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  1. 23/24 Board Porn

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    Hello,

    CX Trend.
    Oxess CX 158.
    9 m sidecut radius.
    26 cm waist width (Size 8US, F27°, R9°, 54 cm stance).
    Custom soft flex for my 140 lbs.

    No picture with the bindings, Burton Step-On, Burton Ion boots.

    Only 2 days on the board, I need to give it a longer test.

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  2. Titanal snowboard

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    2 hours ago, Ster said:

    @dhamann

    I think :

    75% high speed gs carves

    15% trying extreme carve and "c" shaped carves

    5% powder

    5% play with border of pistes

    Hi Ster,

    Is this a dream program or a realistic program ?
    I live in France and your program looks a bit optimistic, unless if you live in the mountains and have the chance to go snowboarding only in deserted resorts with hero snow. 

  5. Palmer Ultimate Speed Carver

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Hi, 

    I've just received a brand new Palmer Ultimate Speed Carver 154 from 2019-20 season.
    This board is full of tech, including among others the KST, and it looks very well built and solid.

    Any info on it, particularly on the origin of its manufacture, factory, country ?

    Thanks

  6. Catek OS2 Short Standard Bindings / SOLD

    in For Sale

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    Hello,

    I sell a set of Catek OS2 Short Standard bindings.

    - Near perfect condition.
    - Never seen the snow, I only mounted them on a board and played with settings.
    - Complete set with green elastomers, hardware, manual and mounting tools.
    - Nothing's missing.

    Asking 230$ + Shipping from France.

    Any question : alUNDERSCOREexandreATlivePOINTfr

    Thank you
     

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  7. Boardercross mystery board (to me) @ Pyeongchang

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    I've got an Apex Pro Plus 158 (I'm 170cm/70kg) stock board for recreational use, no BX.

    Built to last, not the lightest board, titanal, stiff.
    Excellent for bombing on slopes, damp, fast, stable and lively, quick edge to edge.

    It's not a freecarving softboot board, too stiff (for me), too demanding for carving nice turns at moderate speed, too difficult to tighten turn radius.
    I like this board for two hours ride but I'm not strong and skilled enough to get the best of it.
    Probably a good choice for BX racers since I see more an more of them on races courses.

  8. History of Snowboard Race Technique?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Back in the 90's, according to French medias, there were something like two big families.

    First family, European racers, with very lively and dynamic technic and style, a lot of vertical work (pardon my vocabulary, I'm not a racer nor a former racer), always racing close to the limits.

    Second Family, North American racers, static style, "egg" position, the less time possible on edge, the less moves on the board, with Mike Jacoby as the best example.

     

    I remember an article saying that Jacoby's style was the best in US races but wouldn't be that efficient on European icy and steep slopes.

    Don't know where's the truth in that.

     

    I bought in 1993 the probably one and only Aggression Stealth in France at a shop importing "exotic" boards for fun. The tail broke the day I sold it.

  10. History of Snowboard Race Technique?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    95-96 season is the second year of the FP range, and one year before the first FP, Burton introduced the Stat family, high performance symetrical boards, but finally not so narrow.

    The first really narrow board i've seen (about 18 cm) was a Hooger Booger, and probably at the same period (about 1993, not sure) the Aggression Stealth, both asymetrical.

  11. Should we offer a Sub-Forum for Softboot Carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    I think as long as the soft booters understand they are on an inferior carving device everything should be fine.

    We soft booters can't understand that, since it's been scientifically proven that we have inferior intellectual powers.

    For the same reason, we can't choose pants in the right size.

    Seriously, I discovered that my favorite soft boot carving board to date is a Bataleon.

    I'm sure people here could read that post in the general forums : "TBT vs decambered nose : what's the best for carving ?"

    I agree with philw post above, about technical tips.

  12. The Maelle Rickers Apex board or Prior 4WD?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    I've bought an Apex Pro+ SBX 158 last year on their website during an end of season sale.

    No competition for me but I can give a feedback on the general characteristics of this board.

    First, the construction is incredible, the board is bulletproof, base, edges, topsheet, everything's solid, but heavy.

    This is not a light board, but is it really important for SBX ?

    For my 8 us, riding with low angles (18 front / 9 back), It's a bit too narrow.

    I've put Burton Elevator, and it feels great, I've tried with Kessler SBX plates but it added too much weight and eliminated all my feelings on the snow, and again I don't do SBX, probably Kessler plates work great for competition.

    The edge hold is amazing, the base is fast, and the board is not made for short radius turns, it feels really secure at any speed and never chatters.

    I don't know if you would like this board for racing SBX but you can trust its high level construction and overall quality.

  14. Apocalypse raceboard

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Got this board at home :

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    I bought it in Val d'Isere in good used condition from an american racer during 1992 or 1993 summer.

    It's a short board, about 151 or 153 cm, stiff (for me) with a softer nose and a very low camber.

    I rode it about twenty days, funny board, able to handle speed despite its size, found it less springy than a Logical, less comfortable than a PJ.

    If I remember correctly, this board was available in several sizes, with one plain color by size.

    Mine is white and I saw some years ago a red one, heard about a black one and a yellow one.

    This ridiculous stance on the picture looks so weird now.

  15. Kessler "Cross"

    in Carving Central

    Posted · Edited by pegtal

    Lot of riders ride on a Swoard Dual for the BX and there are not much differences on the specs about Dual 163 and Kessler Cross 163....

    Well, ok, anyway.

    Since nobody can compare riding experiences for those two boards, you should try them both, to make your own opinion.

    There are test sessions for Swoard boards, but it will be much more difficult for Kessler.

  16. Kessler "Cross"

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Please, have a look at tech specs of those boards, The Cross and Dual.

    You'll see that, on the paper, they don't share that much caracteristics, decambered vs classic camber, variable cut vs radial cut, titanal vs glass + carbon, low and short tip and tail vs classic tip and tail.

    There's a part of marketing in the way they tell you what those boards are built for and you won't go to hell if you try carving with the Kessler or BX with the Dual.

  18. Kessler "Cross"

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    There's a guy on extremecarving.com who rode both brands but on the hardboot side (Kessler The Alpine / Swoard Extremecarver), you can try a search there.

    The Swoard team tested Kessler boards but didn't leave any comment about their riding experience on them.

    Don't forget Extremecarving.com isn't exactly a carving community but a Swoard dedicated community, it will help understanding some comments about other brands there.

  19. New New board porn 2012

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    @ Hilux,

    My Coiler softboot carver, bought last year from a BOL member.

    I don't know if it's the spoken prototype.

    Specs from the seller :

    Length: 152cm

    Running Length: 132cm

    Waist Width: 240mm

    Taper: 6mm

    Radius: 9m

    Funny board for my 141 lbs, mounted with Burton Elevator and C60 bindings.

    For those who are interested, I'll post a report later.

    Still hesitating between Bomber and Kessler plates to replace Elevators.

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  20. Bomber secret plates (caution soft-boots content)

    in The Lodge

    Posted

    Hi,

    I curretly use Burton Elevators with C60 bindings on a coiler Softboot Carver bought in the BOL classifieds last year. I'd like to step up with new plates.

    In France, I can buy Kessler Plate Rocket X for a similar price since I don't have to pay taxes for European products. I ride flat, so I don't really care about canting.

    Both systems (Bomber and Kessler) announce the same benefits for riders : avoiding boots overhang and improving edge hold. But I can see their conceptions are different, with a small footprint for Bomber, and a large contact surface for Kessler, following the edge.

    I think Bomber is on the wright way trying to let the board work naturally but I'm not an engineer.

    Has anybody tried both plates and could compare ?

  21. Should we offer a Sub-Forum for Softboot Carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Almost every "alpine" board manufacturer has at least one softboot board in the range.

    Kessler, Oxess, SG, Donek, Prior, etc… Where is it possible to see and hear about those softboot boards ?

    Here.

    I'd like to know the sales ratio between harboot boards and softboot boards from those builders and how they see the futur of their activity.

    Spreading the knowledge here (and everywhere else) about harbooting and softbooting carving gear would probably lead to nice consequences for manufacturers and consumers.

    See the Swoard community for exemple.

    Hardboot snowboarding nearly died during the last century…

  24. Should we offer a Sub-Forum for Softboot Carving?

    in Carving Central

    Posted

    Obviously some members here won't change their mind, and it's ok for me.

    Why would some people absolutly try to convince others ? It's a poll and people writing here have already voted, if a Softboot Carving forum is created Snowman and others who are not interested will ignore it, that's all…

    @Snowman

    Strike two.:eplus2:

    Think Snow!

    I probably don't understand well what you've done with your quote on page 4 but you should try to avoid this kind of comment, this doesn't belong to an alpine snowboarding discussion.

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