Jack M

Indeed, the Schtubby rules. I've had mine on December ice, hero groom, and 18" freshies and it conquered all. I think Shred has bought more boards in the past 5 years than I have in my whole life! And all custom!

I'm not a Buttermilk fan. too flat. Give me Aztec on Ajax every day. But it is true that it is popular for carving.

This article may help you with toesides: http://www.bomberonline.com/articles/toesideproblem.cfm If that Axxess was a stock board and not built for your weight I would say you're definitely pushing your luck at 275.

There was one case of HAPE in a fellow New Englander at the 2005 SES I was at. My first day there we rode Highlands, and the Bowl was looking pristine and very tempting. Some guys hiked it (Paulk - bastard), but I had to restrain myself because I figured there was an excellent chance that a hike up to 13000 feet on my first day there would ruin my trip.

ah, I missed or forgot that. Was it a full-rocker board like the Tinkler? Or a Lib-Tech Banana? Because I believe the two are different. The Lib is rockered only between the feet, and is flat in front of and behind the feet. The Tinkler appears to be rockered in front of and behind the feet, and I assume between. Seems like there would be a huge difference there, because when you stand on the Lib the board goes flat and the ends will be on the ground. Not so on the Tinkler. Well if I paid $1500 for a board, I'd be trying real hard to enjoy it. I never said it IS crap. I said everything I think I know about snowboards tells me it will suck, but I've never ridden one so what do I know. There's a difference there. But let's not relive that thread. :D

Soooo, howcome one isn't allowed to predict it won't work without riding it, but one is allowed to predict it will work without riding it? What's the diff?

Sportlegs works. Also bring a long board! Fewer turns = more and/or longer days!

those photos are technically unprofessional, I can't believe they pay someone to shoot like that. out of focus, bad exposure, bad composition, bad timing.... wow. I'm sure those guys ride a lot better than those photos imply.

I have a friend looking for a 170 f3. Can I have a day to get in touch with him? Exactly which insert is stripped? Edit - can you email or post pictures of the board?

Donek Incline. Come on, woman-up.

Harpoon Leviathan Baltic Porter. Damn good if you like dark, strong, full-bodied beer. I'd put it up against just about anything in this class. Better than Dogfish Head Palo Santo Marron.

nope.

so, it's a man-date then?

Actually it is. My Coiler has this "decambered nose" thing going on, and the initation is smoother and the nose seems to slice more than plow. It makes sense, because the upturn of the nose is better blended with the sidecut this way. This is important because in real life when the board is carving, the edge is engaged in the snow quite far up the nose. The shape of the nose effectively becomes part of the sidecut. The nose and tail are on the snow. I fondled one of these boards in the store the other day. The reverse camber is only between the bindings. From the bindings to the tips is flat. So when you stand on the board it "de-cambers" and the ends of the board are on the ground. There's just not much pressure on them. Interesting idea. Probably great for freestyle, because when you shift your weight to one foot, the other end of the board naturally comes off the ground. Lib-Tech themselves seem to admit that there would be less edge hold at the ends of the board, so they add Magne-Traction to make up for that. their info: http://www.lib-tech.com/banana/index.html (see, they're calling reverse camber "rocker" too. that's how I've always heard it used.)

Why wouldn't we? It's about carving. Not berries. ;)

huh? why would we pull this and/or ban you? I thought it was funny.

re: Donek's illustrations, I always thought rocker was reverse camber....? Is that a result of the reverse camber, or the Magne-Traction?

I did rip some epic turns today. Sugarloaf got 18" on Sunday and no wind. They rolled it out last night and with temps around zero (F) overnight it set up just right. Brought out the Madd 180 for the first time this season and just leaned it over at Mach 1 with no worries. A thin veil of frozen mist hovered over the mountain, and the sun shining through it made it look like glittering pixie dust. It was truly a rare day. Maybe he had something to do with it. But jeesh, someone change that unflattering picture.

thought so.

You might want to wait until you see my 160.... Shred, are those Schmitt-Stix on top? Easy grabs? BTW, my 6-year-old just saw your avatar and said "he should take a tub!"

whoever buys that won't get mugged or anything... :rolleyes:

is that Zylon toilet paper??

two of my favorite quotes: "the average person thinks they aren't." and "howcome so-called open-minded people never see it my way?" both unknown source.

Ahh, I misunderstood, I thought you were having trouble with both. Agreed. FWIW, I put 4mm of taper on my custom. Me likey.

i agree w/jj, i rode volkl 163 for a while, great board.