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I don't know how up to date that instructor list is but those lessons run pretty expensive because it has to be a private lesson. $60/hr i think. We can give you all the help you need. I've never been on a donek but thats a solid board to learn on. Welcome the the money pit sport known as alpine snowboarding...:D

I have a oxygen supercross 157. I love it but I just scored a Madd so its yours for $90 plus shipping. It has plenty of life left and is perfect for crowded slopes. Could use a tune, but defintly not neccessary. I've never been on a SL board but this one seems just as turny as a SL board should be. I almost wish I didn't have to sell it but no sense in keeping 2 bx boards around. plus my quiver is getting exsesive for someone who is just in their 2nd season.

welcome to bomber! If you find some Td1s or Cateks os1 for cheap, snatch those right up. They'll last you a long time. I have burton plates (red ones) and they're decent too. Make sure that if you buy the burton plates, you also get a cant plate too. Cant is to lift up the rear heel. It helps out alot in technique. Theres quite a few of use from boston on here. Wachusett is a great place to learn mainly because you wont have to be paying $50 to use 1 or 2 trails like at loon. I'm able to head there quite a few times a week so let me know if you want to tag along. I usually have plenty of room in the car.

great hanging with you and bob tonight at the ice skating rink. Wasnt too bad in some spots actually. I may be in for a day trip to killington or somewhere for next week. I'll let you know which days. Have fun if you go today. Ski Puppy, get your stuff soon! the short crappy season is wasting away.

you're probably right, that it does have something to do with my technique. I've tried giving more cant on the heel and a few other things, but nothing seemed to work. The thermoflex liner helped out and tonight, i'll get to try out the booster strap to see if it could add even more comfort. I was showing my friend your other thread a little while ago. We were so jealous. thanks for the advice and keep on carving!

2nd in line. let me know.

I got my booster straps in the mail this past weekend. I'm psyced to try them out. Thanks for the nice message fin:biggthump My shin is almost all healed up now, no thanks to me working waaaay too much due to the lack of snow. Just no hair in like a square inch of skin.

steady cam back then? seriously?

I did file the unpaid dispute form and he is now an unregistered user. Any of my other auctions that i'll list i will require immediate payment. one of his 3 positives was "No payment after receiving invoice, no reply to several emails." I guess the guy didn't want to recieve a neg in return.

by feedback sniping, do you mean leave feedback exactly 45 days after the auction ended?

i got the 158 and love it to death. not used to riding something that short and light. With every carve, i feel like im going to snap it, but it holds.

it was only for a watch. I ended up selling it for more, but by the looks of his feedback, its the 2nd time this happend. Oh well. Thanks for your help.

when I want to leave a buyer negative feedback because they never paid, they would most likely leave a negative in retaliation. Would ebay remove that negative?

Welcome to bomber! Glad you're starting to get the hang of it. Best thing to do is try to find someone locally to ride with or practice excersises here especially the norm and the norm part II. Also try some of these out when you get there. good luck:biggthump

sign me up for one of the arnold carving shirts. Awesome idea.

I need an adult! I need an adult!!!

amen to that.

the winds do have power straps but in my opinion, are pretty useless:

As far as the argument goes...I think everyone has valid points. I don't have much experience with boots at all, but these boots do require some work, at least for me. I have noticed that the middle buckle sometimes collided with the one above it when flexed enough, but I havent had the chance to push my boots hard enough for that to be a problem. The full plastic toe is a problem but I got cat tracks to help with that. Most problems with the boot is fixable, but if I didn't have the asistance from many of you (bschurman, BobDea, as well as many others), I would have never been able to figure it out quite right. My favorite thing about the boots is that I can change them into my ski boots while I'm on a lunch break. That is the main reason I got the boots because I like a little diversity in my day. Also, I have a wide foot and these boots are perfect for just that. I'm pretty nuetral on whether I'd reccomend these boots to others who have the same know-how as I do. As in phil's case and I'm sure for many, many others, the boots works right out of the box perfectly. Once I get used to the stiffness and pack out the thermoflex a little but, I think this boot will kick some serious ass.

NateW-Foam sounds like it would work if i had to go back to my stock liners. The Thermoflex have alot of volume right now and more foam wouldnt be neccessary, I hope. Blackbird-my socks go to my knees as well. They are mostly nylon and I didn't realize how abbrasive they really are. kipstar-im using the newskin stuff like its going out of style. The shin is starting to heal and it looks like scarring is inevitable. philw-no swelling that i know of but good idea. Crosbie-hopefully you'll have better luck with yours. Odds are, you'll be fine. Just look through all the advice peoeple gave here. Ursle-I'm doing a combo of both now. Bob Dea is working on dialing me in, but the conditions havent been favorable enough to actually carve without smashing your nose on the ice. Dano-its your idea and the first one on the list for the party. I'm thinking...plain ol' wonderbread will do fine. Hopefully the eggs don't hatch in there during the party though. I'm so not ready to give birth. I loved my winds too, but they were too small for me. Willy-The A1 would work great but i think its going to be a little dry. I defintly over cooked it. I'm working the forward lean out with my new liner. Bobby buggs-hope you and no one really has to experience something like this. Its my fault for ignoring the pain. I still think its worth it because I wouldn't have gotten a thermoflex until much later on if it wasnt for this. Neuffy-i don't think the bulking up will help since my shin will still remain thin no matter what. On my Burton Winds, i liked using my ankles in combination with my shins, so there wasn't too much pressure on the shin. Having a hard time doing that with my curent set up but i'll figure it out soon. Its true, but you also gotta consider that the longest run at the mountain i was at is only 1000 ft vertical which leads to a max of a 2 minute run and a 5 minute ride up. I was able to maintain my quads by inline skating all summer long as well as having to walk up an enormous hill a few times a day to go to and from class. Also, wrestling helped build up the stamina in high school. Dating a wrestler has its advantages Serious-I know what you mean now, but also pretty hesitant to cut my boot. If all else fails, that what i'll go for. I got my liners molded to me by mike at the wachusett shop. Can't wait for the liners to pack out a bit so I can be in total comfort. My shin felt great because of all the volume the t-flex liner has in general. With all that extra volume, it was kind of weird to feel so restricted but I was able to apply more force to the edges, especially the heelside. The conditons were pretty aweful to actually completly test the liners out, but so far I'm happy. I'm going to change my sock to something less abrasive. As always, the community which i've grown to love over this short year has come through with all the help I could handle. You guys and gals are great.

what i ment was that i had forward lean on my rear foot. If make the boot lean one notch more, my foot gets no circulation. If i loosen the boot, I have no control. I don't like this trade off.

rear foot. I have forward lean one notch and can't really be comfortable otherwise. I think it is a combination of many things like some of you mentioned. Such as my liners, my socks, my angle/lift and probably my style of riding. I'm eliminating the liner factor and adding booster strap so hopefully nothing like this happens again. You shouldve seen it after tons of sweat went through it when I went to my high school's wrestling practice the other day. =X

Speedzilla: I use soccer socks that go up to almost my knee. Jnshapiro: yeah, its pretty unrealistic for me not to ride when I can, and in this case, i still can. BobD: What do you mean by using the board to slow you down. Skipuppy: did it work? and you better heal fast, but today, conditions sucked!! serious: I think cutting the liner would comepletly diminish the liner's life span. Good idea though. I'd defintly try it out but I'm getting my thermoflex molded tomorrow. Barry: its only rubbing thank god. The pain went away so it was still fun. I was still able to carve. I ride with medium amount of lift in the back and flat in the front with my rear boot in the lean forward position. My angles seem fine, what I usually ride with my old boots, Burton Winds. Bob Dea: Next time I'm working at my pharmacy, I'm picking some of that stuff up. Kipstar: You are one crazy mofo. Not riding for 2 weeks is defintly not an option. I'm on a month break now from school and definitly not letting this crappy season get away...even if it is crappy. I did something similar to what you did. I went home and my mom put some russian stuff on it which didn't do anything special at first, but it was all numb today. She put a large gaus dressing which stayed on throughout the day. Galen: 11+ hours is a start. That was with a little break near the end of the night. My goal is to ride 14 hours of hard riding on our little mountain and still be able to walk to the car. 8am-10 pm. Phil and Alexeyga: Not yet! i took it easy today and it felt great. Can't spend any more money on more boots now because I have no where to put them in my apartment. My room is puking up snowboards, skis, boots and laundry that needs to get down. Ray: no matter how tight i crank my boots, they still manage to not secure my shin enough. I have small/high calf muscle and Bob Dea pointed out that I need a higher volume liner. EZE: It feels like mine is just stiffened up and it defintly won't heal quick. Hope yours turns out fun. I just hope my hair starts growing back fast.

After just 1 day of riding, i got some bruising from my UPZ liners. on my 2nd day out, i rode for around 11 hours with just one long break near the end of the night. On that 11 hour day, I felt tremendous pain but I rode through it and it got so intense that it just went away. I got my thermoflex liners but haven't had a chance to mold them yet, and won't be able to till thursday. I went for a few runs today and just went back home since the conditions were so horrible because of all the freshly blown snow, and the pain. Here is the picture of the carnage: Now i'm in the mood for some steak. P.S. : I love the boots though. In combination with my newer boards, my riding has improved tremendously over last year, even if i still fall now more than the end of last year. edit: I just placed my order for the booster strap!

its because you called out "last run" :rolleyes: Its a superstition of mine to never say "this is the last run." But yeah, you fell hard, really hard. Unfortunatly, we were right next to each other and you fell right as you were passing so I only saw the fireworks after they began. Ending up in the dirt is not fun though. I'm feeling the pain from a certain run where my upper body didnt match what my legs were doing and I took a digger face first. My neck and chest are killing me. I have ways to go to being able to carve like you do on your softy, on my silberpfeil. Crazy! It was a pleasure carving in the slush with you:biggthump