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  2. Board stiffness: F2 Eliminator vs. Rad Air Tanker?

    in Carving Central

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    don't know about cambered tankers, but my rockered 182 is just :1luvu::1luvu:

    Hi Zanci,

    I got the cambered 182 Tanker, and I just :1luvu::1luvu: it! So, they're both lovable boards.

    Has anyone ridden both? (Or both a cambered 200 and a newer rocker 200)? I'm interested in how the rockers perform on the slope as I'm probably 70% of the time there. After trying the 08/09 cambered model, I was thinking Wow, gotta get another one while they're still available -- to ride after I wear this one out...

    But maybe the rockers perform just as well (better?) on the slopes?

    Thanks a lot!

    Dave

  4. 2011 F2 Silberpfeil carbon?

    in Carving Central

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    For that money you could buy a board custom made to your liking/weight and get pretty far into another set of bindings. Tell Bruce (Coiler) or Sean (Donek) exactly what you want and they could whip something up.

    That said, I want to try the new F2 boards as well.

    I agree. It's questionable to ship something across the Atlantic that can be made on the same side as where it will be used. That said, I did import one of Sean's Doneks to Germany, and I don't think it will be the last. :)

    Regarding Silberpfeil prices... Blue Tomato:

    At Blue Tomato it costs 700 euros or about $920. Substract 16% VAT and that's about $793.

    (VAT... I asked Blue Tomato about this today because I know that Austrian VAT is 20%. They responded that this earlier-valid VAT rate is still calculated because the "to-USA" shipping really costs them more than the blanket DHL shipping price of only 30 euros -- see below for German readers.)

    OK, add $30 shipping by DHL (German UPS-similar shipper) = $823. Plus U.S. customs $_?? (you receive a customs bill with your board). So with Blue Tomato it's about $823 + customs. Others who've imported boards might tell you what the customs rate is on boards.

    http://www.blue-tomato.com/de/Alpin-Boards/F2-FTWO-Silberpfeil-Carbon-Edition-168-10-11/product.bto?product=300286743

    Cheers,

    Dave

    Blue Tomato comment on VAT-related 16% reduction of listed prices:

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    Hallo David,

    weil früher in Deutschland die Mehrwertsteuer bei 16 % lag wurde diese so eingestellt. Haben diese aber so beibehalten weil bei Auslandslieferungen für uns Mehrkosten anfallen und es nicht bei den angegebenen Pauschalpreisen von DHL bleibt.

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  5. Board stiffness: F2 Eliminator vs. Rad Air Tanker?

    in Carving Central

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    Hi all,

    I saw a great deal on 2009 (last cambered year model) Rad Air 182 Tankers -- 300 euros here in Germany. I’m considering it for “powder days” – which for me (without avalanche gear or backcountry experience) mostly means riding close to slopes and spending 60-70% of the day on the groomer. Or, for days like last Friday in Saas Fee where there was 6-8 inches of fresh on top of the groom and my Eliminator kept trying to bore into the snow…

    Question for anyone who has tried both these boards… The 141 Tanker effective edge vs. my Eliminator’s 131 won’t be a problem. Unless the Tanker is as stiff or stiffer than the Eliminator. (My Eliminator is a 2007 model, rated a 9 for flex by F2 – subsequent years were rated 8.) Anyone know how the flex in these two boards compares?

    Thanks a lot! (Hope this wasn’t off topic, but I really do carve with softboots on these boards – unless I’m having a bad day… ;-)

    David

    Rheinland-Pfalz, Germany

    162 F2 Eliminator LTD 2007

    161 Donek Wide

    Salomon Malamute boot

    Nidecker Carbon 900 binding, +27/-3 stance

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