mrjamie Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 Followup on the other thread -- thanks to all those who offered advice. I ended up grinding down the rear edges 6-7 cm on each side because the camber comes right down where the new tail section ends, both of which -- the grind down edges and the tail-edge camber -- make for a different ride than usual. Driver-X boots in Salomon SPX 90 bindings, mounted on a 164 cm rad-air swallowtail (custom cut). Comments & questions welcomed. Enjoy. <object width="425" height="355"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzq_h3RrWRE&rel=1"></param><param name="wmode" value="transparent"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gzq_h3RrWRE&rel=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" width="425" height="355"></embed></object> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Furi Posted January 30, 2008 Report Share Posted January 30, 2008 wow NICE!!! it turned out great! you are very brave...I would have cried doing that to my tanker :D do you have a pic of the new tail? how does it ride now? interested to read your thoughts on it. The video was very cool and seems like it handles pretty well still. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrjamie Posted February 3, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 3, 2008 wow NICE!!! it turned out great! you are very brave...I would have cried doing that to my tanker :Ddo you have a pic of the new tail? how does it ride now? interested to read your thoughts on it. The video was very cool and seems like it handles pretty well still. Check out the new video for some shots of the tail -- you've got to wait until the end though ;) My favorite characteristic of the new board is that when I land jumps in powder, there's a big peace sign at the top of my new line ;) The cut-tanker rides really well considering what it has been through. I'll assume you've heard all the good things everyone has to say about tankers, and since it's a bit early in the morning, stick to a list for what I've noticed with this 'custom': The original tail, and all it's rebound, are gone Bringing the board around underneath the backfoot, especially on heel-sides, occasionally skids the board because of the shaved swallow-tail edges In other words, what the cuts gained the board in manueverability on walls and tight spots, they took from the board in edge hold (not much in either category, but noticable) no riding fakie (duh ;) sometimes the swallow-tail edges (which happen to be right where the camber comes down) are annoyingly noticeable, feeling like they want to dig right into the snow even though as the rider I don't want to be on edge just yet. don't give much weight to the words of people who tell you that your custom board is 'never going to work' or that 'you'll be lucky not to break something.' These people have likely never tried any weird projects themselves, or are just adopting the 'they're all going to laugh at you!' attitude to avoid actually having to help with design :p cheers, let me know if there is anything else I can answer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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