daveo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Corey said: everyone should go check their basements!!!11!!1! Checked basement. Found spider. Thanks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Cool stuff Jack! Those graphics bring back memories from my early snowboarding days. Dave - look behind the spider. Duh! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Love it Corey. My first good board also. So nostalgic when I see that and so awesome tribute. That and a Barfoot!!! Good memories. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) 10 hours ago, Corey said: Dave - look behind the spider. Duh! Oh! Behind! In that case, I guess I found something... Still gotta get my bootdoc liners foamed and whatever other bootfitting needs to be done and throw on my Booster strap. Just threw these spare Palaus in them so they can begin to form some shape. Edited December 12, 2018 by daveo 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 So after two days of frustration i eventually got my Donek incline and all i can say is that it was worth the wait, Its truely incredible and makes my SG soul feel somewhat like a toy in comparison. For the curious it is 162cm length 29.5cm waist 9-11m vsr sidecut 56cm reference stance 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 4 minutes ago, scottishsurfer said: So after two days of frustration i eventually got my Donek incline Sick graphic. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 (edited) @daveo I heard that foot porn is not allowed in here! Where is the mod? Edited December 12, 2018 by slapos Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 @slapos I heard the mods are right into foot porn, though? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.H Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Hello! Just took delivery of my first ever alpine board this week, a new SG Fullcarve 157 from last season. Not as sexy as all the customs on here but I can't wait to ride it this winter! 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slapos Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 1 hour ago, Erik.H said: Hello! Just took delivery of my first ever alpine board this week, a new SG Fullcarve 157 from last season. Not as sexy as all the customs on here but I can't wait to ride it this winter! Sigi likes to call this board "watermelon" SG makes awesome boards. There is always at least 2 SGs in my quiver at any point in time. Don't get down that you didnt get a custom made board, especially if this is your first alpine. How are you supposed to know what you want out of the custom made? Enjoy! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 Here's my new board. Wasn't suppose to be but when I saw it I kept it. Just need risers like geckos and ready to go. Virus Avalanche FLP 168. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted December 12, 2018 Report Share Posted December 12, 2018 PT.....that's the new Virus AFT FLP! - I had the 2014 model of that.....I Loved That Board!! The topsheet on yours looks way more scratch resistance than mine was! Really that was my on beef with the board....I swear every time I looked there was a new scratch in my carbon topsheet!! Enjoy that groomer destroyer! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 5 hours ago, Erik.H said: Hello! Just took delivery of my first ever alpine board this week, a new SG Fullcarve 157 from last season. Not as sexy as all the customs on here but I can't wait to ride it this winter! Never sell this board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eboot Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 Ahh! Behind the spider!! ... New for me 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Poloturbo Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 3 hours ago, barryj said: PT.....that's the new Virus AFT FLP! - I had the 2014 model of that.....I Loved That Board!! The topsheet on yours looks way more scratch resistance than mine was! Really that was my on beef with the board....I swear every time I looked there was a new scratch in my carbon topsheet!! Enjoy that groomer destroyer! Yes Barry the new 2018-19. Can't wait to try it. The topsheet still looks fragile in a way. Time will tell. Will try it with 12mm risers and steeper angles. The last JJA I sold was 25.5 waist and even with 20mm was a bit close. This one is 25.4cm. Scr proprietary so who knows and looks like a million bucks. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barryj Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 20 minutes ago, Poloturbo said: looks like a million bucks PT, That's A Fact! They are a work of Art!! When I first pulled mine out of the shipping box from Frank I thought, Man! This belongs mounted on the Wall! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.H Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 9 hours ago, slapos said: Don't get down that you didnt get a custom made board, especially if this is your first alpine. How are you supposed to know what you want out of the custom made? Don't worry, I'm not down at all, just happy to have a new toy to play with. We'll see if i fall down the customs rabbit hole later on, though my wallet would probably thank me if i didn't. 6 hours ago, daveo said: Never sell this board. Not planning on it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Erik.H said: Don't worry, I'm not down at all, just happy to have a new toy to play with. We'll see if i fall down the customs rabbit hole later on, though my wallet would probably thank me if i didn't. Not planning on it. With either a SG Full Carve 170 or Kessler 168, you don't need a custom. You can have a 'short' maneuverable board that exhibits GS characteristics in the FC170 or you can have a board that exhibits SL characteristics in a longer than SL length, stable board in the K168. After trying ooooodles of boards, I can't see how anyone could want anything more than these serial, production, reasonably priced when second hand boards. If anything, buy a 4x4 isolation plate that you can swap from board to board easily and call it a day. Edited December 13, 2018 by daveo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erik.H Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 4 hours ago, daveo said: With either a SG Full Carve 170 or Kessler 168, you don't need a custom. You can have a 'short' maneuverable board that exhibits GS characteristics in the FC170 or you can have a board that exhibits SL characteristics in a longer than SL length, stable board in the K168. After trying ooooodles of boards, I can't see how anyone could want anything more than these serial, production, reasonably priced when second hand boards. If anything, buy a 4x4 isolation plate that you can swap from board to board easily and call it a day. I'll keep that in mind. Thank you for the advice! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 @Erik.H, talk about starting out right! Enjoy. 7 hours ago, daveo said: After trying ooooodles of boards, I can't see how anyone could want anything more than these I have a K168, I agree it’s everything I want for a “short” board. But I need at least 3 alpine boards, short, medium, and long. Kessler doesn’t make a stock medium freecarver, so that’s why I had mine made. I told them I loved the way my 168 rides and that I wanted a board just like it only longer. 175, 20.5 waist, 10-14m radius range. 168 is 8-12m. They nailed it. If I could only have one alpine board this would be it. Similar boards I’ve had are the Donek Proteus 175, Coiler Nirvana Energy 174. Both awesome, I’m just playing the field. Call it a midlife crisis. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted December 13, 2018 Report Share Posted December 13, 2018 1 hour ago, Jack M said: Similar boards I’ve had are the Donek Proteus 175, Coiler Nirvana Energy 174. Care to do a small comparo? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
b0ardski Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 10:55 PM, Erik.H said: Don't worry, I'm not down at all, just happy to have a new toy to play with. We'll see if i fall down the customs rabbit hole later on, though my wallet would probably thank me if i didn't. Not planning on it. nobody plans on addiction Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 On 12/12/2018 at 7:56 AM, daveo said: Sick graphic. Yes, that's an awesome topsheet! Who's the artist? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 14, 2018 Report Share Posted December 14, 2018 Its a composite image I put together from two different Metallica gig posters i found doing a google image search looking for something that would work as a board graphic. I don't know who did the original artwork sadly because its great it reminds me a lot of Scoph who does art for the lib-tech magic banana i have. I spent about 80 hours in Photoshop repainting it in a resolution/size that would allow it to be used as the original images were to small and low res(300x880) and wouldn't have looked great scaled up. In addition to the repainting i also wrote Donek in ropes over the ram skull and rib cage. I spent alot of time on it but i'm not much more than talented forger painting a copy of the mona lisa from small polariod lol. Id say 95% the unknown orignal artist 5% me but i happy it turned out better than i could ever have hoped and matches the personality of how the board rides ie big scary and aggressive 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jl1 Posted December 15, 2018 Report Share Posted December 15, 2018 Kessler 168 w/TD3's in black-I purchased this last season but I had a shoulder injury which took me out for the season so I never had a chance to ride it. I am recovering from a tib/fib fracture and it looks like I am out for another season so I just get to look at it all winter AGAIN! I can not wait for a HEALTHY new year. 2 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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