Snowboard equivalent of TGR?

[eDub]

For me the biggest reson not ranting and drooling about snowboard stuff is that (my opinion) there aint such a big differencies between them.
Honestly.

For me it isnt that big difference riding a 156 parkboard of a brand x in the
bc or riding that 172 plank.Of course differencies exist, put they sure as hell aint so ovious that in skiing. Let alone talkin about bindings. None of them pre-release,all gets their teeth grind out eventually and most of them get your ass wet, step in or not.

Oh man, I totally disagree. I've found a ton of differences in snowboard equipment. For example:

Boards: cap vs. sidewall, sidecut, taper, swingweight;
Bindings: durability of ladder straps (btw, some of them grind down a lot faster than others), ankle strap construction and comfort, toe strap, cap strap, fast-fit strap, metal vs plastic vs. carbon fiber, ratchet effectiveness, highback adjustment; not to mention step-ins which vary significantly by manufacturer
Boots: boa vs laces vs speed zone

I think skiing equipment is a lot more standardized than snowboard equipment. So while snowboarders may not talk about pre-release, we've still got a whole lotta tech to talk. Its just that the numbers here don't support frequent or in-depth conversations.

[Lynx]

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[Lynx]

i have a friend im gonna try to convert to maggotdom who boards who could probly discuss a whole lot on the technical junk.

there, i'm helping

and i think there's tons of snowboard techie talk that could happen...such as. . . my friend was trying to explain the nose of the burton fish to me, and i think i'm gonna need to see it to understand.

edit: what about biglines?? i don't really read the forums there, i just check in for the articles once in a while, but they are both ski and snowboard forum as well, is that no good?

[Spamhelmet]

Oh man, I totally disagree...

Good,thats why we are here for...

But thats only my opinon, been boarding for a bit less than a decade,
and still feel that the differencies are more subtle (but no less relevant)
than on the twoplank side..
As more people wander around this board,the more people will eventually mingle up.
That the board exodus(ied?) from the Powdermag forum to here TGR is perhaps making it easier for some to open up here, since perhaps this board is not as "ski" as the former one.

Wait and see...

edit; crap tyos.

[eDub]

i have a friend im gonna try to convert to maggotdom who boards who could probly discuss a whole lot on the technical junk.

there, i'm helping

and i think there's tons of snowboard techie talk that could happen...such as. . . my friend was trying to explain the nose of the burton fish to me, and i think i'm gonna need to see it to understand.

mmmmmmmm, Burton Fish. I love my Burton Fish! Best powder board ever!

The Burton Fish has an extra wide nose, a wide waste, and a pin tail. The bindings are mounted very close to the tail. You also ride a Fish much shorter than any other board. For example, I ride a 168-68 all mountain board, a 160-162 freestyle board, and my Fish is a 160.

Here's a picture (you can't see it in the picture, but the nose is a little pointy.):

[Lynx]

hmm...he was saying the nose is like rounded or cupped or something like that....?

[eDub]

hmm...he was saying the nose is like rounded or cupped or something like that....?

Not cupped, and I wouldn't say rounded. But the nose is turned up at a slightly higher angle than a regular snowboard. Combined with the super wide nose, the pin tail, and the set back stance, it keeps the nose up in deep powder without the usual back leg burn that you get from overweighting the tail on a regular board. It also gives it a super surfy feel and it turns on a dime. Equally great for bowls and trees.

[Tap]

Oh yeah, and I hate snowboarders. They're all a bunch of pot smoking monkies. Every single one of them. No exceptions. That is all.

and fuck you too, you fucking fuck.

spread that on your finger moustache and smell it.

[Tap]

and for the rest y'all, i'm all for tech snowboard talk....too often boarders don't embrace the tech discussions. seems like we've been getting a few more boarders around here who know their stuff (bcrider, edub, baconzoo, etc) and are willing to chime in. it just takes the initiative to get the ball rolling.

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Spamhelmet, to say that there is no difference b/t riding a 157 park board and a 172 big gun is a statement more boorish than i am williing to give you credit for, my fine maggot friend. I prefer to believe that your lack of distinction is not the result of purebread ignorance, but rather due to inexperience with the tools as well as not enough opportunities to use them under the right conditions.

Now people, it's obvious that a review of the obscure scientific dissertation "Structural Differences of The Snowboard : Its Effects Upon Rider Performance and Satisfaction", by Dr. Hielo Montana, is in order.....

WHAT? you've never heard of Dr. Monata? His writings from the late 80's changed the way people looked at snow surfing. They had a revoluionary effect on riders such as Tom Burt, Craig Kelly, Peter Line, Noah Salasnek, and Terje, to name just a few.

Dr. Montana's thoughts on nose/tail design, his analysis on sidecut radius permutations, his personal notes regarding "soul riding" and "immortality".....simple poetry, I tell you. Of course, no mention of Dr. Montana would be complete without mentioning his tireless work against the baseless binding. Boy, he saved us that time.

OK, I've got that essay around here somewhere....gimme a second to find it and I'll post some of Dr. Montana's exciting fundamental theories.....now where did I put that stuff....??....??

[gonzo]

lynx - sounds like your friend thinks he has a spoon nose. that is cupped. morrow used to make them - not sure if they still do.

have been boarding for a long while now and have had lots of experience with gear. i think skiing gear is more interesting though. i find a wide, high performance freeride board and stick with it (salomon W5/forecast w/carbon torsion thingies for 6 years now). whatever burton freestyle-ish bindings are on sale when i need them. i feel like there is a lot more crappy equipment out there in the snowboarding market and not a clear creme de la creme (no volkl type manufacturer - and yes, i know volkl makes boards - i think they suck). i guess part of it is that board width is really just a factor of foot size and because of that, sidecut can't really be f-ed with dramatically. stiffness is more a personal taste/feel issue than a function/speed/blast through poop issue like it is with skis (although obviously you are not going to be able to rail carves through crud on a noodle)...at least that is how i look at it.

i used to be super up-to-speed on board equipment...i.e. when they put kick on tails or stopped making swallowtails standard or mass-produced boots just for snowboarding...but once airwalk freeride boots and burton freestyle bindings came out (must be 12ish years ago now), i have basically been trying to find the closest match to those i can. just bomber and functional and well built. i have cycled through various boards along the way and just find whatever works for me. burton was the clear leader for a while, then i was on o-sin, then nitro, then lib techs for a long while, now salomon.

the only real step forward i can see within the last five years are those toe-cap binding straps - although i hear that your forefoot comes up a bit though, so no good for me. i crank em as tight as i can. and palmer plates are pretty cool, although i can't really tell if they are helping me out or not.

i think beyond basic functionality - i.e. those bindings break, these don't - snowboarding gear is very much a personal preference thing - just getting used to your ride and how to work turns, etc. - while ski gear is more technical in a basic construction sense - i.e. more parts, functions, etc. - but also more technically designed for certain conditions, circumstances, and preferences.

also the fact that carving boards are about as versitile as mopeds plays into it...

[Tap]

i guess part of it is that board width is really just a factor of foot size and because of that, sidecut can't really be f-ed with dramatically.

what do you mean? for example, i see all kinds of inconsistent sidecuts on wider width big mountain boards (168-174 cm and 25cm+ wide). long big mtn. single radius cuts like 10-11m+ on Salomon's and Glissades, and then the same length board by Burton or Nitro with a 8.3-9m sidecut and anything from single to triple radius sidecuts.

yet most people don't make this a pivotal part of their riding/buying decision. or talk that much about it. bummer, i think it's interesting.

stiffness is more a personal taste/feel issue than a function/speed/blast through poop issue like it is with skis (although obviously you are not going to be able to rail carves through crud on a noodle)

i kind of disagree on stiffness not affecting function/speed/poop blasting power. i totally think that you can change the performance of a board with the stiffness. i could be wrong though. i'm open....


gonzo, I like your style.



not like that PUNK, FNG.

[Strider]

mmmmmmmm, Burton Fish!

Paging BCrider...have you talked to anyone who has split one of these boards??

Kudos for setting up the new website, it rocks!!!!

[eDub]

Paging BCrider...have you talked to anyone who has split one of these boards??

Kudos for setting up the new website, it rocks!!!!

Strider-

There was a thread on Couloir a while back where someone had split a Fish. It looked sweet - but no inside edges. Wish I had the disposable income to try it.

edit: ahhh, holy crap. I'm a moron - it was bcrider: Couloir -Split Fish

I also talked to a Burton rep, (geez, it may even have been JG, but I can't remember now) and I know someone at Burton did one in house. No further info on that.

[slim]

TECH TALK BITCHES!

[Idris]

Quote:
Originally Posted by FNG
Oh yeah, and I hate snowboarders. They're all a bunch of pot smoking monkies. Every single one of them. No exceptions. That is all.



Just what I though at the start of my first winter season...I cut up the first snowboard I found lying outside our apartment bock - didn't burn to well tough.....later on the same season I learned to snowboard, I've owned 4 or 5 of them.....OK I don't ride one by choice and for practicalty in Chamonix but elsewhere yeah I ride a snowboard from time to time......so lighten up Francis

[Baconzoo]

Here was my attempt to post some snowboard tech steezz.
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...ghlight=fusion
Notice no replys? My bad for putting it in Tech Talk.

I've been testing Burton since 92. I'm still rocking these step-in hybrids for a second season. Because the step-in gets me there first, beyautches, you be like "Damn, he gutted this chute" It's a great challange to beat players off the line on a pow day. Being a boarder means I have to represent even more.

[eDub]

Here was my attempt to post some snowboard tech steezz.
http://tetongravity.com/forums/showt...ghlight=fusion
Notice no replys?

Ok, I posted a reply.

And that is kind of my point. If a couple of us miss a post, there aren't enough snowboarders posting on the board to pick up the slack.

Lets start recruiting boys (and yogachick). First the message board, then more snowboard segments in the TGR films !!! (or just a whole film of Victoria, that would be ok too.)

[iceman]

Yeah, I think that would be in order, figuring out what the fuck you were saying, and actually reading my post. Obviously, you only read the header, not what I actually wrote. You don't see people talking about boots, boards and snowboard technology around here. I didn't even know that the people who posted above were one-plankers. Anyway, I don't have an "us vs. them" mentality, otherwise I probably wouldn't date a snowboarder. But maybe now after your mature posting, she'll really want to hang out around here.

hahaha. You "actually" funny.

Feel free to try again, though.

[Benny Profane]

hmmm...funny...i always thought a good thread idea was to just record and trancribe snowboarder's conversations on lift rides. Boy, I've heard some good ones.

[bcrider]

most of them get your ass wet, step in or not

Getting your ass wet doesnt have anything to do with the binding...it has to do with the user.


Folks that have been snowboarding for a while know how to put their bindings on WITHOUT sitting down.

[Spamhelmet]

Getting your ass wet doesnt have anything to do with the binding...it has to do with the user.


Folks that have been snowboarding for a while know how to put their bindings on WITHOUT sitting down.

No shit,Sherlock...
But I still would pay 2$ of a vidclip of you standing in deep/steep snow and trying to strap into a board,without snow totally balling up in your bindigs,flailing you over and getting your ass wet...
Your name atleast gives a impression that you have ridden in such places?

But since i didnt put any the smilies in my post and the relaxed-and-rastafarian-philosophy-and-neverending-message-of-love-compassion-and-understanding didnt reach you guys, here it comes.

Love,



And Tap, have we met somewhere?

[bcrider]

Rasta spam.

damn...how did i miss the pic of the Burton Fish up there?!

playing catch up.....


/sherlock

[bcrider]

They're all a bunch of pot smoking monkies.

this is a bad thing?

[bcrider]

Strider-

There was a thread on Couloir a while back where someone had split a Fish. It looked sweet - but no inside edges. Wish I had the disposable income to try it.

edit: ahhh, holy crap. I'm a moron - it was bcrider: Couloir -Split Fish

I also talked to a Burton rep, (geez, it may even have been JG, but I can't remember now) and I know someone at Burton did one in house. No further info on that.

Your right and wrong eDub.

There was a thread a while back on Couloir that showed a split Fish. It was a friend/poster that did it himself and it doesn’t have inside edges. (no biggie in pow, just not as durable over the long haul)

The thread you linked is mine from last year and it shows my Burton Split Fish, with inside edges. Ironically I also work with JG and this board is probably the board you heard about. I’ve been stoked on it! It’s a really fun board if you like to turn and rip the f*ck out of powder.

http://www.splitboard.com/burton/fish.jpg

[FNG]

A song:

I hate all snowboarders
They're all a bunch of cock-blowers
If I ever saw one on the street walkin'
I'd run 'em over without balkin'

(Chorus)
YEAHHHHHHHH I HATE SNOWBOARDERS!
YEAHHHHHHHH THEY'RE SO GAY
YEAHHHHHHHH I HATE SNOWBOARDERS
YEAHHHHHHHH I WISH THEY'D RUN AWAY
(/Chorus)

If snowboarders were a cheeze
They'd be a stinky one.
If snowboaders had a steeze
It'd be called 'monkey on the run.'

(Bridge)
They think they're part of the new school.
They can't see they're just another tool.
(/Bridge)

(Chorus)

They're some tokers
They're some smokers
They're some asshole pokers.
They think butt lovin's really fun.

Wish they were winners
Eat TV dinners
Like fat girls who wish they were thinner.
If you're not gay then don't be one.





Heh, I'm so funny.