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  2. 176 Kessler "The Ride"

    in For Sale

    Posted

    How about a deal for a local! :D 176 is a big board for me, I've only ever test driven the 163... But I imagine it'd be a charger!

    I've got a Prior Khyber 165 with 1 day on it, and a Nitro Slash 166 with about 5 days on it. Maybe we could work out a trade + cash?

  3. Nakiska Expression Session (NES) 2014 - January 10-12

    in Canada - Alberta

    Posted · Edited by poutanen

    What about just bringing some orange pylons (the little 6" ones) and setting them up off to the side of a run? I'm not saying it's allowed (I have no idea) but it could be an easy way to have some fun. We used to do the same thing with sport bikes. Head to a parking lot and setup some cones for an hour...

    edit: You could have a "rolling course". One person sets up the cones, a few people blast through, last person picks up the cones. Rotate people so all get a chance to try the course. I don't think Puddy Tat was all that worried about being on a sanctioned course, with timers, etc. Just wanted to increase the difficulty by having set objects to carve around?!?

    FWIW, as part of our training the other day we all ran the SBX course a couple times. Was fun to try and get my body over the gates as much as possible. Fun little course!

  5. fastest you've gone?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    At Steamboat the previous weekend with my son for his slopestyle comp, and afterwards wanted to check out the mountain. We rode the gondola up and while looking at the runs below, he said he wanted to "bomb that run to see how fast I can go". I told him that he could download the ski tracks app, which he did. The run was completely clear from top to bottom with a long shallow run-out. I met him at the bottom and he showed me stats on his phone... 130kmh, which equals 80.78mph on a frickin DC 154 MLF park board. Clearly a mistake to have encouraged him.

    This is the trouble with smartphone GPS apps, they're not even close to accurate as far as peak speed is concerned, and they encourage people to "see how fast they can go"...

    I GPS track every day I'm out with a GPS watch, and the last thing I look at is peak speed. It's great (and so are the phone apps) for monitoring total distance, vertical feet/M, and that's about it!

  6. New Board Porn 2013-14

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Stoked...a nu 163 Burton Landlord just arrived :biggthump

    Sweet! I'd like to know what you think of it... First Burton I've been interested in since they killed the T6/T7 line...

    BTW, I've got another Virus Avalanche on the way. Hoping to have pics for board porn shortly!!! :D

  10. New Board Porn 2013-14

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I can send a FB message through Birgit, I'll let her knwo you two have been trying to get in touch with Frank...

    Actually I think I'm the only one. xy9ine has been trying to contact Kessler! Thanks if you could. It's not a rush, Frank and I just worked out a deal for a board back in May/June or so and I wanted to make sure he got the okay from me to proceed. He'll probably know me as the guy from Alberta buying an Avalanche FLP AFT 160 with a dark blue scheme. :D WANT TO GET IT TO POST PORN! :D

  11. New Board Porn 2013-14

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    This might be the best place to ask this kinda thing... Anyone know what's up with Frank from Virus?!? Is he on summer holidays? I requested a new board a few months ago and sent a few e-mails but haven't heard from him. That's not like him at all, he usually replies to every e-mail within a couple days at most...

  13. Spring sale of two amazing boards virus 168 BX ufc , donek FC metal 175

    in For Sale

    Posted

    Maybe :) . First I have to get the board. He said " I am not even sure I really want to sell the board because it is the most diverse board I have ever ridden." I'm crossing my fingers.

    Tim

    If it's anything like the Avalanche FLP AFT I'd have to agree. Amazing board for soft boot carving, yet the big wide nose, lots of setback, taper and a bit of rocker in the nose make it a blast in the off-piste too...

  18. Hate to do this -> softies

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I only did two runs (and not back-to-back), so I'm not sure if they're stiffer than my 2007 Burton C60s.

    I've used them back to back with 2009 and 2011 C60s now (I own all three pair on different boards), and the Diodes are slightly softer than the C60s. For me though the big difference is they're more comfortable. I can go a whole day on the diodes with no foot pain, while I have to keep backing the C60s off on the lift to ease the pain. The Diode will be my go to binding until something better comes along.

  20. Hate to do this -> softies

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    The extra rotation and resulting tightening of the spine is one of the reasons I went from the original 0* back foot to forward facing "alpine angles" rather than "freestyle" or duckfoot angles 25 years ago.

    Yeah I did the opposite. Started on forward angles in the early 90s, and slowly went to a symetrical duck stance by the early 2000s. Keep in mind I also ride lots of trees, steeps, chutes, and freestyle. Carving is just one aspect of boarding for me...

  21. Hate to do this -> softies

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Now you owe us a video! :)

    I boarded with the hardbooters at NES this year! :) Here's a pic. This is with the 2009 C60s on the board, I've got 2012 Diodes on there now and like them a lot!

    Edit: I know I know, hand position all wrong, body twisted up, I should switch to a forward stance, I've heard it all. :)

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  22. Hate to do this -> softies

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Sorry to revive this thread, but I've been softboot "carving" for a long time and am very picky about gear. I've had Burton C60s for years and loved them, but I just recently switched to Diodes on my main board. They're marginally softer than the C60s but VERY comfortable. I still have C60s on two of my three boards, but the Diodes get the most use now... I think most softbooters would have trouble carving as hard as I do with them.

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