Doable or not? - Snowboarding Forum

05-15-2009, 03:51 AM

A friend of mine offer me to sell his never used(!) 2008-2009 Custom X for a merly 300$.
It's a 160cm board and just what i'm looking for in performance. The one problem is
that i ride forum Kickers size 12. I'm wondering if the toe drag won't be too much of a
problem since the boards width is 25 cm. What do you guys think? Does the kicker have a
smaller imprint, so that it should be possible, or am I screwed?

Ps: I ride -12 15, I'm 1.87m and weigh 85 kg

Suburban Blend · 05-15-2009, 10:27 AM

any boot over 10.5 demands a wide board. I would not do it even though that's a great board and deal.

Incogneato · 05-15-2009, 10:30 AM

its way too skinny for your boots, they make wide boards for a reason and one of the dumbest things people do is try to assume some stupid stance that doesn't work for them in order to ride a more narrow board. sure you'll get a good deal but the toe drag will be ruining your day anyway.

jmacphee9 · 05-15-2009, 01:53 PM

custom x is a bit thin, at 250 for a 160. thats made for under a ten ideally. with a 12 you are going to want about 260.

and he isnt giving you the greatest deal of all time, sierra can get you a brand spanking new warranted custom x for 349.99$ in 159w.
Burton Snowboard Burton Custom X ICS Snowboard

05-15-2009, 03:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jmacphee9

custom x is a bit thin, at 250 for a 160. thats made for under a ten ideally. with a 12 you are going to want about 260.

and he isnt giving you the greatest deal of all time, sierra can get you a brand spanking new warranted custom x for 349.99$ in 159w.
Burton Snowboard Burton Custom X ICS Snowboard

Well, in Belgium the board retails for about 690EUR, so it's a more than
50% reduction

I have to agree it's a nice sale, but if I order it
from that site I'll be up to my neck in VAT's at the border

Had an idea! I've got some relatives living in the US. If I send
the package to them (Burton won't retail outside the US -_-) and
make them send the package to me through DHL as a gift, that ought
to make it a tax free package right?

DC5R · 05-15-2009, 07:43 PM

Your plan may avoid the taxes. It's probably best to check with your local taxation office to find out. It would be terrible for you to go through all this just to get taxed anyways.

Incogneato · 05-19-2009, 10:08 PM

no it won't work, when dhl ships it they will ask for a value for insurance, and there will be limits on the value of gifts, so you will get hit with the taxes. not too mention it will cost about 150 us to ship it anyway.

nos · 05-19-2009, 10:44 PM

Well you have a pretty ducked out stance already so toedrag may not be an issue.

DC5R · 05-19-2009, 11:08 PM

^^even if it costs $150US to ship, it'll still work out much cheaper than if he purchased it in Belgium.

05-23-2009, 07:24 AM

Ok, so I decided to see what it would give to put my boot on the 160, since getting the 159W was a really big hassle...
Once mounted on i had an overhang of +- 3.5 cm on the back and +- .85 cm on the front... This seemed quite acceptable to
me, what do you guys think?

The problem now is that I can only get my hands on the cartel est's 07-08 whilest I don't really find them a good match colorwise...
Should i wait 'till next seasons are out, or just go with it?

05-15-2009, 03:51 AM	#1 (permalink)
NikoDM Guest Posts: n/a	Doable or not? A friend of mine offer me to sell his never used(!) 2008-2009 Custom X for a merly 300$. It's a 160cm board and just what i'm looking for in performance. The one problem is that i ride forum Kickers size 12. I'm wondering if the toe drag won't be too much of a problem since the boards width is 25 cm. What do you guys think? Does the kicker have a smaller imprint, so that it should be possible, or am I screwed? Ps: I ride -12 15, I'm 1.87m and weigh 85 kg

05-15-2009, 10:27 AM	#2 (permalink)
Suburban Blend Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Western New York Posts: 761 Blog Entries: 5	any boot over 10.5 demands a wide board. I would not do it even though that's a great board and deal. __________________ Suburban Blend

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jmacphee9 Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: Detroit Posts: 2,335	custom x is a bit thin, at 250 for a 160. thats made for under a ten ideally. with a 12 you are going to want about 260. and he isnt giving you the greatest deal of all time, sierra can get you a brand spanking new warranted custom x for 349.99$ in 159w. Burton Snowboard Burton Custom X ICS Snowboard __________________ Lib Tech Skate banana Flow NXT-FS Nike kaiju Burton [ak] 2l Cyclic Jacket Holden Northfield 3L pants

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05-15-2009, 10:30 AM	#3 (permalink)
Incogneato Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 352	its way too skinny for your boots, they make wide boards for a reason and one of the dumbest things people do is try to assume some stupid stance that doesn't work for them in order to ride a more narrow board. sure you'll get a good deal but the toe drag will be ruining your day anyway.

05-15-2009, 07:43 PM	#6 (permalink)
DC5R Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,610	Your plan may avoid the taxes. It's probably best to check with your local taxation office to find out. It would be terrible for you to go through all this just to get taxed anyways.

05-19-2009, 10:08 PM	#7 (permalink)
Incogneato Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 352	no it won't work, when dhl ships it they will ask for a value for insurance, and there will be limits on the value of gifts, so you will get hit with the taxes. not too mention it will cost about 150 us to ship it anyway.

05-19-2009, 10:44 PM	#8 (permalink)
nos Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 207	Well you have a pretty ducked out stance already so toedrag may not be an issue.

05-19-2009, 11:08 PM	#9 (permalink)
DC5R Veteran Member Join Date: Feb 2008 Posts: 1,610	^^even if it costs $150US to ship, it'll still work out much cheaper than if he purchased it in Belgium.

05-23-2009, 07:24 AM	#10 (permalink)
NikoDM Guest Posts: n/a	Ok, so I decided to see what it would give to put my boot on the 160, since getting the 159W was a really big hassle... Once mounted on i had an overhang of +- 3.5 cm on the back and +- .85 cm on the front... This seemed quite acceptable to me, what do you guys think? The problem now is that I can only get my hands on the cartel est's 07-08 whilest I don't really find them a good match colorwise... Should i wait 'till next seasons are out, or just go with it?