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Riding hardboots since the 90's. Lots of gear tweakers in that scene. People treating their clothing with certain kinds of stuff they treat sails with to not ri
by dep_b 8y ago
Riding hardboots since the 90's. Lots of gear tweakers in that scene. People treating their clothing with certain kinds of stuff they treat sails with to not rip them to shreds when doing continuous laid down linked turns, boots modifications for extra flexibility, experimenting with all kinds of shapes and materials and hours and hours of talk about edge pressure.
I tried Driver X boots for example. Way to rigid compared to the forward flex of my hardboots!
- 24gttghh 8y agoI ride in the trees a lot and crash through dead branches regularly to find those lines that others miss. What kind of treatment are we talking here? All I can find is stuff like 3M seamtape, or sewing on more material in high-abrasion spots.
- iAm25626 8y agoi used Plasti Dip spray. Multiple layers. Not sure it will work with dead branches. http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/topic/44584-shredding-jacket-arms/?tab=comments#comment-451653 http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/topic/44584-shredding-ja...
- dep_b 8y agohttps://www.extremecarving.com/forum/ https://www.extremecarving.com/forum/ People use Sika 252 or Covergom I think. Use it for gloves and your hips, mine wear out like crazy on frozen groomers.
- iAm25626 8y agoFellow hardbooter here. Talk about when world collides. I know the guy in the Photo(hardboot). Yes there are tons of tinker-bell: it's not my lack of skill it's the equipment not "optimized" for the condition.
- jpwgarrison 8y agoMe three! I can't imagine going back to soft boots. The initial cost is more but boots and bindings last far longer.
- grecy 8y agoI'm a softbooter who has thought about switching over because I love carving more than any other aspect. This guy [1] is basically my hero, and I'm slowly working towards it. My brother just got a custom board with 290mm waist width, I'm going to get a 320 or 330mm for my size 12 feet. [1] https://youtu.be/cBo9bB1cXOo?t=111 https://youtu.be/cBo9bB1cXOo?t=111
- iAm25626 8y agoCome on over; the water is fine. head over to http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/ http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/ Ryan is a rider for Donek snowboard and he sometime post there.
- dep_b 8y agoI like Casper Carver and the Swoard guys. Casper uses mid '90's stuff like asyms but it fits his style. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQBXNum6l_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MQBXNum6l_M https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmfUjxM_NOQ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cmfUjxM_NOQ I can link turns laid down on a good day on a good slope but it's not even half as nice as what they do.
- grecy 8y agoYeah, that's nice, but remember that's hard boots, on a carving board, with a forward facing stance. The trick is doing that with soft boots!
- beezle 8y agoI don't ride the fruit boots but do respect the serious lines you guys lay down! Are you on Prior? Donek? Something else? I've been riding Sean's stuff for many years, closet you'll get on a board using soft boots to the hard boot world.