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  3. housing recommendation in summit county?

    in Colorado

    Posted

    THIS IS NOT AN AD!

    Plan to spend whole winter in summit county snowboarding this year (just like last year), but the rental market is going CRAZY right now. I am so desperate to find a place to stay in the mountains 😰

    Anyone has advice or a room to rent? I am honestly open to any option right now.......

  6. BTS kit installed in Harb Ski System

    in Carving Central

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    I was emailing the bomber website to ask about if by any chance I can visit their shop to try different spring options before purchasing. It was surprised to me that Walker, who replied to me, is also the owner of Harb Ski systems at Colorado, where I had my hard boots fitting before. I went there yesterday to got my BTS kit installed and boot adjustment. So if you are considering install the BTS kit for your deeluxe boots to gain more flex and you happened to live in Colorado, Walker's shop is definitely the place to go.

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  7. alternative softer tongue for deeluxe 425 pro?

    in Carving Central

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    2 minutes ago, dredman said:

    The BTS in my opinion are the best performance gain for the buck. 
     

    I rode red springs but a lot of people mix them for different rates of flex. Blues seem pretty popular also. You might want to get a blue and red set and start experimenting. 

    Does bomber associate with any store that I can visit to try those different spring combination? Thx

  9. alternative softer tongue for deeluxe 425 pro?

    in Carving Central

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    29 minutes ago, barryj said:

    Hey Felix,

    I too have 425 Pro's and wanted to soften them up.......So Yes that is what you need and really about your only option unless you find an older style Deluxe SB to just pull a softer tongue from.......but I have looked and the$49  black tongue is the cheapest way out.

    As comparison I have a pair of Track 325's with this exact black tongue and flexing both 325 and 425 tongues the 325's black tongue  flexes much easier even though  on rated 62 below the 425's 70+

    great to know, Barry! What a relief to me and my legs,LOL. Thx!

  10. alternative softer tongue for deeluxe 425 pro?

    in Carving Central

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    I have had enough with my Deeluxe Track 425 pro bc its stiffest race tongue (stiffness 70+ according to Deeluxe) even though I just rode it for 5 days. I just searched the alternative tongue option and found an official product (stiffness 62) as below. Not sure if it will fix the the problem of the boots, any one tried it before?

    PS: I definitely understand that UPZ will be the better option, I didnt have the budget to get a new boots without selling the Deeluxe 425

     

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  11. New Rider?

    in Carving Central

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    Hi Briana,

    welcome to the alpine snowboard world.

    Actually I am also a beginner on alpine snowboard, start from this season. Just as all the previous comments, boots is the 1st priority and I had painful experience about it. I accidentally chose the Deeluxe 425 pro as my 1st hard boot, even though Sean suggested me the other options, I thought the stiffer boot would last longer without thinking about the comfort of my feet (big regret!). It was way too stiff that I even posted a thread to ask about how to initial toe side turn with it ( I was pretty good on toe side with soft boot). My personal experience is to go with a more flex boots and got it boot fitted with an expert. Good luck and you will feel in love with carving on those beasts!

  14. Breck 1-3 March

    in Colorado

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    1 hour ago, Carvin' Marvin said:

    @FelixDDarn you just missed us by about 49 weeks.  You are a regular Breck rider right?  I'd be happy to take some laps with you at Vail for Beaver Creek if you want to come over this way.  I'm usually off mid-week to ride.

    Awesome! Let me know your plan start from next week. Thanks!

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  16. newbie question - How to press on hard boot tongue?

    in Carving Central

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    1 minute ago, TimW said:

    Yes, front boot in walk mode, rear boot with the knob turned 90deg (which gives free forward flex, but limits how far upright it can go).

    The Deeluxe forward lean mechanism fully locks the boot, which most people consider (far) too stiff. Therefore most replace the it with a spring mechanism, like Bomber's BTS.

    Thx so much! can't wait to try the new setting! 

  18. newbie question - How to press on hard boot tongue?

    in Carving Central

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    40 minutes ago, TimW said:

    I assume it refers to the forward lean setting on the deeluxe.

    Felix, do not set it in the most upright position. Not straighter up than the middle setting. You can also try walk mode(which I use myself). Some will argue that walk mode can be dangerous for your ankles, I disagree,  the forward lean mechanism limits forward lean to the most forward fixed setting,  also in walk mode. 

    Does that mean you are using walk mode all the time even riding? I did feel that forward lean mechanism of Deeluxe 425 limited my forward movement. Thank you

  20. newbie question - How to press on hard boot tongue?

    in Carving Central

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    1 minute ago, TimW said:

    I assume it refers to the forward lean setting on the deeluxe.

    Felix, do not set it in the most upright position. Not straighter up than the middle setting. You can also try walk mode(which I use myself). Some will argue that walk mode can be dangerous for your ankles, I disagree,  the forward lean mechanism limits forward lean to the most forward fixed setting,  also in walk mode. 

    Will try. thx

  21. newbie question - How to press on hard boot tongue?

    in Carving Central

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    7 hours ago, SunSurfer said:

    @FelixD

    By angles we mean -

    0 degrees = long axis of the binding is perpendicular to the long axis of the board.
    90 degrees = the long axis of binding and board are exactly aligned.

    Typically in hard boots, the front binding will be about 5 degrees higher angled than the rear, e.g. 50 degrees front compared to 45 degrees rear.
    Typically binding angle will range between 40 degrees to 70 degrees, generally such that the rear boot heel and toe do not protrude outside of the profile of the snowboard.

    Thx!

    5 hours ago, Aracan said:

    This may also vary quite a bit. The Pure Boarding crowd favor a lot more splay (= difference in angle between front and rear bindings) - at least 20°.

    Also, you do not need to exert pressure on both tongues. For the toeside turn, focus on the rear shin. When done right, your rear knee will touch the snow in a toeside turn (and not  even a very fast turn).

    If you feel you cannot bend your knees (especially the rear one) enough, you can try the setting the front binding to a higher angle.

    Thx

    16 minutes ago, Neil Gendzwill said:

    I don’t understand what you meant by full straight. I asked about your binding angles to find out if you had a hard boot setup where both feet are angled forward strongly, or whether you were using hard boots at similar angles to soft boots. If you have high forward angles, thinking about pressuring the shin isn’t helpful. That’s because we’re using both the side and the front of the boot. Also it’s hard to use ankle action as a beginner. 
     

    Instead on a toeside turn, just think about trying to push your back knee into the snow.  That generally gets things moving in the right direction. 

    Yep, my binding angle is 55/50, may need to think about changing it to a high degree. Also, thx for the advice about push the back knee into the snow in toe side.

  23. newbie question - How to press on hard boot tongue?

    in Carving Central

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    Hi

    2 days ago tried my hard boot and free carve board for the 1st time ever, it is totally different from the soft boot set I used to ride!!!!

    The question I have right now is that I am suffering on the toe side since it is extremely hard for me to press on the tongue of boots, so that I can barely felt the toe side of the board (was following the technical documents to practice). Any recommendation? Thank you

  24. Yo Lci!!

    in Colorado

    Posted

    6 hours ago, inkaholic said:

    Felix, Sunday’s are the main riding day of the LCI. We meet at the Chet’s Dream lift at 830. We will then decide which runs will be decimated.
    Lift ticket discounts can be attained by getting a buddy pass from one of us. I also think you don’t need to buy online if getting a buddy pass. I think it’s $71 but call and ask to be certain of those last two points. 
    Hope to see you join us one Sunday soon. 

    ink

    Thanks Ink

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