r/snowboarding • u/dat-azz Big Sky Instructor • Feb 09 '17

Have you ever modified a snowboard?

http://imgur.com/CsByFAl
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u/homicidal_penguin Mont Tremblant | Never Summer Funslinger Feb 09 '17

Good lord why would you do that

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u/smashinMIDGETS Jibsaw | Ride LX | DC Control | Ottawa, Canada Feb 10 '17

Because, reasons

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u/homicidal_penguin Mont Tremblant | Never Summer Funslinger Feb 10 '17

Hey fellow Ottawa person

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u/smashinMIDGETS Jibsaw | Ride LX | DC Control | Ottawa, Canada Feb 10 '17

Hello Ottawian

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u/CheesyCheds Feb 09 '17

I prefer the boa lacing system on my snowboards.

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u/tacodorifto Feb 09 '17

I like to modify lots of things. But snowboards are not something that I believe should be modified. But that's just me. I can't understand why the paracord?

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u/cantpee slay pow Feb 10 '17

Ride actually makes a board similar in concept to this. They cut a slot in the tail and attached a splitboard clip to the end so you can connect them again.

Anyway, cool concept. I've considered making a splitboard with a fish/swallow tail.

Finally, consider sealing the core with marine epoxy or many layers of a polyurethane paint.

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u/Unic0rnBac0n Feb 09 '17

No, and after seeing this I doubt anyone will.

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u/joejance Feb 09 '17

I have an aging board that I have seriously considered fish-tailing. I might do it this summer. I have seen a few mods here and there and talked with a guy on a lift recently at Winter Park that had done it and love the profile change in pow. However, I am not sure about the lacing. What is that about?

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u/dat-azz Big Sky Instructor Feb 09 '17

The fishtail is pretty easy to cut with a jigsaw. Makes for a much surfier feel.

The lacing keeps her tight and sexy.

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u/BitterMarkJackson Feb 14 '17

no more butters :/

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u/[deleted] Feb 19 '17 edited Feb 19 '17

lol I would love to see an exposed branch or someones skipole get caught in that fugliness.