Towers Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 Gerab Riser Plates 2 pair for sale (brand new). These come from Italy and work similar to Hangl Plates and everything that is out there. I have used some since last year and love them for a couple reasons. One they use the same hole pattern as your bindings so you don't have to screw into your board and they are transfirable from one board to the next. Two they allow for a cleaner flex under the binding as the black foam compresses. Three they give you more leverage and last they transfer more power to the edge of the board. I know a couple other guys on them as well and they like them a lot. Selling for $400 cdn each. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_roboteye Posted January 25, 2008 Report Share Posted January 25, 2008 What is the narrowest board this will fit on? Dave R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towers Posted January 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 They are 18cm wide. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_roboteye Posted January 26, 2008 Report Share Posted January 26, 2008 Thanks, Dave R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danked Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 that's a lot of money to spend on risers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 it's all about what you want to accomplish in snowboarding. $400 on risers? I wouldnt consider that alot of money for dampening performance and the value of added lift. why are you hatin' lately on all the classifieds posts? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danked Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 yeah, i agree they help a lot and i've seen a lot of racers using similar products. and... i partialy misunderstood the ad at first. at the end it said 400 each, i took that to mean for each plate, not each set Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil sunday Posted February 4, 2008 Report Share Posted February 4, 2008 no worries my man. just trying to keep everything positive when guys introduce new and hard to find equiptment, it seems they get bashed alot. what people dont understand is the effort that is required to purchase some of these new - hard to find products. oftentimes you wait for months to get the product- deal with sporadic (when you are lucky) emails, no directions whatsoever for mounting, etc... i dont want to sound harsh- just trying to keep everyone honest. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towers Posted March 15, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I have one set left that has been used about 5 days. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoecarver Posted March 15, 2008 Report Share Posted March 15, 2008 I ride with a cant on both feet. Would that affect the performance of these? just curious... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towers Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I don't see a problem with it unless you are riding with the burton cant plates under your bindings. I have about 4 athletes riding with these plates all with F2 bindings and some are riding with toe and heal lift only while others are riding with cants and lift. I personally have been on a set of plates for two years now and I have been riding with toe and heel left. No can't and I have not found a problem at all. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tahoecarver Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 ...the round 7 degree ones. They provide toe and heel lift AND canting. And I ride with my back foot at a slightly higher angle than my front, too. Why would the Burton cant make a difference? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane groshong Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Do the plates use there own set of holes to mount to the board, and then the binding mount on top? Or do you use longer screws to mount the bindings through the plate to the board? I ask because I just got some hangles, but the boards need to be inserted on the sides of the board to accomadate the hangle. This looks like to ticket. Thanks for your input. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
185er Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 I don't want to overpass Towers cause those look very interrrrresting, but Shane, from where did you get you hangles ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane groshong Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 My hangles came on a kessler. After riding the board with hangles and then riding other boards without you realize what torsional stiffness is all about. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colintkemp Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Again, not to hijack this post, but Shane, please do explan... Thanks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towers Posted March 16, 2008 Author Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Tahoecarver - I can see a problem with the burton ones as they will put you even higher off the board and you will have alot of leverage. Shane - They use either longer bolts right from your binding through the plate into the board. I have drilled holes in the plates so you can counter sink shorter bolts that will mount the plate to the board then you can mount your binding to the board. But on a set that I run I stripped out one of the holes I drilled. So you could run them either way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shane groshong Posted March 16, 2008 Report Share Posted March 16, 2008 Towers, Thanks for explaining the setup. Colintkemp, Hangles and I believe the Gerab virtually eliminate any twist on the board. What I noticed is that when you are in the lift line with a standard binding to board set-up you can slightly twist the board when your foot is in the front binding and you lift on your toe or heel. The board with twist torsionally. With the hangle/gerab setup the twist is almost all removed. So transfer that to riding when you are pusing hard. It is hard to notice a difference until you ride with a plate setup and go to a standard board/binding setup. I rode mine for three days on nice groomers ( Kessler w/hangle). My next day back was two-three of new and chopped up when I got to the Mt. I rode a donek axxess 182 which I think is a great board, however it felt very twisty and torsionally not what I wanted anymore after riding hangles. Granted I am a 225-230 lbs. I think if you are big Hangles or Gerabs might be a great addition to some boards for a better riding performance. Shane Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Towers Posted April 27, 2008 Author Report Share Posted April 27, 2008 I have one pair left that has been used for about a week. $350 takes it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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