Airframes Traction opinion?

[Dirty Steve]

So I just put a set of black Airframes on my '13 SBA. I put on the traction screws down the outside rail. I ran the row of screws down the center at the top of the tube, until they come up to the footwell area, then I kind of spiraled the last 4 down around so they are a little more toward the side of the rail than the top.
The Airframes came with the new plastic traction cleats instead of the screws for the center of the boards.
I have looked at some other sleds and see that some guys put the cleats or screws in the footwell area at the front and some leave the tubes bare in that area (the front 2-3 cross tubes). Which is the way to go? I'm guessing the guys that leave them bare are concerned with getting their boot caught?

Looking for opinions from those with tube type boards.

 

[himarker]

I had airframes on my 08 D8. I loaded up ALL the tubes with screws, like every 3/4-1". I left no tubes bare. Stellar traction. Point blank. I like the boards on my 13 pro better though. The raised edge on the outside is a plus for my taste. If I ever did another set of airframes I'd do me the same exact way. They're hell on boot soles though...

 

[christopher]

That's a fact.
They tare up your boot souls!


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[the fix-it guy]

I left my first two bars bare, I got mine right before the cleats. I haven't felt a need to add any traction screws.

 

[Dirty Steve]

That's the way I'm leaning. I can always add if needed. I'm guessing the cleats won't be as hard on the boots as the screws.

 

[Brillnator]

On my homemade version, I decided to leave the first two cross members bare with out any screws. I figured that I can always add them later if I needed to. I still have not added them. I have not had an issue with my boots slipping at all. The screws are really hard on the soles of the boots.

 

[Butta]

I watched a guy with Airframes tear up his knee due to the overabundance of traction. After watching what looked to be a benign event ruin his entire year of sledding (this was the first week of Dec), I lost interest in that footboard design.

 

[skibreeze]

I watched a guy with Airframes tear up his knee due to the overabundance of traction. After watching what looked to be a benign event ruin his entire year of sledding (this was the first week of Dec), I lost interest in that footboard design.

Best advice I ever got was to wear a $20 set of knee/shin guards. Can't imagine riding without them now.

Even the factory boards can fawk you up fast. I would have torn up my face badly on an 02 Edge board years ago if not for a tightly strapped helmet. This spring I shredded a jacket on stock 13 Pro boards, and a Tek vest saved my body from that shredding.

 

[Dirty Steve]

I was thinking about some shin guards as I was installing all those nasty screws. What guards do you wear. Some sort of soccer type that just tuck into your socks?

 

[skibreeze]

Something like this.
http://www.bing.com/shopping/marsha...in+knee+guards&lpq=shin knee guards&FORM=HURE

Makes it nice for wrenching in the trailer also, much easier on the knees
.

 

[Butta]

Best advice I ever got was to wear a $20 set of knee/shin guards. Can't imagine riding without them now.

Even the factory boards can fawk you up fast. I would have torn up my face badly on an 02 Edge board years ago if not for a tightly strapped helmet. This spring I shredded a jacket on stock 13 Pro boards, and a Tek vest saved my body from that shredding.

This injury wasn't from impact.....foot stayed planted and the rest of his body twisted, tore up his ACL really bad.

 

[ACMtnCat]

I was thinking about some shin guards as I was installing all those nasty screws. What guards do you wear. Some sort of soccer type that just tuck into your socks?

These are cheap and work perfect!