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Tnx Tommaso, hope I can be in Zinal for next EC Day, I have only to improve (learn ) english before go in swiss

Istvan, I hope to hit the snow very soon

Pokkis, VAT is included, I think.....I hope.....!!!

Thank u guys.

Tommaso, sorry, where is Zinal?

In regard my bindings, for a small difference between F2 titanium and bomber TD2 (60€), I'll buy last ones.

Bye
Matteo

Errata Corrige: I have a 8,5 size (USA size) on my burton ION. No problems should be with bindings/boot and the pack

nils wrote:Just get the titanium bails, the rest is the same almost! We changed our bails for the Ti ones and its cheaper than buying the whole bindings.

Nils

Are you talking about TD2 one? Standard--->Gold (350$)?

I agree with your opinion Istvan, TD2 are "rock solid", F2 instead looks so "plastic" (surely it is not, btw TD2 looks from another category)...., I dont like saving 60€ buying a F2 when I can buy TD2 :D

Yes, I wouldn't want buy an equipment too "pro" for a beginner like me, but F2 are cheap only considering F2 Carve RS, not F2 Race Titanium.... this bindings at blue-tomato costs 219€ (without shipment) Vs 340$ (with shipment costs) of TD2 ones. But 340$ now are 272€, not much more than Race Titaniu...

István I agree what you are saying. 100%. Unfortunately I haven't got a friend or an instructor that pratice EC, but I think that I can find a good apline teacher. So I follow your councils and I'll take some lessons from him :) Now I'm ordering bindings, so I'm asking you the final word about that....

Thank u raphael, I've understood

raphael, do you mean 1 hour per day, for "4 days lessons", or more?

Thanks again to everybody!

Ah....sorry for my insistence, but you suggest me to pay an alpine instructor or not? Here there are not instructor that can teach to carve, but maybe they can help me to learn the basics.... In the case you say yes, how many times (hours) you suggest to do?I pay ~32euro/hour, so I'm not happy, but ...

Thank you for the welcome István ;) Yes, corvara is not so far (1 hour), in truth I've never ride there. You know, borning in a touristic town you prefer riding always behind your house :-D Nothing bad, but here there are no places for carving. All tracks are too narrow for a good carve :( So I'm se...

Hehe its not far from Alagna... I know a crazy guy from Milano who rides long Swallowtail with his friends there. He told me its as good as La Grave and Cham....Next time I have a few spare time i'll go there! Too far for me, Alagna (monterosa, right?) is in the north-west of Italy, only from here ...

Ok, so the board will be the hot blast. I agree about bindings, cracking them while carving is really a nightmare, too much better to spend more but for good ones!! ;) Make sure your bindings will not get interplay with your shoes. I have a little foot (10,5 with softboot Burton ION), so no problem ...

Again....As I say I'm a carver, surely non extreme (:) ), so a Hot Blast 167 (04/05) board is ok for me (1,80cm, 68Kg)? I can buy it from a friend for not many money

Thank you very much nils.

Another question for you, are TD2 bindings too professional/expensive for a beginner like me, or are a good choice for beginning and future too?


Thank you again


Ps. Is better for me to pay an instructor? How many times / frequency?