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 #64 Re: Riding Flat Out 31/08/2008 @ 22:35:23 |
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it was a lib tech banana board. The nose and tail edges don't dig into the snow when your flat base, only when you put it on edge which since he was trying to ride cat tracks flat base meant that the board started spin slightly. I should put him on one of those permanently to slow him down  |
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| #63 Re: Riding Flat Out 30/08/2008 @ 00:51:17 |
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| #62 Re: Riding Flat Out 28/08/2008 @ 13:14:27 |
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banana boards are apparently terrible for riding flat base. As they lift up in front and behind your bindings they don't dig into the snow meaning they can amusingly spin, the only time i've ever seen my boyfriend have problems on a board was trying this out  |
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| #61 Re: Riding Flat Out 28/08/2008 @ 11:33:41 |
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QUOTE (Rachel - 28/08/2008 @ 10:12:15) Or your riding style has improved and you are no longer rotating your body.
Yep, think you're right there... it probably stopped rotating when I started pointing at the nose and tail.
Still - I'd rather the board rotated than catch an edge on the flat!  |
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| #60 Re: Riding Flat Out 28/08/2008 @ 10:12:15 |
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QUOTE (Steamer - 27/08/2008 @ 17:18:20) It definitely reduces the risk of catching an edge on the flat… but it seems to have a funny tendency to want to rotate a bit (particularly once when you’ve lost a bit of speed), which is a bit odd at first. I think it must be because there’s less edge touching the ground when you’re flat based. I must have figured out a way of getting around that subconsciously though because it seemed to stop happening now.
Or your riding style has improved and you are no longer rotating your body. |
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| #59 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 17:18:20 |
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| It definitely reduces the risk of catching an edge on the flat… but it seems to have a funny tendency to want to rotate a bit (particularly once when you’ve lost a bit of speed), which is a bit odd at first. I think it must be because there’s less edge touching the ground when you’re flat based. I must have figured out a way of getting around that subconsciously though because it seemed to stop happening now. |
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| #58 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 16:33:40 |
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| #57 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 15:24:30 |
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Yeh, loving the triple base!
I had a Jam last year but it de-lammed  Such a shame, I loved that board. I've also got a Hero, which is really nice but a tad softer than the Jam.
Do it!!!  |
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| #56 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 15:17:52 |
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Good point! I was gonna mention banana / triplebase boards and forgot. Doh!  Do you have a Bataleon? I thinking of getting an Evil Twin or a Riot...  |
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| #55 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 12:15:49 |
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...and getting a Bataleon helps as well!  |
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| #54 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 12:00:46 |
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I agree with many of the previous posts. The problem with a flat base on an icy cat track is that your margin for error is so small. Keeping a low CoG will help recover if a small lump in the surface knocks you off balance, and having a bit of speed can help you slice through them instead of getting tripped up... but you can still hit an icy furrow left by someone else (probably a skier, deliberatly laying traps for you) that can have you on your face before you know what hit you. So it requires a surprising amount of experience to get it right and flat base a cat track safely. Don't try it straight off. Go from edge to edge, but make your movements more and more subtle over time until you're eventually more-or-less flat basing, then go for it when you're ready...
Once you're there it'll seem easy, but that's cos you've got the balance to do it.
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| #53 Re: Riding Flat Out 27/08/2008 @ 09:07:32 |
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QUOTE (*wildebeest - 10/08/2008 @ 10:08:20) I would second that - low CoG and legs flexed ready to absorb bumps and correct as necessary.
I third it!
Keeping a completely flat base is the key - no twisting at all. Sometimes you can do that without noticing when your body position isn't balanced (and you can end up catching an edge). Keeping your shoulders in line with your board is one of the most important things - a good exercise for that is to point at the nose and tail of your board when you're riding along - that's really useful for avoiding the cat-track-slap! |
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| #52 Re: Riding Flat Out 26/08/2008 @ 21:56:54 |
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That was me the whole weekend I spent in Aviemore earlier this year. I'm sooo pleased I've read this thread cos I'm havin the same problem..okay at doin most stuff except stoppin because I've been ridin flat instead of usin the edge  It didn't hurt at the time so wasn't an incentive to try and stop properly but there's a dry slope near me I had a lesson on and that wasn't as much fun!!! |
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| #51 Re: Riding Flat Out 16/08/2008 @ 10:40:35 |
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| #50 Re: Riding Flat Out 14/08/2008 @ 15:06:56 |
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It's not very fast - this riding flat out
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