Lifeform
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Yesterday and today, it was nice surprise as carvers on old alpine gear 20+ years old showed up, look like a lot of stuff is still in use, and great riding also, even EC, as I did never tried old gear, and have noticed or sale interesting Nidecker assymetric board from 94, for 30 bucks, is this still valid, how it rides, should I try it, or just fotget it, thx for replies
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2 hours ago, TLN said:
Speedster = race models.
Equipe = entry level, no metal
WC = Titanal
Proto = Pro team (even stiffer?)
Then:
SL = slalon (153,157,163)
RS = GS (169-185)
Speedster GTS = All round model AFAIK.
Proto series is made with same spec's, that were chosen from team rider, so basically you get what is used for races, core is lighter, more expensive wood etc. Eliminator proto isnt titanial,because team rider dont like it, for example ... but spec's can change every year, so check them
Cheers
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2 hours ago, b.free said:
Its definitely a rider, not the board!
Of course its the rider, but he bought F2 speedster with a reason, all I wanted to say is F2 makes great gear, and that you dont need most expensive gear, plates,specific board for ... style,
Cheers
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F2 makes great gear, always has, I knew there was doubts about their gear
Best rider that I saw, rides F2 speedster WC 185 without plates, he said its stiffest snowboard in production and guess what, it rides EC on very steep black run, perfect EC full speed, just amazing, other raiders on Kessler, Oxess, Virus etc on plates doesnt come even close with style, speed...so not board for EC, but amazing EC raiding and on very steep black run
On German ebay there are stores that sell F2 gear, one of them is F2 store, you can suggest prices at some stores and if they agree, you can get amazing price, they ship to whole world
A lot of people dont know, normal Eliminator is same shape as SG soul, but with great price
Price/performance always, bling factor, huge price, not for me
Cheers
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On 3/27/2020 at 3:43 PM, Jack M said:
F2 Eliminator anyone? Bueller?
I have latest shape Worldcup edition wood and titanial, wood for normal and titanial for icy days, I had normal Eliminator 2011 semi hammerhead, some say that it was more suitable for carving then pure hammerhead shape, but I disagree, same about 12.8 sidecut radius, that is too big, board will ride how you want it to ride, for me it is not BX board but carving one, especially wood version is really agile, springy, energetic, and massive edge grip, I also like hammerhead shape and vario camber more than classic shape/camber boards,I have also ride this year 2018 Niedecker Platinum, that is allmountain/carving deck, but Eli is miles better for carving, I dont like SCR 8 m that Niedecker has on his decks, it just doesnt feel ok for me, Platinum is more agile, great for powder, I couldnt believe how agile it is, good deck, and good edge hold, but not for my taste, Perlatechbase on Eli is wicked fast, fastest sintered base Ive ridden and much faster then sintered base on Platinum, for people who dont like big SCR normal Eli has true/carving
9m SCR and different offset, all in all great decks for shure
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11 hours ago, Mac81 said:
Hmm... I am not sure. I read that proper adjustment od highback rotation is important for heelside extreme carving l. And those F2 have no highback rotation...
Are you sure they have mini discs? I called shop and they told me that both Targa , Katana and Black Series have regular discs.
I though that as Black Series is 60% more expensive they are just killer binding that use better materials and have better responsivness.
Hmm... My Burton Cartel have 12 years. Now I am ready to buy anything that will boost my duck stance body carving
. Money is not an issue.
(P.s. I also still do some buttering )
Why would you rotate highback if you ride duckstance, my girlfriend rides these bindings +30 + 24 and there is no need to rotate highback
Here is best and cheapest solution :
Put 3rd strap on bindings
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2 hours ago, Mac81 said:
Now O Drives are not available in my country
And Rome ?
Black Series or Targa?
Targa is stiffer from what I read and Black Series lighter.
For extreme carving which would be better ?
One that fits your boots better, biggest drawback on SB gear is connection between boot and binding
Plastic one will last couple years, aluminium for life
Look at F2 Eliminator carve fastec
its great system, and they dont have heelcup, great for EC
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Bought for my girlfriend
Platinum 2019 new for 190 Eur
Triax/carbon/sintered base
Rocker/camber/rocker
Flex is 6/10 by feeling Soft/medium/hard, very responsive when flexing, beautiful and very good quality
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4 hours ago, BlueB said:
The lightes, liveliest, most agile, and at the same time easiest to ride, alpine board that I've ever ridden is the last, black, version of the Nidecker Proto. At my weight it couldn't do high speed carved turns on steeper blues and hard snow, but it was superbly versatile for other stuff. Slow carving, slarving the steeps, moguls, pow, trees, even park...
Good luck finding a used one (and snaching it before I do
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New Nidecker Spectre?
Is should be improved Proto
Btw I like your posts, you seem down to eart guy, you like gear that most people wouldnt ride, but fact is that its soo many good gear out there, and truth is that 90 procent is in rider not gear ... but I understand that bling name is what many people look for ...
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15 hours ago, nutmeg said:
Thought this sounded absurdely cheap. Afaict the street prices More like €350/€500.
150 eur was price in local store, same price was on ebay, also bought Driver X for 145 eur, all new of course
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On 12/1/2019 at 7:25 PM, slapos said:
Nobile makes really good quality board with high fun factor imho.
They press for a lot of people around the world.
Swoard is made there, dupraz and many others.
Nobile had a pretty decent black Friday, but if you need any Nobile boards let me know I might be able to hook you up.
Nobile Factory is in my hometown
As an alternative Drop a note to SG they might have some boards from previous seasons that they sell at discounted prices.
I never know what I want out of a custom board. They only custom I have is the oxess 164 only with flex optimization for my weight.
Cheers
Lukasz
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Was looking at Nobile just now, @Lifeform not sure what size you are looking for but Nobile has got this for sale
640 euros for a board full of tit ( sg full carve starts at 689 eur). This is stiff version so approach with caution cause it has a lot of pop if pressed. Titanal construction, 166 in Nobile equals 163 in SG.
11m radius so very decent free carver that doesn't require light speed to carve
This is camber only board no tail or nose rocker. Nobile has this tech called autorocker I am just not sure if I buy it
I got a short clip from 2 yrs back riding 166 no titanal though
Thanks for link, great gear and prices, but already got a great deal on new Eliminator WC titanial - 75 off the price, it will be interesting to compare same shape WC wood vs WC titanial, cant wait, thanks everyone for help, have a great season
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Agree with others, great boots, tried them in store, if I return to HB it will be 1st on my list, price is even greater 150 eur normal and 260 eur carbon
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15 hours ago, slapos said:
Well I had a few things coming from US to Poland and worked the following:
If you buy from a company the risk of VAT and duty is very high.
If you have a private person shipping direct to you can be lucky.
American boards are for sure nice, but Europeans have got nothing to be ashamed of and if you are considering purchasing a titanal board why don't give a try a SG, Kessler or Oxess ?
Even Nobile in Poland makes now boards with titanal and ptex on top
Well I always look for P/P, SG, Kessler and Oxess, are expensive boards, maybe F2, it is same build quality and riding, but better price, anyway I wouldnt feel the difference as Im not that good, Elan Ballistic SL has good price if you can find it, last year I know you could buy it for 380 eur, used boards are so so to buy, you never know what you got, and after 50-70 days, its life is gone, ok for some maybe 100, Nobile is more than 1200 eur I think, snowboard production is cheap, shure alpine gear is small scale production, but for me its not worth to pay more than 1000 eur for any snowboard
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10 hours ago, dredman said:
Titanal boards can be built with as much or little pop as you want. If you want really quiet and damp board, have the builder use less carbon and fiberglass, if you want more pop then have them add more carbon to the tail. It seem like the reduced carbon /fiberglass titanal boards are a bit better on the ice. I tend to like boards damp in the nose with a bit more carbon in the tail. That give you some good pop in the tail. But when the conditions get a bit more rugged as the day progresses I like to ride damper/quieter boards.
That all being said, there are some really amazing boards being built without titanal like the Thirst boards and the Donek Secret.
We are so lucky to have such amazing board builders. Everyone of them can and will build you just what you are looking for!
Im from Europe, so no US gear for me ...
Im curious is anybody importing US gear to EU
Well look like I will have to buy titanal board, to see how it rides, cant hurt if I have adittional gear, that I need for icy conditions, good excuse for my wife why I have bougt it :)))
thanks everyone for help
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On 11/23/2019 at 2:36 AM, Longboarder09 said:
Apologies for being a bit off topic, but has anyone tried using softboot liners in hardboot shells to make a more flexible/ forgiving hardboot, or is this a dumb idea?
(currently have a pair of Stratos Pros without liners and Malamutes with holes, so...)
I have put liners from Driver x to Burton Reactor and ride with them, it was great feeling, very comfy wich was strange to me, because Driver x were really hurting my feet
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Ok, my bad, didnt wanted to sound like I know everything, and dont need advice, just that I know latest tech, I use english rearly and need time to think right words...please dont be like guys on alpine gear that I admired from first time I saw them on race equpment laying perfect carves, but when asked about advice, and they saw my softboot equipment, I got rude answers and bad attitude, I was so disapointed every time I asked...Im loughing now that I think about it, but all I wanted is to learn carving...
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I know everything about tech in snowboarding,
Have Eliminator 2018 and Vantage 2016 so new gear basically
Im just curious about titanal board, how it rides, yes I heard comments, that it doesnt have "pop".... is for ice condition titanal must ?
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Never tried titanal board, when talking to riders some swear by it, others dont like it, are titanal boards more demanding to ride, more stiffer, what is feeling when riding one vs normal snowboard
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Camber is fine, but vario camber is better, its on every new alpine gear for a reason
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Long, stiff, camber all thing of the past for SB
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4 hours ago, scottishsurfer said:
I'm pretty sure 2019 is when they started spooning tip and tail to the start of the contact points on there whole line
Yep!
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Latest Jones ultracraft are not so good for carving, buy 2018 year or older, I wanted to buy it for my girlfriend new 2019 model was 270 eur, but then got new F2 Eliminator WC WOOD for 250 eur
Who said snowboarding is expensive
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I know that its not only setback, but the whole snowboard design, that affect how it rides, just wanted opinion and experience with different binding position
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I have compared binding holes on Eliminator WC that is BX board, setback is -50
And F2 Vantage that is pure carving/ EC board, setback is -20, front binding holes on both boards match, on Eliminator back holes are moved back, so I guess only rear binding has to be moved front, to get smaller setback
Starving for carving, but lost on first dedicated softboot carving deck
in Carving Central
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snowboard don't matter, but commitment does, that's why 95% people don't know how to ski or snowboard, even if they have advance gear, I will say, don't buy too stiff or too long board, because it will hold you back, normal all mountain board is more than capable for carving and EC, I have Eliminator wc titanial, 24 cm waist 154 cm, and with 43 EU size softboots, I don't boot out at 30 21, WTF 28 or more waist
, best board I ever had, why, its NOT stiff, has great flex, and I can really bend it, its also very light and playful, I had longer, stiffer and heavier boards, but no thanks, so think 2-ce before buying, again it's your input, not some bling equipment, this week I saw some carvers on old gear, let say 20 years old and I really enjoyed watching them, great riding, some food for thought