jonny.a

Hi there! I’ve a few snowboards and boots for sale. Based in Poland, but will happily arrange a courier to wherever (costs will depend on your location). I bought them (used) a few years ago thinking I’d move into hard boot boarding, but couldn’t really get into it properly, and have lost my motivation! Happy to discuss prices and bundles - I’ve done my best to work out fair prices based on what’s available and what I paid for everything, but it’s difficult to price these “niche” things, so let’s talk Here’s what’s available, with a brief description, and prices: — Burton R17 ADDICTED 5.4fse-190 [with Burton bindings] (1540mm length) — Good condition (base is excellent) with just a couple of marks on the top sheet and a slight scratch on the base (see pictures). PRICE: €90 — Völkl RT173 GS [with Völkl bindings] (1730mm length) — Fair condition, with a couple of deeper scratches in the base, some marks on the top and a few chips on the nose (see pictures). PRICE: €60 — Burton Bullet ’62’ Snowboard (Wide) [with Burton Mission bindings] — (I’ve actually had this one from new for almost 15 years! But in that time it’s probably only had a grand total of 8-10 weeks on the snow, I’d estimate). Good condition with a few marks on the top sheet and a couple of scratches on the base (see pictures). PRICE: €30 — Raichle ‘twothirteen’ hard boots (Mondo Size 28) — As with the alpine boards, I’ve only used these sporadically for a grand total of a couple of weeks. All the straps and everything are in good condition. The inner boots are okay (with new inner soles). There’s some kind of glue/wax residue on the inside-left shin (see pictures). PRICE: €30 — Burton Freestyle Boots (Euro Size 46) — As with the Burton board, I’ve had these from new. They’re warm, comfortable, and in generally good condition. The inner boots are are in good condition. PRICE: €20 Thanks! Jonny

I've been seriously thinking about either the Concept or the Spectre. Was there anything in particular that made you decide on the Concept over the Spectre?

@st_lupo Great! The Silberfeils seem to pop up quite often too. Will keep my eyes peeled!

Thanks @philw - F2 are based in Germany so might be able to get hold of one of those easily enough!

@philw That's the one! I think mine is a slightly older model though, but same principal. I also have a Burton "R.17 Addicted" 154 but think it might be too small for me. Can't find the specific specs online, but as far as I can tell the Carver's Almanac considers it a "race" board, so probably not ideal either. I think I know what I need to do now: replace my manky old boot liners & get a proper "all mountain" carving board. ** If anyone around Europe has an AM board for sale, let me know! Will also post in the classified when I get a chance **

@Buell the models I have don't have springs, but apparently I can swap out the 3-position locking things I have for a spring system. Maybe worth looking into if I can find the springs cheap enough! Like you say though, the boots probably aren't worth spending a fortune on. I think new thermo-liners and the spring mech (if I can find one) is the way to go for now. @Kneel definitely starting to realise that! Think I need to progress a bit further before I fully commit to a custom board though. Make totally sure it's what I want to pursue! @ken I'm exactly the same. I go out having watched hours of video tutorials thinking I know where to start, and then end up "just getting down" the slope. Will definitely look into instruction - I know there are a few groups of Poles doing it. If not, Sigi Grabner puts on camps in Austria which isn't far from us at all. Might look into that for next season. I also have a Burton R-17 154 that I tried ONCE for literally just a couple of runs. Does anyone think that would make a good AM board, or is it too small for me? Seems like it might be...

Really encouraging to hear your experience @JRAZZ, thanks! I'll keep experimenting

@SunSurfer could you link me to the video? Thank you

@Wolf they certainly are the 3 buckle ones! They were the only ones I could find in my size at the time. I did wonder whether it was worth getting new liners for them or just going with new boots. This may be a total "newbie" question, so apologies in advance...but if I were to get some new liners, maybe fitted, can they then be used in new boots if I upgraded the boots at a later date? Or is it a one liner per boot kinda thing?

Thanks everyone for the seriously awesome advice! In response to @AcousticBoarder and @pauleleven yes, boots are hurting, and in general I'm not comfortable on the board at all. They're old boots, and I got some decent footbeds for them, but think the liners might be shot. So maybe a trip to the bootfitter is in order! I only discovered today that the forward lean on them is adjustable as well, so will play around with that too. @alpinegirl I usually have a bit of splay on softies. Generally back foot at 0 and front at maybe 10-15. So a bit different to 55/55 Naturally my feet are a bit splayed too. I think based on everyone's responses I should stick with the hardboots. Something about it really appeals to me. I just need to spend time re-learning my stance and riding style. I probably have a LOT of bad habits to iron out (probably the downside to learning at a young age but not continuing with an instructor). I think my plan of action now is: 1. Visit the bootfitter! 2. Source a decent, used all-mountain board (any suggestions?? Or anyone in Europe selling one??) 3. "Carpet ride" and play around with my stance until I'm comfortable and balanced 4. Rigorously go through the "beginner" steps recommended here and in the carver's almanac, starting with "the norm". 5. Practice, practice, practice, practice, and on special occasions pull out the RT173 for some early morning GS (because, despite me struggling with it, I do think the board is absolutely beautiful!)

Thanks @Corey I'm definitely struggling with the angles - feels a lot less natural than my soft boot setup did. I guess I just want to know that riding hardboots in all conditions isn't a compromise over riding softboots.

Thanks @lonbordin! I have a Volkl Renntiger 173 board with standard Volkl bindings and some veeery old Raichle SB boots I've been trying to play around with the setup, but struggling to get anything feeling comfortable. I have fairly large feet so that seems to dictate that I need quite steep angles as my board is quite narrow. The last I tried was 55/55 front and rear, but it still didn't feel right. I suppose what I'm hoping to work out is: with the right board/boots are hardboots a good choice for all conditions and all day riding, or are softboots a better option? And if hardboots ARE a good choice, do I need different equipment, or is my technique just terrible haha?

Hi! Longtime lurker, first time poster here. I'm new to the hardbooting world and...well...trying to work out if it's something I want to continue with. In short, I bought some used gear and have tried it out a few times but really don't feel like it's working for me - the only problem is that I don't know if it's ME or the GEAR (or how I have it setup). I don't feel like I have much control when I'm on my hardboot setup, especially at slower speeds. The conditions I've ridden in have been FAR from ideal for carving, and that's where my problem arises: in reality I want a setup that I CAN ride (happily) all day in all conditions. And I want to be comfortable. I've ridden softboots for quite a long time, but would call myself "intermediate-pretending-to-be-advanced" standard (in that I can ride quickly and completely in control, but never really progressed into carving in softies). The reason I wanted to try hardbooting is that I love the smooth freecarve style. Not really interested in the "ExtremeCarve" style. The forward stance and hard boots seem to be perfect for that. I'm not fussed about switch riding or tricks/jumps or anything. Just want to be able to ride smoothly and comfortably all day. My current setup: Raichle 213/TwoThirteen (???) boots, Volkl RT/Renntiger 173 board with basic Volkl bindings. I'm 5'10 (178cm), 78kg (172lbs), and UK size 10 feet (Mondo 28.5). Basically I want to know: do I need a different boot/board setup in order to ride comfortably on all conditions with hard boots? OR should I just quit and get a stiff softboot carving setup instead? Like I say, my priorities are: smooth freecarving & ALL DAY/ALL CONDITIONS comfort. Thanks in advance (and also thanks in arrears for all the advice I've taken from this forum so far!) Jonny