surfinsmiley

Same boat. My feet measures 29.7mm and 29.2. I could not even get my feet into the next size smaller boot and believe me, I tried!

Buell and RCrobar- You both express yourselves so well! Many Thanks. Buell, I`m just as bummed as you that you didn`t get onto Thomas`s Dupraz, I`d loved to have heard what you had to say about that in comparison to the Spearhead. The POGO longboard, is one I`ve drooled over for a couple of seasons now. I think I need some help from you guys with the wife thing, seems you two have got it down pat..... If you ever want to sell it RCrobar, I`ll be waiting with cash in hand! Sounds like I can`t really go wrong with any of them. Pogo, Dupraz, Spearhead, They all seem to fit the bill for what I want to do.

Just a bump to see if anyone found an answer to the $64,000,000 powder board question..... I`m thinking one of these boards will be the next addition to the quiver. Being in Japan it will be impossible for me to demo either so wondering if anyone here has had "feet on" experience?

I`ve got some S8`s that I just kept putting on bigger and bigger boards and now there on a homemade sixfooter,..... Your 100% on the money, the thing turns smaller circles than my Vangaurd.

Maybe these?? http://www.solidskate.com/wheel/landy.shtml Different feel to the Gummies but very nice.

I just got myself a pair of the Flexmeter Mittens. I had a nasty crash on my skater about six weeks ago and there was no way I was going to miss the snow season due to some lame injury, so......... Flexmeter Mittens have allowed me to snowboard on regardless of injury. I have of course been fairly carefull but I`ve still had a few crashes where my wrist took a hammering but thanks to the level of support in the Flexmeter wrist gaurds I`ve not even felt it. Check out......... http://flexmeterjapan.com/en/productswms.html

The local Alpine shop that I go to here in Japan has sold out of just about everything this year and normally he is auctioning stuff off on the Yahoo site about this time of year............ Maybe I should get Finn to send me a hundred of the BTS kits and let the Japanese carvers in on the secret ingredient.....

Bummed! I just got my BTS to fit to my SP`s today and didn`t realize you needed different pins....... although I did specificly ask while ordering......No mention of the subject lead me to believe that I didn`t need them, I didn`t even consider the fact that Bomber would not be allowed to mention anything about fitting them to different styles of boots. Laws suck:barf:

WOW! 230mm of no bootout LUXURY ....... Exactly what I want. (Maybe a bit softer though). I really need to join the Cult of Coiler......

My current boards have 40 and 50mm of setback so I don`t know any different.........

whillywhit, what is the girth on the Coiler? Is it one of those mysterious EX models?

Hey Team, I`m getting into my second year on plates and I`m now at the level where I can carve the easier runs to shreds. I`m always practising the different types of turns and transitions. The steeps and heavily bumped up snow is still beyond me and I end up skidding more than carving. I`m riding a Tanker 200 and an LSD 164. Love them both but I`m feeling like they both want to over turn when I push them at the speeds I want to carve at. ie. the arc is just to tight for me if I try to really angulate the board..... So, I`m looking at the Nidecker 177 from05/06 that our shop has ex demo models of for about $350US. What do you think? My first Alpine Board.... I`m 77-79kgs. Boots 29.5 mondo Head stratos pros. It has a 195mm waist.... Thanks in advance.:) .

Those new Speed 2`s just sound like perfect light wind weapons........ Can`t wait to hear what you think of the new D1 plus.

While we`re on the subject of Burtons..... Anyone ever ride the R17 models that I often see here in Japan? I`ve seen then up to 215mm waists and that would suit my 30 mondos perfectly, I`m just not sure about how stiff they are? I think they might be really soft for the Japanese market but really don`t know.

A new custom Coiler:biggthump Dupraz D1 plus:cool: 15Metre Speed2 Caroline Islands for my next surf trip.....

Right in the middle of Tokyo city:eek: It`s a big shock coming from a small Australian surf town but it`s pretty cool. Every one follows the rules to the letter and you never feel like some bad **** could go down. The snow is only two hours drive and the Typhoon season brings incredible waves. When there`s no snow and no waves there`s usually enough wind for kitesurfing. The apartment I live in here is the same size as my bedroom was back in OZ. About 30 square metres. All my boards live on the verandah facing the main road(Surf,Snow,Kite,Skate) and I`ve not had anything stolen the whole time I`ve been here....... The food is one step beyond....... I love it. .

Great stuff! The only bummer is that "whoisadam" is labeled a Skidder here on bomber:confused: Judging by his skills on a skater I`d think he`d be better labeled as Supreme Carver........ Loaded Rocks!

I`m a broken record:rolleyes:............ Have a look at the Tankers and the Dupraz.... http://www.dupraz-ch.com/index.php?topgroupid=3 http://www.rad-air.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=7&Itemid=17 I`m just infatuated....or perhaps....... in love:confused:

I bought myself a Tanker 200 and an LSD, both from Rad Air, because I was in exactly the same situation as you are. I have the same shoe size but I`m alot lighter. The Tanker is my favourite board ever! 11M sidecut. The LSD is FAST and stiff. 10.5M sidecut. The only problem I have in hardboots with both boards is they want to turn way to much if I "really" push them even at my weight(180) and limited expirence. Go for a bigger sidecut....... Or, have a look at the Dupraz D1plus........

Another happy member of the Tanker 200 club Wanting a Dupraz D1 for the tighter spaces.... .

With 30cm feet I`ve had the same thoughts, but now with the popularity of wider Alpine rigs which are a whole lot more versatile, I`m looking at it very differently. Get a wider rig and I`m pretty sure you`ll be happy with the sort of feelings it will inspire with-in you.....

They`ve got Homo-Sausages all over the world I reckon....:rolleyes: I was just surprised to see `em labeled packaged like that:confused:

Good stuff! Boards "look" fast in red huh! I`m sure you`ll be carving up a storm on that lil baby:biggthump..... Stoked.

That is the smoothest EC I`ve ever seen. I want to do THAT:biggthump

Come on! Stop holdin` out on us.... Where`s the photo?