figinsguy

I did look to buy the Flows yesterday and they were 40% off. They had the calendar up saying Tuesday was their snowbaord sale day and it was changed today to 50% off. Got my order in. Even at 40% off, they were still less than all other e-tailers out there. Have always done more shopping online at The House, and others. This is my first purchase with Sierra. Just thought I'd throw it out there as an FYI. Thanks

For those of you that still ride soft boots now and then, Sierrasnowboard.com have all their 2010 boots, boards, and bindings on sale for 50% off today only. I couldn't pass up a new set of Flow NXT FRX's for only 174.50. Been soft carving in Flows for years and love them.

About 4 years ago I was in a hard heelside, lost my edge on a patch of ice in the shade, then caught my edge again during a slide out on my left side. When it caught it sent me over my board doing head to toe somersaults down the mountain. The impact when the board caught its edge again fractured the Talus bone in my ankle. (Not sure of spelling.) They call it a snowboarders fracture. Usually caused by excessive chatter on a heelside. No surgery because it all held together, but had fractures in a few parts of that bone. After being casted up for about 5 weeks, it was tender. Took two years riding slow speeds and quick turns in the trees on softboots avoiding chatter before I would try the hardboots again. After talking with Fin at Bomber, we are now using the suspension kit (extra elastomer pad under my TD2's) and I have some gel heel pads in my boots to absorb possible chatter and impact. Seems to have helped. Don't know if this info will help in your situation, but may save you from other problems down the road. Fin mentioned using the BTS kit on my boots to provide some additional give to save my ankles and feet. They seem to be out of them every time I look at the site to order them so I haven't got a report on whether those have helped or not.

Looking for a good deal (inexpensive) on one for starting hardboot son. E-mail thru BOL and let me know if you have anything. Thanks

Thanks guys! He has been doing pretty good on his freeride softboot carving. The Prior may be the direction to head down the road. Will keep an eye out for the Prior. Think I'm putting him on my Coiler AM and I picked up a Coiler FC for me to ride with him. He will be threatened not to cause harm to my baby. Thanks again for input.

Got my spud interested into doing trenches. Unfortunately he has larger feet than the old man. Got him some size 31.5 hard boots and some TD2's. Any thoughts out there as to a good wide carving board to start him on that doesn't break the bank. He is between 200 and 210 lbs. A lot of boards I am seeing in classifieds are for lighter riders. Was gonna' put him on my Coiler AM and ride the old Ultra Prime, but don't know if I wanna' leave my Coiler. For starting out, the Ultra Prime is probably a bit narrow for his feet. Any thoughts, or if someone has anything they are looking to get rid of in their quiver?

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