Poster: A snowHead
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SMALLZOOKEEPER, perhaps not a direct comparison but i found the same thing with the Recons between the 174 and 181. The longer skis were like battleships and the shorter very turny. i have said before that my short radius turns on piste were comperable to peoples on RC4's and i would hate to lose the manuverablility.
I am tall at 6'4" but really enjoyed the 174 recons so i am leaning slightly shorter may be the way to go for all round enjoyment on tele and alpine with a little loss of ease of skiing in deeper snow but i dont mind a challenge in the occassional powder i get....
Karmas in 177 are sounding very tempting...... Not to reopen a big debate about Karmas vs bridge but is there really much difference ...
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Ebay bid in on some Karma 177's fingers crossed......
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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SMALLZOOKEEPER,
Do the Bridges ski more like the Karmas or the Gotamas?
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skimottaret, nice one! Will be interested in how you get on with the dual use plates.
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Good choice skimottaret.
Btw if anyone's interested, as a result of a severe case of quiver overlap I have a spare pair of brand new 06/07 177cm Karmas in wrapping for sale - £175.
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skibomb, if i would have known i could have got em from you, a shame but 175 seems about the going rate on ebay...
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Dunno if you can get them with your voucher thingy, but Black Diamond are making some sweet skis this year... http://www.bdel.com/gear/skis_overview.php
the machine could be a possibility, though it is perhaps a bit stiff to learn to tele on
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skibomb, Thats a great deal!!!!! they shouldn't hang around for long.
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Stockli Stormrider XXL 2008
Lengths: 170-178-186 cm
Sidecut: 122-80-108 mm
Radius: 18.8 m / 178 cm
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ooo - is it just me but if you are only going to have one (alpine) ski wouldn't it have to be one of those? Not sure for tele though.
JT nails the desription of the XL above. I ski them at 174 but an XXL in 178.....
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jedster, yeah they sounded really good but perhaps not right for tele... i have a pair of karmas on the way and cant wait...
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skimottaret wrote: |
jedster, yeah they sounded really good but perhaps not right for tele... i have a pair of karmas on the way and cant wait... |
I've heard great things about the Karma as a tele ski.
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You know it makes sense.
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skimottaret wrote: |
... i have a pair of karmas on the way and cant wait... |
And very nice they look too. I presume you want them mounting on the freeride line or are you planning on venturing into the park at all?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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skimottaret, will you be taking these to Milton Keynes? I'd be interested to see them.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Which plates did you go for Scott? Pro, Pro light, super light, TT or race?
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rob@rar, defo at the next tele session just waiting on tele bindings to come in at S&R
kiwi1, went with Jon's suggestion which was the TT and the beefier 6-14 range bindings. I didnt want too much rise in the plate but they look to be a nice set up....
PK2, you can get AT bindings (naxo, duke, etc) which are compatible with alpine boots so only need two boots for all my sliding requirements.... .
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skimottaret, Very nice
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