leefitz Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 http://www.trademe.co.nz/Browse/Listing.aspx?id=1325235185 Hey Boarders New to the forum and hoping for some guidance please. I'm currently living over in New Zealand and wanting to get a bit more into carving. The hard part is that over here, very few people seem to do it so advice is hard to come by and gear is even harder to get. Last season I tried carving on my standard board an loved it. So now i want more!!! But for a cheap have a go budget kinda price. The attached link is the board I'm thinking about buying and having a go on. So the question is, am I barking up the wrong board or is this worth a go just to experience a board like this? (ill search for the boots info after) I do see some other people have talked about this board on here so iv already half made up my mind but I'm better to get advice first Thanks in advance folks Lee Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Good learning board, especially for not too heavy of a rider. Take note it's foam core. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lurch Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Info here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Side cut is about 10m. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Hey Lee, there are Kiwi carvers here. Keeping an eye on the Trademe listings is a great way to pick up gear (boards, bindings and boots) cheaply. I've got quite a few boards in my quiver that way. I won't be bidding on the Oxygen cause I have too many boards in that kind of SCR range. Best of luck. My riding plan for the winter is quality rather than quantity, a week at Cardrona & TC in late August. Finding other carvers in NZ is finding whanau. The few I've come across have been happy to ride together and pass on tips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leefitz Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Thanks for the replays!! Hi SunSurfer, hopefully I can rub a few shoulders round MtHutt. I should be around there most of this season apart from club days etc. Maybe some night boarding down south. As for weight, I'm about 65kg and the board is about 60mm shorter than me at 1650. So by all accounts this should at least get me up and going?? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 Would get you up and going, a board and a pair of older SnowPro bindings. The 10m sidecut would get you making reasonable radius turns with moderate edge angles. Might find you need to make your own wedges to lift the rear heel and front toe. I've done that with my SnowPro Race bindings. Mt Hutt, there's at least one carver there who has appeared in Hutt's publicity photos for first chair of the season a couple of times. Read the tech articles for new riders on Bomber and spend some time doing the drills on the green slopes. When you carve a turn properly there is no polishing off of speed, so you can end up going very fast in a very short time. I found that trying to learn to properly carve on steeper slopes led to me skid/carving turns in order to control my speed. As I improved I could get higher on edge and tighten up the turns to control my speed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leefitz Posted May 16, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 26 minutes ago, SunSurfer said: Might find you need to make your own wedges to lift the rear heel and front toe. I've done that with my SnowPro Race bindings. Mt Hutt, there's at least one carver there who has appeared in Hutt's publicity photos for first chair of the season a couple of times. when it comes to the boots etc for these bindings, I'm not sure what to do but I'm working on the bases of one step at a time and board comes first. And knowing that the season is coming round in a little of 3 weeks, i need to speed up the process. I have seen a odd one of those elusive carvers up on my MtHutt, but iv always been on the chair lift, looking from afar. He was killing it to be fair, made it looked effortless!! Thanks again for the info Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted May 16, 2017 Report Share Posted May 16, 2017 There are a number of threads on Bomber on using ski boots for carving snowboards. The writers mention a number of different brands and models. Again, TradeMe is your best place to look. Very occasionally, a pair of hard snowboard boots will appear on TradeMe. The sole length will be the determinant of whether a set of bindings can be adjusted to fit them. Are you familiar with the mondo sizing system? It's the most consistent way of finding something the right size for your feet. You'll need to know the length of your longest foot. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
leefitz Posted May 17, 2017 Author Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 Im not to be honest. I'm very aware I have alot to learn and work out about that side of it. But a quick google there has given lots of info on that, will help alot in getting sizes right. Iv kinda avoided looking into the boots and bindings as i have no binding to work off or board to mount them. But hopefully I get this board and start getting some research done that refers to something Im holding in my hand. will have to start trolling trademe to see what i can find. But boots are something im willing to buy new so that should widen my options Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted May 17, 2017 Report Share Posted May 17, 2017 (edited) http://upzboots.com/?gclid=CIeN-sfa9dMCFQl-vQodJ-0A2w Dan Yoja has his Spring Sale on. I got my pair of UPZ RC10s from Dan, good fit using mondo sizing. Just purchased & received a pair of Intuition mouldable liners from these guys in Edinburgh via TradeMe. The original liners from the UPZs fit reasonably well, but I ended up getting a blister type injury on my rear leg shin after intensive riding with them.http://www.trademe.co.nz/sports/ski-board/ski-boots/auction-1323957491.htm I have a wide forefoot and narrow heel. The UPZ shell shape suits me better than the Deeluxe series that Jim Callen @ Bomber will happily sell you a pair of.http://store.bomberonline.com/Boots_c_22.html Both Dan Yoja and Jim Callen will ship stuff direct to NZ. You may be better off finding something second hand, boots and/or board, from someone in the Bomber For Sale section, or post a want ad. NZ Post has an American post restante address from where they will forward stuff to NZ.https://www.nzpost.co.nz/tools/youshop Edited May 17, 2017 by SunSurfer add detail Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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