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SJF_NH wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:08 pm Two shop guys that I know attended an on-snow demo this year for all manufacturers and they both said that the Candle was their favorite out of everything they rode at the demo, and neither one has any particular fondness for Arbor.

Spenser wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 2:12 pm

SJF_NH wrote: ↑Sat Apr 08, 2023 8:08 pm Two shop guys that I know attended an on-snow demo this year for all manufacturers and they both said that the Candle was their favorite out of everything they rode at the demo, and neither one has any particular fondness for Arbor.

My friend Mark Rainery has been riding for arbor for a while now, mostly the annex for everything, but has time on the guch and one of their stiffer twins. He finally got a candle and is loving it. We grow up riding pretty normal boards like that, and he exclaimed at how weird all the uprise fender and sidecut stuff is that arbor does, now that he's back on some thing normal. Personal preference, of course. I was stoked to see Arbor coming out with candle, specifically for his needs, and it's playing out as expected. Board looks sweet, too.

peruna wrote: ↑Fri Jan 26, 2024 5:24 pm Been waiting for this one since making a deal on the Snowboard Trader group, ostensibly it's not for me but damn straight I'm going to ride it to see if I want one myself.

Yes it's made in Poland.

Sidenote, *please* don't ship with UPS if you're selling something to a Canadian from the US. Their brokerage fees are outrageous and internally they basically have no idea WTF is going on when somebody self clears the shipment. UPS wanted $105.66 total, I told them I'd self clear, got the required paperwork from them (after 3 phone calls), paid $18.47 at the CBSA office, provided UPS with the proof, proceeded to wait 1.5 weeks for them to finally deliver it. All the while them still insisting I owed them the $105.66, up until the driver came and I showed him my completed payment form from the CBSA. Their right hand absolutely does not know what their left hand is doing. Ok rant over, I'm half considering taking this to Japan when I fly out tomorrow despite never having ridden one, hell I haven't even been out riding yet this season

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Gammalteknologi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:56 am New bindings arrived today. They will go on a new deck I ordered.
Really looking forward to trying these after several years riding union mini disc bindings almost exclusively.

The new deck is a Salomon Taka EP 164. Equally exited for it to arrive

Blessed420 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:59 am

Gammalteknologi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:56 am New bindings arrived today. They will go on a new deck I ordered.
Really looking forward to trying these after several years riding union mini disc bindings almost exclusively.

The new deck is a Salomon Taka EP 164. Equally exited for it to arrive

bought black ones when i was in the alps and for my surprise i really like them, they are not too stiff laterally and the canted beds were awesome.

ridden them on the 156 outsiders

Gammalteknologi wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 6:52 am

Blessed420 wrote: ↑Wed Feb 07, 2024 12:59 am

Gammalteknologi wrote: ↑Tue Feb 06, 2024 11:56 am New bindings arrived today. They will go on a new deck I ordered.
Really looking forward to trying these after several years riding union mini disc bindings almost exclusively.

The new deck is a Salomon Taka EP 164. Equally exited for it to arrive

bought black ones when i was in the alps and for my surprise i really like them, they are not too stiff laterally and the canted beds were awesome.

ridden them on the 156 outsiders

Sounds good. Getting chargers for my split made me curious about more rigid bindings.
First day with my new setup will be tomorrow. Picking up the new deck tonoght after work