kieran
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monodude is the man. ask him about a skwal.
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i've never experimented with such, but i can assure you that wearing a knitted fake beard improves ones carving coolness by ∞-1. having the real thing takes it to ∞ fwiw, i find angles under 60° really awkward, but with the right footbeds i can fit my 30.5cm feets into mondo 29 UPZ'
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i'm with beckmann. go 65f 60r, maybe add 1" or so to your stance, pick toe and heel lift that makes your front leg feel strong, and go for it.
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wet road, wet leaves .. squeaky bum. don't do it in traffic where people can see your expression. ;)
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Bindings For Ill-conceived Experimentation - Want Advice/To Buy
kieran replied to lordmetroland's topic in Carving Central
intecs are a more rigid interface. if you're running particularly low angles i can imagine that the noise transmitted through the heelpiece could be distracting or just plain sore. for narrower boards or higher angles (>= 60° maybe) intecs are the way to go. also, lift-line and departure dis-engagement smugness, especially if you route a cable release into one of your pockets -
another one to consider, f2 eliminator carbon.
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get properly-sized and fitting boots first. try the 325's and the 700's. they have different flex response and different foot outlines, so get the one that feels best when you're clipped onto a board; when you assume your stance, your foot position changes subtle and what feels cramped statically will likely feel fine afterward. in other news, blue tomato dont stock UPZ anymore?
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one of the toe blocks has a broken retention wing, so without finding a replacement they'd be dangerous. have a look on ebay.de for burton/f2/proflex bindings. usually about €30 for the flexy ones.
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some people do it, the angles will be low though and might seem cumbersome in hard shells. i might have a set of bindings that would suit.
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+/- duck-footed skewed sidecut. heelsides everywhere because toeside will be too difficult.
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there's a certain amount of preference involved for folk who are in the middle zone of latereral/hemispheric dominance. for a laugh one day i switched stance from goofy to regular and found it ok-but-weird once i was able to not think about what i was doing. heelside was straightforward, toeside less so. i've wondered if there's an eye dominance factor at play too.
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nice bike. shame about the shoulder slip.
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m6 eye bolts are easy to find. 2 per board in unused inserts so that the board can't be unwound from the lock. using one eye bolt and a binding is less secure, though time consuming to circumvent.
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details, man. details!
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the only criticism i have of the RC10's is the very steep heel ramp, which makes aligning the front foot awkward. and mine in particular are a few years old too so they're quite dinged-up, but other than that they're great. i use a deeluxe thermo liner btw.
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i got one of those last year. it is thrillingly terrifying.
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boards longer than a 158, softboots, CAMBER! apparently carving is cool.
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'race' usually means bails.
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i have one of those, it's a great carving board but also not a beginners board. 13m isnt huge but at your weight you'd need a good bit of speed to make it turn promptly, and knowledge of whats going to happen at the end of the turn. mine wants to go uphill and when you aren't expecting that it's quite a surprise. i can sell you an older 168.
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it's about 20% back corries, 50% beginners area, 30% piste. nevis never feels 'full' even when the carparks are bursting. it's well laid-out.
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follow the fb page. when the weather and conditions are going to overlap, there's about a 2 day notice period when folk start going nuts. for the backs, it's february really until they're safe for general use.
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bring it with you to nevis range for dropping into this; https://www.facebook.com/NevisRangeSNOW/photos/pb.72006031795.-2207520000.1434545003./10153371650741796/?type=3&permPage=1
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extremeBLINGcarving!
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more heel lift than even UPZ, those.
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http://www.palau-boutique.com/ski-boot-liners-customfit-alpine-freeride,us,3,15.cfm