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  2. Formula kite racing

    in Summer Carving

    Posted

    It is just a way more comfortable position, because you are also pulling on the kite. Very similar to windsurfing. So the wind direction determines your body position, and you ride normal or switch depending on which way you want to go. Most kitesurfers therefore use twintips, so you do not have to switch sides on the board. 

    Typically you only ride toeside during transitions and while surfing waves. With wave riding you simply want your 'correct' foot forward. (contrary to windsurfing, where you would surf a wave switch, depending on the wind direction)

  3. Alpine Snowboard bindings for kids

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    On 6/28/2022 at 8:44 AM, slapos said:

    hi all,

    I am planning to start my 6 years old on alpine board next season.

    Already got a board, but I struggle to find proper bindings.

    Any suggestions?

    thanks

    L

    I have these oxygen bindings available. Smallest setting shown.

    Free, you pay shipping (from the Netherlands, 12 euro seems the cheapest option to Poland)

     

     

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  5. Formula kite racing

    in Summer Carving

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    17 hours ago, JohnE said:

    I've never heard of this but it is AMAZING!!!! They're always on their heelside. They way the kite attaches maybe it's impossible to do a toeside. Any idea where this was filmed? Amazing that I've never heard of it but there are so many expert riders. 

    Perfectly possible to ride toeside with kitesurfing,  both on a board (without foil) and on a foil. 

    But I can only ride toeside left foot front (I'm regular). Switch (right foot front) toeside riding feels really weird.

  7. Edge Tuning Geometry

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    I agree with Corey, I think it is mostly placebo, I never truly noticed a difference. But I do it for the ease of tuning.

    I also made this for lazy sharpening of edges. Mini grinder with 56mm diamond grinding wheel. Seems to works nicely, let's see how the wheel holds up.

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    Now only for the edge, maybe I will modify it so it can also do the base bevel.

  8. Deeluxe Track 700T heel lift problems

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    22 hours ago, emptypie said:

     

    Interesting point about the technique, I did find that I eventually adjusted to the looseness when carving but it still felt sloppy when doing a stop or sideslip. Felt like catching an edge would be more likely with the vagueness.

    I did not mean that you should accept a loose fit, definitely not.  Just saying that technique can be a big factor in heel lift.

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  9. Deeluxe Track 700T heel lift problems

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    If you don't want heel lift you should not pull them up / stand on your toes......

    Admitted, Deeluxe boots do not provide the best heel lock. But when I pull up my heel, it is mostly bad technique/tensing up when having a poor day.

    You should mainly load the front of your boot through the cuff. Lean against the cuff, it is there for a reason. Doing so , not only do you not pull your heel up, but it also pushes your heel backward in the pocket, helping locking it.

    Pressing your toes is only for  corrections in the pressure on the front of your boot. The main pressure should come from the cuff.

     

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  10. My Vintage Board Rulez

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    A welded (not lugged) steel bike frame will also suffer from fatigue. Steel has a fatigue limit* but the welds do not. As a frame practically always fail at the welds, a steel frame will suffer from fatigue just as well. But steel bike frame manufacturers happily keep up the myth.

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  11. My Vintage Board Rulez

    in Carving Central

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    11 hours ago, GetLowBob said:

    Does anyone recognize this board's year and model?  I'm thinking it's from around 2004, maybe.  I picked up the board and bindings on Craigslist about two seasons ago.  Never mounted, never used.  It's my only carving board, works great, yet I'm itching to try something with a more modern sensibility.  MCC demo days, here I come!

     

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    Clear plastic Burtons.......Check those bindings regularly and carefully! 

    The clear plastic can be brittle. I have seen the ridge on which the center disc holds break and then the whole binding comes off. That was with maybe 5 weeks on them. Don't know if it was generic or only certain batches.

  12. Skiers vs snowboarders

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I was surprised when I learned that there are still resorts that do not allow snowboarders. Last time I was not allowed not a lift was in the eighties.

    Nowadays when I look over my shoulder I am actually more (almost only) worried about skiers running into me now that I think of it. With the advent of carve skies, the average speed of skiers has increased a lot (while requiring less skill). 

    Can someone dress up as a skier and do a parody of the above Alta video at the MCC?😀

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  15. SKI AREAS RESPOND MID-HOLIDAY AS COVID SURGES - Dec 29, 2021

    in The Lodge

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    Currently in Austria. Thoroughly enjoying being back on the slopes after almost 2 years. The mandatory ffp2 masks on lifts and indoors are a bit of a hassle but well worth it (two hooks on the ear pads of my helmet, made out of paperclips, work wonders for the constant on off).

    I hope the season lasts longer than a few weeks. A bit worried for the season, but also a somewhat optimistic that omicron may be a decisive step in the natural evolution to a more contagious but less severe virus, towards end of this pandemic.

    Stay healthy!

  17. Stiffness -vs- camber

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    On 12/21/2021 at 3:26 PM, JohnE said:

    Does loss of camber correlate to a loss of stiffness? Can a board lose stiffness and keep it's camber? Conversely, can a board lose it's camber but retain it's stiffness? 

    While prepping my board for the season I noticed that it had very little camber. I put it on a surface plate and it has only about 1mm of camber (with risers and bindings installed). 

    Time for a new board?

    Although a board can lose camber without losing stiffness and also a board can lose stiffness without losing camber, the likely scenario is that it lost in both departments.

    If the board only lost camber, that might be fixable by heating it in a cambered position (basically re-pressing it)

  18. Foot pain

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    16 hours ago, Jack M said:

    I used to use outward cant on the rear foot (TD cant disc at 45 degrees, binding angle at about 56).  I liked it.  When I switched to MS boots I felt the need to remove it, although I haven't tried messing with boot cuff cant.  I think I'm all set.

    I ride with both cuffs outward (~ 1 degree I guess), which is neutral for my legs standing normally. The thing that is odd to me is the 2 degrees inward front, 5 degrees outward back. 5 degrees is a lot, e.g. your 45 / 56 combo will give you about 1 degree outward cant. 

  19. Foot pain

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    To me your binding setup is weird. The outward cant on your rear binding seems extreme, and could cause this issue. By canting outward your cuff will create pressure on the inside of your leg, and the reaction force will be pressure on the outside of your foot.

    If that is the issue bootfitting will not fix your problem. So I suggest trying the neutral setup first and see if that helps. 

    Another thing: no intec cable there?

     

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  22. Tomahawk 185

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by TimW

    On 10/4/2021 at 9:27 AM, slapos said:

    maybe putting a plate on it would fix some torsion stiffness issues?

    i rode the board once and it felt quite nice - however that was a long time ago so my memories might be obsolete...

    i would give it a try again though

    Hi Slapos, missed your post.

    If you want to have the board let me know. Don't know how much shipping would be. 

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  23. New UPZ RC12/RCR

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    On 10/29/2021 at 10:50 PM, SunSurfer said:

    @yamifumiThere have to have been new shell moulds made to accommodate the design changes seen in the photos. I suspect UPZ don't see changing the direction of pull of the strap that comes in front of the ankle as important. My preference is for the direction that Northwave/Mountainslope use.

    Could be that they used the AT8 lower mould, buckle position seems identical

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