Monday, March 28, 2005
Level Of Difficulty at Work: 1.5 out of 10
NapTime During Lunch: 38min
Whelp i won another ebay battle.. this time scoring a 02' Palmer 158cm Carbon Circles Snowboard in pretty good - excellent condition for 111$ shipped.. i've been eyeing a palmer since they came out around '98.. They were the first boards made with any sort of carbon fiber in them. The originals were the lightest, fastest decks out there, but the only downfall was cost and if the board took a big hit it could snap. The Palmers were made for a new kind of racing, boardercross. Just imagine 4-6 people going down a track on snowboards trying to beat each other without tripping each other! Year after year they'd get better and better. Busting out things like Honeycomb technology, Kevlar - aramid layering and titanium edging. They also had a see-through snowboard last year! The honeycomb is the lightest structure built with the least amount of material, just ask them buzzing bees. Palmers are still costly beasts. Starting from $400-850! It's quite a board, it's all about technology..
i remember 2 years or so ago i was at Alpine Meadows at their last-week sale. 20$ lift tickets and what not, and at the end of the day i went to the demo board shop and they had several Palmer Boards, and i think a Carbon Circle for $250, i almost wanted to get it, but since i've only used my current board for 2 seasons, it didn't feel like it was worth it.
Ebay is soo cool.. Now i feel for 111$ it's worth it..
NapTime During Lunch: 38min
Whelp i won another ebay battle.. this time scoring a 02' Palmer 158cm Carbon Circles Snowboard in pretty good - excellent condition for 111$ shipped.. i've been eyeing a palmer since they came out around '98.. They were the first boards made with any sort of carbon fiber in them. The originals were the lightest, fastest decks out there, but the only downfall was cost and if the board took a big hit it could snap. The Palmers were made for a new kind of racing, boardercross. Just imagine 4-6 people going down a track on snowboards trying to beat each other without tripping each other! Year after year they'd get better and better. Busting out things like Honeycomb technology, Kevlar - aramid layering and titanium edging. They also had a see-through snowboard last year! The honeycomb is the lightest structure built with the least amount of material, just ask them buzzing bees. Palmers are still costly beasts. Starting from $400-850! It's quite a board, it's all about technology..
i remember 2 years or so ago i was at Alpine Meadows at their last-week sale. 20$ lift tickets and what not, and at the end of the day i went to the demo board shop and they had several Palmer Boards, and i think a Carbon Circle for $250, i almost wanted to get it, but since i've only used my current board for 2 seasons, it didn't feel like it was worth it.
Ebay is soo cool.. Now i feel for 111$ it's worth it..
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