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Flywalker

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  • Location
    Sapporo, Japan(originally from Calgary)
  • Home Mountain/Resort?
    Sunshine Village(Canada)
    Rusutsu(Japan)
  • Occupation?
    Teacher
  • Current Boards in your Quiver
    Sims CON 166
    Burton Factory Prime 174
    Rossi Throttle 167
    Kessler Custom 171 10/14/12 VSR
    Donek FC 2 171
    Prior 4x4 169
    Osin 3800 163
  • Current Boots Used?
    UPZ RC10
  • Current bindings and set-up?
    Burton race plates 45B/51R 3 degree cant under back foot or 7 degree cant under back foot.
  • Snowboarding since
    1988
  • Hardbooting since
    1988

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  1. l have used the standard liners down to -25 celsius and had no problems whatsoever. Mind you, the boots fit me like they were built for my feet.
  2. No. l have 100's of days on my bindings and they have never let me down. Not a bad idea to have a couple bails for spare parts but to change every 50 days? No.
  3. Find yourself an Iyengar Yoga studio and start practicing. IYENGAR Yoga. Don't waste your time with other styles. This style has medically proven results with back issues, including herniations. This is the ONLY way you will solve your problem. In my opinion drugs and/or surgery can both be avoided. l had L5/S1 issues for 20 years before finding this practice. Now, after a few years l am doing whatever l want.
  4. I wore Reactors for 10 years. Now have RC10's. Both fit me well. Never had any heel lift issues in the Burtons. The UPZ's have a bit more width. I wear a size 11 shoe but a 27 or 27.5 ski boot or snowboard hard boot. Be careful you don't go too big or it won't matter which company's boots you are in. Might be a good idea to try on some if you can... or go to a reputable ski shop where they can help show you your right hard shell size. Most people go by the rule that if you remove the liner and put your foot inside, you shouldn't be able to fit two fingers behind your heels when your toes are lightly touching the front of the shell.
  5. l wouldn't use a 3 buckle boot. lf you can get your hands on a pair of Burton Reactor/Wind/Fire boots l'd say do it. Great boots... loved mine. lf you're just starting out and not 100% sure if you're going to like it there's no reason to spend big cash. That Prior is 21.5cm wide so even with the longish boot sole Burtons are known for you have lots of room. Great board too, by the way! Of course, the other option is to peruse the Classifieds here and look for something like a used Head/Deeluxe/UPZ. Can't go wrong with a Burton 4 buckle boot though, especially if they are really well priced.
  6. From everything l have read and in my own experience there is no need to pay attention to the centring arrow on the RC10. l just set the blocks equally distant from each other, centred them on the binding base and rode. l have size 27 as well and haven't flipped the blocks, however setting the bindings up was a real pain in the ass with the screws covered up by the blocks. Once all the trial and error re: sweet spot search was finished it was a non-issue, though.
  7. Ahh that explains it. Sahoro is a Club Med resort. VERY nice but maybe a little boring on the hill. -26 is unheard of in and around Niseko. Sahoro is more inland and much cooler. Dress well! When you head up again in March let me know. l'd be more than happy to hook up for a blast (^_^)
  8. Shame you're not coming closer into Sapporo. Kiroro, Kokusai, Teine, Niseko, Rusutsu... they're all going off!!
  9. Considering one's front leg heel and rear leg toe are closest to the narrowest point of the board this makes perfect sense.
  10. Sorry for the late reply. Victoria Viento is THE best place in Tokyo. They even carry Kesslers in stock. And yeah would be stoked to have a ride session up here! A couple of years ago two other BOLers came up for a week... TPalka and Mats. They spent most of their holiday chin deep in powder at Niseko and then we hooked up for a day of carving at Rusutsu. Fun times! My Japanese riding buddies are already excited at the possibility of hosting an event. Bring a powder board too, though. It's barely mid December and it's more than chest deep everywhere but the groomers!
  11. l live in Sapporo now. l'll ask my friend where the best places in Tokyo are. He used to coach the Olympic squad.
  12. lt's short. Really short. No problem if you want to slalom everywhere all the time.... but it is SHORT if you want an all mountain board, capable of bigger turns and faster runs. Try to find something high 160's or low 170's. Age doesn't matter too much in my opinion. Anything early 90's and newer will be fine... to start.
  13. The red tongues make a significant difference!!!
  14. Hi Aracan, Not sure but l think the newer model RC10's come T-nutted front and back from the factory. Will need to pull a liner and double-check, though. jskyhawk... check your PMs please (^_^)
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