Ernie00 Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I want to take out the Ax tomorrow and I was setting up the binding on it. Just realized after 5 years of Harbooting I never used an all mountain. So what kind if Angles / stance do people run usually ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 A good rule of thumb on angles is to avoid overhang. What I mean is set up your binding/boots so the toes and heels are over the edges. On my fcII I run somewhere around 55to 60 and when I had an Axis it was 50 to 55. Also I would establish a regular stance width 19.5 to 21.5 or so, I set up centered on the board just my .02 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I usually ride about 10-12 degrees difference between the feet, and go as low an angle as the board allows to avoid toe/heel drag. with a lower angle on an allmountain there's a little more adjustment ability responding to offpiste variability.Take a pocket driver and make onslope adjustments to dail in your comfort zone:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allee Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Agreed. I normally ride 65/55 and ride my Axxess 55/45. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I run 45/40 on my AM, similar waist to the Axxess. I run size 27.5 Raichles and don't understand why everyone goes so steep on these boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 I normally ride 65-60 on my freecarve board and when I tried an AM board last year, my angle were something like 50-45 (I don't remember) and I found out I really had to change my carving technique to get it to carve. I didn't like that and sold it, but you may like it (lots of people do). I don't know how it would work with higher angles and underhang though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 55/50 with a bit of underhang or 50/45 on 4WD and similar boards, with 25.5 to 26.5 boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.T. Posted November 23, 2007 Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 A good rule of thumb on angles is to avoid overhang. Agreed. All of my boards have different waist width; therefore, I run different bindings angles on each of the boards. I run the lowest angle I can without having any overhang. Maximum pressure on the edge is a good thing! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ernie00 Posted November 23, 2007 Author Report Share Posted November 23, 2007 Got the thing out today .. fun board to ride! Really happy with it. Went 54-48 and 21.5 stance. I was surprised on the hold it had on ice. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 I normally ride 65-60 on my freecarve board and when I tried an AM board last year, my angle were something like 50-45 (I don't remember) and I found out I really had to change my carving technique to get it to carve. I didn't like that and sold it, but you may like it (lots of people do). I don't know how it would work with higher angles and underhang though. It works great for me! I teach on a freeride board with a 25.2 waist with 21 1/2" stance and 50f 50r angles.The dial-in comes by shifting the rear binding more toward the toe edge and the front binding more toward the heel edge by about a centimeter.I found that the root of some lower leg problems I was having was all the leverage it took to overcome the high amount of underhang I had combined with lower angles.I jump alot and do some funky ground tricks onto and off of the tail and the years of doing that have caught up with me a bit.The higher angles and the shift of front toward heel and rear toward toe,combined with angles that are now more forward has seemingly aleviated the extreme lateral pressure I was putting on my knees.I discovered this fix (for me anyway)while demoing(word?)narrow carving boards at OES last year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Derf Posted November 24, 2007 Report Share Posted November 24, 2007 It works great for me! I teach on a freeride board with a 25.2 waist with 21 1/2" stance and 50f 50r angles.The dial-in comes by shifting the rear binding more toward the toe edge and the front binding more toward the heel edge by about a centimeter.I found that the root of some lower leg problems I was having was all the leverage it took to overcome the high amount of underhang I had combined with lower angles.I jump alot and do some funky ground tricks onto and off of the tail and the years of doing that have caught up with me a bit.The higher angles and the shift of front toward heel and rear toward toe,combined with angles that are now more forward has seemingly aleviated the extreme lateral pressure I was putting on my knees.I discovered this fix (for me anyway)while demoing(word?)narrow carving boards at OES last year. Thanks for the tip, I'll look into it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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