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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:19 am
by Hunter Singleton
where do you normally snowboard? and how tall are you
Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:18 am
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Sat Jan 03, 2004 1:14 am
by Hunter Singleton
where should alpine snowboards come up to on you? Is it the same as skis, cause that's about the size ski i use
Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 8:25 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Fri Jan 02, 2004 5:04 pm
by Hunter Singleton
I ski and ride a softboot sb, so i already have ski boots and a snowboard. does anyone have any bindings that would fit a 27.5 size skiboot that they'd sell for about $100 so i can try it out? (dont want anything fancy)
Posted: Tue Dec 09, 2003 5:27 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 7:42 pm
by Guest
I agree with JG, keep the step-in...bails are evil, period.
Only CMC can ride bails like he does...freak!
Posted: Mon Oct 27, 2003 5:40 pm
by Curt DeBartolo
Gilmour is a fruitbootin rollerblader
lift tickets for lessons
Posted: Sun Oct 26, 2003 5:41 am
by John Gilmour
I taught CMC.
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 9:27 pm
by Terry Kirby
Conflict...CMC says lose the step in.
JG says keep the step in.
What do I do, who do I listen to!!!
Lets see, JG usually favors highly complicated , expensive gagets. His style on a skateboard is also complex. Form must be perfect to be effective. JG loves cutting edge stuff especially if it goes fast. Image is everything.
CMC is more of a knock around kind of guy. He drives high milage VW rust buckets which he could fix in a pinch and he rides 100 plus days a year. Some say he is the best carver on a snowboard in the east. Simpler is better.
what would vlad do.what would kenny do?
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 7:42 pm
by John Gilmour
remove two bolts- screw in teh new assembly.
Stick with the step in- you can loosen the front bail if you want slop.
JG
Posted: Sat Oct 25, 2003 2:23 pm
by Terry Kirby
CMC, how does one go about converting the 03' step in Catek to the bail catek? TK
Madd Man
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 5:47 pm
by John Gilmour
I like Curts lowered set up.
Nice deck CMC.
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 3:59 am
by Terry Kirby
My Hero. Cool ,I'll bring the wole mess up to you and pay you like 10.00 to hook it all together .Or I can bring the Silver fox and you can do it for free. See you in a week or two.T
Posted: Fri Oct 24, 2003 3:49 am
by Curt DeBartolo
Tk, the Volkl will be ok for now. Get rid of the step ins and convert them to rear bails. The rear bails will allow slightly more play than the step in interface. This minuute amount of play will allow you to tweak and extend more so than what the step in will allow. There main design was to add convenience. It aint no more convenient. When you come to ride, more boards should be available for you to try. Dont get the boots on your own.
Posted: Thu Oct 23, 2003 11:25 pm
by Terry Kirby
I ended up with a 03' Volkl RennTiger 168 with a 19cm waist amd Catek step ins. My big bad Hardboot Hero CMC couldnt score me a board .Finding alpine stuff is like finding slalom stuff 3 years ago. I must be a masochist.
Posted: Fri Sep 19, 2003 4:54 am
by John Gilmour
Buy good boots- no way around it. Hit bomberonline.com classified. If you can stand the stink- best place to find size 9 in good shape is to srop an email to CVA Carrabassett Valley Academy at sugarloaf and at Stratton Mountain School SMS and see which highschool kids outgrew their size 9's last year. $50 should net you a pair.
Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 6:32 pm
by Troy Smart
While we're on the subject...
I need a pair of size 9 boots.
Condition is not important as I am a geek who does'nt deserve anything nice.
Some worn out hand me downs would be just fine. I could use my own ski or snowboard boot liners in them thus avoiding having to place my feet where yours have been.
I will pay cash for your trash.
A tiger on the top?? Cool.
Mine is all white with silver edges and stuff. Neato.
JG, I tried to call you but I get someone elses voice mail.
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Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2003 3:05 pm
by Terry Kirby
OK Geeks, I just got a set of Catec Olypic step ins. JG told me to get them. I am also getting a Volkl 168. It has a graphic of a tiger on the top.Cool. CMC, you will be eating my rooster tail in One Year. TK
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:39 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 4:17 pm
by Guest
TK ... I've told you a TON of times...
bindngs: Cateks (I prefer Bombers but since youa re new you want the adjustability....cateks are the PVDs of alpine)
boots: HEAD by far if you can find them, if not Raichles will do
Board: Donek Freecarve 19.5 waist/170ish length/11m+ sidecut, or a Coiler in the same spec...Nideker and Oxygen make decent "off the shelf" decks with dimensions around the above.
write that down this time.
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Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 1:43 pm
by Michael Stride
TK i'd talk to Martin Drayton.
martindrayton@yahoo.co.uk
Based in Park City in the winter, he has gear and/or advice. Don't try to race him (nastar champ!) as I broke my ankle the last time. What was really bad is having the blood wagon pass through the timing beam making my time around about 15 mins against his 7.4 seconds.
Posted: Mon Sep 15, 2003 5:59 am
by Terry Kirby
Vlad and other euro carvers. I need some boots and bindings as I am getting a hardboot set up this year. Hook me. TK
Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 7:03 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Mon Mar 17, 2003 5:45 pm
by John Gilmour
The snow is still excellent- like early march/ late february snow- you should make the trip up here.
Stratton has 10 lift tickets this week for employees friends _curt can wangle a few extras.
Also free skiing at stratton Easter Sunday if you are in a head to toe costume- also $1 skiing at all the American Ski resorts (Attitash, Mt. Snow, Sugarbush, Sugarloaf, Sunday River, Pico, Killington, Haystack) April 1.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:47 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 4:38 pm
by Vlad Popov
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Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 3:39 pm
by John Gilmour
I sensed a trap- but I went for it anyway.
Posted: Fri Mar 14, 2003 5:17 am
by Terry Kirby
John, please get in touch with Gareth.
Vlad, please ignore this post.
To the one or two other lookie loos who bothered to click here I'm sorry. Sometimes one has to be creative to catch the "silver fox"