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[aekOne]

soooooo....

so do we actually wanna try and organise a SC snow trip for this season?? maybe even just a 3 day long weekend if peeps can't commit to a week or whateverzz??

[Adam]

I can't commit to anything this year, which sucks, because id be keen for sure!

[FR34KO]

wow that ..vehicle is awesome. am i right to assume that the roof does go up and down? well, it must. awesomeness.

Hmmmm id definitely be in the possible list for a trip

[ADZY7]

Keeeen.

[Scott]

soooooo....

so do we actually wanna try and organise a SC snow trip for this season?? maybe even just a 3 day long weekend if peeps can't commit to a week or whateverzz??

keen!!!

just got back from snow
need to test out my new board

[FR34KO]

need to test out my new board

what buy
where buy from
how much buy
?

[Scott]

lib tech
attack banana
cheap from states

[Adam]

Want a lib tech. Cool looking boards!


My Aek special venue is still goin strong though!

Boots have started to fall apart though. Don't want to buy new ones this season though!

[FR34KO]

I'm definitly buying from the states end of this coming season, its just too cheap to pass up!
Did you buy it in person over there Scott or internet order?
Does it have the magnatraction thing that lib techs have?

Hey Adam, were they well worn boots, rough life? what brand and how long did they last!

[ADZY7]

@Adam. Wen the souls of your boots fall off it's time for new boots.

[Adam]

Saw 2 seasons, I didn't pay retail for them, they were awesome boots, 32, probably about 20 + days on snow I think.

Nothing glue won't fix!!



Happened on the last day of the season. WinRar!

[Scott]

Been over there for the last few weeks, bought it in person has magna traction and banana and elliptical camber, I rode a few different boards over there and the magna traction is amazing and the banana tech is frikken awesome for spinning


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[Adam]

What is this magna traction? It sounds like something you have on slot cars!

[aekOne]

Boots have started to fall apart though. Don't want to buy new ones this season though!

hey adam can you email me some more pics of that boot as that is a DEFINITE warrantee issue. i'll get it replaced for you with a new item. question though, did you put these next to a heater to dry them??

hit me up at aek@quattrosports.com.au

i just ordered a new board this week...32 x DGK (the black one) 155” Banana (made by Mervin MFG)

Dang I got 3 new boards for this season. One of each of the 3 days I’ll probably do this yeah lol

[FR34KO]

What is this magna traction? It sounds like something you have on slot cars!

Its actually quite cool and makes a massive difference. The edges of the board are not straight, they ..'wave' in and out, it changes pressure points and cuts through ice better. among other things? Its only really noticeable if you look down along an edge, not when you look at it perpendicularly.
Ive ridden one board with it, my mates when he got it in NZ. I could change from edge to edge SO quickly just goin flat out down a hill. Dont know what that was the effect of, per say though; as it might've had a couple factors, even the fact that it was shorter than my board..

[Adam]

I did put them next to a heater, but it was a radiant heater so most of the time the heat was going to the roof, and nowhere near the sole. The inners are what normally got put next to the heater.

I will have to go to my parents to pick up the boots, what's the warranty life on them? I think I chucked out the receipt too when I moved!!!!!!!!

[aekOne]

ah ok. don't worry about the time since purchase, i got you covered. Send over the pics when you can and I’ll get it sorted for you…

FYI boots should NEVER be dried in front of a heater, fire or any other intense heat source. Ideally a drying room is the best place. Warm dry air is the best thing for them. The different materials ie: glues, eva, polyurethane, leather, synthetics etc all react differently when wet then heated up causing some to expand and contract at different rates and even cause some to break down. When the glue is wet then heated it’s also under high stress. Remember boots are designed to be in sub zero temps, not extreme heat so once you put the boot under all that stress the opposing forces will cause a boot to break down faster than it would if dried naturally etc

[Adam]

Thanks heaps mate!

I'll get them ASAP

Inners are fine to dry by a heater yeah?

I've found these boots actually stay quite dry! I love them! And would buy 32 boots again for sure! I was actually lookin at a pair of the lashed boots last year.

[aekOne]

sweet mate, whenever you get a chance.

yeah liners are ok but still not to close. the modern materials that are used in boots and liners these days should dry fairly quickly without intense heat

[Adam]

On the subject of drying boots,

I actually saw in NZ they have these things you put in the boots overnight and they actually absorb the moisture.