barok

Yeah I've never ridden a Forum or used the slider system so I guess I don't know how compatible "universal" bindings are with the system, but what I do know is that you have to use Forum hardware, or else your bindings WILL tear out, causing you some serious on-hill problems. And Yeah, although I could probably fit my Ride Brushie's on my Burton Dragon, my wide, ducked-out stance would never really allow it, so I'm stuck riding featherweight bindings on a super-stiff board, but whatever. . . I just hate companies that refuse to play it fair . . . They'll tell yah oh it gives you mor

Burton makes some good high end freestyle boards. They make the best bindings - or did until a few years ago, but then everyone copied their technology and now there are plenty of good binding companies. Their boots are nothing special. Their sweaters and lightweight fleeces are good outerwear options, but jackets and pants are too expensive. the 3D binding system is a total scam - Allows you to only use Burton Bindings on Burton Boards - super lame - Forum also perpetrates this non-universal board & binding scam with their "slider system" i was very disappointed w

I love mountain biking, although I haven't done it for over a year. (I can't fix it myself and there is always something braking, or the gears get all out of whack, etc. and I'm sick of poor service from the bike shops.) My own bike is so beat up now, that I think it's probably a lost cause. Are bikes cheap in Japan ? (i.e. how much would a bike that costs $1000 in the US cost in Japan ?) Are there plenty of trails in the Nagano prefecture ? And as for "crap artists," what do you expect from a bunch of snowless snowboarders and skiers. A junky without his/her fix is

Granted I don't know when this comes out where y'all at, but when it doez come out, go see the Minority Report. Excellent movie.

nothing like a tacky red suit for the slopes . . . and for the evening. . . just try to keep the ladies away.

canuck

Kittens are great. . . but monkeys are tops. Their behavior is similar to ours enough for it to be recognizeable and familiar, but different enough to make it ironic.

I saw a video - Burton "Exit" with Craig Kelly riding Tenjindaira's off piste. It looked out of control. Just unbelieveable. The video was two years old, but it was acres and acres of powder. Meadows with sparse trees and good sized drops. Do they sweat the off-piste riders ?

I say if the match goes 10 hours fine. shootouts are dumb. But scheduling is an important issue. If a team plays one of these 10 hour matches, they should not have to play 2 days later, because the other team would have an unfair advantage.

werd to the nerds - 200+ woohoo !

Belle - I'd be happy to meet you in 6 months if Nagano/Niigata is where you want to go. I'm not sure where ARAI is, but I can do the park/pipe thing with some flair.

This Kitten gets my vote as Best Forum Member 2002. Thanks. .

start with a wood core sandwiched between fiberglass with a polyethelene base and topsheet. Throw in some rubber for dampening (or don't), metal edges, high-tech plastic sidewalls, graphic layer, and laminate sheet and you have yourself most any snowboard. Add a carbon-fiber beam on top of the core, and you have one tough snowboard.

Nagano (hopefully) definately not Tokyo. I'm hoping for the best.

Yeeeeeeehaaaaaaaawwwww ! ! !

Yeah I'm cool with Sep 14th. It will be fun to check out Tokyo. As for me, I'm going to be . . The best damn English Teacher I can be That's my job, but I'm really just coming to snowboard. [This message has been edited by barok (edited 11 June 2002).] [This message has been edited by barok (edited 11 June 2002).]

they do get alot of "scoops" and have alot of industry "spies" but people just like to whine on the message boards. that's why it is so popular - the message boards.

That boy needed a good whuppin' . . . and I thought y'all Brits couldn't fight.

yep, it's right around the corner, but i still don't know where i am living (lame).

Me too, arriving on Sep 5th.

Never Summer boards Burton Bindings are best by far. DC Boots work best for my feet.