!!! MOGUL MONSTER !!!
Kurt Mang
local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
channels built into the base - better for moving slush and water in spring
conditions, I guess. Weighs in at a feathery 2 pounds.
Questions: is $15 (Canadian) too much for this board, or is the deal of
the century I beleive it is? Does the Mogul Monster come in a regular
footed configuration (hate to have to ride fakie all the time ... except
when I'm riding fakie ... ow, my head ...)? One other thing that concerns
me: will the lack of metal edges make it harder to carve?
If anybody has ridden this board, or knows of any pros riding it, please
let the snowboarding community know. Let's get behind the cutting edge
manufacturers!
Kurt - waitin' for more goddam snow up north.
Andrey Prokoshin
>Grasping For Control wrote:
>: On 18 Jan 1995, Crispin Cowan wrote:
>:
>: > In article <D2Ly6...@freenet.carleton.ca>,
>: > Kurt Mang <bf...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
>: > >Lookin' for a recommendation on a hot new (?) board I scoped out at my
>: > >local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
>: > >unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
>: > >integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
>: > Think of it as a step down from a "Black Snow".
>: >
>: What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
>I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
>Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
>said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
>an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
>just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
>that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
>WAKE UP!!!!!!!
WAKE UP!!! They are being sarcastic.
>*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*
>< Frank Torrey >
>< Student Assistant >
>< Auxiliary Technologies >
>< fsto...@mtu.edu >
><_________________________>
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BRUCE
: : On 18 Jan 1995, Crispin Cowan wrote:
: :
: : > In article <D2Ly6...@freenet.carleton.ca>,
: : > Kurt Mang <bf...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
: : > >local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
: : > >unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
: : > >integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
: : >
: : What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
: I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
: Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
: said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
: an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
: just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
: that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
: WAKE UP!!!!!!!
JEEEZZZ!!! Crisper, Jack, ... , kids!! In the immortal words of David
Letterman...
"IT'S A JOKE, PEOPLE!!"
All that schooling and zero sense of humour.
And just for the record, Black Snow makes the Mogul Monster. When we
were at Blue Mtn. last week, there was actually one guy about to head up
the hill on one! HA!
-=Dawn=-
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Grasping For Control
> fsto...@mtu.edu (Franklin S. Torrey) writes:
>
> >Grasping For Control wrote:
> >: On 18 Jan 1995, Crispin Cowan wrote:
> >:
> >: > In article <D2Ly6...@freenet.carleton.ca>,
> >: > Kurt Mang <bf...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
> >: > >Lookin' for a recommendation on a hot new (?) board I scoped out at my
> >: > >local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
> >: > >unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
> >: > >integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
> >: > Think of it as a step down from a "Black Snow".
> >: >
> >: What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
>
> >I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
> >Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
> >said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
> >an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
> >just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
> >that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
> >WAKE UP!!!!!!!
>
>
> WAKE UP!!! They are being sarcastic.
>
sshhhh Frank! We were havin' fun. :)
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Crispin Cowan
BRUCE <dell...@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>JEEEZZZ!!! Crisper, Jack, ... , kids!! In the immortal words of David
>Letterman...
> "IT'S A JOKE, PEOPLE!!"
>And just for the record, Black Snow makes the Mogul Monster. When we
>were at Blue Mtn. last week, there was actually one guy about to head up
>the hill on one! HA!
Right. I've even given lessons to kids on black snow boards. It's a
really horrible experience. That's the point: even if the original
poster was kidding, I don't want any newbie reader getting the wrong
idea: Black Snows, Mogul Monsters, etc. are not snowboards. They are
kindling. They would have been better off leaving the poor old
dinosaurs in the ground than turning them into those plastic trash
boards.
Crispin
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Ask not for whom the Bell Curves, it Curves for Thee!
Grasping For Control
> Grasping For Control wrote:
> : On 18 Jan 1995, Crispin Cowan wrote:
> :
> : > In article <D2Ly6...@freenet.carleton.ca>,
> : > Kurt Mang <bf...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
> : > >Lookin' for a recommendation on a hot new (?) board I scoped out at my
> : > >local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
> : > >unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
> : > >integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
> : > Think of it as a step down from a "Black Snow".
> : >
> : What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
>
> I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
> Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
> said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
> an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
> just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
> that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
> WAKE UP!!!!!!!
OK man. If you think that I'm just gonna stand by and let you insult
such a great company then you got another thing comin'!! First off,
Black Snow is the name of the company that makes the Mogul Monster.
That's what I meant when I said that it couldn't be a step down from the
company that makes it. You seem to really hate this board. Did you have
a bad experiance with one or something? 'Cause I just can't fathom why
you wouldn't like the MM!!
BRUCE
: Right. I've even given lessons to kids on black snow boards. It's a
: really horrible experience. That's the point: even if the original
: poster was kidding, I don't want any newbie reader getting the wrong
: idea: Black Snows, Mogul Monsters, etc. are not snowboards. They are
: kindling. They would have been better off leaving the poor old
: dinosaurs in the ground than turning them into those plastic trash
: boards.
Actually Crispin, I was under the impression that Black Snow does make
"real" boards too, just that the Mogul Monster is not one of them. It
says on the box that they (MMs) come in that they are not to be used on a
ski hill.
They do make boards (more than one model as well) with metal edges that
are just old-style.
BUT, I see your point about the newbie thing. I mean, if the guy fooled
some "real" boarders, some fool just may try....
Crispin Cowan
BRUCE <dell...@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>Actually Crispin, I was under the impression that Black Snow does make
>"real" boards too, just that the Mogul Monster is not one of them. It
operators because they have edges on them. However, the boards are
still made of injection-moulded PVC, have no core, no topsheet, no PTEX
base material, no camber, and very little side cut. In short, it's a
lunch tray with edges. Almost impossible to ride. Do NOT buy one,
unless you intend to use it as a sled.
Franklin S. Torrey
: On 19 Jan 1995, Franklin S. Torrey wrote:
: > I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
: > Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
: OK man. If you think that I'm just gonna stand by and let you insult
: Black Snow is the name of the company that makes the Mogul Monster.
: That's what I meant when I said that it couldn't be a step down from the
: company that makes it. You seem to really hate this board. Did you have
: a bad experiance with one or something? 'Cause I just can't fathom why
: you wouldn't like the MM!!
blind to the concept of edgeless boards until I rode a lunch tray down
the local slopes. Man, I should probably think about what I'm saying
before I go slamming the only company to throw in a free pair of bindings
with every board purchased. And what a deal (15$)... I thought our buddy
Kurt was just kidding.
*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*
< Frank Torrey >
< Student Assistant >
< Auxiliary Technologies >
< fsto...@mtu.edu >
\______________________/
Jack Michaud
Yes, the mogul monster is the future of snowboarding. Get one now, while
they still only cost $15! The plastic is an excellent damper and carves
great turns. Also, you'll never need to sharpen it, wax it, grind it or
anything!
-Jack
Grasping For Control
You also never have to ride it! You can just carry it with you
everywhere you go and look like a kewl snowboarder!!
Kurt Mang
In a previous posting, Crispin Cowan (cri...@helix.cse.ogi.edu) writes:
> In article <3fnk5g$3...@ccshst05.cs.uoguelph.ca>,
> BRUCE <dell...@uoguelph.ca> wrote:
>>Letterman...
>> "IT'S A JOKE, PEOPLE!!"
>
> really horrible experience. That's the point: even if the original
> poster was kidding, I don't want any newbie reader getting the wrong
> idea: Black Snows, Mogul Monsters, etc. are not snowboards. They are
> kindling. They would have been better off leaving the poor old
> dinosaurs in the ground than turning them into those plastic trash
> boards.
>
> Crispin
So sorry! Thank heavens someone is here to maintain order and control and
save all those poor newbies from themselves! God bless you, Crispin ... I
feel shame for all the misery and suffering I have caused with my cruel
prank. Does this mean I can't have a lesson?
Dude, it's people like you that get Bugs Bunny censored with the old
reliable "but what about all the impressionable young boneheads out
there?" arguement. Here's an idea: why don't you worry about yourself and
stop worrying about the rest of us? Do you really thing that after reading
this post some dumb kid is going to walk into Joe's Snowboard Shoppe and
plunk down $15 for a Mogul Monster? Christ, you must be fun at parties.
As the dude in "Gettin' Some" said: "You can't take snowboarding too
seriously, because it's just a bunch of guys riding around on little
sticks ... speaking their own funny language .. and some of them get lots
of money." Nuff said.
Kurt - finally gettin' snow in big O.
Grasping For Control
>
> Kurt - finally gettin' snow in big O.
Good post. We also got a dump up here. :) The local hill get 30 cm of
fresh and I had a great time all weekend. Thanks to whomever sent this
weather my way!!
Jack Michaud
Hey Kurt, looks like you got another one! Read on...
In article <3fmme5$p...@aremis.aux.mtu.edu> fsto...@mtu.edu (Franklin S. Torrey) writes:
>: What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
>
>I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
>Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
>said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
>an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
>just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
>that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
>WAKE UP!!!!!!!
>
>*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*
>< Frank Torrey >
>< Student Assistant >
>< Auxiliary Technologies >
>< fsto...@mtu.edu >
><_________________________>
No no no, YOU wake up Frank. You really think anybody is that dumb?
That was flamebait, and by golly, you swallowed the hook!
-Jack
Franklin S. Torrey
: No no no, YOU wake up Frank. You really think anybody is that dumb?
: -Jack
whoa! i am so embarassed. i feel so bad. kind a like i yelled and i
shouldn't have. damn you clever guys got me. (by golly) i was just
kiddin' 'bout the lunch tray too. BTW, i do know some pretty dumb
people, JACK, even up here at Tech.
--
Jack Michaud
>Letterman...
> "IT'S A JOKE, PEOPLE!!"
Oh, I knew that. You must have missed my earlier post, singing the
praises of Black snow's space aged technology.
peace-
Jack
Paul Lukacs - AIMD/W95
: : On 18 Jan 1995, Crispin Cowan wrote:
: :
: : > In article <D2Ly6...@freenet.carleton.ca>,
: : > Kurt Mang <bf...@FreeNet.Carleton.CA> wrote:
: : > >local shop yesterday. It's called a "mogul monster" and it's design is
: : > >unique, to say the least. It's a one-piece solid plastic construct with an
: : > >integrated binding system (goofy-footed, no less) and about 3/4 inch
: : >
: : What do you mean 'a step down' ? A mogul monster is a Black Snow!
: I can't for the life of me believe you are even considering the "Mogul
: Monster" a _real_ snowboard. Crispin hit the nail on the head when he
: said it's a toy! THAT IS ALL IT IS!!! And what's this about being
: an equal, a step down, or even a step up from a Black Snow... They suck
: just as bad (IOW, it's also just a toy!) We're talking about a board
: that is 3/4" thick, integrated bindings, and NO EDGE! Come on people...
: WAKE UP!!!!!!!
: *^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^*
: < Frank Torrey >
: < Student Assistant >
: < Auxiliary Technologies >
: < fsto...@mtu.edu >
: <_________________________>
:what are you saying, man the MOGUL MONSTER RIPS! they're a step up from
everything except for CRUZ. and they cost half as much. i mean i'd rather
ride a MOGUL MONSTER than a burton. Black snow are made by the most
oppressed labourers in the world, therfore, enabling them to keep their
prices down and production high
Franklin S. Torrey
:
: :what are you saying, man the MOGUL MONSTER RIPS! they're a step up from
: ride a MOGUL MONSTER than a burton. Black snow are made by the most
: oppressed labourers in the world, therfore, enabling them to keep their
: prices down and production high
...and then you read on and realized how old this joke is getting...
--
Paul Lukacs - AIMD/W95
: Hey Kurt, looks like you got another one! Read on...
:Hey guys' there's just one thing that i gotta say. Any black snow is
better thatn any burton board.
-releck-
Paul Lukacs - AIMD/W95
Franklin S. Torrey
: : Paul Lukacs - AIMD/W95 wrote:
: : :
: : : :what are you saying, man the MOGUL MONSTER RIPS! they're a step up from
: : : everything except for CRUZ. and they cost half as much. i mean i'd rather
: : : ride a MOGUL MONSTER than a burton. Black snow are made by the most
: : : oppressed labourers in the world, therfore, enabling them to keep their
: : : prices down and production high
:
: : ...and then you read on and realized how old this joke is getting...
:
:
: -PAUL-
uh, huh-huh, huh-huh
That was a good one.