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In my opinion Kessler is the way to go especially if your ordering it from him. It will be customized to your riding style, and not need a lot of effort to ride. The SG's only come in 2 flex's (correct me if im wrong), if your heavy then the stiff one works, if your light the soft one works, but what if your a medium weight.
Yeah you can go stiffer but then your doing a lot of work to make a turn, you can go softer but then you fold the board when you try and recover.
just my 2 cents
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Maybe it's viral marketing and it's the exact same damn thing as the TD3, but now racers will want to try it just because it could be good for racing.
and wrong again, there is definitely a difference between the stock and the race modified ones
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My guesses with zero inside knowledge:
-Thinner base plate for added flex at the expense of durability
-Thicker e-ring
Maybe both. :)
wrong and wrong, exact same base plate and same thickness e-ring
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Slarve.
I train with thedo, the technique has been named a lot of things the one that stuck with me was "drift and lock" like he said you slide your start keeping the board in the fall line with low board angle, staying a little tall, then you sink using your hils and knees getting more board angle locking into the turn
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the bails are the traditional standard bail, the exact ones he uses on the TD3's
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You should have NO regrets with the TD3. The racers are trying out something that is slightly different from the production TD3, but when it is available it will be an easy upgrade if you choose to do so. But as is the TD3 is a great binding and should be considered a viable option for just about every hardbooter out there.
To answer on of the questions above. Pretty much all the racers are using the standard bail version.
I am on one of these "factory modified" TD3, like what has been said racers tend to like more flex in our bindings so most of us are using the yellow e-rings and i am around 155lbs. There are few rider on the blue/purple and i don't think any of us are using the reds.
The reason I like them is because fin has made a product that feels similar to the F2's but in cold weather like Norquay wont break.
and none of us have a "factory modified" set of step-in TD3's, the 3 of us that podium with "factory modified" TD3's at Norquay were all on Kesslers with hingle plates for people that really wanted to know
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thanks a lot Gord
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3rd place for women was Mimi Wienckie
Kristin (Me), Mike and Mimi were all on the new set of bomber bindings
Thanks Fin
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I have been using the BTS for 2 race seasons. i had to modify it alot, when i was carving on a healside turn the boot flexed and then the spring rebounded making my edge angle increase and I am only 155lbs on a good day. The way my coach and i fixed it was by putting in a brass spacer and a skateboard bumper in on the healside flex side and the small red on the toe flex, then we cut down the legnth.
I am in copper right now but i can take a picture of it when i get back to steamboat on the weekend if people want to see it
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mine were still usable, they had hingle plates on them, then mounting brackets but they didnt have inserts and the wood screws just pulled threw the board. my boards still had binding inserts in the board so mine were still usable.
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i broke 2 this year, one GS and one SL, its to bad that you didnt say this about a month or so ago, sold one and gave the other to my coach
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from what mimi told me is that after the first run she was in 3rd place, mike was in 9th place and matt carter was in 5th, then on there second run they all had a fall knocking them out of the top 16, hopefully that wont happen today
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Going to Martock tonight, there is some GS training going on, i should be on my 185 Kessler with hingle plates
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I'm only usually home during the summer, I'm on the national development group for Canada. There is usually race training going on tuesday and thursdays put on by steve fairbairn.
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im from sackville and have been at martock for most of my career. im now training out of steamboat springs, colorado.
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right now hes at work, when he gets back he will let you know
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Beyond the actual riding, the big guns always scare the freestyle riders, so there is the intimidation factor... :D
Three biggest factors; stability, comfort and wax!
-Gord
-Gord
Also being as big as you are helps too, me personally i used my 181 coiler in almost every bordercross i've done
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for really cold weather i like kuu's mach 2 blue
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I broke a TD2 bail last year in a SL corse, they wernt even mine, they were Adam Cassinova's, but what i want to know is who is the lightest to break a bomber bail, i weigh between 140-145 lbs. the reason i broke mine is because i snapped high pressure really quickly on a toe side then when i roled it over to my next it just gave out and i slid out on my a$$.
Good ways to not hurt your self is to tie a peice of string through the front bail, then once your strapped in put the string under your toe strap of your boot, that way even if you break something your foot will still be attached
TD3 doesn't fit to small boots
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you could turn the top blocks around, then turn the bails around then remount on the board, should go as small as 24 then. i think.