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I'm in with the possiblility of Janet. Ink

Yep, the ladies were kickin' our tails and carving well, in softies no less. As for me, I need to get used to the SG 18m scr and adjust my stance to feel more comfy on it. Cool board though. DT was rippin' on his SG with tighter scr. DT, remember when I came out on the sl board day one and was just "goofin'" around. Lemme at Blue Birds Kessler!! Ink

Designed, just waiting for the router guy to have some free time to cut them out. We have been slammed at work lately. I will let you know when they are done, hopefully soon as I want them on the SG. Ink

Blue Bird, I definately want to try that board out this season! When we do another imprompto demo or another time. I will make another set of plates to go on that one too. It's a beautie Ink

an american, when did Jasey Jay get his citizenship? Doh!

Oldacura, Larry, Larry, Larry! Go see Larry and tell him that Derek sent you. He will take care of you. Larry has worked with the majority of national teams around the globe and used to be a podiatrist. If someone is going to know feet it is a podiatrist. He is the only person (and his workers) allowed to touch my boots besides me. Who knows, you may even get a "friend of Derek" pricing. Make and appointment and make sure that you have time to spend in the shop, Larry is always slammed. It is well worth it. Ink

I like it a lot. Have fun ON it!

He rocks that set up well also moving between deep pow shots onto groomed trenchin'.

Deere, Probably a sweet board knowing both A Smith and you but also probably too stiff for a lightweight like myself at 180. Also I just got an SG 185 Race to play with. May need to jump into gates at the local events since DFJ won't be there anymore. Ink

Lee, I wouldn't trade my time in for anything. The travel, progress in riding and comaraderie with some incredible riders was Well Worth It. Ink

DT, Still haven't heard your thoughts on the SG. Kai is going to bed and says good night.

Why yes you did and I was not about to not go thru it. Like I said, I will see if I can find some clear but we don't use it very often. I tried to go to a plastics shop today near my work but they closed down and I couldn't find any info for them if they moved. Now I am slammed at work for the rest of the week so I don't think that I will be able to get to any other plastic shops till next week.

TVR, maybe you could get some sun to eliminate one. I will see if I can get some clear so that the board will show thru and it will still look more purdy. bpc, I will may be out both days or sunday. Not sure yet. Ink

DT, TVR I have lexan at work which is polycarbonate, the same that the Catek spacer is made of. Mine is milky white though since we use it for backlit signs. Doesn't look as cool but the price is great. Free! If I get a chance I will design and cut some this week. They will probably be similar to the Catek version, we'll see. Ink

You pay to play and if you want to get better you pretty much need a coach. That said S. McCarron has been at Copper for many years and is a good instructor/coach. Don't forget, you will get out of it what you put into it. Some drills may seem dorky when you have to do them but will make you a better in the long term. Listen well, ask questions, take notes, train hard and watch others. I think that Dustin Sysko and Jessie Hazen ride with Sean and do real well locally. Not sure about nationally. The majority of the racers out there do it because they love it and have a negative bank account due to training, travel, lodging, and food. In many instances of snowboarding the equipment is the lowest cost. It sure was for me. Ink

Look as far ahead as possible so that you know where your next gate is.

with what nermack and leew said. I would recommend saving your dough, go to the event, watch and talk with as many people as you can to learn whtat goes on at the events. You will be overwhelmed trying this as a first event. Check to see if there is still a Copper Masters Snowboard team, learn, enter some local usasa events then think about it for next year. Good luck at the events this season! ink

DT on the SG!?! Bitch'n board isn't it! Mario, 186 everyday board. Nice. Plates for metal boards: I can get lexan which is flexible in the cold and won't shatter and there is a plastics shop near my work that I will go chat with to see what they would recommend. They also sell scraps. I can set up a file after we discuss and send it to our cad router table at work. After that a little hand sanding to round the edges off and plates will look nice and purdy. Engineer DT get with me on this. We should also get Bola's opinion on the design since he has spent a lot of time thinking about it. My main concern is how to fasten said plate and bindings in a strong enough fashion while retaining adjustability of stance. I got the Phioka binders and with the topsheet over the titanal I don't think that I will have any problems but I have been thinking about it as a riser since I am now closer to the board. Racers Post: Bordy started that one since others jumped on trom51 and philonroad about their posting of boards for sale. It is not anything about Bordy himself, just the way that racers seem to get treated if nobody knows who they are. BM, what was the outcome of the stance change? I am very curious. I can definately ride next weekend. Possibly both days with wifey out sunday. Need to tune the SG this week so it will be ready for sliding. TVR, just fondled the boards, no sticky. They are nice. I can't wait to try them out. I think that is all for now. whew Ink

Congrats on your new purchase! Join us at Loveland sometime. We would be happy to give you some pointers. Ink

How did the riding go today? I hope it was good and you put some ruts in for me. I worked on the house most of the day then spent the evening at All Boards Sports. DT, I fondled that Virus you are always touching. Now I know why. She's nice! There was also a Gladiator and BX that just got tuned that I wanted to take to Lovey but Bola said NO. I had my hands all over those also. Do you think that the owner will mind that my fingerprints are on their bottoms before he got to them? Oh yeah, I now have the SG 185 race and a set of Phioka binders to set on top. Wow, I will now be riding in this decade. BlueBird, I went red! Ink

I like the never summer products a lot. A few years back their chief engineer was a BJ Slater, aka BS boards and Liberation race boards. For my short freeride board I ride and older 172 premier that I really like and much of last year was carving on it till DT and Big Mario got me back on plates. I was hanging with those two till they started to grasp the information that I was filling their heads with. For my big freeride board I am all about the Tanker, now with the 200 in my quiver. Another thing you may try are Palmer PLS risers or another brand. This will allow you to get better edge angles with a little heel and toe overhang. Good luck, Ink

Yo Boys, I am out with the kids this weekend since the wifey will be in Tempe, AZ. I will probably head to ABS on Saturday afternoon to switch black for red. I am pretty sure that is what I want to do. Enjoy the ride Sat. Slight chance that I can go on Sun but may stay home to get more done on the ranch. Ink

Old boards can still ride well as Bordy said. This past weekend I rocked a 163 dualtec Rossi while DT and Big Mario were using their newer stock. I rode as well and had just as much fun as they had. In fact, all of the boards that I currently ride are my old race boards from 4+ years ago with many being way older than than that. Back in the days of racing Bordy and DFJ among others. I don't have the funds to be scoring new decks all the time anymore with house projects and a kid who is learning to ride.

Most of us from Loveland only get to ride on the weekends. There are some others from the metro area who ride on the weekdays. Divebomber often does and probably has the 5 mtn pass. Oldacura may get some weekday riding in also and possibly PCDenver. Your best bet is to post here when you're going and see what happens. Also ride with better riders so that you can improve quickly. The lovey crew is always willing to help out others. Aloha, Ink