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haven't been here on the forum for a while, thank you all for these indeed very interesting suggestions. As for myself, I ended up using stiffer bindings on narrow boards (over 60 degree angles), and using f2s on wider boards only. Not sure if this is sound from the engineering point of view, but no...

István wrote:I think you just explained the meaning of the English phrase 'old fart'....

Spot on.

Thanks for the post, it is very much sobering information indeed

GrimReaper wrote:seems to have only one set of inserts, so check if the stance is right for you.

If I'm not mistaken, it should be 47cm, so with most binding it is extendable to 49cm, which, considering that it is likely to be ridden with angles over 65, should be more than fine for most riders.

I regularly ride two Viruses. One from 2003, one from 1997. Lately more the 2003, but it has more to do with the model/geometry than with the age. If you don't take the thunder, consider me joining the auction too, please.

Another thing is the sideflex of boots for snowboarding. I think UPZ shells are not designed for that, even not on soft plastics. Beside that Your feet are much higher over ground then on other products, what gives You an other feeling on a board. I think it's better to try than to think in this pa...

I think the UPZ boots are actually the best in terms of advanced technology but too much of a race boot, but I have not ridden them only tried them at a store so I can't really judge how well they perform. No, not really, the white RC10 with black tongues are really flexy longitudally, which is why...

I had a pair of f2-intecs a few years back, and was happy to get rid of it. it was overly sensitive to snow stuck on heels, so that clipping sometimes would take up to a few minutes. Every now and then I would get incomplete clipping, and it also had a nasty wobble, as the pin had smaller diameter t...

Dear community, do you have your bindings release often? Throughout all my hardbooting career I was afraid of binding release. It finally happened. Three times within two riding days. First time probably a crash triggered it, and I was quite surprised to find my rear foot free after stopping to slid...

Dear Alexey, first of all, Swiss is an adjective, the country is called Switzerland in English. Secondly, the website for calculating customs charges in Switzerland is www.tares.ch Unfortunately the site is overly complicated and may be not of a great help. From own experience, you may get taxed fro...

Must be a personal thing indeed - Rohner Downhill Jet II socks were a bloody disaster for me, it took a few days to realize though that shin bang and other nice things show up on my legs/feet only when I wear them, and not my favorite Thorlo eXtreme Snowboarding Thin Cushion socks. Sad sad sad I can...

They makes me happy! Watch pictures of this lovely cable-car in Switzerland! (not from Davos, one of hunderts) For to enter the wood-box, You have to go up stairs and climb down into the box! (Pic 1) Then You will be suspendet 1000 meters of high, verry close to the air (Pic 2) up to all the beauti...

Thermoflex indeed may be a solution. It can go down in thickness to as little as 2mm, thus if you try a shell without a liner, a good fitting shell should have 5-10mm of free space around your foot. Asymmetric deeluxe shells (track700/1000/suzuka/indy) and UPZ shells seem to be on the spacier side, ...

According to my belief it is white, has a polyamide non-freezing tongue, and an integrated two-spring mechanism

It's always good to be a little bit paranoid. However one should not forget that a boot is usually thicker than 1mm and has a shape only vaguely resembling a dumbbell. Furthermore, only very few riders expose their boots to sunlight anywhere close to 365 days a year, the boot gets destroyed much fas...