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Now, the stop crying part I haven't personally experienced (a 200 pound, 6 foot person crying due to a man yelling about skiing attracts too much attention anyway) but I REFUSED to try setting an edge until my dad yelled at me over it, and that was a fantastic thing he did, because now I am here.
I have to admit that there were a couple of times that I had to get "firm" with him about setting an edge and about how to fall correctly to minimize injury. I think the old Nike slogan came into play a couple of times too, you know what to do "JUST DO IT".
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I just received a brand new in plastic 140 cm Sigi Grabner race board for my son today. The declared value was $350 US. The shipping that RJ paid was $29.50 for USPS Priority Air. It arrived in 4 business days from California to Ontario. I paid the GST/PST on $350 US + $5.00 Canada Post handling fee (that fee is always $5.00 no matter how much the item is worth, unlike UPS who uses the value of the item to decide the amount). So it cost me about $51.00 Cnd to spring it from the post office.
As BlueB said never ever ever use UPS. Their minimum brokerage charge is about $45.00. So, in theory, you could order something worth $10.00 and have a $45.00 charge plus taxes. Ridiculous! :mad:And it is a customs brokerage charge. If you are a business that has a broker that you use, you can direct UPS to have that broker clear the item for you. Then UPS doesn't ding you for the charge. But your broker will, and their charges vary.
I choose sellers in the US based on whether they will ship USPS. If not, they don't get my business, period.
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I think that there was a safety recall on the batteries a couple of years ago. Might want to check with Nikon to see if the ones yours came with apply to the recall. Not sure that they will honour it this far in, but you might want to know for safety sake.
Other than that, the batteries are generally good, but having an extra around is a good thing.
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This discussion is fun.
I was going to have my 6 yr old daughter wait for a couple of more years. But with all this talk and seeing that other little ripper chickette, maybe next year.D.
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Check this out.
I haven't tried everything, but I am converting a file with itunes right now. It gets technical at the beginning. But that is just for the people who want to know it. Don't let that scare you off. It gets very simple further down the page.
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:Danybuddy know where I can find some alpine/carving videos to put on my Ipod 30g video ?I need the ipod upload link cuz I haven't figgered out how to convert the embed code to itunes.
I wanna be able to whip out my ipod and show folks what carving looks like, and kitesurfing.
or if any real techie gurus can convert a vid and sent it to me via email itunes friendly.
this vid would be great on the iphone/ipod cuz I'm a big audioslave/rage/soundgarden fan
Willy, I love that version of the Temple of the Dog tune. Chris Cornell still brings it for the most part. Nothing like back when we saw Soundgarden in '95 on the Superunknown tour, but still good.
I am looking to do the ipod vid thing for my son's new ipod. I will let you know what I find.
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I wasn't really looking to sell it, but since you ask. I have been looking at the new D300 with lust!
Let me know what you were looking at paying. It can be body only, or I can include the 18-70 DX kit lens that came with it. Please respond directly by PM.
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Glad you are happy Steve!
Enjoy!
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email sent.....
email sent.....
Thanks guys,
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Oh yeah..Alexis totally rocks! (And usually *does* wear a helmet..btw.)
She and her Dad are both super-cool people. Much of the rail
footage in that clip (:55 sec) was shot at Hyland Hills here in
Minnesota so I often see her out on the hill and at the local comps.
You can appreciate how controlled she is, but what you
can't fully appreciate in the video is how small she is in comparison to
all the other riders on the hill.
She is amazing. In one part of the vid she is standing beside and adult who is crouching on one knee to talk to her. She is tiny!
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Scuff - Thanks for the thoughts. I will focus on where he is looking next time out. I honestly never noticed where he he is looking before. I am going to ask him where he generally focuses on when riding. I generally ride behind him up until now due to the fact that if he has an issue I don't want to have to climb back up too far to help him out. But he is getting better now so I will lead more often.
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I had an old Burton Punch I had bought on e-bay before my daughter was even born, (Just preparing for her future.) and by the time she was old enough to ride it I looked at it and went and bought her a new board. The board was about 5 years old and had only been riden the one year the previous owner had it, but it wasn't up to code. I'm way more picky about what she rides than I've ever been about what I ride. She likes the Rossi SIS boots and bindings because they are so easy to step in and out of, so I had to buy some progressing sizes to keep her on what she likes for the next few years.
I just looked at your daughters vid again. She looks like she is having a blast out there. I have to tell you that when I watch her get some speed up, her lack of helmet makes me cringe.
I hope she starts wearing one soon.D.
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I am looking for a pair of Intec bindings for my 10 yr old son. I would appreciate any advice for which to buy. I have a couple of pairs of TD2's that I use. I was wondering if there was anything better for a younger, lighter rider?
Paypal preferred.
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My son is riding the Blue Burton 135 FP on the left right now. It is an old board without much camber left in it. But he is having fun learning on it. The Yellow Fake 138 beside it is much stiffer and is much more lively. Each of those boards will work well for recreational riding. The Rossi Vas 156 on the right would be alright for rec racing as well. However, just in case he/she gets serious about riding, I also have this arriving this week. It is the 140 size. So, that officially puts the kids gear in first place compared to mine. I love buying gear for them! :D
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Hey Everyone,
I need a pair of Intec compatible boots for my son. His feet will be about 23.5-24.5 by next season. I am looking ahead just to be ready for next year. So, let me know if you have anything that might have been grown out of that needs a new home. Paypal preferred.
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Here's my daughter at age 7. I don't plan on getting her onto an alpine board until she's mastered the basics. She is on Rossi step-ins so she's on her way. Next year we are both going to compete.
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I can't wait until my daughter hits the board. She is six right now and has been skiing for 3 years. Boarding in a year or so, once she gets stronger.
But I have all the boards ready for both kids as they grow to need them.
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I'm staring at his 22.5 Raichle 225's right now that he's out grown. The very boots in those pictures. The liners are 22.5's but the shells can be pushed out to 24 according to what is marked on them and what I've been told by members here. He actually started in his sisters old ski boots, so I understand where you're coming from. Let me know if you're interested and we'll work something out.
Hey Paul,
I traced his feet tonight on a piece of paper and they are just under 23cm. So by next season he will definitely be too big for the liners in your sons old boots. Thanks for the offer though. I will put a post up on Wanted to see what is out there.
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Great post Paul. I know that part of his problem is he is in ski boots right now. Next year he will probably be a 23.5 - 24 boot and I will get him a pair of proper snowboard boots. The flex just isn't there in skiboots and I can see it in his lack of forward leg motion. I noticed that your son has intec bindings. What size boots is he in now? Do you have anything that he has grown out of in 23.5-24 range?
Thanks.
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Hey Guys,
Thanks for all the great advice! We have started doing some dryland training at home that I think will help him on the hill. But unfortunately the season is almost over here in the east. But there is always next year.
The main thing is that he is loving it and wants to get better. And he is having fun learning, which is the most important thing.
And Bordy, everyone, including me has told him "you gotta use all the hill, not just the right edge" :lol: He gets it now and when we were studying the video where you saw that puff of snow, he understands where he would have ended up if his edge went bad right then.
I had him read all of the posts you guys made. He was proud as a peacock to get some kudos from someone other than me. So thanks again. D.
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Hey,
Here are a couple of vids of my 10 yr old on his 135 Burton FP. I know the vids are short and not the best quality. But, since I am not an instructor and I don't have any real snowboard theory to draw off of (other than what I have tried to absorb from this forum), I would appreciate any ideas that I could work on with my son. He wants to get more consistant with his turns and I have been working with him on body/knee/ankle/arm/heel/toe positions. But I know that there must be drills that we can work on that target each area. I am having trouble trying to convey all the body position changes in a way that doesn't confuse him (and me). So, let me know how you think he is doing so far. Any critique is good here.
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Sold! Canada Post shipping notice rec'd... just waiting for the truck now.
You beat me to it. SOLD!!
Thanks for the smooth transaction Steve.:D
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No problem C, enjoy the new board!
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I just don't know how you got a board over 150 sent by Purolator. They were clear to me that 150 was the limit.
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I hope she starts wearing one soon.
Little Dude starting to Carve......
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I think he will, once he rides it compared to the used Burton 135 FP he rides now. And when RJ posted that he had a brand new 140cm one available that I could have for a little over $300 US shipped, I couldn't pass it up. I think we may have to mount her up this weekend for a day before everything shuts down here. I can see this board moving through the different mini rippers on BOL as it gets grown out of.
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