Attn Stalkers....Snowboards

MissBint37
MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
edited October 2010 in The Crudcatcher
My K2 Duchess is dying :( I need a new toy for my xmas mountain adventures....

I want this http://k2snowboarding.com/snowboards/gb-pop-ltd

Any of my stalkers want to buy it me? I need a decent board to go kick the boys a$$es on my next instructor course, when I can get time off work when it is running!

And oh yes, I now have 4 jobs......3 of which involve teaching people to fall of snowboards, I am going to DIE this winter!
Ride it like you stole it!
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  • Andy
    Andy Posts: 8,207
    Get a real job then you can afford one
  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    Andy wrote:
    Get a real job then you can afford one

    :evil: I have a real job
    and 3 fake ones....
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    what are you getting? i'm thinking i need a new board this winter, something for freestyle, probably a bataleon evil twin, really want to try their triple base tech.
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  • anton1r
    anton1r Posts: 272
    If someone's buying people snowboards... i'll have one of these please.
    http://www.boardwise.com/p-6342-lib-tech-trs-total-ripper-series-c2-btx-snowboard-157-2011.aspx

    Good enough for Mr Rice, good enough for me. Now only if it made me half or a quarter as good as he is, i'd be well chuffed! :lol:
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  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    kona_matt wrote:
    what are you getting? i'm thinking i need a new board this winter, something for freestyle, probably a bataleon evil twin, really want to try their triple base tech.

    I am looking at the GB pop in my link ^^

    Depends what you want it for I guess, all boards do everything but don't do everything well. Bataleon TBT has a great following, but if you don't want to live solely for the park you might want to try a Goliath? Or maybe check out some of the Salomon, Yes or K2 boards?
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    anton1r wrote:
    If someone's buying people snowboards... i'll have one of these please.
    http://www.boardwise.com/p-6342-lib-tech-trs-total-ripper-series-c2-btx-snowboard-157-2011.aspx

    Good enough for Mr Rice, good enough for me. Now only if it made me half or a quarter as good as he is, i'd be well chuffed! :lol:

    ooooo, does that have raised edges at the tips too?
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  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    anton1r wrote:
    If someone's buying people snowboards... i'll have one of these please.
    http://www.boardwise.com/p-6342-lib-tech-trs-total-ripper-series-c2-btx-snowboard-157-2011.aspx

    Good enough for Mr Rice, good enough for me. Now only if it made me half or a quarter as good as he is, i'd be well chuffed! :lol:

    That's a pretty stiff board, I know people who love and hate it! Great if you can handle it and are a big mountain rider, maybe not so good for other purposes.... Try before you buy :)
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    MissBint37 wrote:
    kona_matt wrote:
    what are you getting? i'm thinking i need a new board this winter, something for freestyle, probably a bataleon evil twin, really want to try their triple base tech.

    I am looking at the GB pop in my link ^^

    Depends what you want it for I guess, all boards do everything but don't do everything well. Bataleon TBT has a great following, but if you don't want to live solely for the park you might want to try a Goliath? Or maybe check out some of the Salomon, Yes or K2 boards?

    oh yeah, somehow didn't manage to spot that link. very nice.

    i already have a burton custom (yes, i know, burton are the spesh of the snowboard world) which does most things well but wanted a dedicated shorter freestyle board for non-powder days. powder days are few and far between and my freestyle skills have been progressing well in the last couple of years.

    the problem is i don't ride enough (1 or 2 weeks a year) so was thinking a bataleon may be more forgiving when i get my landings wrong?
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  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    The problem with freestyle boards is that they are unstable at speed. Try the goliath its an all mountain freestyle board so will not be too stiff yet will be more stable....and you still get your bataleon tbt!
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    MissBint37 wrote:
    The problem with freestyle boards is that they are unstable at speed. Try the goliath its an all mountain freestyle board so will not be too stiff yet will be more stable....and you still get your bataleon tbt!

    hmmmm, maybe. i can probably live with unstability at speed with this board, it's a play board not a cruiser.
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  • anton1r
    anton1r Posts: 272
    MissBint37 wrote:

    That's a pretty stiff board, I know people who love and hate it! Great if you can handle it and are a big mountain rider, maybe not so good for other purposes.... Try before you buy :)

    Heh yeah I realise that. tbh I wouldn't buy it myself but I'd have one if they were being handed out if you know what I mean.

    Probably due a new board myself this year cant decide on what to get though. Not even got a short list yet, soo many new manufacturers since I last looked properly.

    EDIT:

    Carrying on from that i've just been having a wee look at the TSA/Ellis Brigham website.

    Anybody know what's what with the following brands:
    Weekend
    Cipher
    Dinosaurs will Die.

    anyone any experience with their boards hows the quality etc?
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  • joshtp
    joshtp Posts: 3,966
    nice board that.... if only i had money's id be in this dilema.
    I like bikes and stuff
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    anton1r wrote:
    Anybody know what's what with the following brands:
    Weekend
    Cipher
    Dinosaurs will Die.

    anyone any experience with their boards hows the quality etc?

    Dinosaurs will die have been around a while but i can't say i know much about any of them.
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  • anton1r
    anton1r Posts: 272
    kona_matt wrote:
    anton1r wrote:
    Anybody know what's what with the following brands:
    Weekend
    Cipher
    Dinosaurs will Die.

    anyone any experience with their boards hows the quality etc?

    Dinosaurs will die have been around a while but i can't say i know much about any of them.

    Yeah that's about as much as I know about DWD as well, I know Cipher have been around for at least a couple of seasons but Weekend are brand new to me!
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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    im not buying it for you but i will sell you mine for a good price.
  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    psymon wrote:
    im not buying it for you but i will sell you mine for a good price.

    You talking to me or Anton1r?

    I don't want a mens' board :p
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    im talking to anybody who'll buy it.

    might ebay it this month.
    i have some bling white flow 5 bindings too.

    the old arthritis thing means my boarding days are over :(
    so all my gear is just sitting there.
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    oh and my ex rode a mens board.
    she had size 8 feet and in boots wouldnt fit on a womans board :D
  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    Flow :?
    You have gone down in my estimations :wink:

    I'm fine with my girly boards, I have size 7 feet but they fit a womens board and mens boards are often too wide and too stiff, I ride a stiff womens board and thats still got more flex than a lot of guys freestyle boards. Although my park board IS a noodle!
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    i bought the flows coz they looked mint and matched my board perfectly.
    and within a ride or 2 i wished i hadnt.

    (i'll go down more for this) ive always ridden step ins and loved em on short uk runs where you r in and out of the bindings all the time.
    then once i was working in the alps the flows seemed to offer the best of both worlds.

    but they were no quicker than free styles really, plus they clogged/packed down with snow.


    love the k2 jobbies tho, they seem to work really well.
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    MissBint37 wrote:
    Flow :?
    You have gone down in my estimations :wink:

    +1, flow :shock: i got the wife got some k2 cinch last year and they're waaayyyy better. she also rides a mens board (rome anthem) but is 5' 10" and rides piste and pow better than most men. better than me that's for sure. different kettle of fish when it comes to freestyle though :wink:
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  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    All the gear..........no idea haha

    I have some K2 autos for indoor/ teaching (I have 3 instructor jobs now eep) and they are great for that but they are not back opening. Just one rachet for ankle/toe.

    I have some normal Rome bindings for my all mountain board.

    I can honestly say I do not have any of my kit becasue it looks pretty....well except for outerwear!
    Ride it like you stole it!
  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    step ins!!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:
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  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    the k2 cinch with the back opening are excellent but i still don't see that they save that much time over standard rachets. the missus thinks different (as usual) :roll:
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  • MissBint37
    MissBint37 Posts: 1,503
    Quick in/out for teaching but are really responsive. I was hesitant but I get BIIIIG discounts so I thought what the hell and I'm honestly impressed. As for longevity I cannot comment, ask me in a year! http://k2snowboarding.com/bindings/agogo
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  • psymon
    psymon Posts: 1,562
    kona_matt wrote:
    step ins!!!!!!!!! :shock: :shock: :shock: :shock:

    i know, i always get that reaction.

    but i got some cheap ones second hand when first starting out and loved em.
    then found a new set of northwave boots with highback step ins, brand new, when in canada for 100CAD or £50! in sterling, an offer too good to miss, so i bought them.

    and like i said for the uk, where the longest run lasts 30 seconds at the most they are ideal.
  • ddraver
    ddraver Posts: 26,695
    Get some of these and be properly cool - http://armadaskis.com/product/skis/arvw/

    :P :D :P :D

    (I'm going to run away and hide now, or start another SRAM v Shimano thread..?)
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  • kona_matt
    kona_matt Posts: 475
    ddraver wrote:
    Get some of these and be properly cool - http://armadaskis.com/product/skis/arvw/

    :P :D :P :D

    (I'm going to run away and hide now, or start another SRAM v Shimano thread..?)

    loser :wink:
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  • anton1r
    anton1r Posts: 272
    Quick catch up with this thread

    My missus rides a mens board (Burton Custom '07) I don't think chicks riding men's snowboards is that strange, is it?

    I'm not overly sold on the whole foot in the back type bindings but each to their own.

    and as for the skiers v snowboarders debate as far as I'm concerned there is none. It's more of a generation gap thing. ie older folks (who are usually skiers) likely found cruising the piste attempting to put in perfect turns and younger snowboarders/freeski types who charge around looking for something different to do, off piste or to get to the park!

    Either way as a snowboarder I actually tend to think that kicker tricks look "sicker" on skis than on a board.

    Also I've tried abit of skiing and I actually quite like it! 8)
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  • Daz555
    Daz555 Posts: 3,976
    Definitely agree that these days there is no longer a ski-boarder split/rivalry like there used to be. I'm primariliy a boarder but have always ridden with a mixed group of skiers and boarders. In fact I'd go as far as to say that apart from the park - having skiers around is essential for the best days riding - very hand for a tow or push on the flat spots and can also chuck you a pole if needed from time to time. Skiers have excellent mobility in comparison to a boarder and this is also useful in the backcountry.

    I have been boarding since 1992 but only learned to ski a couple of season back. At the moment I'm saving skiing for days when I'm cruising round with my wife and boarder/skier mates who are not into the more 'serious' scene when it comes to terrain. Having said that I've loved the skiing I've done so far. Cracked parallel turns on day one and by day two had already blown past the top speeds I had ever managed on a board.

    Sking and boarding are essentially the same sports and I think this is why the transition is not too tricky - both sports are about body position, feel, and edge control. Helps that my best mate is a ski instructor of course and 3 straight full days of one on one tuition goes a long way. :)
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