KingCrimson Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 If you apply your wax just right, scraping is not necessary - brushing only...And as far as bailing, yeah, when I ride local i usually only ride until around 1-1:30. That gives me about 5 hours of riding since I'm in line when the lifts open at 8am. If I travel anywhere like June or Mammoth, then it's all day riding - gotta get my money's worth for driving, room, and tickets... heh I'm not familiar with only brushing wax. I know there's a lot more mass on the board than I'd care to remove with only a brush. Nor does a brush get much off in my experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-ben Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Looking forward to tomorrow. On a side note: anybody up here have an iPhone charger cable? -- G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 Looking forward to tomorrow. On a side note: anybody up here have an iPhone charger cable? -- G Do you have a laptop or anything with a USB port? I have my ipod cable; you're welcome to borrow it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
g-ben Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 ... i've got my computer. If you don't mind, bring the cable tomorrow and we'll figure something out. I may be able to find a charger here in town... or not. -- G Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 My dad also has a car charger if you would like it; We'll bring both tomorrow. Who's going to be at June tomorrow besides Greg? We'll most likely be on gunsmoke. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
carvingchef Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 if you get there early enough you can park in the VIP section Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 27, 2010 Report Share Posted December 27, 2010 I'm not familiar with only brushing wax. I know there's a lot more mass on the board than I'd care to remove with only a brush. Nor does a brush get much off in my experience. Why would I want to remove wax? That's wasting money. It'd be like filling your car up with gas and then syphoning out the top 1/5 of the tank to make the car lighter... hahaha j/k Eh, i'm just a kook, but i've gotten to the point where I apply just enough wax (in my head/mind) to not need scraping. The only wax removal I need is to clear the channels/structure in my base. I haven't had any problems with slow down or getting stuck on the slopes (even at Mammoth on heavy bottomless pow days). It could be that I just don't have a good frame of reference/comparison and don't know what I'm missing... I used to apply way too much wax to the board and have to scrape off a ton of it. I've gotten a little bit more efficient at it now for my purposes. On an unfamiliar board/base I might need to do a bit of scraping though if the base doesn't absorb as much wax as expected. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted December 28, 2010 Report Share Posted December 28, 2010 The plate is a game changer, big time. Chunky snow today? Hah! I'll respond more in the plate-specific thread.I'll try my best to make it out tomorrow, if I can convince the lady friend to watch the place while the windows are being installed :). More info please!!! It seems to be the consensus that stopping/slowing down is harder/a re-learning experience. Riders (D.T., inkaholic, and GeoffV) have also reported more difficulty riding at slower speeds and/or in crowds. *** This was based on the Bomber Boiler Plate*** How is it for the Donek Plate? I'm thinking of ponying up the $400 bones for the plate but might reconsider since the local mountain tends to turn into a zoo at times... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arclite Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Got some footage of Greg and I at June today. Here are some snapshots; I'll have the video up later in the week. Sorry for the browser overload :o <embed id="ZeroClipboardMovie_4" src="http://pic.pbsrc.com/flash/ZeroClipboardFV2.swf" loop="false" menu="false" quality="best" bgcolor="#ffffff" name="ZeroClipboardMovie_4" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="false" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" pluginspage="http://www.macromedia.com/go/getflashplayer" flashvars="id=4&text=%255BIMG%255Dhttp%253A//i296.photobucket.com/albums/mm194/xxxlolwtfbbqxxx/June%25252012-28-10/Screenshot2010-12-28at51101PM.png%255B/IMG%255D" wmode="transparent" align="middle" height="100%" width="100%"> Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gdboytyler Posted December 29, 2010 Report Share Posted December 29, 2010 Got some footage of Greg and I at June today.Here are some snapshots; I'll have the video up later in the week. Hey Julian, you've really improved Looking forward to the video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Gilmour Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Calf was making no progress..nd last two days it just sealed up ... and I can walk nearly normally. Ortho downgraded it to a grade 1..so Hopefully I will be back n snow in February.. Hitting the calf with about 20-30 minutes of massage with a thumper every day. And continued ice hot cold contrast therapy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bullwings Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 ^^^ Great news!!! Don't rush it though. You don't want to go back on to the slopes before you're ready and make the injury worse... For some of us there is no such thing as 100% back to normal, but at least try to get back to 90% or something (whatever normal might be... heh, I'm sure the norm has changed over the years). GL with the recovery. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Terryw Posted January 15, 2011 Report Share Posted January 15, 2011 Glad to hear you are making progress! Would love to ride with you over at Summit when you are ready. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wolfman Posted January 17, 2011 Report Share Posted January 17, 2011 Scary Gary, Glad you are still alive. We are all hoping to ride with you asap. Think you might still be able to come to SNES 2011? If you can't ride you can still man the cooler with beer! Keep us posted! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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