1xsculler Posted December 1, 2018 Report Share Posted December 1, 2018 26 minutes ago, AcousticBoarder said: If you are volunteering your Kessler 168 to loan out for a bit I for one would be interested.... lol LOL! I will, at the very least, get to put the first, and hopefully very minimal, scratches in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 These arrived throughout the summer in anticipation of my impending retirement. Instead of a gold watch, why not a quiver of carving boards! Large (184), medium (175) and small (162). 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 just need a PC and a BX too round out the quiver and become THIRST's posterboy 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawiboy Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 (edited) After riding my 1st ECVC from Bruce last year I decided on a little longer, a little wider, a little more SCR. Can't wait to ride her hard over Xmas. Should make for longer, faster laid out carves! Can't say enough about the work Bruce puts into his boards especially when you're a picky bastard like me about colors and graphics. His new software really helps with those hard bright colors and cleaned up the darks. And a special shout out to my buddy Nico Plouffe for creating the awesome graphics for me again. Nic and Bruce work together quite a bit. So you can't beat their combo. Last year's model with the skulls, this year with the flames. Edited December 2, 2018 by kawiboy Spelling 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThePeonsChamp Posted December 2, 2018 Report Share Posted December 2, 2018 1 hour ago, kawiboy said: After riding my 1st ECVC from Bruce last year I decided on a little longer, a little wider, a little more SCR. Can't wait to ride her hard over Xmas. Should make for longer, faster laid out carves! Can't say enough about the work Bruce puts into his boards especially when you're a picky bastard like me about colors and graphics. His new software really helps with those hard bright colors and cleaned up the darks. And a special shout out to my buddy Nico Plouffe for creating the awesome graphics for me again. Nic and Bruce work together quite a bit. So you can't beat their combo. Last year's model with the skulls, this year with the flames. Oooh nice what specs did you go with for the new one? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kawiboy Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 168 to 173 length 22 to 22.5 waist 12/13 variable scr to 13/14 Super pumped to ride it but I'm at military training till xmas. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lonbordin Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/1/2018 at 10:44 PM, bigwavedave said: These arrived throughout the summer in anticipation of my impending retirement. Instead of a gold watch, why not a quiver of carving boards! Large (184), medium (175) and small (162). What's the specs on those bad boys? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 11/25/2018 at 5:20 AM, 1xsculler said: Simply emailing with Kessler directly got it done at what I think was a bit of a quiet time of the season for them. According to Kessler a stock Alpine 168 weight range is 65 to 95kg. I weigh 68 kg and I wanted to be sure the board would be on the softer side for me. The stock next size Alpine (171 = 55 to 80kg) is just about right for my weight but I wanted the 168 length built for my weight. I am undoubtedly splitting hairs but I think I got what I want. Bruce is basically my guy and if I don’t notice any/much difference between this Kessler and my new Coiler NFCE 170 (and I doubt that I will) I will return to being a full-on Coiler guy. Bruce’s boards are second to none in all aspects, IMHO. I thought of having one of you guys just send me your 168 K so I could try it out for a month but knowing that would be met with “NO” or no response the only way was to buy one. Hansjuerig (sp) made it easy. You can borrow mine any time... Anyone can, actually. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwavedave Posted December 3, 2018 Report Share Posted December 3, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 9:09 AM, lonbordin said: What's the specs on those bad boys? Hey Dave, They all have a waist width close to 20.5. They each differ by a few mm because he actually made them specifically for my prefered stance width and angles, since a long board and a short board of the same waist width will have different widths where the bindings mount. Mark Miller (Thirst) can be very meticulous! The 184 has a sidecut in the range of 13-14m. The 175 is about 11-12m. The 162 is around 9-10m. If you've read the reviews of these boards you'll know that they have an asym sidecut, built for either goofy or regular, but not the way you might think, the heelside is slightly forward of the toeside. Also, the heelside scr is not the same as the toeside scr, and are not of a fixed radius. I think the heelside is tighter than the toeside, but I'm not sure. (correction: toeside scr is tighter than heelside) Certainly wouldn't know from riding it, it all flows nicely. And then there is the asym "WARP" wood core construction that smooths out the flat spots under your plate bindings and somehow is further tuned to work with the sidecut and flex. For me, the proof is in the pudding, even if I don't understand how it's made. An afternoon demo on a Superconductor sold me and ultimately put a dent in my retirement funds. So far, I've only ridden these on fairly challenging carving conditions at Spirit. ie, Man made snow that got rained on, a lot like what we had last spring when you and Cory were here. Can't wait to get out on some better snow. It will be interesting to ride them back to back with my other boards. Oh, and close to 2cm taper on each board. 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 my Donek incline should be arriving tomorrow the anticipation is killing me to see it in the flesh and see how the graphic turned out on the topsheet 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 Same here, except a Coiler on Tuesday. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 10 minutes ago, Corey said: Same here, except a Coiler on Tuesday. What's coming on the other 6 days? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 On 12/3/2018 at 7:09 AM, lonbordin said: What's the specs on those bad boys? ancient Pend Orielle indian secret Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 9, 2018 Report Share Posted December 9, 2018 10 hours ago, daveo said: What's coming on the other 6 days? Disappointment. Because only one Coiler. My quiver is pretty darn full these days. I had originally put my name in for two Coilers but only have one hole to fill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 2 hours ago, Corey said: Disappointment. LOL 2 hours ago, Corey said: only have one hole to fill. ... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 My partner's board arrived today... Got waiting for this, a set of Gecko Frees with soft bumpers, Flow NX2 bindings, Burton's stiffest (they're not that stiff) women's boots because I know nothing about softboots, Palau liners and sidas custom footbeds. Now she just needs to learn how to snowboard... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 soul id reckon is a really good introduction into carving boards its pretty soft and forgiving from my experience Going to be waiting by the door for most of today for fedex to arrive Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 5 minutes ago, scottishsurfer said: soul id reckon is a really good introduction into carving boards its pretty soft and forgiving from my experience Going to be waiting by the door for most of today for fedex to arrive It is her introduction to snowboards altogether haha! Good luck with FedEx! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 I'd describe it as an easy board to ride but a hard board to ride well. Its on the van and on its way i just need to wait Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 5 hours ago, scottishsurfer said: I'd describe it as an easy board to ride but a hard board to ride well. Its on the van and on its way i just need to wait Well that's reassuring. I liked my SG Soul 164. Just softboots weren't for me. Photos of new shiny board? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 10, 2018 Report Share Posted December 10, 2018 still waiting its meant to arrive sometime between 9am and 6pm... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
workshop7 Posted December 11, 2018 Report Share Posted December 11, 2018 I posted pics of both of these boards on the forum this past spring, but since they are new for this season, they may as well go up here too. K 168 NFCB T4 174 10.5/12.7/12 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 If the board wont come to me ill go to it off to the fedex depot tomorrow to pick her up tomorrow morning then straight to her maiden shred Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 On 11/15/2018 at 6:53 PM, Eboot said: After all I ended up cleaning out my basement a day early and … I didn't believe it at the time, but everyone should go check their basements!!!11!!1! Coiler Revelation, big shout out to @bigwavedave for letting me try his and for the concept of a race-y board with a small spread in sidecuts. I fell in love just a couple turns in. Such a fun freeride board! The beaver was found on the internet, but I replaced the hockey stick with an alpine board. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Nice @Corey! Glad to see Bruce is getting plenty of mileage out of those '89 Safari graphics I had vectorized in 2008 from a photo of my buddy's original. Regrettably, I had to sell mine in order to fund a '91 PJ7 because my parents thought snowboarding was a fad and made me buy my own boards. (I know, nice problem to have) Hence the tribute graphics. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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