 Poster: A snowHead
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So I'm booked for the 28th but need a new board as a treat because I don't know when I'll be going next (nipper on way).
Thing is, I usually get my gear direct through Ride/K2 at very, very, very cheap prices but seeing as they've had a bumper year and totally sold out, I'm having to look elsewhere and pay shop prices. I'm looking at a maximum of £230-£240 and need a 157/158/159 that's built more for razzing down big hills and a bit of powder, than pipe and rail stuff. Really had me mind set on a Ride DH or a K2 Beleiver but can't afford the £300 they're going for.
What shops can anyone recommend for good service, good prices and good selection?
Been looking at the Salomon Answer and Sick Stick but A) they're hard to find and B) seem to have also sold out in most shops or are at full RRP. The DC MLF and XFB look decent too, as do some of the Stepchild ones.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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noahsark, sick stick at 270 quid  The answer is good but for me its too flexy at speed.
Ride DH is a freestyle board and I found it quite aggresive.
The DC XFB I didnt try, felt like there was some life in the flex though.
Atomic alibi is good all round, the alibi others is like the custom X to the custom.
Shame you arent coming to my neck of the woods, could do you my test answer for 550 francs. Thought about Nitro? Misfit, blacklight and team all good boards.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Jonny luv plums, yeah, just been browsing some Nitro boards - look good and seem to get good reviews
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Isn't the sick stick more of an off-piste machine?
ss20 has got a sale on at the mo mate, amongst other things they have:
bataleon goliath for £240, (i'd snap one of these up if i actually had any cash)
DC MLF for £230,
burton seven £225,
Rome solution £230,
stepchild powder sucks £225,
technine team rasta £225
Should be able to find something there .... shame you can't try them first though.
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I've ridden 3 point and 4 point attachments and never felt any difference.
Those prices are very good and I think your short list is about right.
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Specialman, if you're going to get a 3 hole then do it now, only the bottom end burton boards have 3 holes next year, everything is is ICS.
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Jonny luv plums, is that right? Me thinks that Burton is trying to sell a lot of bindings then next season.
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Specialman, yep but they have made a lot of cheaper EST bindings for next year.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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It will be interesting to see if other board and binding manufacturers adopt ICS type systems for next year.
They should, its brilliant.
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bar shaker, Jonny luv plums, I'll be interested to see ICS in action - my mate who I'm going to ADH with has just traded his standard Custom and Cartels in for the ICS Custom and a set of Co2s.
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You know it makes sense.
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| bar shaker wrote: |
It will be interesting to see if other board and binding manufacturers adopt ICS type systems for next year.
They should, its brilliant. |
they havent, or not that I saw anyway. Head have some useless 4 hole ICS thing that just looks useless. I can't remember who was next door to burton but they had an ICS board but I seriously have no idea what make.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Well no one else took up the Burton screw pattern so I'd be surprised if they took up ICS - I know it's different, but I'd imagine it will stay exclusive to Burton.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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| Specialman wrote: |
| bar shaker, Jonny luv plums, I'll be interested to see ICS in action - my mate who I'm going to ADH with has just traded his standard Custom and Cartels in for the ICS Custom and a set of Co2s. |
I've got C02 EST on a Vapor with ICS and its so good for adjustability. In La Plagne, my mate had a rented Custom ICS with Cartel EST bindings. It was only his second week boarding (by Christ I wish I was as good after 2 weeks as he is) and the board had been set up for goofy. It took 2 minutes to swap it to regular and then we adjusted his settings after every 100m or so of the first run, until he was happy. Each adjustment took about a minute and I did it whilst he was still clipped in. Amazing.
I know Jonny got some movement when he first used ICS but we cranked the screws up quite tight and had no movement all week.
Because you don't actually need to take any screws right out, adjusting back for powder and forward again for piste settings is something that you can easily do on the hill, without taking your gloves off.
EST bindings (these are the ones for ICS boards) also have extendible foot beds so you can set the binding back/forward for equal overhang and then lengthen or shorten the foot bed to suit the actual size of the boot. Vibration dampening from the foot bed foam is superb.
ICS/EST is the future.
*edit to add link*
EST bindings I've got Superbeds but I like the idea of canted beds. Sensorybeds and Superbeds are the ones that are adjustable for foot length.
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FAQ
Severely tempted by the DC boards, but depends if they have them in my length. Might be able to make it down to Oxford if I get all my weekend job done early tomorrow. If not, I'll just have to follow my nose and go with the reviews....
