreme Carving, this is the only site that caters to snowboard carving with hard boots. The amount of information and experience on this forum is astounding. Thanks to FIn for keeping the stoke alive
Trenches for All
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"Nylons are ok if they stop at the knee ! "
No sense of adventure. LOL
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I rode barefoot or nylons for years. Chafe and hot spots were never an issue. I guess it comes down to what kind of cold your toes can handle. The downside is you can clear out a bar if you take your boots off at the end of the day...
With age I have graduated to slightly thicker ski socks. SmartWool brand works well. I guess the layer of pudge that comes with age does not necessarily keep you warmer. LOL
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Great Riding!!!
What is considered a short board now? I used to ride a 90's vintage F2 Speedster 155SL but recently picked up a Hot Special 163 (early 2000's) to renew the fun on crowded days and smaller hills. An MK is on the wish list...
I still love the bigger "Sticks". But to make the quick carves at lower speed with the same smoothness and grace as a longer board is so rewarding. A skier on the chair ride up remarked that I was "writing my name in the snow".
"Trenches for All"
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Anyone have an extra set of BTS blue upper springs gathering dust. I currently run Yellow over Blue but want to try a something a little stiffer for the uppers.
Let me know.
Cheers, Trev
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That sounds great. It seems most of the local carvers are advanced in years.
I will PM with details
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+1 on attaching the leash directly to the board if possible.
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Where can I get the "Sons with Arthritis" decal?
Team "Beer and IBeBroken"
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JJ, Take your shells to Intuition and get a proper set of liners. At your (ahem) girth, don't even think about anything but the stiff tongues.
This season will be too long for sore feet.
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Thanks Fin and Corey for your efforts. Too much knowledge to be lost here...
Cheers, Trev
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The temptation is gone...
Thank You to the new owner, from the bottom of my wallet.
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You're killing me....
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Any better pics of the 162 Special? Dimensions? The pics blurs out when over-sized.
Let me know
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If you ever change your mind about those Madd carving weapons....
I'll give em a good home.
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Ouch!!! I think that board may have seen its last day on snow, a pinch point in front of the binding can't be good.
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Fin-Tec I have no experience with, Intec only.
Never had release failure but I have broken a release cable. The older Intec heels had a button on each side of the receiver that let you push the pins in but this usually involved taking your boot off first. (fun on a cold day...). The bigger concern I have had is not listening for both pins to "click". Often the inner pin on the back binding engages but the outer pin does not. Your first heel side turn will reveal all...
Ever since I check my release cables regularly. I do tend to be anal about this and remove the heels and lube the inner workings prior to every season.
Also watch the heel receivers for splay or opening up. A simple C-clamp or vice will usually bend everything back into place.
My original Intecs are now over 20 yrs old and going strong. The receiver holes have worn a little but still hold well enough for the 4X4 174.
Cheers, Trev
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Fanatyk in Whistler Village used to deal in alpine gear. They may have a box of old parts in the back.
Cheers, Trev
Heard in the lift line - 2017/2018
in Carving Central
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My Mt. Baker Snowboard proficiency card is hiding around here somewhere. This is long before the B.C hills figured it out. Think early 80's.
Cypress was the first to allow Snowboarding locally, but you had to pass a similar Proficiency Test. Link 3 turns, stop toe-side. Link another 3 turns, stop backside.
I see some in the terrain parks regularly that couldn't pass this test today.
Trenches For All!