NoFakie 45 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 After firing up the ol' Yahoo Auctions last week, I've managed to score myself a telemarking setup Board the good days, tele the rest is the initial plan.... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 dude youll be a tele back country guy before long. So easy to get around on those things. Face shots are easier to come by when your closer to the ground. Link to post Share on other sites
miteyak 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Congrats... When I started, the plan was the same, tele the not so good days. That didn't last long! Now I'm really jealous, tele-rig AND a house in Hakuba... Link to post Share on other sites
fantastic 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Fantastic! (Especially the house in Hakuba bit) Link to post Share on other sites
Telleboy 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Good on ya big fella, we just got to get ya some snow now GO HAKUBA Link to post Share on other sites
Telleboy 0 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 To NOFAKIE, remember KNEE PADS man, " title="" src="graemlins/cry.gif" /> broken patellas are no fun, mess you up for about 18 months Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 16, 2003 Author Share Posted October 16, 2003 Thanks for the support folks. It's cloudy today but I think we've had snow at the top of Karamatsu for all you eager Hakubaheadz. Not long to go now people. To Telly boy "Who loves ya, baby?" Any chance of a lollypop? Are these Sally babies any good? Here's some protection for you Fatty in case you straddle that tree again. Word up! Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted October 16, 2003 Share Posted October 16, 2003 Give us a now! update dude. Link to post Share on other sites
nagoid 4 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 Cool pants! Word up! Got a pic of the new goods, NoFakie? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 A possible investment indeed. I do have an old hockey jock but the smell that comes from it is... Lets just say I wouldnt expect to make friends on the lift with that thing on. No Fakie Those knee pads look good. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I've been using Salomon protectors for skateboarding, and although I hate them, they're stronger and better made than anybody else's. (I hate them because the knee protector straps are too short and the elbow protector straps are too long. I had to cut and resew them after I made a nice bloody hole in my elbow when they slid up my arm in a wipeout. The ones I have are different from the ones in your pic though.) And just because you're a Viking now doesn't mean you should expect the local women to hoick up their skirts to their waists as you pass. Here is Japan, and Danelaw doesn't apply. Link to post Share on other sites
powwwers 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 didn`t know you skateboarded Ocean11? i`ve just taken it up too. it`s sooooo difficult. way more difficult than i thought it would be. agree with you on the `pads` thing though, an absoolute must. i watched an awesome vid last week that i wanna recomend to EVERYONE. (that is, everyone who surfs, skates, snowboards, skis, wakeboards...) it`s called: " DOGTOWN & Z BOYS " it`s a must watch Link to post Share on other sites
Telleboy 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 NOFAKIE, these pads are the tits, just what Ive got but yeah the straps on them are too short, I chopped mine off and the elastic behind the knees is still good enough to hold them in place without having to adjust them all the time, the size of the pads are good to as you dont get sweatty knee pits, the amount of plastic protection is small but all you need, skateboard cheapies are too bulky, used them back in the mid 90s chucked em out soon as i got the salomon ones. Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 "Dogtown & Z-Boys" certainly is a great doco. Very interesting. Two thumbs up. Link to post Share on other sites
mogski 0 Posted October 17, 2003 Share Posted October 17, 2003 I own a copy of the DVD Link to post Share on other sites
jeremi 0 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I might be with you there NoFakie, I'm hoping to give it a go this season too. Link to post Share on other sites
spook 0 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 while everyone's on the topic of skating, anyone seen danny way on the cover of the new transworld skate? he's going off on this absolutely monstrous quaterpipe there's also a sequence in the mag of him doing a 720 over a 60ft gap. on a skateboard! that is mad it's in the new DC video, if anyone can find a link to the teaser i'm sure it would be interesting viewing Link to post Share on other sites
snowboard_freak 0 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 Sorry to keep hijacking your thread NoFakie but...... The end of that DC skate vid is amazing. Absolutley bullshit. I can't believe someone has the sack to go that big on a skateboard. It really does have to be seen to believed. Just crazy big. Crazy. Link to post Share on other sites
Ocean11 0 Posted October 18, 2003 Share Posted October 18, 2003 I made a new thread for skateboarding so that NoFakie can have his thread back... Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 18, 2003 Author Share Posted October 18, 2003 No problems guys! Keep this thread near the top! Link to post Share on other sites
BigSausage 0 Posted October 21, 2003 Share Posted October 21, 2003 NoFakie - got any pics of ya new gear? Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 NoFakie, Welcome to the origin of the snow sports! Yes, you did get a great deal. A pair of T1 brand new is close to 5man. Volant skis were never discounted. Chili is a proven workhorse bindings - but watch out for the wire snap near the pivot point. If you see an even a smallest break in wire, it will unravel in matter of hours. When I first started to tele, I had a pair of PKs and they are the easiest skis to lean tele in powder. Link to post Share on other sites
TeleSkier 0 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 NoFakie, Congrats on getting the tele setup. You will not regret it. Also good move getting some substantial stuff with the T1's and the Volants. If the bindings give you some problems I recommend the HammerHeads by Rainey Designs. Little more expensive but worth it I think. I have been totally happy with mine. I have a feeling you will be teleing most of the time now. That's all I pretty much do now - unless it is real hardpack and the alpine skis come out. Where are you going to be skiing this year? Link to post Share on other sites
IM 0 Posted October 22, 2003 Share Posted October 22, 2003 NoFalie, Volant skis are very tricky to replace bindings after some holes being drilled. When my plate came off of the Cuhb, I had to thow away the skis. If you have a riser plate, it is easier but make sure to use epoxy to have a good bonding between the bindings and the plastic plates. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted October 23, 2003 Author Share Posted October 23, 2003 Thanks for more great comments. Here's a pic of the gear at the previous owner's house. The boots appear purple in the pic, but they're black. FWIW, some K2 Enemies with Chilis and spare cables went for 18000 in another Yahoo Auction yesterday. IM The guru said the same thing about the Chilis. Do you know where you can buy spares? TeleSkier The bindings have got riser plates with ankle risers. My snowshoes have ankle risers and they really help save the calves. I'll probably start on the "Milky" or "Soft Cream" course at Goryu Holy gradient batman! That's if the middle part of 47 doesn't open in two weeks time like last year. If I get the knack, I'll be out here in Hakuba, with a couple of jaunts up to Charmant Hiuchi (great place-can get dumped on when Hakuba doesn't) and maybe Nozawa/Myoko for a change. Link to post Share on other sites
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