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[coleslawed]

Mervin rep had some kill boards, so I scored a Terrain Wrecker (miscut above left contact point on the nose) and popped some new Atlases on it.

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(Horizon is not new, just there as a thirst trap to try and get a friend to go ride early season)

[spanyard]

Man, I love the look of that horizon. US next addition most likely.

Re: o drives - yeah it's a gamble, but I got my second pair of acerras for them specifically (possibly my favorite boot of all time).

[kimchi]

... I got my second pair of acerras for them specifically (possibly my favorite boot of all time).

I picked up a lightly used pair CHEAP off marketplace. I don't care for boa, but hoping I like them.

[Blessed420]

cheap lil used 20/21 mercury in 159

[tracer]

Two hours after the Pin Tonic arrived I get DMed by Peter Bauer (Amplid) asking me if I want a new proto to take to Japan… Not allowed to show it off though.

[Gammalteknologi]

Not new but newly painted.
Salomon Assassin 159
Salomon district
Both a few years old.

[kimchi]

Two new splitboards, Weston Backwoods 163 vs. Burton Hometown Hero 162. Only keeping one, haven't decided which. Gut feeling is I'd like the Hometown Hero better as a daily (little burlier, more switch-friendly), but Backwoods might be a better split (little more nose, earlier early rise, bit softer but not floppy in the nose).

I previously owned a Backwoods split (and solid). I know I like it, but I don't love it. Little soft in the nose for me, wish it had full camber through the tail. It's a solid performer, just like... very reliable but not spectacular to me. I just replaced it with another Backwoods because I got a solid price, and I honestly couldn't find a split that stood out to me as a clearly superior option (maybe a Stranda Shorty 164).

Got a good price on the Hometown Hero and ben interested in the board for years, but they don't make a 162 in the solid (closest is a 160) only the split. It's a bit heavier than the Weston (about 1.5 lbs, although Weston doesn't have the Spark Pucks which are like another 10 oz, so bit less than a lb difference).

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The Hometown Hero has SERIOUS camber. Looks like about 13 mm. I was surprised / impressed, that's Korua level camber.

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[scrub]

@kimchi I just spent 2 days on my HTH split doing an avy class in Whistler. Fucking loved it, felt great touring and I think I finally got my downhill stance figured out and it felt really good on the mixed surface ride down.

[pow_hnd]

Korua Escalator 57

[C.Fuzzy]

Two new splitboards, Weston Backwoods 163 vs. Burton Hometown Hero 162. Only keeping one, haven't decided which. Gut feeling is I'd like the Hometown Hero better as a daily (little burlier, more switch-friendly), but Backwoods might be a better split (little more nose, earlier early rise, bit softer but not floppy in the nose).

I previously owned a Backwoods split (and solid). I know I like it, but I don't love it. Little soft in the nose for me, wish it had full camber through the tail. It's a solid performer, just like... very reliable but not spectacular to me. I just replaced it with another Backwoods because I got a solid price, and I honestly couldn't find a split that stood out to me as a clearly superior option (maybe a Stranda Shorty 164).

Got a good price on the Hometown Hero and ben interested in the board for years, but they don't make a 162 in the solid (closest is a 160) only the split. It's a bit heavier than the Weston (about 1.5 lbs, although Weston doesn't have the Spark Pucks which are like another 10 oz, so bit less than a lb difference).

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The Hometown Hero has SERIOUS camber. Looks like about 13 mm. I was surprised / impressed, that's Korua level camber.

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Stance options of the HTH for me. Appears from the pic you can get more setback on it.