Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Here are the pics: the noboard: Oyuki riding: Oyuki tries a shuvit... skaters, u should try this out (oh wait, there are no skaters on this forum) Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 the guys who made it in time for the pow (ie. NOT AK - he's still in bed...) I have a go....and it's super fun_!!!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 wouldve been nice if you did it in the morning before the sun came out. Link to post Share on other sites
Domokun_72dpi 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I love that Jumper Kuma! Quote: (oh wait, there are no skaters on this forum) Eeeeh... Wrong. Well, I used to, until I got too old heh heh Nice pics mate, looks like you had the Mountain all to yourselves =) Link to post Share on other sites
dizzy 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 that last shot is great i can't wait to try mine out Link to post Share on other sites
eskimobasecamp 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 are you ALL noboarding this year? heck, i might have to give this a go too ha ha. nice photos kuma. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Thanks for the love guys I have to drop off my noboard at the shop tonight because it's going tv on Friday! There's going to be a little nb segment but it's only being broadcast in Toyama...sorry punks! Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 Nice pics! i wish i landed the shuvit. The area we did it at was on a mellow slope right below the gondi lodge. It was not open, but had a packed cat track that went up the slope so we could ride down, turn into the track, and walk back up. Perfect for learning. It looks nice and easy in these shots, but before we shot these kuma and i went up and tried one of the runs that had been skied out. That was GNARLY. I fell pretty much every turn, because i couldn't get up on my edge if there was no deep snow. I haven't experienced punter steez like that since i was 13. Link to post Share on other sites
AK 77 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Nice pics Kuma - especially the last one! People, look at Oyuki's track - that is smooth! FT - It may have been nicer for them to do before the sun came out, but then the pics wouldn't have been so nice! Looking at the shove-it shot.... makes me think the skate-banana or k2 gyrator reverse camber boards would be perfect for noboarding - look at how the contact points are catching! Dokumon - you better be over 35 to be making lame comments like that. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 kuma are you 12? Punks do I have to bring out the fat lady line again? Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 AK, you still have the jump footy on your camera? Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 I still don't get it. But that's okay. Link to post Share on other sites
samurai 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Originally Posted By: Kumapix the guys who made it in time for the pow (ie. NOT AK - he's still in bed...) does he really wear that facemask? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 MAn I so think you guys are 12! Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 If you're going to get really soulful, do it in bare feet. Just joking. Anyway, watched a Christian Hosoi documentary last night. That guy definitely didn't need any shoes or trainer wheels or his skateboards!! You can bittorrent it here. Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 i dunno, i can gorilla grip my sk8 deck sometimes, but the noboard pads nubbys are not very comfy barefoot. At least wear some flip-flops or something. And that is actually a great thing about it too. It is much cheaper that regular snowboarding. A nopad (about $150 in Canada),a used board long enough for pow (i bought the one in the photo for 2000 yen), and some sorels are all you need. There is no need for fancy boots. i do however, reccommend wearing a powder skirt. Next time i go out, i'm gonna wear my super-soft 8-year old burton freestyles. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Noboards are a little more than that. They are $179cad + taxes in Canada or 26250yen in Japan. At this point there are only 4 available in Japan Link to post Share on other sites
Oyuki kigan 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Author Share Posted December 5, 2007 is Cholo sending any more? and when are they coming over? (the noboard guys from Canada, that is) Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Originally Posted By: Oyuki kigan i dunno, i can gorilla grip my sk8 deck sometimes, but the noboard pads nubbys are not very comfy barefoot. At least wear some flip-flops or something. And that is actually a great thing about it too. It is much cheaper that regular snowboarding. A nopad (about $150 in Canada),a used board long enough for pow (i bought the one in the photo for 2000 yen), and some sorels are all you need. There is no need for fancy boots. i do however, reccommend wearing a powder skirt. Next time i go out, i'm gonna wear my super-soft 8-year old burton freestyles. That's pretty cool. One thing that's always bugged me a little about snow sports is the bourgeois BS and the socio-economic barriers to entry. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 just heard that Johan is loving the noboard booyah! Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 Another thing that's pretty cool about noboarding is the name. It makes me think of the "No Wave" music scene that was partly a reaction against the punk/new wave scene in the 70s. I'm pretty sure Sonic Youth would get it. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 In the Noboard video 'Yes to the No', Andrew Hardingham says "if I was the owner of the company, I'd name it 'Yesboarding'" Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted December 5, 2007 Share Posted December 5, 2007 They havent been in touch for a while. Link to post Share on other sites
Kumapix 0 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 damn! I have to go on tv with the noboard! kinchou shitteru~! Link to post Share on other sites
tripitaka 0 Posted December 6, 2007 Share Posted December 6, 2007 Originally Posted By: Kumapix damn! I have to go on tv with the noboard! kinchou shitteru~! Is this going to be on Toyama TV?? Would be good if you could post it up here. Link to post Share on other sites
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