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Took me a while to work out how to do this, but I've made that change and should be able to receive emails now. Pete

Can you give me your address details so I can put it into the Canada Post website? I can't see a way of getting a quote without it? It would also be useful to get a basic idea of the weight as well. Thanks

Naiive question from idiot learner dude in Australia: I have MP 28.5 Deelux indy boots with intec heels. Will these things work with my setup and how would you feel about sweetening the deal ever so slightly to help me out getting them to Melbourne? cheers, Pete.

Hey, would you separate the F2 Proflex intec step-in bindings? If so, how much?

Hey there, how do you feel about getting it to Australia? I can pay by Paypal. Just need your help to post it. Would you consider sweetening the deal slightly to accommodate my postage costs? I could meet you halfwayish... Say $200?

Yeah, at 165 I'll pass. Sorry Greg

Hi Gaa, I'm interested and can pay by Paypal. I'm in Australia. Can you advise shipping to me? And there's no issue with 28.5 MP is there? - Pete.

Hi Skategoat, Tried sending you an email, but maybe didn't get through. Can you send me pix to pjames@gdj.com.au

Thanks Chris, you guys are the best. I'll let you know how I go. My mate is not sure whether he'll get to Toronto from NYC, but we'll see. I've posted a wanted message on the Wanted part of the site and have my fingers crossed!

G'day (he says, trying to sound quaintly Australian). I have a mate who will be in NYC in a few days. He said he could bring me back some gear and I can save on postage. Looking for: 1 used step in bindings (TD 2 or 3) 2 an all mountain board (165ish?) in reasonable condition 3 Some thermo liners for 28.5 MP Deelux that haven't been too trashed I guess you'd need to be somewhere near NYC, so my chances aren't great. But you never know eh? Thanks in anticipation

Thanks Dave, Yep. I found them online. That was the only ones I found though. Any other thoughts? pete.

Hi guys, I have a mate in the US at the moment who will be traveling to NYC and possibly Toronto very soon. He said he could buy me a carve board and bring it back to Australia. Can anyone help with any shops he could go to for me? I'm after a demo All Mountain (like a Prior 4WD) or similar (up to say, $400?). I might also get him to pick me up some good step in bindings and maybe some heat mouldable boot linings Postage is a killer to Australia, so I appreciate any help. And if anyone lives in NYC/Toronto and has a board or good step in bindings to sell to a sad Aussie bloke who lives miles away from the home of Alpine Snowboarding, I could get my mate to meet you and hand over some hard earned! Cheers! Pete.

Genius advice all round guys. I'll try tightening with micro adjustment until the pins just snap in so it's tighter first, then if it's a bit loose up there on the mountain, I'll revert to the vice/clamp theory. Cheers!

Thanks guys. I'll try and adjust the heel receivers a smidgeon with the vice, but like you say Ursle... not so much that they get tooooo tight!

Thanks Corey, great advice mate. I'll definitely put this into practice. Is it also worth squeezing the heel receivers with the vice just a tad to eliminate that gap?

Sorry guys, reposting this to see if I can get some advice: -------- My BTS system and my FinTec step in heels arrived today. Really excited and immediately installed the items. Jeez eh? They look serious now! If only we had snow I don't really know what I'm supposed to do with the spring adjustment at the back, but I'll read up here on the site. Any hints would be useful! The step in heels work a treat with the cable pull and I can see these making life so good on the slopes. I do have one query though. When the heels are in, there is a couple of millimetres 'play' in the heel area. It's only a little bit, but they jiggle around in the cradle at the back. Here's a couple of pics of the amount of gap in the cradle and the heel to show you how much I'm talking about: Is this normal? Should I put the cradle in a vice and squeeze it in a bit? Sorry for being the idiot new guy:o

mmm thanks for that... but my boots definitely say 28.5 on the bottom of the shell and they're snug as a bug, so go figure. Oh well, they're comfortable and that's the main thing. My BTS system and my FinTec step in heels arrived today. Really excited and immediately installed the items. Jeez eh? They look serious now! If only we had snow:( I don't really know what I'm supposed to do with the spring adjustment at the back, but I'll read up here on the site. Any hints would be useful! The step in heels work a treat with the cable pull and I can see these making life so good on the slopes. I do have one query though. When the heels are in, there is a couple of millimetres 'play' in the heel area. It's only a little bit, but they jiggle around in the cradle at the back. Is this normal? Should I put the cradle in a vice and squeeze it in a bit? Some advice here would be good too. Here's a couple of pics of the amount of gap in the cradle and the heel to show you how much I'm talking about:

On this subject, my Pumpkin Deeluxe boots are 28.5 (at least, that's what's printed on the top cuff inside), and they fit snug. However... I measured my foot (heel against the wall and draw a line on some paper etc etc) and it's 27cm long. So what Mondo size am I? 27 or 28.5? See, it would be nice to know as I can see some cheap moldable liners at Sierra trading and if I get the wrong ones I'll be ... well, you know what I'll be. Any thoughts guys?

Hi Keyser Soze, I was all over that liner site like a rash, but it still requires a healthy dose of cash. My liners are great except for the bit at the back on the achilles, and even then it's only after a full day on the hill. I'm going to try and clamp them out and see if I can't 'ease' them into a more forgiving shape by the time winter rolls around again! Otherwise, I'm sending off for some of those intuition beasts. They look great!

Hey guys, Thanks for all that. I'm keen to keep going and learn the ropes, so it doesn't sound like the step-ins are a waste of time. The extreme carving looks amazing, but yeah... it's going to take a lot of practice and also some perfect conditions (not wildly available here in Australia) Good thoughts on the boots Zoltan and Boardski... I tried to buy some clearance thermoflex liners here at Bomber store, but they sold out and I can't really come at $170 for new liners right now, so I'll hang with what I got for the moment. I do have an older pair of Raichle boots with the Vibram sole and the clip at the back for riding/walk modes. These ones are softer than the Deeluxe, but obviously won't work with the step-ins I've got, so maybe I need to pick up some TD1s or something so I can swap between boots and bindings if the Deeluxe give me any hassles or so I can set up another board. If anyone has any toe/heel clip bindings for sale that aren't going to break my bank, love to hear from you!

Hey guys, been looking around at the extremecarving website (looks European) and I noticed they don't really think much of the step in bindings I've got. Any thoughts on this? Have I gone and invested in the wrong thing or is it just that I'm light years away from 'extreme' carving? and it doesn't much matter anyway? -------------------------------------- Bindings Because of their stiffness, step-ins are to be avoided in extremecarving. The board bends tremendously during each turn and needs an articulation under each foot. Without the articulation, the rider's legs must follow the movement, which translate into large movements of the knees- tight together or even crossing each others during turns and spreading out during transitions. That stiffness not only interferes with the natural flex of the board, but also produces very large amount of stress just in front of the bindings which potentially can break the snowboard! Another undesired effect is the transmission of unwanted vibration from the board to the feet because of the stiff boots/board bindings interface. We highly recommend the F2 Race Titanium bindings, of course without any canting pad (see the page Settings). They are very light, very durable, very short and relatively cheap. They are completely isolated from the board, i.e. there are no hard contact between them and the board. Their lateral flex match perfectly to technical needs of extremecarving. They are plug and play without any needs for modifications.

Hey Dan, I'll have a look for a serial. No problem, I'll be in touch for a wave. I normally head to Winki and sit down the bottom of Lowers into the Valley (I prefer this to the crowds up top). And Zoltan... I'm 74kg (I think that's about 163 pounds?). But I'm not sure how I would rate myself as a rider. I'm certainly not laying over on the snow into turns if that's what you mean, but I'm pretty sure that's a consequence of my status as a learner as opposed to my physical strength. Cheers, Pete.

Thanks Boardski. Good advice on the cutting board. I'll check this out. I take it by what you've said that the bindings are OK... I've only ridden the toe/heel clip versions, which are fine and much easier than the softboot setup where you gotta sit down all the time. The step in theory seems to be even easier again. I'd be interested to learn of other's experience with this setup. The board feels to me like an F2 Speedster 'Route 66' model I had at Falls Creek this year. I loved the feel of the racey board, so I'm really happy and eternally grateful to the donor! Can anyone tell me what year it is? Also, when I mount the bindings, do I put some rubber down underneath or something? Like a rubber disk? It looks like there's some rubber residue under the bindings now. Any ideas on this front would be appreciated. And Mount Hutt... good idea! Although thinking that Japan would have even better snow... but not sure if ideal for carving.

Thanks Allee and Eardigger. Good advice. I have ordered the fintecs, a spare set of moldable liners, a BTS kit for the Deeluxe boots and damn it... why not? A Booster strap! I don't even really know if I need one... but if I'm getting a package sent from America to Australia, I thought I might as well get one thrown in! From what I've read, the step ins are really good. Is that the right read on it? BTW... any thoughts on the board? Cheers, Pete.