bobdea Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I was thinking that most of us that ride alpine have spare gear so I suggest that we have a night at wachusset or another local place(wachusset I prefer over nashoba and is way more conviniant for me) to ride and we should setup a group because it can be way less fustrating to learn new things in a group what I can bring to is a pair 28.5/11 boots bindings and 159 SL deck also a 151 FP with bindings and and a pair of 23 that comes to about a womens 7 though someone might already be using that setup I think a few nights would be best so if you cannot make it on say a weeknight maybe a saturday or sunday for me to attend this it would have to be in the next month because I am headed to CA in January if there is interest post some ideas I really want our niche sport to grow and gear is the biggest reason it is inaccesable so hit up anyone who shows interest in particlar if you have some gear they can use or they have ski boot given they are not optimum you can still get a taste of what our sport offers with them and even if they do not want to try alpine or the gear is not available a BOL group ride would be fun for us anyway Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 when my Coiler get here so that would free up either a madd 170 or a coiler 172 with bindings but no boots Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisling Posted December 6, 2004 Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 if i find out i can ride, i usually get out of work on mon, tues and thur at 2pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 6, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 6, 2004 I actually have a couple factory primes as well Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 7, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rusty Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 This could be a fun day! I've got a couple of people interested in trying to carve this year. If we got em all together on the same day it would either be a riot or the worst train wreck ever on snow. I don't have a lot of equipment but I could bring... Alp 56 with burton rental plates. "old" Rossi Race 172? with no bindings burton fusion (I know it's a BX but with plates it really turns) nordica SBH boots...28-28.5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Frappe Posted December 7, 2004 Report Share Posted December 7, 2004 All my friends are off at college, so I can't really bring anyone (unless someone else going to the tuning clinic on Dec. 9th wants to help me kidnap an unsuspecting softbooter or two), but I can come and bring some boards. I've got: a Burton 164 FP, my cheapo-raceboard for the year, a Nitro Torque (2003 model) 164, my 'sorry excuse for New England powder' board a Sims FC 166, vintage-almost board, but with modern all-mountain carver specs. I haven't even ridden it. This board is for sale. and a 160 Blackpro, softer flex and more of an all-mountain size board compared to the speed. Might be for sale, if the girlfriend can handle the Speed comfortably. Only the FP and the Torque are waxed, scraped, and ready to ride. The others still have a layer of storage wax. Let me know if you're interested in riding the FC or Blackpro, I'll scrape off the storage layer and make sure they're ready to go. All but the Blackpro have bindings mounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted December 8, 2004 Report Share Posted December 8, 2004 I've got some extra Burton race plates , a Rossi Throttle 166, Sims Carve 2 167 (really good to learn carving) but what I really wanna know is: BOB J, the demo fleet boots? Are they Deelux ? size 28.5 ? There's a Winterstick demo at the Loaf this weekend and at Loon 12/19 and Mt Snow 12/18. Maybe we can coordinate the Mt Snow gig for newbie carvers. I've got me eye on the Winterstick Tom Burt 172 and the Severe Terrain 166. Anyone ridden either of these boards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 9, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 now we just gotta find some newbies! anyone here who reads this forum, wants to give alpine a shot and is in the area this is your chance just post and we will set something up Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ncermak Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 willywhit- any interest in dumping some of those race plates? I have several older boards with no bindings that I use to introduce newbies. usually 2or 3 a year...but its a pain swapping bindings all the time... -Noah Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 Originally posted by willywhit There's a Winterstick demo at the Loaf this weekend and at Loon 12/19 and Mt Snow 12/18. Maybe we can coordinate the Mt Snow gig for newbie carvers. I've got me eye on the Winterstick Tom Burt 172 and the Severe Terrain 166. Anyone ridden either of these boards? I rode the ST166 about three? weekends ago during their Sugarloaf demo. It wasn't bad, but I haven't ridden many free-style boards so I can't really say a whole lot. I'll be there this weekend if anyone wants to make some turns. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 mirror where can we find low budget bunks at the Loaf ? Cheapest I found was the Mt View for $68 a night for 2 + 7% tax. ncermak , I'm actually looking for more used raceplates myself. I usually leave an extra board locked to the rack and switch boards on the fly. Check this out, Aisling's got no excuse:Redheaded Women Have a Unique Ability Redheads are special! Women who have red hair have an innate ability to tolerate more pain than other people. While testing the painkilling drug pentazocine, researchers from McGill University in Montreal discovered that the same gene that gives women red hair and fair skin also plays a role in the body's natural pain suppression system. However, it doesn't work for male carrot-tops. Redheaded women can tolerate more pain than anyone else, including men with red hair and men and women who do not have red hair. The others all had a similar and much lower tolerance to pain than flame-haired females. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mirror70 Posted December 9, 2004 Report Share Posted December 9, 2004 I don't actually know of any places to stay. I would offer up my place, but right now I'm living with a friend's parents in their basement. In fact, if you have any friends with parents, I would recommend going that route :D :D If anybody heads to the Loaf this weekend and sees someone making turns on a short F2 board, that's me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I got some stepin TD1s with flat and 3 deg cants you gotta buy the board with them though $180 for both the board is a generics 159, 19.7 waist 9ish sidecut Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
willywhit Posted December 10, 2004 Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 mirror, you should build some bunks and rent it out. Cellar Dwellers! $20 bucks a night! Bobdea, all set in the Bomber dept. , but thanks. Rusty hooked me up with some Nordica SBH Race shells last night. Nice fit with my TD1's on the Burner 197. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 10, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 10, 2004 I really liked mine I wish I had of held onto it I wish I still had a 188 as well those boards were really fun and nothing really feels much like them I don't remember who bought mine last winter but I hope whoever got it puts it to use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 11, 2004 Author Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 the southern new england ski areas can make some snow someday Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aisling Posted December 11, 2004 Report Share Posted December 11, 2004 someday... someday... someday.... never comes.:p Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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