brokecollegekid Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Hello! Yesterday was my fourth day out on the setup I acquired recently, the carves were feeling great, finally got my forearm on the ground consistently, but at the bottom of a carve, my forward binding ripped off my board. As I was falling, my rear binding ripped off too. I'll throw some photos of the mounting holes if I can figure out how, but there are cracks in the topsheet around most of the binding holes now. I guess my question is, has this happened to anyone else and what could be some reasons? The only things I could think of was it may be time to upgrade to a more intermediate board with deeper binding inserts, or the board was outdated. Also, I wanted to know if it was safe to assume this board should be retired at this point? Super bummed since the season has been treating me very well, hit me with some thoughts! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Shall we assume (by the graphics) this is an old Rossi board? What bindings were you using? Reason I mention is, older boards and as board age, the fiberglass and composites do get weaker. An old Rossi board would be old enough to where it would be significantly weaker than when it was made. This being said, the bindings also do make a difference. A binding with a small surface area will put more stress on the board than one with a wider area. As an example, this was common with the TD1 series and was the reason they widened their base connectors. Although you will probably be looking at another board, looking to be sure your bindings don't stress your next board is a good idea as well. In either case, unless you really have an affinity to that board (like a first world cup win or something) it really is time to make some art and that being the center of your masterpiece. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drschwartz Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Yep, agree. Had that happen to a Swoard once. Time for a newer board, some TD3s, and maybe a set of Geckos to distribute the fives to the edge of the board instead of just to the binding bolts. Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ShortcutToMoncton Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 No injuries and new board day, yeehaw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Neil Gendzwill Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Is that one of those old foam core Rossis? Time to mount it on the wall and get something more modern. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brokecollegekid Posted March 28, 2023 Author Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) 21 hours ago, TVR said: Shall we assume (by the graphics) this is an old Rossi board? What bindings were you using? Reason I mention is, older boards and as board age, the fiberglass and composites do get weaker. An old Rossi board would be old enough to where it would be significantly weaker than when it was made. This being said, the bindings also do make a difference. A binding with a small surface area will put more stress on the board than one with a wider area. As an example, this was common with the TD1 series and was the reason they widened their base connectors. Although you will probably be looking at another board, looking to be sure your bindings don't stress your next board is a good idea as well. In either case, unless you really have an affinity to that board (like a first world cup win or something) it really is time to make some art and that being the center of your masterpiece. The bindings I use are Raichle X-Bone step ins that came with the board. I'll attach the only photo I've got of them Edited March 29, 2023 by brokecollegekid Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corey Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Glad to hear you're making progress! Sadly, that board is done and unsafe to use. You won the lottery by not getting hurt with that failure! Save up and try a newer board for next season. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snowburn Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 Was that you at Bridger on Friday? I was the guy who complimented you for riding hard boots. That Rossi board looked real vintage. I have some boards you can demo and I might consider selling. Hit me up on a PM. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Kirk Posted March 28, 2023 Report Share Posted March 28, 2023 (edited) I’m sorry to hear that your board failed..but I’m happy to hear you weren’t hurt when it did. It looks like one of the very old foam core Rossignols and and they were very poorly designed and produced. I worked at a Rossi dealer back in the day and I think the only ones that didn’t fail where the ones that didn’t get ridden. Please consider yourself lucky to be uninjured and make a bench out of that thing. They never should have been sold to the public and you got much more mileage out of it than most did. You got lucky that both binding ripped out - that saved you from a likely injury. These boards failed when ridden hard because as the board flexes into an arc the binding can’t flex with it and the inserts will get pulled upward with a huge amount of force and they will fail. Modern boards are orders of magnitude better than your old Rossi…your riding will instantly improve, you’ll have more fun, you’ll smile more and you’ll be safer with a modern board. It’s a day and night difference. This would be very difficult to overstate. Have fun buying something modern. You will not regret it. dave Edited March 29, 2023 by David Kirk 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TVR Posted March 29, 2023 Report Share Posted March 29, 2023 16 hours ago, brokecollegekid said: The bindings I use are Raichle step ins that came with the board. I'll attach the only photo I've got of them Although the bindings are not a new design by any aspect, it looks like the board was the issue. These bindings are not the reason it failed, or it is unlikely these are the reason. You can get newer ones, but these were most likely not what killed your ride. I am sure you will find another board you love. Looking over everything, it most likely is the board could not handle the fun you were pushing it with. There are an awful lot of stresses going into turns when you power into them. Anyway, you didn't get hurt, which is the best part. best of luck and we will look for you on the hills man.... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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