BINDING FOR EC: TD3 SIDEWINDER

[Hans]

Are you that old, Hans?

You don't want to know....

[Hans]

Pokkis, I want to hear him talking when has has reached your and mine age.

I tought that he is already

Yeah, I am almost gonna join that next 5.... year club and I don't like it

[István]

Very nice age Hans, keep walking! (as the Johnny Walker commercial says)


ps.: Respect to all at that age and above who still ride. I'll turn 35 but, but sometimes I feel I'm 70... despite of the fact that I workout almost every day...

[Hans]

I am thinking about that sidewinder, very soft and good for my worn out knees. But..... I just changed two years ago to intec for all my boards.

Should i give this up to gain some more ridingcomfort?

Or will the difference not that big?

May be Nils can something say about this? I mean not the difference between intec and standard but the difference between standard and sidewinder: is the difference that big in the comfortzone?

[nils]

hans:
hard to answer: it was for me a big difference in comfort, making me have less micro misplacements on the board etc...more confidence and easier ride so despite the weight and the height, i'm riding them

age: am reaching 40 in 2010 so am in your league ( almost)

Nils

[Hans]

hans:
hard to answer: it was for me a big difference in comfort, making me have less micro misplacements on the board etc...more confidence and easier ride so despite the weight and the height, i'm riding them

age: am reaching 40 in 2010 so am in your league ( almost)

Thanks for the answere. Hmm, start me thinking to go back to standards. May be just wait because Fin always has new things each year

Congrats to join the fourties club this year Luckily I just can enjoy this club a few years to come.

[Schneewurm]

So Hans You've got the answer for Your weight, thanks to Nils. Keep down the Your weight (e.g. now by iceskating every day some hours) and buy some cheap plastic bindings, or hold Your weight and turn to this solid sway bindings from Bomber.

Keep in mind, broken Burton platebindings, can be also a resault of not beeing in the flow with the board during Your rides.

For use with Intec, movement of the Bomber-sway must be to small. The "inexpensive plastic old shit" with Intec receiver can be twistet with 2 + 2 fingers!

Worn out knees: Is there any dampening on Bombers between board surface and the plates where Your boots fit on? (no direct connection to aluminium at all, not below the centerdisk, not on the sways). Bindings with body out of carbon or plasic can flex and damp, Aluminium is not capable to damp!

[starikashka]

I'll turn 35 but, but sometimes I feel I'm 70... despite of the fact that I workout almost every day...

Try to workout other parts of your body, this could help you feel younger than 70

[pokkis]

Hans, as Fin wrote, also Intec versuion of Sidewinde ris coming one day.
So i will use my TD's untill that da and then upgrade them to sidewinder when Sidewinde rretro kit is available.
That would be best of both worlds

[Hans]

Read it too. Will be a hell of job to figure out that SW intecsoleblock. But I wait too. I am happy with my stepin and Fintecs. They work like a charm in combo with the Dakine stomppads.

[pokkis]

That is also my favourite setup

[The Blitz]

I've modified TD2 baseplate so that I could use TD3 sole blocks and bails

Seems interesting to have some pics when your SW will be avaible...(I have to waiting for SW spare parts)

[leeho730]

Seems interesting to have some pics when your SW will be avaible...(I have to waiting for SW spare parts)

Here's the picture of the TD3-ish TD2.

All I did was to grind some part of the TD2 baseplate to accomodate TD3 sole blocks and lugs. I could've used this baseplate to attach SW sole blocks, saving money.... By now the overall height of my setup is about 29mm.

What I really like to try is to use TD2 cant disks on SW. Will it be better than SW with stock suspension? Will post a review on September (our season starts from June).

[docrob]

I stand duck 15 out both on the street, with little remaining inside menisci or articular cartilage left, but knees not bowed or knocked.
Would be interested to hear if the seemingly generally accepted wisdom of 0 degrees front and 3 degrees rear applies here to the Prior ATV and SWOARD DUAL(new to carving).

[leeho730]

I stand duck 15 out both on the street, with little remaining inside menisci or articular cartilage left, but knees not bowed or knocked.
Would be interested to hear if the seemingly generally accepted wisdom of 0 degrees front and 3 degrees rear applies here to the Prior ATV and SWOARD DUAL(new to carving).

Funny you mentioned that...

I do ride ATV for softboot carving, 53/48 with 0 degree lift on the front and 3 degrees lift at the back. Feels quite comfy and I can do extremecarving with this setup, although not as good as swoard, of course.