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A longer sidecut will make bigger turns. It will tend to hinder your ability to tighten your turn radius in the beginning. As you progress, you will be able to make tighter turns with longer radius sidecuts. Such abilities do take time to develop though. We typically suggest an Axxess as a first carving board as it is something most carvers continue to use as they advance, yet make the transition a bit easier. I usually like to know a lot more details about your riding conditions and the mountain you typically ride. I may already have an e-mail from you, but will send a detailed request when I get back in the office tomorrow.

We've been so swamped this year that we have not created a demo fleet yet. I have plans to generate some boards from each line, but if there are specific requests, you can get them in now and I will factor that into what sizes we build/bring.

Even more stuff <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/81955676" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" ">1314 YONGPYONG Story of BAEJANG vol.04 _ I'm HYEONGJIN SONG</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/resol">BAEJANG's film works</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

More footage with that rig: <iframe src="//player.vimeo.com/video/81913846" width="500" height="281" frameborder="0" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe> <p><a href=" ">Donek pro team GoPro vr.</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/user2868635">dk / www.exfocus.com</a> on <a href="https://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

Donek REVs I believe. But our Korean partner ordered almost everything this year, so I can't say for sure.

http://vimeo.com/81736691 anyone know how to embed from Vimeo?

pretty similar: http://www.incaempire.com/home.htm http://neversummer.com/snowboard-tech/

Carvers and racers sharpen their edges, jibbers don't. Skilled Chef's sharpen their Chef's knives; the average steak eater doesn't. A steak knife will leave a ragged torn cut and a good chef's knife will slice the same meat with less effort and make a very clean cut. Serrated knives and snowboards are effective at getting the job done, but do a messy job, typically requiring more force to push the blade through the substrate. As a result the wavy edge will slow the board down. I think most manufacturers of alpine or carving boards would compare themselves with the maker of a fine knife while, from the descriptions above, Lib Tech compares themselves to a steak knife manufacturer.

Nobody rides an isolation plate with soft boots, so you can take that off the list. I think you've likely misscalculated, unless the boots and bindings are coming to $900.

You want to mount centered on the hole pattern. Mounting off center will typically result in poor performance. Simply find the center between the front and back sets of inserts and center your stance there. Some riders will find they like being slightly forward or back of this point due to a habit of riding more front or back footed.

Custom plates are hard for us due to the hard tooling required to make them. I believe Bomber will be in the same situation. I know Bruce has made a few plate uppers with sidewalls, using Bomber's hardware. We're also happy to sell hardware for our two systems, if a builder is interested in using it.

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The BX riser is 23.5cm in diameter. It was designed as a soft boot riser and does provide a small degree of dampening. It is unlikely to fit on your alpine board, but could easily be cut down to do so.

same here. 18.4cm under foot.

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Give us a call. We're always happy to discuss your needs and help refine your search.

I watched this film a few months ago. It's interesting that after 1998, they completely stop covering snowboarding as a sport and follow the major brands into what was referred to at the time as "Snowboard Skating".

Mine doesn't dislocate, but is quite sore if I don't stretch frequently. On occasion I still stuff it, but I have trained myself to pull it in any time I feel as if I'm in danged. I tend to hit the ground a bit like a football player hits another player; no hands or arms involved, it's all shoulder. The idea of an external shoulder reinforcement like Pokis showed is intriguing though. If you ride with the really top notch riders, you'll see them put their hands out, but they never touch the snow. TB rides with thin gloves so that touching the snow hurts his hands as a reminder to not touch.

I believe the way it is turned into usable lumber products is by splitting the bamboo while it is still green and laying it flat. Those sheets are then dried, surfaced, and laminated into boards. Purchasing dried bamboo poles is not going to be useful and would result in huge amounts of waste in trying to generate strips for sidewalls. It just isn't a viable option.

There may be farms, but none of that material is being made into useable lumber products.

There are two bio based resins on the market. We have tried them, but have not made any commitment. They are 1.5X the price of the stuff we've been using for years that has never let us down. The benefit of changing is dubious if we start to have problems with the system and wind up replacing boards because they don't last or work as well. For now, we've chosen to stick with old reliable. Bamboo sounds really cool, but it has to be put on a boat and shipped from China. In the end, it is my belief that purchasing rapid growth lumber from the US that is sustainably harvested is better for the environment and the US economy. I have looked into flax, but the companies that manufacture fibers and cloth never provide responses to questions, so we are unable to proceed on that front. As stated, snowboards are next to impossible to break down and reuse or recycle. The end product is decidedly non-green and the materials used in their fabrication are largely petroleum based. Most of the materials used in today's alpine boards are also produced in Europe, so must be shipped great distances. Titanal, rubber foil, and the best race base is all produced in Austria. As a former employee of the National Renewable Energy Laboratory, I have always been extremely conscious of the environmental impact generated by what I do. I am also very aware that a large degree of environmental impact comes from how things are done as well as what goes into the board. We make every effort to keep our power consumption to a minimum and use only the chemicals that are completely necessary. Our epoxy resin is one of the lowest toxicity resins available, meaning it does not require extensive protective gear when using it and it can be washed from the skin with soap and water. The environmental impact therefore results in very low atmospheric pollutants. The only solvent or volatile chemical in use in our process is acetone in the accelerator used in the edge tacking glue we employ. This amounts to less than a pint of acetone per year. While most manufacturers use petroleum based grinding fluids that claim to be biodegradable, we use grinding fluid derived from corn which is so harmless you could put it on your breakfast cereal. While such practices don't give you the warm fuzzy's prevalent in the green washing campaigns most other manufacturers employ, they tend to be far more effective at minimizing our impact on the environment.

I like that one Definitely a fact. I was way faster in my day glo That's a doable test. Have you seen Fin's wall of shame?

I already can't wait for next season.

In testing, I brought my angles as far forward as was required to eliminate toe/heel drag. I then narrowed my stance to a point that was comfortable. Once there, I had a very easy time absorbing with my knees. Don't overthink it. Just get out and ride. If you do make sure your stance is comfortable before you get on the lift, you'll be fine.

The 2012/13 season is over, so we're having a last blowout to celebrate another great season of riding. Come join us on the beach at Arapahoe Basin on Sunday June 2 for one last day of spring snow and barbeque. We'll bring along all the prototypes we've been working on and developing and have them on display so you can get a peek at what's in store for next year. We'll have Donek staff, riders, and testers on hand so you can get the whole scoop.