patmoore Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) A friend gave me a couple of old boards today. I'm curious how old they are. Burton Wire 162 with a strange Marker binding on it and a Rossignol 149 The inscription on the Marker Binding says "Unlike alpine ski bindings, these snowboard bindings are not designed to release in the event of a fall or a collision" Ironically, this is the second Rossi board I've acquired. I gave my #3 Grandson this 120 cm model. It won't be long before he's ready to try it. Edited April 10, 2018 by patmoore Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 howdy patmoore the burton wire is from 1999 the rossi is of the same vintage. snowboardmuseum this site is mostly before 1995 and some cool history, but in german. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 Yeah...I had a Rossi Race like that but a 170 ish I believe...it was a fun board... from late 90's before I got my Sims Descender or Sims Daytona which were both from 2000/01 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 57 minutes ago, west carven said: howdy patmoore the burton wire is from 1999 the rossi is of the same vintage. snowboardmuseum this site is mostly before 1995 and some cool history, but in german. Vielen Dank! Ich verstehe nur ein bischen Deutsch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
patmoore Posted April 10, 2018 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 28 minutes ago, barryj said: Yeah...I had a Rossi Race like that but a 170 ish I believe...it was a fun board... from late 90's before I got my Sims Descender or Sims Daytona which were both from 2000/01 I should remember that. I bought my first alpine board in 1997 - a 154 cm Hot Shine (and still have it). I'm sure I've never seen bindings like that though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 (edited) That Rossi is called a Throttle. I think it was a ‘93 or ‘94. Edited April 10, 2018 by workshop7 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
piusthedrcarve Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 41 minutes ago, patmoore said: I'm sure I've never seen bindings like that though. They are Marker's DNR bindings. They gets used with DNR boots, side step-in, heavy as hardboots, stiff as hardboots, came with 2 interchangeable plastic tongues for flex. I used them for 7-8 years for its convenience. It released on me on big-air jump once and broke. Marker replaced with new one. But the second one was the binding-boot combo that broke my ankle when I had the nose-dive after a jump. It didn't release but my front knee hit snow (+50' bindings angle) while the binding, boots, and board were still intact. (pulled the inserts tho). I believe Marker made them for Santa Cruz too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
softbootsurfer Posted April 10, 2018 Report Share Posted April 10, 2018 one of the early riders at Milk had that red one...it was impressive to watch that guy rip tiehack to shreds with it!! Looks like you have some Real Grom Stoke there... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bruincounselor Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 1 hour ago, piusthedrcarve said: They are Marker's DNR bindings. They gets used with DNR boots, side step-in, heavy as hardboots, stiff as hardboots, came with 2 interchangeable plastic tongues for flex. I used them for 7-8 years for its convenience. It released on me on big-air jump once and broke. Marker replaced with new one. But the second one was the binding-boot combo that broke my ankle when I had the nose-dive after a jump. It didn't release but my front knee hit snow (+50' bindings angle) while the binding, boots, and board were still intact. (pulled the inserts tho). I believe Marker made them for Santa Cruz too. DNR - a medical term for Do Not Resuscitate. Boy did we give the regional Marker Rep a ton of crap for that. Those bindings were doomed to the dustbin of history. Any boots that fit are so brittle by now they will break on the first run. Thanks for the memory jog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 (edited) Specs From some old catalogs I wonder if the dualtec throttle with your grandson is a 146? I rode one of those for a while and it was really fun back when I was 165 pounds. I also used to have a 167 of the vintage in your top photo. It was my favorite board until I acquired a quiver of Generics race boards. Those Rossi’s had a foam core that lost their life after a few years of riding. The wire might be a good all mountain board. I think @bumpyride likes those. May be similar to a Coil. Edited April 11, 2018 by bigwavedave Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 11, 2018 Report Share Posted April 11, 2018 I think the eDeck became Wire, thus a bit wider then Alp/Coil. Yeah, should be pretty good all-mountain. There is a difference between Throttle "arrow tail" and the "cloudy tail". The later is foam core and known for going dead, the former is still foam, but very fancy 2-layer 2-(hi)densities with longitudinal inserts of high tensile wires/rods encased in broad rubber strips. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 anyone ever seen a nolimitz, very capable little carver; 162 0r so about 2o-21cm wide. big fun on steep grippy snow. springy tail even under my 200#s Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bumpyride Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 7 hours ago, bigwavedave said: Specs From some old catalogs I wonder if the dualtec throttle with your grandson is a 146? I rode one of those for a while and it was really fun back when I was 165 pounds. I also used to have a 167 of the vintage in your top photo. It was my favorite board until I acquired a quiver of Generics race boards. Those Rossi’s had a foam core that lost their life after a few years of riding. The wire might be a good all mountain board. I think @bumpyride likes those. May be similar to a Coil. The wire was stiffer and less lively than the coil. Had them both. My son, however, liked the wire, but he had 40 lbs. on me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ibrussell Posted April 12, 2018 Report Share Posted April 12, 2018 Nolimitz came out of Hood River OR area for a number of years where they were making carbon fiber masts for windsurfing 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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