GeoffV Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Took her out today :) Bruce, this board rocks:biggthump I can't believe I'm saying this but my beloved Madd 170 F2 will be collecting dust now. It will be going up for sale soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 See..... I told ya so... Its sooooo nice... now just think of that plus an X5 and you got the whole mountain covered....:rolleyes: Better put some clear tape on that baby... you'll be pissed when the first skier cross swipes your board on edge!! Right said Shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Also who was the one that snapped the tail of Coiler board Bruce was letting someone demo? cough cough Geoff cough cough Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 Ohh......I just thought it was a concept board. Must have sounded nasty when it went.:) Not as nasty as I sounded upon hearing of its demise as it was built for me:eek: It was a standard X2 stubby Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chubz Posted December 21, 2008 Report Share Posted December 21, 2008 I observed that whole scene from about 30 feet away. He looked like a kid walking up to his Dad to tell him that he shot and killed their prized hunting beagle on his first solo hunting trip. Just a queasy, green look in his face, well both looked queasy and green. I felt bad for both parties, because it sux fessing up for doing something wrong with bad results and worse.........finding out your dog is dead. BV stayed quite composed considering. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Took her out today :)Bruce, this board rocks:biggthump I can't believe I'm saying this but my beloved Madd 170 F2 will be collecting dust now. It will be going up for sale soon. Told you so too! Had mine out on Saturday... I am in pretty sorry shape after nursing a shoulder injury all fall (read: sitting on my duff) and I am way less sore than I should be - the board is definitely easier to ride. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bruce's X2 was not broken it was a proto type with an EVO tail, it was suppose to keep the board grounded on snow, but ah in my case it uh didn't.:rolleyes: Bruce I still feel bad about that incident:freak3: I can assure you my Schtubby was firmly planted on snow at all times. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bruce Varsava Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Bruce's X2 was not broken it was a proto type with an EVO tail, it was suppose to keep the board grounded on snow, but ah in my case it uh didn't.:rolleyes:Bruce I still feel bad about that incident:freak3: I can assure you my Schtubby was firmly planted on snow at all times. After you spend about 1.5 days building it and then it vanishes, of course it is a bit of a bummer. I must say you took it like a man and all was settled up to everyone's content. One very good part about it is that having a recently broken board in the shop does allow me to do destructive testing on other parts and disassemble things to make sure all is good. This really helped me sort out a few gremlins that always seem to creep into the process. You will be glad to know the new board is definitely stronger due to a new material I sourced to better fit the application in the board for which it was being used. In bench testing of that specific material, it took about twice as much bending for failure as the old stuff. However even if the board in question did not break, the camber was flattened out of the tail so it was kaput anyways. All you can really ask for is to have the materials to hold up till the core fails as by then it doesn't matter what happens. The T boards are definitely a bit more fragile than glass but the performance is addictive so its worth the extra bit of caution that should be exercised. I would love to make them totally indestructible but do have to make tradeoffs for performance and weight savings to make them fun. Continuously working on it:biggthump Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted December 22, 2008 Report Share Posted December 22, 2008 Yes the board was referred to as the "Lunch Tray" or as Bruce called it "The Propellerator" It is or was to be my Hyper BX board to replace the MADD BX and I must say, it does the trick.. 159cm, 23 waist and 11.5m SCR. Fun Stuff... Right Said Shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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