Buying skiboards in the UK

[Shorterthanlife]

Anybody ever order anything from Skiboardsweden? The only have stock dating from 2014 though

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[ysb33r]

I agree with ysb33r in that the eman uprise 104 boards from skiboards.eu are very good and I believe are very much like the revolts, I got mine from this source and they are very good value as no vat or import taxes, they also do a non release binding and I think a release binding on a plate similar in concept to the spruce pro prime. What I did was get the emans from cz and a pair of spruce raptors with risers and release bindings direct from spruce as they do a good price on the package and it got me started with a release setup that is full interchangeable with all skiboards, good luck with your decision.


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[Motorsbuzz1966]

I agree with ysb33r in that the eman uprise 104 boards from skiboards.eu are very good and I believe are very much like the revolts, I got mine from this source and they are very good value as no vat or import taxes, they also do a non release binding and I think a release binding on a plate similar in concept to the spruce pro prime. What I did was get the emans from cz and a pair of spruce raptors with risers and release bindings direct from spruce as they do a good price on the package and it got me started with a release setup that is full interchangeable with all skiboards, good luck with your decision.


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[ysb33r]

Depends, A new pair of Revolts retail on this site for 269USD. I ordered a pair just before Christmas, with Spruce Riser bindings, shipping and UK duty I was out around £450 all in, which is probably what you'd be paying for a pretty average pair of skis in a UK retailer. And, let me tell you, these Revolts are anything but average.

£150 could be a bargain if bindings are included. If you are looking for something similar I can recommend the Eman 104s from the the Czech Republic. I have a pair and they are very similar in performance. They only go for €186 for a brand new pair - shipping will be cheaper and no import VAT.

http://skiboards.eu/en/skiboards/193...ards-2016.html

[alfius]

I'm not really 100% sure. I miss being able to go over powder on the snowblades like I can on skis. So was thinking longer wider boards would help with that. A guy I met at a local dry slope has offered to sell me a pair RVL8 revolts. He says they are about 6 years old but in good condition. He is looking for £150 for them. Does that sound like a good deal?

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Depends, A new pair of Revolts retail on this site for 269USD. I ordered a pair just before Christmas, with Spruce Riser bindings, shipping and UK duty I was out around £450 all in, which is probably what you'd be paying for a pretty average pair of skis in a UK retailer. And, let me tell you, these Revolts are anything but average.

[Steve_Watson]

What sort of thing are you looking for Steve?

I'm not really 100% sure. I miss being able to go over powder on the snowblades like I can on skis. So was thinking longer wider boards would help with that. A guy I met at a local dry slope has offered to sell me a pair RVL8 revolts. He says they are about 6 years old but in good condition. He is looking for £150 for them. Does that sound like a good deal?

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[Bad Wolf]

I have a set if bomber non release bindings but may upgrade soon

Bombers are about as good as it gets for non release bindings.

[valmorel]

I may just do that. Looking to get boards first then see what happens. I have a set if bomber non release bindings but may upgrade soon

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What sort of thing are you looking for Steve?

[Steve_Watson]

If you are looking for a releasable binding set up let me know

I may just do that. Looking to get boards first then see what happens. I have a set if bomber non release bindings but may upgrade soon

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[Steve_Watson]

You should better start your own WTB thread in the Buy/Sell sub-forum, in order to get a much better exposure to your request. And look for older posts in the "for sale" category that were not marked as sold.

Also look at this thread, UK seller :

https://www.skiboardsonline.com/foru...ad.php?t=16178

Thanks I'll do that now. To be honest I feel a bit cheeky my first post being asking to buy boards. I've been reading for a while but never posted before now.


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[beeby11]

If you are looking for a releasable binding set up let me know

[newbie2011]

If anyone else has any old gear they would like to sell I'm looking to buy my first proper pair of skiboards.

You should better start your own WTB thread in the Buy/Sell sub-forum, in order to get a much better exposure to your request. And look for older posts in the "for sale" category that were not marked as sold.

Also look at this thread, UK seller :

https://www.skiboardsonline.com/foru...ad.php?t=16178

[Steve_Watson]

If anyone else has any old gear they would like to sell I'm looking to buy my first proper pair of skiboards. I've been using an old battered pair of Salomon snowblades for the last few years. After trying some skiboards on a skiing holiday last year I just can't go back to the Salomon's.


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[beeby11]

Can't believe i missed this, there have been some discussions and since christmas she has been learning to waddle in the lounge. So hopefully my poles wont be needed

[Gromit]

Snowboarder towing

Another quick question... Poles or no poles?

I generally ski with my girlfriend who boards and the poles come in handy for dragging her along the flats, as i can skate fairly well on the short skis. I tend to only use the poles for comfort on steeper runs and really don't use them to their full potential.

I guess now is the time to ditch the poles ?

You seemed to be getting on fine this morning on the Condors without ski poles.

I had an idea on how you could tow your girlfriend, on her snowboard, along when you are on the flats. Buy a sling whose circumference is about equal (or maybe a bit longer?) to the length of two ski poles, from a rock climbing gear shop. When you reach a flat spot, you could tow her along with the sling.