Mr_Orange Posted April 4, 2019 Report Share Posted April 4, 2019 Anyone heard of this plate or anything similar? One their site it says the rods give you extra pop in your turns (you have to google translate): http://t-platejapan.com/history.html This is a video of someone riding it: Another video. Wouldn't this be just like have carbon stringers built into your board? Maybe having the split right down the binding center allows you board to bend symmetrically regardless of your binding angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 I think they might accomplish something similar to Gecko plates, by spreading out the footprint of the binding and reducing the board's tendency to fold right at the front edge of the front binding and back edge of the back binding. They seem a little soft though. I'm not getting the point of several of the possible configurations in the 3rd video. I don't think these or Geckos could be duplicated or approximated with carbon stringers in the board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Eww, looks like a half assed version of the f2 riser plate they made for BX. It was made of rubber, heavy, was uncomfortable at low speeds, heavy, i was worried about longevity of the rubber, did I mention how heavy it was? all that said when you were hauling ass on them they really did work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 (edited) Yep I've seen these around and I've seen a few people riding them. No one I personally know though. Never thought much of them, always thought they were too soft to do anything. Like standing on a piece of jelly. After reviewing their site, actually there seems to be a few ways to stiffen up the plate. Still I'm not sold, personally. Sometimes I think Japanese just do something because they can, without much actual thought process behind it. Kind of like how in the vid they showed all the different configuration options. Like square jelly, H shape jelly, H shape jelly with square jelly on top... http://t-platejapan.com/products.html I think a better system would be the Vist Duo plates in a softboot width. Edited April 5, 2019 by daveo Typo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shred Gruumer Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 Why don't you just make a better board in the first place? 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colozeus Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 This looks like snake oil to me. But, i have never ridden on any plate systems. I've heard good things about the geckos, maybe i'll try those next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted April 5, 2019 Report Share Posted April 5, 2019 8 hours ago, Shred Gruumer said: Why don't you just make a better board in the first place? Agreed, but it's something someone can try to make their existing freeride board more carvey. It's probably a lot less than a new board. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
west carven Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 howdy Colozeus 10 hours ago, Colozeus said: looks like snake oil to me yeah! what about your F2 eliminator? in the for sale section... if you still have it for sale and what size? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BlueB Posted April 6, 2019 Report Share Posted April 6, 2019 On 4/4/2019 at 4:25 PM, Mr_Orange said: This is a video of someone riding it: That's awesome riding! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted April 7, 2019 Report Share Posted April 7, 2019 23 hours ago, BlueB said: That's awesome riding! Yup, it is. Movement is kinda exaggerated or something. He popped off a couple turns where he did the gilmour arm flutter. Made me smile. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr_Orange Posted April 8, 2019 Author Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 I was deciding between this and the gecko free a few weeks ago and went with the gecko. Snow is too soft right now to really test it though. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted April 8, 2019 Report Share Posted April 8, 2019 I have a set of gecko frees, I reckon these T Plates should be better for carving when kitted out with the stiffening thingies. But geckos prob suit your use case more. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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