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May I have one run like this before I die?? PLEASE!!

Spot on call there.

I pressed on the picture till the screen cracked and still they did not budge, so very stiff! lotsa lean to be seen there.... Just a pity I don't know what to do with soft boots. My off piste rig is F2 Titanium bales with Raichle 123 boots (and F2 Boxxter board).

What a bargain! This is one amazing board. I own a 2011 FRPT SG. It is such a pleasure to ride! Most certainly a very predictable and trustworthy ride that will make its owner very happy! Regular alpine boards from manufacturers like F2 and Volkl I compare to a Porsche or Ferrari where this board is like a 250CC Superkart. The steering is direct and it only wants to do one thing... RAIL!!! The handling is also very predictable at the limit. What 170 is forcing this beauty out of your quiver? Something very special will have to come along to replace this in mine... Much joy wished for the new owner!

Interesting to see that Benjamin Karl is riding on the 2010 and not the 2012 SG...

And that is where the technique comes in that I mentioned. When you wipe on a steep slope into a slider, you can get going on your toes quite easily, but when you end on your back, you can simply drag your board until your head is down hill. Then roll over a shoulder onto your toes and you can get going without coming to a complete stand still. Unless you fall so badly that you need a break.

If you fall and you are sliding down the mountain on you back, use your board to drag you to a stand still with your head down the slope and roll over your shoulder into the toe side. That is the simplest way to get going again, I find. If you do that, it could even seem to be intentional :P

Superior groove tools (just love the innocence that can be read as low down filth in the wrong mind!)

What price did you have in mind?

Just to show that they have good ideas as well!

I don't know the stats, but it is a nice all mountain board. The board is quite wide and not all that stiff. This will make the transition from soft boots easy. It is very possible to carve with this board. Guess that the F2 Eliminator is what evolved out of this board's design.

My gen3 175XH is surprisingly soft for an alpine rig.

Goretex does well because it is a porous teflon. Teflon has a very high dielectric constant. This causes the water to bead on it, similar to the flour containing waxes (teflon also contains a flour bond). This will mean that Goretex could let through quite some air without letting in water. Another porous teflon is E-vent. With Polyurethane membranes, the working is more like a wick. They get wet on the inside and transport the moisture to the outside to be evaporated. This membrane can get saturated more easily. Porous teflon is used more often in the expensive equipment. The Polyurethane option is seen more often in the cheaper stuff. Goretex jackets are expensive due to 2 components. 1: The manufacturer pays extra for the goretex brand. 2: The jacket needs to be approved by goretex, since the "guaranteed to keep you dry" guarantee is given by goretex, not the manufacturer. Goretex might thus require extra measures to approve a garment. The first component is a pity. The second could make a difference, though good brands know how to make a jacket waterproof.

At the end of the season, I do the full deep hot wax of my boards. For the rest of the season I tune the edges with my tool tonic set and rely on the hot air gun technique to save wax. This technique is applied every night after boarding with a double take on the rails. It takes me about 20 minutes after dinner to do me and my wife's board. Gliding through all (or most) those dips where skiers like to laugh at snowboarders. It really improves the quality of my holiday. My tooltonic:1luvu: set contains the diamond 200 and mill edge file Adjustable edge file tool rotofinish 400 for polishing to a ridiculously sharp edge 0.5 and 1 deg bottom file 200 bottom file 400 bottom file mill bottom file

On recommendation of one of the Swoard owners I purchased myself a Tooltonic edge file with rotofinish diamond file. The edge file set I own has the 200 diamond/milling file combo and the Rotofinish 400 diamond rotating stones. The standard diamond file is used to prepare the edges. The diamond file can remove damaged edges that still contain stone chips without being worn. Once one is certain that all stone debris is removed (filing the stone produces a different sound/feel), one can use the milling file to remove the large damaged pieces. The milling file makes a very neat cut with metal cuttings and a very clean cut being produced. Once these edges are prepared and clean, the rotofinish can be used to polish the edges to perfection. This tool most certainly produces an edge that warrants shoe goo on your gloves and learning the habit of carrying the board with the edges away from your jacket ;) At the ECS2011 I purchase a set of bottom files for my board with the bevel tools for the 0.5deg and 1deg bevel. I also purchased the 200/400 diamond file and the milling file. This makes it possible to produce the most exquisite edges! Tooltonic files are not cheap, but the swiss craftsmanship most certainly make them one of the brands to own.

This is an old model, but definitely one of my favourite boards. At st anton last year I ripped the rail from my nidecker proto. Since a dump fell and I wrecked two soft boot bindings in less than two hours on the most expensive rental equipment I could rent I gave up on soft boots for powder. luckily the bloke at the shop understood my frustration and his boss was a carver :) he gave me this board for half price rental. I had the most amazing powder rides with this board! With the bindings set back and the swallow like tail, the board is totally neutral in powder. The board is very agile for its length and can easily be taken through moguls at a good pace. The edge grip is quite good. At the end of the week the bloke sold me the board for 150€ including bindings and a full service, and no rental charge. This board is an absolute hoot with soft alpine boots like the old 123 boots I use for them. It is a very reliable ride.