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  16. Identity, Oxygen, MLY, Burton

    in For Sale

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    scrapster - 3 tape measures that used to be in my garage have disappeared....kids must have them somewhere. It looks to be a 19 waist. I held it up next to the Burton which is an 18 and there appears to be about 1cm difference.

    moonshiner - dont know if there is any difference between the 3 and 4 hole base plate. I am guessing there is. I emailed bomber and am waiting a response. Anyone know?

    colintkemp - emailed pics...let me know if you need more

    trying to upload pics to the thread now.

  17. Identity, Oxygen, MLY, Burton

    in For Sale

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    Due to medical reasons, snowboarding will be out for awhile. Boards are in great condition with the usual binding/liftline scuffs. Pics will go up tonight.

    Identity 162 SC Carbon - $225

    Oxygen Proton 168 - $150 SOLD

    MLY Race 183 - $150 SOLD

    Factory Prime 167 (silver topsheet) - $75

    Race plates - 4-hole 7 degree cant - $100 SOLD!

    TD1's - 4-hole, 0 degree, 6 degree, purple bumpers - $100 SOLD

    Prices do not include shipping. Paypal, Cashiers check or MO. Thanks for looking.

  19. Ankle Injury Part Deux

    in Carving Central

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    Upon reflection, I can see how the last sentence of my previous post could be read as being condescending.

    Sorry about that. And also about your respective injuries.

    That having been said, without quality foot support, adjustments made to the boot/binding interface are based upon what 'feels right' with a collapsed foot.

    Foot splay determined without foot support will often feel wrong once support is added. The same can be said of cant and lift.

    It is certainly possible to be precise/meticulous without being accurate. (Or vice-versa?). So while any number of forum members may be meticulous about setting up their gear, there is also the possibility that such efforts may not be truly effective.

    Carpet carving, for instance, can be misleading in that it does not account for the dynamic nature of the snowboard in motion. So the posture/configuration that feels comfortable in a static context may lead to untenable loads on the joints once the board 'powers up'. Similarly, a setup that works on the groom may lead to disaster when the snow goes clear or deep.

    I did not take what you said as condescending and appreciate your insight. I am just trying to figure out why these injuries happened. Although I have been riding for a long time, whose to say that my set-up is correct? I am no expert nor do I have the time or money for someone to analyze every aspect of my set-up, riding style, etc. I go with what has worked well for me in the past. The sports med dept will be fitting my boots for next season with positive results I hope.

    Thanks again.

  21. Ankle Injury Part Deux

    in Carving Central

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    Setting equipment up to put the least stress on your joints is pretty much a given. I myself have no cuff adjustment and dont run inward cant on my front foot.

    Of course there is that whole duck stance thing so that throws that theory out the window.;)

    Maybe it is because I ride duck in softies that led to it all? :eek:

    That is a discussion in another thread.......softies that is. :)

  22. Ankle Injury Part Deux

    in Carving Central

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    You can prevent this with gear by taking pains to ensure that you can ride with the absolute least amount of tension on your joints at all times. Tension in this case can be either muscular, such as when several limb segments are tied together while working toward a particular outcome; or the result of leverage, such as when the rear foot is excessively dorsiflexed, placing undue stress on the achilles tendon and ankle assembly.

    Another example is excessive inward canting of the front foot, which, while it may make a wide stance somewhat more comfortable, will also serve to collapse the ankle joint medially while under load. Inward cant of the front foot, as well as poor cuff alignment, can cause the tip of the board to bite harder than the tail on a heelside turn, which may lead to a nasty speed wobble, the brunt of this may be taken by the ankle if it is not properly supported by the boot.

    Quality foot support can help, in that a supported foot will often contribute to a more relaxed posture, and also provide a better 'read' on what is going on down there, which in turn will reduce 'nervous' tension through the lower extremities.

    One problem with alpine boards is that it is possible to capture a fairly large amount of energy with each turn, energy which can be damaging, as well as useful. This tends not to occur with softboots, due in part to the propensity for 'leakage' with that interface. With regard to your current injury, Bubba, it sounds like you encountered another situation whereby the board was riding you, rather than the other way 'round.

    Set your gear up better, and circumstances of this nature can be avoided.

    Myself along with most everyone else on Bomber, I assume, is quite meticulous about the set-up of our gear including cuff alignment of our boots. I have been on hardboots long enough to know what feels right or wrong. The only thing I have not done is customize my liner and footbed. Never thought it was an issue until now. I do not have inward canting on my front boot. I run 0 on the front and 6 in the rear. It was my rear foot that was injured this time. I think it was the mechanics of both crashes plus boot slop that led to the injuries. The current was a high speed heelside washout with me trying to compensate and maintain the turn which turned bad. I should have just sat down. Which leads me back to what you mentioned...quality foot support. I suspect that this may be the underlying cause of both of these injuries.

  23. Ankle Injury Part Deux

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I am on my second ankle injury in three years and am trying to figure out why this is happening. Am in PT and Sports Med at Mayo and as the vicodin is kicking in my mind is going. A little history....first one I stuffed the nose and kept rotating as I felt my ankle twisting all over the place. Ski Patrol took me in on that one. This time fast heelside, board started chattering out and flopping all over the place as I again felt my ankle moving. Not really any pain, took a break, kept riding. Both cases resulted in high-grade tears in tendons and ligaments primarily on the inside of my ankles. I am in Fire's with the stock liners and ride with them tight. My questions for those who have suffered a similar injury:

    1. Are you in a stock liner or moldable with custom footbeds?

    2. How much movement do/did you have in your ankle?

    3. Is this a fairly common injury for a rec rider? Pro's?

    4. If injured, were you told that the custom footbeds/liner would possibly help prevent an injury of this nature in the future?

    5. I do not have any congenital issues that I know of...ride bike alot, but do no specific conditioning for my ankles. Does anyone do specific strength training for the ankles to prepare for riding season?

    I have been in hardboots for about 20 years and am in softies while I ride with my young kids and while coaching but have never suffered this type of injury while in a soft setup. I am in hardboots about 95% of the time.

    Sorry this got so damn long. I am sick of the the couch and another riding season cut short. :barf: Thanks for any insight provided! :biggthump

  25. Should we offer a Sub-Forum for Softboot Carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    SNowman I don't feel you have trashed me at all. I do feel that your attitude is harmful to our sport. The ONLY reason Fin operates this board is to attract new customers to buy his product. Of course there are lots of other reasons but this is the purpose of this site and it is as it should be. The idea of adding a softboot specific forum is just a natural addition to this mission. The fact that he even asks us what we think about how he runs his business shows the tightknit comraderie of our sport and is a rare a beautiful thing. personally I don't see what your problem is with the idea. It seperates the (offensive) softboot chat from your clearly more advanced hardboot chatter. It provides a midway point or a "gateway drug" that will and does help jibbers become carvers become hardbooters. In a world where we are less than 2-3% of the snowboard population we need every edge (no pun intended) we can get to compete. When the community grows so does the availability of funds for new prototypes and new innovation that our sport so desperately needs. The work that fin and bruce and prior and others are doing on their own dime is incredible but so much more is possible if we can turn a few hundred carvers into a few thousand and so on. your attitude on this is a brilliant shining example of my earlier statement. you are trying to preside over your own extinction and you don't even know it.

    SHARE THE LOVE BRO :biggthump ITs all about the feeling of laying over and sucking up the G's not about the purity of the Breed. you come off like some kind of snowboard Nazi and it is offensive to many. I personally could care less about your rhetoric but it is important that someone voice discomfort with your attitude lest those looking in from the outside think we all are like you.

    hate me if you want to love me if you can man I am happy either way

    Well said! This seems like it is turning into another skiers vs. boarders theme that many of us witnessed many years ago. Some of these posts have a very elitist attitude and may turn people away from hardbooting. I ride soft and hard and enjoy both equally. I coach the freestyle team at our local area, ride duck, can carve duck, but when practice is over the hardboots go on. The kids like it, try to carve with me down the hill, and when they have questions about the sport I point them here.....to read all this. A carve is a carve is a carve.

    P.S. Dr. D, I am still loving that Identity I picked up from you when I was out there last winter. Sweet, sweet ride.

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