arneburner Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 I wanted to add a little sideways flex to some TD 1's and came up with this. Took a few runs on it yesterday, and it felt pretty good. I am a little concerned that it may load up the threaded parts of the bails, and cause a failure. I have already broken one heel bail without this setup. Any constructive comments are welcome. Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 really? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
queequeg Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 New bindings are waaaayyyy cheaper than surgery and rehab. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 New bindings are waaaayyyy cheaper than surgery and rehab. Quoted for truth. I think I like to save money at least as much as anyone else (probably more), but the potential injuries from having a front binding fail at speed would scare me away from that type of mod. If you pick up a pair of Sidewinders and decide you don't like them, you can resell them and only lose $50 or so...think of it as demoing bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bjvircks Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Holy Crap!!! Sure seems like you are trying to induce boot & binding failure! Don't rock the boot within the boot/binding interface. Think what you will, do what you want... but this does not seem at all safe to me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
inkaholic Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Arne, The others are correct, DON'T DO IT! PM Ice and see if he can bring his Sidewinders for you to test this weekend. I like mine so far. I tested with all yellow, too soft, yellow e-rings and purple e-pads, better but still to soft, blue and purple, much better. And you can customize the SWs to match what you want the feel to be. Ink Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Shred Gruumer Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Maybe your on to something here... make it out of carbon fiber and you got a binding suspension plate.. huh..new approach.. Remember all new Ideas are mocked.... legal: Any recomendation said forth in this post are for amusement only and should not be considered a recomendation for use.. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jp1 Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 arne, I think I may have something :) you'd like (call ink). Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sinecure Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 That tree as a spare tire is freakin' genius! Assuming he only used it to get to the next exit or nearest garage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
www.oldsnowboards.com Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 That tree as a spare tire is freakin' genius! Assuming he only used it to get to the next exit or nearest garage. Old school dude! (as in Aztec old) Cool, as long as: You don't follow close. You don't catch on fire. You don't meet police. You didn't cut down the tree from my front yard Otherwise, been done for centuries with success. Just wasn't typically pulled by gas vehicles at 50mph. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arneburner Posted January 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks for all the responses. I will consider my self lucky and not ride these again. I have some other ideas that I would like to try with the TD 1's. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
C5 Golfer Posted January 7, 2011 Report Share Posted January 7, 2011 Thanks for all the responses. I will consider my self lucky and not ride these again. I have some other ideas that I would like to try with the TD 1's. :lol: Good decision-- hope your other ideas work out... But this is what I call dangerous... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Carver Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 Re spare tree/tire, does he carry extra logs in the wagon? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted January 8, 2011 Report Share Posted January 8, 2011 reminds me of these, broken bail or twist out waiting to happen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kipstar Posted January 9, 2011 Report Share Posted January 9, 2011 Yes, the old emeries had a similar concept of soild centre and soft sides. The problem is u are flexing by distorting the sole relative to the bail/toe clip. Which was why the emeries were a bit fragile and also booted out sometimes. The only way to introduce flex would be so the entire boot sole and bail all flex together, otherwise given how far we've come since the emery in boots and techique I think you'll destroy yourself. If u must use odd add ons, try synthetic chopping boards. They will be less prone to splitting or splintering. I'd go for td sidewinders. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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