radbadoli

Used to ride with a buddy in Canada who carved. If anybody is from the SE USA & hits up Snowshoe, West Virginia hit me up to meet up for a day of carving. will be there Jan-30th to February 6th, 2020 & would love to ride with someone whose intermediate to expert level. i would say I am an intermediate carver on hard boots & expert free rider in soft boots. usually carve the east & backcountry on my 181 Burton All mountain. Board w/ flows in the west or the Alps.

Used to ride with a buddy in Canada who carved. If anybody is from the SE USA & hits up Snowshoe, West Virginia hit me up to meet up for a day of carving. will be there Jan-30th to February 6th, 2020 & would love to ride with someone whose intermediate to expert level. i would say I am an intermediate carver on hard boots & expert free rider in soft boots. usually carve the east & backcountry on my 181 Burton All mountain. Board w/ flows in the west or the Alps.

Are they easier then clamping in with the old school race bindings? I have problems with the snow under the heal with them too o. Days where the snow’s wet. Sometimes swear & curse taking 5 min to get clamped in.

I worked for 5 years in a ski shop full time as a binding tech before I started boarding & sold skis have to say the Qualty both the O2 & the Burton Ultra Prime is bar none. No signs of any failing Epoxy on either deck & they do hav significant miles & age on them. I do enjoy them & sure would love to demo some newer boards but the USA doesn’t have much of a carving scene like Europe so tough to find a shop to try & compare. We do the 15 hr drive from Orlando to Snowshoe, WV & I get a lot of folks asking me what is that I am riding. Some insulting me ask if it’s those gay mono skis from the 80s...usually skiers. Most boarders know what I am on & get a lot of “that’s sick” comments from the younger crowd. wife let me buy last year the $580 UPZ RC11 to replace the Salomon SX91 rear entry ski boots I was using since age 14 to age 46 on the Carve boards. I stored them in a utility shed in Florida exposing them to heat & the themo plastic literally fell apart walking back to the car the season prior. Not a bad life for 34 years of use. love these UPZ RC11s. No more shin bang & way more flex. Money well spent. keep them indoors &’climate controlled. Won’t make the same mistake. Beloved Easton hockey skates & Nike Roller blades had the same fate! Dumb Canuck in Florida! BYTW got great insurance so not too worried & nothing holds me back from ripping up some 1-2 in. Furrows on the slopes. Been on the snow all my life so it like riding a bike & I never forget & rarely fall. Would these F2 intek hard adapters work with the other binding step ins that are intek? Cantek, TD2 & Virus Powerdecks? thanks for the link to that other string. As the guy was a lightweight at 150 lbs wet I figured I’d ask what a 230 lb guy like me should buy!

Thanks will check out the virus power lock. I do have big feet. I believe my UPZ RC11 are a mondo 29.5 or 30.0. Will check when I pull them out of our storage closet. will I still have fit up centerline issues with the virus power lock like the F2?

Thanks for the advice on the TD2 intek compatible bindings. Will check that out. can someone advise on the Cantek O2 long step ins for sale on this site? Would you recommend them? That’s interesting. I have exactly these burton race bindings but without the step in & using them for +20 years with no signs of plastic fatigue...watch now they’ll break! likely impossible to find so will keep shopping for some intek compatible step ins.

Getting old! 48 Years old been carving for about 20 years using old school burton clip race bindings with risers but get frustrated getting in them. I am an ex Canadian ski patroller, rugby & football player 6 ft 2 in / 187 cm tall & 230-235 lbs /110-114 kg. Move to Florida so my riding is down to a sad 1 week a year Normal angles 60F / 45R...would like to know how to adjust to carve more horizontally to the snow on the heel side as wash out if I am not careful. I am interested in purchasing step in hard plate bindings that will fit with a UPZ RC11 boot preferably without any fit kit like intek & would need both sets of plates 4 hole pattern for GS BURTON Ultra-Prime & a O2 slalom board - no model just a sick locking Doberman showing teeth on the top deck. they got to be durable to support my weight & hard carves on eastern groomed runs & of course ice! i saw the O2 long step ins poster for sale for $250 but don’t know if I have to buy a fit kit & which one. Like they’re made of Aircraft aluminum & are can adjustable canter without any riser Also some guy online is selling NOS RAICHLE X BONE INTEC HEEL PLATE BINDING used from $90 he now nothing about & bought at an estate sale but turned off by the fact I will need an intek fit kit for the UPZ RC11 boots (already confirmed with UPZ they’re intek compatible) but also seen online these are not so durable Any recommendations for an old man like me would be greatly appreciated as on a tight budget due to 3 small boys & a frugal wife. Cheers!

Are the OS2 step in bindings compatible with UPZ RC11 boots? Do you need a heal kit for the step in to work? Do you have one set & how much thanks Olivier