Selling my Upwings

[BackB0NE]

wow, those are really light. It's recommended that you go 2 weight classes higher. So it's going to be hard to find someone over 5'7" and weighing in the 120lbs range.

The problem with upwings are in foot plate. Moding to add snowboard bindings is a bit more work then other models and for short people 5'6" or smaller, the design of the heel plate is weird. Adding a flip flop does not work. It uses the back heel plate up, and so your heel slides back and then loosens the foot strappings.

I'm 5'6" and I just live with the banging. Doing tucks or back scrathers suck, but it's liveable. I would say, anyone below 5'5" should not get upwings, unless someone can come up with a good mod for the vertically challenged. Platform shoes that give 1-2 inches are best, but don't get the ones with a gillzion laces.  

You should do the socks on the foot pads. Getting replacements for those in n.america is like finding gold in your backyard.

I think if the weight class and height meets the person, do the few mods suggested on this board, $300 is a great price for the upwings. It's a lot more quite then the non-bearing classic powerisers. It doesn't have all that clanking and squawking on the classic models.

The light weightness and ease of the calf cuff are good points.

[alystair]

I'm actually 140lbs and it seemed to work fine! They weren't bottoming out in my case, but I guess that's because of my inability to bend my legs so much

[BackB0NE]

I'm about 150lbs, near 70kg, I got the 90kg springs. At first, I had to really work on getting some spring. But, my technique is much better, and I would say the 90kg springs (2 weight classes above) is about spot on. If you are really strong and have good technique, then it might be 3 weight classes above with these springs.)

Currently, I'm getting about 3 feet (sliglty less then a meter) and I am not bottoming out.