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is what i meant to say, sorry. meaning that the production of female specific hardgear is still a relatively new thing.
Barry
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<<What a bunch of leg-humpers we are>>
Females are a recently new snowboarding demographic, but I think it's safe to say that no one got into alpine for the p***y, lol (that is, it's male dominated obviously- I'm sure the women here are all hotties) Have you tried running game on the slopes? Hell, there's all kinds of innuendo you can say to snow bunnies re: our boards, esp. if they're new (the broads, not the boards -) )- be creative, like that guy who told people his tail was flat b/c he felt like sawing it off, lol. If you are truly machivellian, you could purposely crash into a hot girl and use that to talk to her, hahahah, but I hope it doesn't come down to that, it would be funny though.
Barry
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just wanted to say that's awesome. great to see persons with disabilities not only participating, but really good too. the adaptive skiiers i've seen have usually had instructors helping them out. the airs were awesome. keep it up.
Barry
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very interested, can you give the course for the DC area SoPa riders? or a webcast or recording.
thx,
Barry
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hi B-2
you have email
barry
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hi,
thx for pointing that out, just read it. that metal piece is differnt from teh square metal piece i have, but i assume teh actual plastic piece is the same dimension. it would do, but i'm not going to pay much more than $10 for it, esp. if it's used. it's plastic and not exactly high quality
barry
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hi,
looking to buy a Burton cant piece asap. I understand there are several different cant pieces. I'm looking specifically for a universal cant piece but willing to listen to look at other pieces.
please email
thx
Barry
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is perhaps the hardest muscle to develop. so Mike T, I agree with you. and of course, mens calves start higher than womens. also, they need to be subjected to a lot of weight to grow. do some reading if you decide to hit the weights.
Barry
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i wrote something but then rm'd it, as you can see (no pun intended)
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hey all,
I like this thread. I checked out Coiler Bruce's canting article, and I'm bow legged, so the article says run one binding flat, one with negative canting. My legs are also tire sorta quickly. Which leg do you all recommend I negatively cant?
Also, I have 1 Burton Universal cant- basically a plastic piece of junk, but it's good while I learn. Anyway, seems like you cannot have just lift or cant (which goes up to 7 degrees i think) with this thing- can someone verify that?
Did Burton make other cants besides the universal cant? If no, do I have any other moderately priced options? (I'll get the real deal on my next board)
thx,
Barry
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you're one crazy guy =)
Barry
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hi Lonerider,
everyone has their own definition of crazy. personally I don't see how what you did is all that crazy. I think a lot of the "jackass" stunts are crazy.
b.a.s.e. jumping, free climbing, etc is crazy.
Barry
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i'm pretty sure you have to be a very experienced skydiver to go skyboarding and that suit he is wearing i think is a wingman or bird suit (the local skydive place has it here) , which i believe also requires a lot of experience.
barry
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what MP size is she? i have some old boots that were too small for me, only used a few times, bought last year.
barry
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Hey Scotter,
I'm right outside of DC (northern VA) but I just started riding plates last year. There is at least one other rider (very good, too) in this area. Did you hit Whitetail when you were here?
No to worry, hopefully I'll convince a few people to at least try plates.
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Barry
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Maybe it's just because I'm a single and in my 20s, but I wouldn't be caught dead wearing a bib (unless they've changed drastically since the 90s). To be fair, however, I'll check out a link to see what they look like these days.
snowboard pants are very comfortable and they don't have to be baggy. I realize that some of you may wear the jeans and sportjacket outfit or short sleeve button down collared shirts to work, and this disturbs me =).
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Barry
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this is my helmet, a boeri ( i think the model is myto), after i taped ear buds to the outside of the helmet over the ear vents and any other vetns (thinking this would improve sound quality). I ran the wire along the both sides of the bottom of the helmet and it went back under my jacket along my back and to the mp3 player either to the front chest pouch of my fleece or wrapped around my arm. as you can see, it looks awful and probably sorta of ridiculous. needless to say, i decided this was dumb and did away with it the next time out.
Barry
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totally obnoxious, inconsiderate, and lame, IMO. get an mp3 player, like almost everyone else.
I think many would agree with me. Keep your music to yourself, no matter how good you think it is. last year I saw some complete TOOL freestyler with a medium sized old skool radio hanging off his backpack blasting some ****ty music. Please don't do this. Depending on where you go, too, you're asking for trouble.
on the logistical side, it'll sound better with headphones.
on an unrelated note, "spore" is quite a funny acronym.
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Barry
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hi,
last year I monkeyed around with putting bug headphones in or around my boeri. needless to say, i got a lot of weird looks. basically i had a lot of ducttape around the outside of my helmet and the ear buds covering over the ear venting. so people thought i was taping together a broken helmet, which is shady.
I then had my mp3 player in the front pocket on my fleece, around my chest area. The sound quality was poor b/c ear buds basically have to be in your ear to work effectively, and I finally decided to just kill the idea, although I'd really like to ride with music. I think it's usually OK as long as it's not too busy and you have a clue. I will try to post some pics of the strange looking music helmet.
Barry
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Thomas_S,
I'm also very light (although heavier than you) and I have an Alp 57 w/ Race bindings. I got the whole thing on ebay toward the middle of the season. I feel quite secure in them. I think most pepole agree that they are fine for lighter riders. Now the Burton Universal cant sort of stinks. I'm not sure if Burton only has a universal cant or if they have fixed cants. And the Burton Race, generally speaking, isnt' even in the same league as Catek or TDs, but I personally don't need to start off on the highest quality stuff, not while I'm still a carving newb anyway. I'd rather ride the hell out of my board now, usually a person knows when they're ready to move up.
I don't know when your season starts, but if you order the board from klugriding, it'll be there in a few days. The Alps aren't expensive, but personally I would try to go with something used for your first setup, as long as it is in decent condition. Inevitably, like everyone here, you will fall in love with carving and want to upgrade. Pay particular attention to the boots, though. Boots that dont' fit properly really stink. Of all the things to buy new, I would go with the boots. They have a very reasonable return policy here on Bomber, too.
Check raceboarders.com ebay link frequently for at least a few more weeks. Also, though the chances of success on this are likely limited, try your local shops to see if they have any old boards lying around.
good luck!
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Barry
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Hi,
definitely check out raceboarders.com ebay link. then you can save the search in ebay and be emailed everytime there is something new on ebay. ebay and the classified board here are great starts. alternatives are teh classifieds of other carving sites. you can try all the local shops, but unless you're sorta lucky or close to a decent mountain, I highly doubt you'll find anything. good luck.
Kirk, others,
just curious about something you said. Isn't the Burton alp you are selling considered more of an entry- level freecarver than an all mountain alpine board? I believe its lack of stiffness (and 200mm width?) make it more versatile than a raceboard or more advanced freecarve board, but I am under the impression it does not have the same functionality (ignore quality for a sec) as say, the Donek Axis...
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Barry
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Hi All,
sometimes I feel as if this site reeks of a negative vibe, even though it's clearly the most popular and well organized hardbooter site. can we just stop this , please, as I believe Fin requested earlier. I feel this way re: this thread.
I wish I never responded to this thread b/c I keep getting email and each email seems to be closer to making this another war. I have no problem with anyone.
can we all just relax a little and stop negatively critisizing other people and their articles, opinions, skills, comments, or whatever else can be critisized. I don't know if any anti Bordy comments are b/c he has stirred the pot here before, but if they are, who the hell cares. just let it go. as was stated during the CMC debacle, this is no way to attract new riders. can we funnel all of this "energy" toward attracting new riders and/or educating people about alpine.
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Barry
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Hi,
which video are you all referring to ? the EC "opus video."?
someone mentioned they went 50 mph or so. just curious, how did they arrive at this number?
thx,
Barry
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Never underestimate the importance of regular waxing.
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Barry
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people don't usually get cited for it, though. I've been in a collission before, wasn't fun and good reason to wear a helmet. Sometimes it actually is an honest mistake on both sides and no one person's fault really.
Barry