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RE: Looking at a used carving board...question about the base.

It’s odd that it’s that whole row. It might not be as bad as it looks though (light reflection makes it look obvious, but perhaps it’s not that big o...

2 months ago
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RE: Peroneal pain - anyone else deal with this?

Coincidentally, when I tore my tendon I had the Insano in Flux TM bindings (same carbon baseplate as the XV). The old Flux had a wide footprint with ...

2 months ago
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RE: Peroneal pain - anyone else deal with this?

Yeah, it’s a bad design… but as noticeable until the liner packs out.

2 months ago
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RE: Peroneal pain - anyone else deal with this?

For insoles, there isn’t much room in the Insano for my instep. I used the Kneed2ski and as the boots packed out I went to a slightly thicker Kneed2m...

2 months ago
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RE: Peroneal pain - anyone else deal with this?

Try putting some foam behind the knob to spread out that pressure point (the tongue comes up around the front). After about 40 days the liners wer...

2 months ago
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RE: Peroneal pain - anyone else deal with this?

I actually tore mine, right above the side boa on the Insano boot (it protrudes in a bit). I hate those boots. In terms of dispersing pressure, int...

2 months ago
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RE: Powerride boot stiffener

I bought a pair of the Deeluxe Deemon L3, but haven’t found the flex boosters anywhere. Where did you get them?

2 months ago
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RE: My Turn and Viking Ship Musings.

There’s definitely a place for mag. Sometimes I like that Security underfoot when I’m on variable icy terrain (rather than having all the pressure ou...

2 months ago
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RE: JJA C4 Reviews!

It was very mild early season, with lots of freeze/thaw cycles… For the icy mornings I really wanted the titanal & effective edge, but the underha...

2 months ago
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RE: My Turn and Viking Ship Musings.

I can feel magnetraction, it was literally designed to interrupt the sidecut and add pressure points along the edge. I suspect the lasagne camber doe...

2 months ago
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RE: JJA C4 Reviews!

I’d certainly be interested in that! The C4 is a bit much for my size 8’s if I’m not digging a trench.

2 months ago
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RE: JJA C4 Reviews!

On the rebound… At 73kg I didn’t think the soft proto without the EGS had much at all. On the medium with EGS I could feel it was there, but I real...

2 months ago
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RE: How to get higher edge angle on J turns

@skoonk maybe that works with steeper binding angles and more hip rotation?

2 months ago
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RE: How to get higher edge angle on J turns

Yeah that’s certainly limiting. Under 1200 can feel pretty sketchy to me at 180lbs. I want like 1270 to really lay it over. The C4 is 1430, which...

2 months ago
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RE: How to get higher edge angle on J turns

Does it have enough effective edge for your weight? My confidence goes WAY up with EE. Maybe it’s more of a commitment issue, which is completely und...

2 months ago
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