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Now that won't be so cool 
but I do appreciate people being so friendly and helpful 
I think that in this sport average age is somewhere around thirty, so we usually spend time with people variously aged and we really accept females ! On our PCS there was a Czech guy who did produce his own snowboards in early 80's !! What a stories! I don't feel that this beer is a really precious item to keep your B vitamins on a high enough level but it is so different from all these bottled Heinekens which all tastes the same that it simply should not be missed once you are in Cracow...
People my age were surprised at my choice of sport, along with the usual negative comments that at 'my age' etc etc. Needless to say I ignored the lot of them 
Oh this sport is so addictive, I just love it and as for hard booting I can't wait. I have been reading this site for some time and decided this is the way I want to go when I am at slopes. I shall do some park stuff in the fridge during the Summer I've already had one lesson and the young people including the 10 year olds were quite happy to have me in their group 
Its hazy, but if I remember correctly, a poll on bomberonline found the average age of hardbooter in the US was 50 years old.keepTheSport wrote:Well Abrax, a very kind reply.
I did not realise that the hardbooters were a bit older(on average) [...]
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...unless of course it is not you This kind of thinking is quite common... But this is EXACTLY why I've decided to push our Polish Carving Session this way -> to help people in catching basic carving skillskeepTheSport wrote:When I look at the videos from the EC meets, everyone seems so skilled and I will be so rubbish when I turn up to my first EC meet buy hey I can live with that. I'll be there to learn.
It says that it is for moderate to high level snowboarders which in my opinion means people who can at least carve on edges (you are rookie till you catch an edge, then moderate till you catch proper position and finally became advanced once able to carve at least 2 different styles with a smooth edge transition and continuous S line shaped turns This "moderate" level should be easily achievable in 2 weeks on snow. I mean that a maximum of 14 snow days should make it possible. Once you know how to turn using your edges, we will teach you how to make it in a proper way and how to make some more progress! Blinking heck I think I might have to get a second job 
Sounds like great fun though. Mirek has promised to bring home made lemon vodka once again! The taste was incredible! One of the best alcohols I've ever drunk...keepTheSport wrote:two holidays next January: one in Poland and one in Switzerland
These are Raichle 123's..may mean more to you experts...and they are exactly the same size (I checked upper and lower shell sizes) as my DeeLuxe LeMans...I thought I was getting smaller boots ...I'll open a shop soon at this rate .... Surprisingly, these boots feel easier to flex forward (this may be due to only having a velcro strap across the top whereas Le Mans have a ratchet fastener at the top??) and they do fit much better around the toe area and across the width of my foot (comfortably tight)...
Perhaps the Le Mans will be great with springs on...decisions...decisions 
..,One thing's for sure I'll try the 123's out before I make any changes...Only once I've sorted out the boots can I buy a SWOARD 
...I've got a circular saw and a grinder 
...gotta' get some courage from somewhere... Drilling machine and standard canting spare parts In the end, I'm happy, the boots got new classic canting pieces, also toe and heel pads and fullly moldable liners. After that, I was interested in replacing the buckles by deeluxe racing ones but enough work on these boots this season (or I'm rather tired of drilling ) And I'm not sure they will bring a big improvement.
