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Discussion in 'Sports, Hobbies & Interests' started by Gunshot-6A, Aug 10, 2016.

  1. Mar 2, 2021 at 12:45 PM
    Gunshot-6A

    Gunshot-6A [OP] Prime Beef

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    Skiing without a doubt. The fact that your feet are fixed together on a snowboard keeps the pressure off your knees.

    Learning to snowboard is way worse on your face, wrists, and ass though.
     
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    cartter469

    cartter469 Professional Idiot

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    Yea I'm past the fall every 10 seconds phase but not ready for black or dbl blacks yet. My weaker knee of the two is my front foot so I tend to put too much pressure on the rear leg. I still have to make a conscious effort to keep weight where it needs to be.
     
  3. Mar 2, 2021 at 12:53 PM
    SenatorBlutarsky

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    So you enjoy spending all of your time traversing and side-stepping and not actually skiing downhill then? :wink:
     
  4. Mar 2, 2021 at 12:55 PM
    Gunshot-6A

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    Aint nobody got time for the apron and all that hiking. I'm the finding "the sneaky tree lines on the blues" guy
     
  5. Mar 2, 2021 at 1:18 PM
    ginseng27

    ginseng27 who knows?

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    not enough.
    10000000% skiing. wayyyy worse for your knees.
     
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    DarthPow

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    I'm taking issue with the way you guys are framing this "which is worse for your knees." lol

    Neither is "bad" for your knees, or any other part of your body. Yes, skiing puts more stress on your knees than snowboarding does. But that isn't inherently a "good" or "bad" thing.
     
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    Found the guy with bad knees :rofl:
     
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    You fond the medical guy is what you found.
     
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    Gunshot-6A

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    Hmmm...

    [​IMG]
     
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    You fondled who?
     
  11. Mar 2, 2021 at 2:05 PM
    Gunshot-6A

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    You're not gonna like the answer to that question ;)
     
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    these are diy aren't they? not legit? ive seen similar things from big city commuter forums. they cut out the cleat spot on their business/dress shoes to commute in them
     
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    Yep, this right here. and an orthopedic physical therapy guy at that! :D (and an avid skier)
     
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    he fondled me. I'm still dealing with the trauma.
     
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    Eeek I bet you do have bad knees then
     
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    T@co_Pr3runn3r

    T@co_Pr3runn3r XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX

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    Yeah, belt drive!

    20190213_072638.jpg


    oh, you meant the shoes? All I saw was belt drive, lol................
     
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    Gunshot-6A

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    I mean...c'mon :rofl: I was just trying to pet the puppy and missed ;)

     
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    LOOOLLL i love that you dug up that pic. I guess I can't blame you for trying to pet the puppy. He is a little cutie. ("was", now he's a medium sized cutie!) (though I'm still not convinced that was your intent)
     
  20. Mar 2, 2021 at 2:41 PM
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    Is this human version of an IPA @DarthPow ?
     

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