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KIRKRIDER · 12-17-2010, 05:50 PM

FInally caught an edge Wednesday...after years edge-less...I thought I grew immune after all this time.
The new A-Frame demands attention and aggressive control...but at the end of the day with wobbly legs and...glazed eyes, we are prone to distraction and bad posture.
The Arbor board reminded me all that in an instant...WHAM!
Love my helmet. No damage done...beside a sore neck.

snowisgood · 12-17-2010, 06:59 PM

hahaha it sucks when that happens especially after snowboarding for years. degrading.

slyder · 12-17-2010, 07:34 PM

Probably hurt more now than it did a few years ago...did you see the daytime stars??

-Slyder

AngryHugo · 12-17-2010, 08:18 PM

whew. I thought you were going to post the Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go video.

glad you're ok. it sucks when those snow snakes bite you in the ass. how do you like the board otherwise?

KIRKRIDER · 12-19-2010, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by AngryHugo

whew. I thought you were going to post the Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go video.

glad you're ok. it sucks when those snow snakes bite you in the ass. how do you like the board otherwise?

LOL!

No man.....lol...
I love the board...but as I wrote you have to ride it... if you just stand on it..like when you're tired and thinking..."hmm is this my last one or II have legs for another...WHAM!"
no pain besides a sore neck the next day..just a reminder that experience is not an excuse to ride sloppy

It's very forgiving and precise, but it's also a bit longer (158 from 155) than the previous one, and stiffer. Has a very surfy feeling, it's setback so demands a longer turn radius. Haven't tried in really tight anything, but handles the steeps really well, again ,until you have legs to ride well on it.
Very stable at speed...the base is delicate..watch for those rocks...
other than that..I absolutely love it.

InfiniteEclipse · 12-19-2010, 01:46 PM

Suck it up!!! ...if I had a dollar....

lol jks....but seriously the only time I catch an edge is when I'm thinking "this is sketchy, I hope I don't WAMMM"

KIRKRIDER · 12-19-2010, 01:54 PM

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Originally Posted by InfiniteEclipse

Suck it up!!! ...if I had a dollar....

lol jks....but seriously the only time I catch an edge is when I'm thinking "this is sketchy, I hope I don't WAMMM"

Exactly

Just a good old reminder.."respect your board"

Besides..that's what you pay for getting another cambered board..in a rocker-camber world...

12-17-2010, 05:50 PM	#1 (permalink)
KIRKRIDER Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,212	Wham! FInally caught an edge Wednesday...after years edge-less...I thought I grew immune after all this time. The new A-Frame demands attention and aggressive control...but at the end of the day with wobbly legs and...glazed eyes, we are prone to distraction and bad posture. The Arbor board reminded me all that in an instant...WHAM! Love my helmet. No damage done...beside a sore neck. __________________ 2012/13 -12- Kirkwood days Arbor A-Frame 158 2009-10 Jeremy Jones Hovercraft 156, 2011/12 Burton Driver-X K2-Cinch-CTX Subaru WRX 06

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InfiniteEclipse Stay Strapped Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Toronto Posts: 1,116	Suck it up!!! ...if I had a dollar.... lol jks....but seriously the only time I catch an edge is when I'm thinking "this is sketchy, I hope I don't WAMMM" __________________ Did she say Strap-in or Strap-on?

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12-17-2010, 06:59 PM	#2 (permalink)
snowisgood Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Posts: 13	hahaha it sucks when that happens especially after snowboarding for years. degrading.

12-17-2010, 07:34 PM	#3 (permalink)
slyder Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: Milwaukee Suburbs Posts: 1,927	Probably hurt more now than it did a few years ago...did you see the daytime stars?? -Slyder

12-17-2010, 08:18 PM	#4 (permalink)
AngryHugo Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Philly Phorever Posts: 242	whew. I thought you were going to post the Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go video. glad you're ok. it sucks when those snow snakes bite you in the ass. how do you like the board otherwise?