Adjustable Cant and Lift

 

What is Cant? What is Lift?

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Hardboot setups by nature need some form of cant and lift. We do not have the flex in the ankle area that a soft booter has so it is crucial we mechanically move our boots to the “sweet spot”.

“Canting” is the act of raising the inside or outside of the foot relative to the top surface of the board.

"Lifting" is the act of raising the heel or toe of the foot relative to the top surface of the board.

Canting and Lifting adds leverage to the carve and lessens the amount the body has to move to initiate edge pressure. It also allows for moving of the knees towards each other which, in genenal, makes for a proper snowboard stance.

After selecting the desired CANT DISK Angle (0, 3, or 6 degrees), the TD2 provides 360-degrees of Cant/Lift freedom.

Simply rotate the CANT DISK (in 5 degree increments) to achieve the desired amount of cant or lift or a combination of canting and lifting.

We recommend beginning with what feels right for you. The indexing numbers are provided for reference so you can repeat the set-up on another board or aid in the diagnostics of issues related to your carve set-up.

Not sure where to begin? We recommend the Bomber "Traditional" position. Front Cant: either Zero or Three. Rear Cant: Three. Set the CANT DISK at 90 degrees (Toe Lift in front, Heel Lift in back.) and adjust the BASE PLATE to your desired Stance Angle.

 

DISK SELECTION:

It is impossible for us to tell you exactly what cant/lift you should use. It depends on to many variables and conditions. However, we can make some recommendation. Keep in mind these are only RECOMMENDATIONS, they are by now means the only way to go.

In our opinion “double cant/lift” is good. What this means is you use a cant/lift disk for both the front and rear feet. This is desirable for two reasons:

Lets you runs a wider stance so you gain more stability at speed.
And with this wider stance you can get lower on your board, which any carver will tell you is very important.
How much cant/lift to use is up to you. Maybe go with a 3 and 3 setup (3 degrees of cant/lift in front and the same in back). However, don’t forget, any good snowboard hard boot will have some adjustments built in to change canting in the boot itself.

If you are going to be doing more “off the trail riding’ such as powder and trees, you may want to use a zero degree disk in front (or just called “flat”) as this will allow you to stand more straight up.

Once again, it all comes down to personal preference. Bomber does highly recommend experimenting with ALL your available adjustments on you entire setup (i.e. stance widths, angles, setback, boot forward lean, etc.) - if just one of these ingredients is not correct it can be the difference between a skid and a carve.