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oops, change that I think they are SAE 10/32 thread, also widely available.

These are also available at bike shops, I think the standoff grub screws to adjust how far your bicycle brake levers go back are the same M5 grub screws. I presume they’d be stainless.

Alternatively there are some very low profile head M5 screws that you could thread up from the base through the existing inserts, just countersinking the head…[Read more]

Hey lernr,
I would avoid base drilling, so 1995 right,

You could get an m5 threaded grub screw, put some epoxy in the threaded hole and set the grub screw in then bolt from the top using a nut. I would think there would be enough grab left in the threads that with some epoxy you could have a strong post.

McmasterCarr has them (threaded grub…[Read more]

I doubt it, but hey you were able to start a new thread here on sb.com! who knew 🙂

https://www.fischersports.com/bcx-traverse-waterproof-3022?c=2311

. . . Current 22-23 product that has caught my eye and imagination. The liner is attached to the shell like a hiking boot or old K2 Yak. A flat-folding minimalist highback binding for descent could be fun with them.

2lbs, probably under $300. No Narrow racing shell.…[Read more]

About this site, I can’t link photos the way I used to with Flickr or start a topic. hope you all see more snow in March!

I like the Key Equipment two stage forward lean, I’m not sure why the fabric on the tongue on the outside, does this hold an additional pad on the inside of the tongue? I like the price, I’m not sure if they are grilamid or regular ski boot plastic. It’s hard to find much info about the fit of the Hagan, Movement other brands that use this mold…[Read more]

LOL!

Splitboard.com IT’S ALIVE!

I couldn’t log in this fall

I have been riding these Trab Gara toes this year, not that much due to the bad structure for much of the year.

They do work with the Spark adapter plates however the screws need some hands on work to settle perfectly in the binding frame-perhaps not necessary or only needed for the front two screws. The head diameter of the screws for the…[Read more]

I’ve ridden these boots a fair bit now. I’ve switched the Voile straps from the xl to the regular ones because the xls were too stiff. I have two regular straps on each cuff now. Also one xl strap over the instep just above the boa dial on my back foot since I ride it really loose sometimes.

Amazing thing about these boots is zero style…[Read more]

Yes some folks are stuck on the same trajectory. Karkis’ 2013 breakdown of this type you meet in the bc is spot on though.

My wife and I splitted up a literally 300 vert, 20 degree hill next to my neighborhood two weeks ago. 20-something guy (30s?) with his gal at the top of the mini-skinner tells me “oh you saw the track and couldn’t resist,…[Read more]

There are ski shops that will do that kind of surgery; at least to replace the edge, fill the base side and cover with a new ptex patch, probably in the $200 range.

I think that board has poplar on the rails, poplar without a lot of fiberglass on it will compress a bit compared to maple, birch, black locust etc.

Hi there, and ouch!

Right now I’m working pretty late at the day job, fighting for weekends, so I wouldn’t be able to turn a project around within this season. If the base is not distorted very far across the board, much of the board’s strength may be intact. I am guessing ski shops are saying no because the damage extends past just the…[Read more]

I agree strongly on sizing up, but was not going to preach. Sounds like a solid deal there.

I think that Burton board is pretty heavy. I’d rather ship a Voile Revelator from the US with VAT than go that route. maybe buy bindings quick, they are hard to find this year (in the US anyway)

I was a pretty big fan of the K2 Ace 20 years ago, releasable highback, rigid sole, enough body to the uppers that you could ride w/o highbacks in good powder, BUT they weighed almost 5 lbs a boot.

So these boots that I have finally gotten around to are my attempt to make a lighter version. I have sized up and am using a pretty stiff older…[Read more]

Do you mean that the touring tech toe piece wont let you move your front foot back. You could look at the new Voile touring toe piece which might allow better clearance. Otherwise install quiver killer mounting inserts in board farther back.

hey there,
I have done a bit of fitting of boards for my wife and daughters, if you are a womens 7.5, being a 24.5cm foot, a 25 cm wide board will make your feet tired fast when riding on firm surfaces or long toe side traverses on exit roads etc. You could get a way with that width if you rode generally only ride in good powder (Utah or…[Read more]

-ahhh, taking a break from the world here.
I think with gear that does not involve wood, it’s just marketing. Or the first months of production goes out and the failure rate is higher than anticipated so material thicknesses are increased.

I have had mostly paulownia snowboard cores that are as much as 300 grams different in a 164cm within the…[Read more]