Почему не по штуке ойро
? Это больше штуки US & Can Dollar, все равно по такой, более высокой цене их разберут !
Как развивалась тема Нортвейвов на бомеронлайне, 20 часов тому назад :
-- Looks like someone in Quebec has loads of Notrhwaves (or access to a lot of them but I'm not sure which model)
https://www.facebook.com/photo.php?f...type=1&theater --
Looks like the coach for the Canadian team. Several of his racers were riding them at the NorAm at Buck 2 weeks ago. He told me was hording them and is working on a plan to manufacture new ones.-- Yeah it's Pat the QC team coach (
http://www.excellencesnowboard.com). He has collected a lot of pairs (I think 5 or more .950s and 2-3+ .900s) in multiple sizes. His goal is to have enough to create molds for each size and get producing them, he has the support and some financing lined up... Follow the facebook page and like/comment on the photo so he has a better idea of where demand is coming from, particularly for which sizes! [/i]
О плюсах и гут качествах Нортвейвов :
-- There's bunch of things I like about the Northwaves. Here's some
- The flex is very progressive they don't collapse on you.
- The rubber sole absorbs a lot of the vibrations which of course plastic don't (any boots with intec heels)
- You can choose from 4 types of different springs stiffness (blue,red,yellow and Silver) and get the flex you wan't MICRO adjustments!
- You can MICRO adjust Forward lean very easily,There's nothing more precise then that on the market
-This one is though to explain for me in english but when you clip the upper portion of the boots the Tongue put pressure on the lower cuff that they kind of extend with some thin plastic inside the boots and it really gives you a good support and make sure your heels don't lift up
-They are simple
-They don't break
-They are yellow
As Ryan said we are currently evaluating the option of making them again. Will see Похоже, новые Нортвейвы будут делать не только под лягухи, но и под интек-пятки . Мнение, мысли и пожелания канадского пользователя/райдера в течение 10(!)-ти лет 900-х Нортвейвов,
"легенда-миф" об этих хардбутах/
"ботинки, подарок от богов сноуборда" :
-- I have the softer grey/blue .900's, not the stiffer .950's. Below are a few thoughts that I hope may help a bit with understand the legend-myth of the NW boots.-- For many Northwave owners these boots are a gift from the snowboard Gods whose design was ahead of its time. For others they are over rated, out dated and not that big of a deal. As is often the case, the truth probably lies somewhere in the middle of these two points of view.
I have been riding Northwave .900 for around 10 years. My experience as a recreational weekend rider and the many recent posts about them has me inspired to spout off a few highly biased snowboard opinions.
As a frame of reference I became a hardbooter, in cheap rear entry ski boots in, 1989. Soon after I moved to Raichle 121 mountaineering boots, next was Raichle 224 and 325's and am currently using Northwave .900. The boots listed are the basis of my highly biased opinions; please take them with a grain of salt!
Of the 5 pairs of hard boots I have used over the past many years my Northwaves are, for me, the best boots I have ever owned.
The question is Why? More biased opinions.
NorthWave Spring System:
IMHO the NW spring systems design, that is a simple, light, adjustable for both lean and flex and strong, was years ahead of its time.
The Northwave Shell:
After examining and using the NW boot, IMHO, the shell of the NW boot was designed with two goals in mind.
1) The shell has been designed to fully and completely support the stresses and pressures that are applied to the shell via the spring system. (The very stiff, and thick in certain areas, plastic shell does not deform/buckle/bulge when the spring system is putting huge forces on it; the stiff, thick plastic supports and protect the ankle).
2) To allow the ankle to move as freely and naturally as possible, deep knee bend motion not laterally, this is a key point. (The pivot mechanism and the plastic around it are both very strong and allow the upper and lower shell to move very freely without binding. When the spring is taken off the boot and the liner removed, it is amazing how easily the boot pivots.)
NWs, the Ride:
When wearing/riding the NW boot, plastic shell portion of the boot feels like a perfectly formed rock hard cast that is really, really stiff and hard. When riding and receiving a hard ankle jarring impact, your ankle and the rider has a protected, supported and safe feeling. The spring system and the supporting plastic seem to protect your ankle even if the impact is so hard that the spring bottoms out. At the same time you are feeling protected, you also still have the feeling of being able bend your ankles freely.
Northwave, a few Cons
If I was throwing in my 2 cents on how the NW boots could be improved during a redesign, I would change a few things:
1) Make the foot bed as low as possible. I don't think that the base of the foot needs as high off of the board as it is. The use of an Apex type race plate these days makes stack height a concern, so make the boot as low as possible.
2) Plastic that is not affected by temperature. When very cold the NW tongue can get very stiff, restricting ankle movement.
3) Ramp Angle. I am not sure what to call this? I am also not sure whether more or less ramp angle is the way to go. That said, the NW boot has a lot of heel lift built into the boot.
4) Step In Compatible. The marriage of NorthWave boots and TD Sidewinder Step Ins would be a magic combination. IMHO if the boot controls PRIMARILY the forward flex and the binding controls PRIMARILY the lateral flex, boot-binding Nirvana might be found
5) Stronger buckles as they do break. Many guys have only so many parts and they keep milking their boots along with their bone yard of scraps.
I think that the Northwave boots do deserve a lot of recognition as a great boot that was ahead of its time, can all those racers just be wrong? They are not perfect and the original design needs a re-design. Until something else comes along, I am very happy and lucky to have 2 pairs that will probably see me out.
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