willywhit Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 Yesterday Big K. Burton Canyon 181 with Physics bindings and race boots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tex1230 Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 you da man WW :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ar(angel Posted December 11, 2005 Report Share Posted December 11, 2005 you've got skills dude.... :D Paul Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Hopscotch Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 How does your base look? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dano Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Oh, ye doin' a might bit of mucky to yer base, ya twit! Do ya need more splinters in yer arse? Old Willars dot tisn't. 'Tis surely a mate o' his, for he's a sight too wee! Damn your eyes! I've lost me damn drink agin! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 you sound like begbie from the irvine welsh books. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alpinegirl Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 doesn't count until you do it on a skinny stick! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 doesn't count until you do it on a skinny stick! ;)Like this: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 LOL you just cant WAIT to drop that photo can you! :lol: sorry guys, but it just doesnt look "right" or "stylish" are we tryin to prove somethin here? hell...seen the pic of OCD launchin? Id like to see that one full size any of you rail riders ever try an actual railslide instead of a 50-50? Seems like would be really funky with 50+ angles... wish I had photos of me slidin rainbows in steamboat, or the time I slipped off a 50-50 on a tree, nailed my shin, caught my armpit, flipped around and dropped about 8' onto my HEAD. THAT looked slick ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bobdea Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 D-sub, I have tried to slide alpine decks on a angle, its a bitch, even if you make the slide getting the board straight for the landing is next to impossible at least for me. I have aired out the skinny stuff plenty though, I quit that a few springs ago, came up short trying to gap a patch of mud and got all messed up. made it the first couple time though. that reminds me Burton boots make this loud clunk when you land hard, I used to love that sound. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 well, nothing sure beat that photo of jeff greenwood popping out of the halfpipe in full race gear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 12, 2005 Report Share Posted December 12, 2005 Railslides aren't a pain in the ass because of the angles. Good jibbing is one of the hardest things to do in alpine gear, because you have minimal ankle flexion, which is necessary to to freestyle. Plus the super-sharp edges tend to catch really easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wavechaser Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 This can only lead to jibbers on the race course! ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sheffy Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Why would you want to jib in hard boots anyways---leave that for the kiddies :lol: just destroys your gear!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Skwalleur Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Why would you want to jib in hard boots anyways---leave that for the kiddies :lol: just destroys your gear!! Sound like my favourite slogan fits right in Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Why would you want to jib in hard boots anyways---leave that for the kiddies :lol: just destroys your gear!! The 50/50's seen above won't do anything to your gear unless there are burs on the rails. A boardslide only messes up your board if you don't keep it flat. Of course, on plates, it is much more difficult to keep it flat, so you may mess up your board that way. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 Why would you want to jib in hard boots anyways---leave that for the kiddies :lol: just destroys your gear!! maybe to some it is fun, and a challenge. some ex skaters that want to do railslides? Lee...while you might be right about one part of your answer, I gotta disagree...50* + angles _do_ make it quite difficult to do regular railslides Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bordy Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 If you are to worried about you gear to go slide rails then why go snowboarding? Rails are fun.. I was just out sliding my race day kessler the other day.... Boardslides are great also! What if you are a kid that rides hardboots! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LeeW Posted December 15, 2005 Report Share Posted December 15, 2005 maybe to some it is fun, and a challenge. some ex skaters that want to do railslides?Lee...while you might be right about one part of your answer, I gotta disagree...50* + angles _do_ make it quite difficult to do regular railslides I think you got the wrong poster ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest toddflyingdog Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I'll stick to carving on the snow.... aren't rails just designed to sell more snowboards? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I think you got the wrong poster ? sorry Lee..it was Jim Callen :) my bad. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Just my 2 cents but, I think a lot of the jibbing stops when Mom quits footing the bill for new boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D-Sub Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Just my 2 cents but, I think a lot of the jibbing stops when Mom quits footing the bill for new boards. and medical :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phil Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 Just my 2 cents but, I think a lot of the jibbing stops when Mom quits footing the bill for new boards. and medical :) I think that the whole park thing is really misunderstood. Fifteen years ago, the above comments would have been made by skiers talking about snowboarding (take out jibbing and insert snowboarding). You guys sound like a bunch of old phart skiers in 1988 talking about snowboarders. Rails, like anything else on a board can be taught safely. I have taught many middle aged people (both men and women) how to ride rails. I taught one forty something mother of two how to ride rails and she rides them better than her teenage sons. The myth that rails trash boards is just that - and it seems to be perpetuated by those who do not ride rails (or do not ride them well). I ride rails almost every day - why? because they are there. If you look at my race boards, you will find no damage whatsoever. For that matter, if you look at my FS or FR boards, you won't either. At most, someone may trash a board learning to ride them if they are not taught well, but once you learn the right way, it does no damage to the board. As far as Mom paying the bills - I started riding in the late '80s and my parents never paid for a board. I worked for the money to buy all my own boards. Then I took them to the local parks when it snowed and I rode the handrails. I also never took advantage of their insurance for doing so. Thousands of rails later, I still have yet to damage a board. This is the new face of snowboarding. Fifteen years from now, it will not even be questioned. If you are not going to do rails yourself - no problem, but try to embrace the diversity that is snowboarding. Better yet, embrace that diversity on hardboots. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trikerdad Posted December 16, 2005 Report Share Posted December 16, 2005 I am an "old phart" (60) and proud of it. I know that a lot of the jibbing is okay and the park obstacles don't damage a board (too much). But over the years, before resorts started setting up terrain parks, I saw too many kids "hitting" rocks and other obstacles that made me shudder at what it was doing to their boards and knowing for a fact that their parents bought their boards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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