breeseomatic Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 I have a used Coiler VSR FC coming in and I believe it to be the more modern titanal construction, the engravings indicate 2011. Until I get an email reply from Bruce, I want to get a collective opinion. Can I used my Catek OS2 with the D3 elastomer upgrade and the Catek binding spacers on the VSR FC? Do I run the risk of killing the board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CaRtharsis Posted February 5, 2013 Report Share Posted February 5, 2013 Ditch the OS2's will likely be the general response. I ran that exact setup on my VSR first when I purchased it until a spherical nut failed. Anyhow long story short, no it did not damage the board. It will permanently scratch the topsheet however so keep that in mind. The biggest thing, which I didn't discover until after I rode the board without the spacers, was how much they affected the flex of the board. It was significant. Now that I'm thinking about it, I had discussions with Bruce about using the Cateks before I made the purchase and he did re-inforce the area as well. This was more for the point loading of the binding I believe vs protecting the metal. This was even though I was going to use spacers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrutton Posted February 6, 2013 Report Share Posted February 6, 2013 I read most of the threads, when contemplating doing the same on a SG, and decided to build my own plates out of kitchen cutting board material, mostly as I couldn't find a set of used catek spacers and did not want to order new ones. I did not experience any failure in the one short season that I rode them that way. Here's a pic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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