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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 14:27:22 -0000, "Mike M. Miskulin"
wrote: Can I totally disagree with you (and others) about riding flat? IMHO one should *alwyas* ride on an edge. You're welcome to your opinion but the experience of others including me is quite different. It took me 4 years, but in most conditions I now ride totally flat on cat tracks and rarely catch an edge. "Muscle memory" takes over in time and allows automatic adjustment when the board starts to grab. Even keeping a slight edge on a long cat track induces leg fatigue. Better to ride flat if you are able. -- Robert |
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On Thu, 12 Feb 2004 15:23:14 GMT, "Mike T"
wrote: [Excellent advice snipped] I also keep my edges detuned about 2" from the contact point front and rear, and use 1-degree base and side bevels. Works for me. -- Robert |
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"Mike M. Miskulin" wrote in message 4...
Can I totally disagree with you (and others) about riding flat? IMHO one should *alwyas* ride on an edge. Mike, seems like you have taken a few bad falls, and now the fear is talking. I agree with you that riding on an edge is safe, but it doesn't mean one should never ride flat. It's like saying staying home is safer than going out, so let's never go out. Riding flat has its places, and knowing this skill will make you a more well rounded boarder. |
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if i
do go flat it seems that my back wants to come around and then i catch an edge and take a tumble. is this normal? I'm a grasshopper, so I'm only really flat on more tame gradients. But, I did read some advice which helped, that being when flat, it's sometimes good to let the board "go where it want to" - at least to some degree. It can be easier to catch the edge if you're tense and trying too hard, but if you relax you can more readily react to things if you do feel a sudden dig. |
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"Sharkie" wrote in message
om... "Mike M. Miskulin" wrote in message 4... Can I totally disagree with you (and others) about riding flat? IMHO one should *alwyas* ride on an edge. Mike, seems like you have taken a few bad falls, and now the fear is talking. I agree with you that riding on an edge is safe, but it doesn't mean one should never ride flat. I agree with mike, and I've tumbled bad ONCE. I'm not going to fall at 80km/hr again, after a certain speed riding flat is stupid. When you're at top speed you dont ride flat, you can't, when an edge starts to catch you don't have time to adjust, you just get slammed. Now when riding slower, trying to carry speed through flats, etc, yes, ride flat. At low speed you can sense the edge grabbing and unweight the board and lift the leading edge in time. I would say after about 30km/hr I would never ride flat. If you know which edge you're on and you're paying attention then you wont crash. |
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On Sun, 15 Feb 2004 04:26:44 -0700, "evil2thecore" mother****er
wrote: "Sharkie" wrote in message . com... "Mike M. Miskulin" wrote in message . 44... Can I totally disagree with you (and others) about riding flat? IMHO one should *alwyas* ride on an edge. Mike, seems like you have taken a few bad falls, and now the fear is talking. I agree with you that riding on an edge is safe, but it doesn't mean one should never ride flat. I agree with mike, and I've tumbled bad ONCE. I'm not going to fall at 80km/hr again, after a certain speed riding flat is stupid. When you're at top speed you dont ride flat, you can't, when an edge starts to catch you don't have time to adjust, you just get slammed. Now when riding slower, trying to carry speed through flats, etc, yes, ride flat. At low speed you can sense the edge grabbing and unweight the board and lift the leading edge in time. I would say after about 30km/hr I would never ride flat. If you know which edge you're on and you're paying attention then you wont crash. OK, please tell me this mythical speed at which one no longer rides flat? If I'm looking to carry speed for a flat section, I'll keep my board flat unless I'm actively turning. I'm riding hard boots and a Donek Axis 178, so I suspect I go a bit faster than most snowboarders, and I'm also very aware of what my edges are doing. Riding with the board flat is a skill like anything else. It takes practice to learn, but can be done. Jeremiah |
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"evil2thecore" mother****er wrote Can I totally disagree with you (and others) about riding flat? IMHO one should *alwyas* ride on an edge. I agree with mike, and I've tumbled bad ONCE. I'm not going to fall at 80km/hr again, after a certain speed riding flat is stupid. When you're at top speed you dont ride flat, you can't, when an edge starts to catch you don't have time to adjust, you just get slammed. Dunno what you people are talkin about. Riding flat at any speed wasn't a problem for me for quite some time. In fact, if I want to just bomb down and the terrain is bumpy, riding flat keeps better balance than riding in a big-radius carve because you don't have to deal with lateral forces at all. |
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