Mike T Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Just curious if anyone else has tried mixing e-pads on Sidewinders. On a whim I tried yellow on the outside, blue on the inside today. The snow was not firm enough nor visibility good enough for a true test but I liked the feel. Overall felt like the plush ride of yellow with the responsiveness of blue. Fin - any reason I should not continue doing this? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fin Posted November 26, 2010 Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 Mike, Hey, I am surprised more people have not tried mixed combos yet. I see no issues with doing it at all. Funny enough I was thinking the opposite of what you did for a set-up. Yellow inside, blue outside. Most people want that flexibility inward, but outward they want the "insurance" of a firmer feel to keep them on top of the board. But, hey, to each there own and let the mixing begin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 26, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 26, 2010 My rear leg on heelside and front leg on toeside usually feel like they are providing more lever action than the other - thus the choice of blue on the inside, to retain a little more of that leverage. It also encourages "separate zee knees". I have a tendency to overdo my heelside at low speeds, which this tends to mitigate as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tb Posted November 27, 2010 Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 My rear leg on heelside and front leg on toeside usually feel like they are providing more lever action than the other - thus the choice of blue on the inside, to retain a little more of that leverage. It also encourages "separate zee knees". I have a tendency to overdo my heelside at low speeds, which this tends to mitigate as well. Please take this all with a grain of salt coming from a "wrench fiddlin, princess and the pea, fussy little catek rider." (AKA, I don't have the pleasure of sidewinders and e-pads to play with) Mike, normally when I feel as you describe, it is because I do not have enough cant. If you are riding 3 or 6 degree cant/lift you could try pushing both of your cants outward by just a little bit and I think it would make this feel alot better. If you ride flat, then this e-pad idea is a good one, or, it is possible that your body is actually asking your to add some cant/lift to your setup. Another large culprit can be your boot cuff cant. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 27, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 27, 2010 Thanks Todd. I tend to be a fiddler too, just didn't like Cateks... Flat front, 6 in back. I already had a little outward cant in back. As you're probably aware Bomber zeros do not allow for any canting. I found that I could only do a *little* outward cant in back with pre-SW Bombers otherwise my heelside would go south quickly. I might try adding a little more now that I have SWs, but first I want to try what I rode yesterday on harder snow. Which won't be today... 9" overnight Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~tb Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 Thanks Todd. I tend to be a fiddler too, just didn't like Cateks... Flat front, 6 in back. I already had a little outward cant in back. As you're probably aware Bomber zeros do not allow for any canting. I found that I could only do a *little* outward cant in back with pre-SW Bombers otherwise my heelside would go south quickly. I might try adding a little more now that I have SWs, but first I want to try what I rode yesterday on harder snow. Which won't be today... 9" overnight If there are any other bomber riders in your riding group, see if you can borrow 2 x 3 degree cants, or a 3 and a 6. Getting off of the flat on the front foot will let you dial this in. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted November 29, 2010 Author Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 If there are any other bomber riders in your riding group, see if you can borrow 2 x 3 degree cants, or a 3 and a 6. Getting off of the flat on the front foot will let you dial this in. Tried it, didn't like it. My back leg is orthopedically short, even 3/6 is not comfortable. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott.Creer Posted November 29, 2010 Report Share Posted November 29, 2010 I am rocking yellow on the outside with blue on the inside. I think this allows me to flex the board by sucking my knees together, but yet during a turn doesn't force my knees together as hard. Also still cuts down the chatter on the not perfectly groomed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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