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  1. That’s actually not a bad place to look. Thank...

    That’s actually not a bad place to look. Thank you. I might have to be careful about being that 30-something dude still wearing skate getups, but it might be the ticket. The jacket that’s being...
  2. Help me find a verys specific casual-ish jacket

    I have a wonderful half-casual/half-warm weather day on the hill jacket that is at the end of it's life. It's been good to me, but it has far too many tears and patches to be worn anywhere...
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    I haven't ridden the Bibby, so I can't say for...

    I haven't ridden the Bibby, so I can't say for sure, but I would bet the CBs are considerably looser and less directional due to the full rocker and the mount point, respectively. Flex is allegedly...
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    I'm 5'10"/165lbs, riding the 186cm mounted at...

    I'm 5'10"/165lbs, riding the 186cm mounted at -0.5cm from recommended. They feel like the perfect size for me.

    At 6'/190lbs, I'd say you're on the line between the 186 and 193...which isn't...
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    My daily driver these days is the Chipotle...

    My daily driver these days is the Chipotle Banana, and I think it might just be the most perfect resort ski for my style. Stiff, playful-ish (for their weight), able to absolutely blast through chop,...
  6. Currently rocking a pair of Chipotle Bananas as...

    Currently rocking a pair of Chipotle Bananas as my daily ski, and I see no reason to switch it up. Perfect match to my skiing style.
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    I rode park a lot in my younger days but wasn't...

    I rode park a lot in my younger days but wasn't all that good at it. Consequently, I ate my fair amount of shit and regularly broke bindings. Jester Pros were the first binding I owned that never...
  8. Thread: Snow boots?

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    I'm generally not tromping around in overly deep...

    I'm generally not tromping around in overly deep snow, so style is a bit of a priority for me, but I've been surprisingly stoked on a pair of insulated/waterproof Converse Chuck Taylor boots I bought...
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    Diy power straps

    Seconded. Voile XL straps perform at about 95% percent of Boosters at wayyyy less weight. I A/B tested them side by side for a day inbounds and have since been riding exclusively with the Voiles for...
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    The comment about kick-turning in the...

    The comment about kick-turning in the Wildcat/Bibby also applies to the Bent Chetler 120, though I imagine it would be mitigated quite a bit if you mount a couple cm back from the recommended line,...
  11. One of the simplest checks I've seen for getting...

    One of the simplest checks I've seen for getting the Pivot forward pressure at least in the right ballpark is to pull up and push down on the heel of the boot (or weight and unweight them if you're...
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    The newer Lupos that started with the white...

    The newer Lupos that started with the white "Factory" model a few years ago are much closer to the original Krypton feel than the previous generation, IMO, unless you're talking about the red Lupo...
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    Haha. I found Cy through Blister, and he and I...

    Haha. I found Cy through Blister, and he and I definitely seem to be aligned on what we're looking to get out of our days on the snow. I was relieved to know I had a kindred spirit that also...
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    While they tick a lot of boxes on paper, I tried...

    While they tick a lot of boxes on paper, I tried on a pair of original R3s a few years ago and found the fit and feel, at least on a trade show floor, very strange. It's been a while, but as I...
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    I've been in Dalbello Lupo 130Cs for the past two...

    I've been in Dalbello Lupo 130Cs for the past two or three seasons and mostly really liked them. The come with shitty liners and are a bit finicky to tour in, but they more than make up for it with...
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    Anyone ridden both the Meridians and the Chipotle...

    Anyone ridden both the Meridians and the Chipotle Bananas? I dearly love my CBs, and I’m curious how a similar ski handles with a narrower waist and smaller sidecut.
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    That’s awesome. Thank you. No ideas at the...

    That’s awesome. Thank you. No ideas at the moment, but you never know what might spring up while pouring over these. Thanks for the help.
  18. Dantheman...

    Dantheman, what binding model is that? I don't know if I've ever seen that toepiece.
  19. Full Tilt tongues went up to 12, and I've ridden...

    Full Tilt tongues went up to 12, and I've ridden them up to 10. I would say my Full Tilt 10 tongues are probably somewhere around what most (non-Dabello) brands consider a 100-110 flex. Here's how I...
  20. Way back in the day (circa 2010) I went from a...

    Way back in the day (circa 2010) I went from a pair of original Kryptons to Full Tilts (classic shell) and didn't feel like I skipped a beat. I'm really skeptical of the Grilamid tongues on K2's new...
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    Haha. I've always just been curious about these...

    Haha. I've always just been curious about these things. I'm a designer in the industry and find myself going down rabbit holes like these fairly often. A little research can do wonders to stoke your...
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    Also, holy balls those Atomic Icon race bindings...

    Also, holy balls those Atomic Icon race bindings go up to 30 DIN!
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    The PX/SPX/Rockerace heel was created, as I...

    The PX/SPX/Rockerace heel was created, as I remember, to give a much more positive forward pressure feel than the tiny little springs on the Pivot heel. Look ditched the Pivot mechanism in favor of a...
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    Pivot and STH toes

    Curious about mags’ reasoning for all of the love surrounding the Pivot and STH toe pieces. I’m not disputing said love at all, just looking to get some clarity on the myth that surrounds these two....
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    That was one of the ones I found, too (with...

    That was one of the ones I found, too (with illustrations https://patents.google.com/patent/US6244617B1/en?oq=US6244617) It seems like there's no specific utility patent covering the current Pivot,...
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    I managed to find a bunch of patents with the PX...

    I managed to find a bunch of patents with the PX series heel piece, so I need to do some more digging into their citations. From the looks of it most modern Look binding patents are assigned to "Look...
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    That's definitely one of them - from the looks of...

    That's definitely one of them - from the looks of it from the N77. Thanks!
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    Look Pivot patent(s)

    Anyone happen to have PDFs for (or at least know the numbers of) the patents surrounding the Pivot heel? I've always been curious to read what they actually claim utility-wise, and I would have...
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    Looking at my older FT tongues, the do indeed...

    Looking at my older FT tongues, the do indeed appear to be a glass-filled nylon. From my personal experience with any boot marketed as "Grilamid," though, it's a pretty specific formulation that is...
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    Flexon/Full Tilt tongue material vs. K2 FL3X

    So I missed this when they debuted earlier this year, but the new K2 FL3X boots have Grilamid tongues. Was that always the case with the Raichles/Full Tilts? If they have always been that way, cool,...
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    https://www.evo.com/guides/ski-boot-sole-length-si...

    https://www.evo.com/guides/ski-boot-sole-length-size-chart
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    I had an old pair of Dalbello Sherpas that had a...

    I had an old pair of Dalbello Sherpas that had a similar hinged tongue. The boots fit like ass, but the tongue concept did work pretty well.
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    I think I remember seeing that Full Tilt had...

    I think I remember seeing that Full Tilt had custom liners from Intuition that had an extra layer of low density foam to make them feel extra plush and padded, which they do compared with the...
  34. Thread: Pivot vs SPX

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    Yes and no. As Shorty_J pointed out the Pivots do...

    Yes and no. As Shorty_J pointed out the Pivots do have a forward pressure spring that moves the entire heel assembly, but it’s nowhere near as powerful as that of most modern bindings (hence the...
  35. Thread: Pivot vs SPX

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    As far as I know the SPX heel is the descendant...

    As far as I know the SPX heel is the descendant of the old PX heel, which doesn't rotate. It only has upward release. The genesis of the Pivot and the SPX existing in the same line, to my...
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    More or less. If you heat up the specific area...

    More or less. If you heat up the specific area enough it will puff all the way back up to its original shape (i.e. sans creases) so you can just redo the original molding process. I’ve redone a...
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    Has anyone modded the top strap/buckle on these...

    Has anyone modded the top strap/buckle on these with an elastic, Booster-style strap? I love the feeling of exterior Boosters on three-piece shells, and that mod might just make the R3 my perfect...
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    Roxa R3 T.I. I.R.

    I’ve honestly been pretty meh on the Tour Wrap (in DB Lupos, not Roxas.) They’re nice and light with good ROM (arguably the two most important characteristics), but the cuff height is lower than...
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    Yeah. There are rubber specific ones out there...

    Yeah. There are rubber specific ones out there (probably don't use the Elmer's arts and crafts kind, though), but your standard hardware store contact cement will do just fine.
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    Footwear designer here. The glue used in...

    Footwear designer here. The glue used in production shoemaking is virtually indistinguishable from regular old rubber cement. Sand the old outsole flat, put a thin layer of cement on both the old...
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    That was the drive in my past (and hopefully...

    That was the drive in my past (and hopefully future) life. These days I'm doing Santa Cruz to Mammoth and Tahoe. Thanks for the recommendation. Seems like the CC2s will do me well.
  42. Because I'm a hugger ;)

    Because I'm a hugger ;)
  43. For me it is mostly looks, but functionally if a...

    For me it is mostly looks, but functionally if a glove gauntlet is really sinched tight enough around my jacket arm to keep air and water out I will eventually raise and/or extend my arms enough...
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    Right on. Glad to hear it. I'm not too worried...

    Right on. Glad to hear it. I'm not too worried about the hits to my mileage and noise - that's the price you pay for winter grip no matter what type of tire.
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    I bought a Volvo Cross Country wagon in January,...

    I bought a Volvo Cross Country wagon in January, and it had a set of 20” wheels on it. Unsurprisingly, the low-profile “sport” tires sucked hard in some late season snow and slush. Gotta upgrade for...
  46. Absolutely agree. Cold hands be damned, I have no...

    Absolutely agree. Cold hands be damned, I have no desire to ride around looking like I'm about to go summit K2 with my giant gauntlet gloves.
  47. Anyone used both the FTP Freerides and SX3s?...

    Anyone used both the FTP Freerides and SX3s? Curious if there's a noticeable warmth and/or dexterity difference between the two. I like the all-leather look of the Freerides, but FTP claims the SX3...
  48. I can also attest to the Hestra 3-fingers sucking...

    I can also attest to the Hestra 3-fingers sucking in terms of warmth - for whatever reason they use a different (less effective) insulation than their other mitts near the same price point.

    I've...
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    I'm sticking with the closest corollary, my...

    I'm sticking with the closest corollary, my Dalbello Lupos, until we get a 50/50 boot on the original shells...which will likely never come :( I've heard good things about the Roxas, too, but haven't...
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    In my experience with the original Full...

    In my experience with the original Full Tilt/Raichle shells and tongues their stated flex numbers were about 10 points high when compared with the broader market (e.g. FT 120 approx. equals other...
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