Poster: A snowHead
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I am considering replacing my MB5's not because I want anything different because I absolutely love what they do.But they are just so goddam heavy. Is there a ski with similar bombproof edge hold and a bit of floatability for forays offpiste that weigh a little less?
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Mon 15-09-08 17:18; edited 1 time in total
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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hedley, plenty, some more stats about yourself?
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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hedley, some 2x4 might be more fun though.
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arv, 1.82m,85kgs,advanced skier confident in all terrain etc.
I have skiied lots of other skis and have another pair for powder days,but have yet to find anything as good as the B5.
I seem to prefer a very torsionally stiff ski. You have to REALLY ski the B5,s but that is my skiing style.
The B5 gives you a feeling of invincibility,never ending edge hold, it is very hard to find its limit and is more than acceptable when you get a bit of soft stuff to play in.
As an allround ski for most conditions it is hard to beat.
Why do I want to change them?I dont really,but they weigh around 7.7kgs and are a great big lump to lug around,both in resort and in airports etc
Skis seem to be getting lighter,if there is a ski out there that will be as good allround and give me that solid solid feel of the B5,then I would be interested.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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parlor, 4x2 would be lighter,and maybe better in a straight line.
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hedley, you've certainly had your £'s worth out of those B5's
I'd recommend the new Atomic Nomad Crimson 'ti' model (with the titanium top sheet) in 176cm length. Not as turny as the B5 but wider underfoot & they come in at over over a kilo lighter which is a lot considering they're 10mm wider underfoot & 14cm longer than your B5. I had a freeby pair of the current non-metal top sheet Crimson's & they were superb but the new metal version has even better torsional stiffness (matching the M:B5 & the SX:B5) so they'll certainly give you that great Atomic edge hold. The Neox's on the new Crimson's are now third generation & are a lot lighter than your first gen ones. As a big B5 fan I guarantee that you'll find the Crimson's a blast.
You'd also really like the High Society FR's that I'm on as they're pretty stiff both longitudinally & torsionally & give excellent edge once they've been fettled with 3 degree edge. We've still got a couple of pairs of 07/08 FR's at bargain prices but to be honest they're a lot closer to your powder skis than the B5's so the Crimson's would make you a better two ski quiver.
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spyderjon
i'm 12 stone skiing B5 162 - & much as i love them also a bit fed up with carrying them! (need to do it a lot in some of the resorts i teach). But i do like the shorter ski.. What length is comparable in the nomad crimson?
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riverwhy wrote: |
spyderjon
i'm 12 stone skiing B5 162 - & much as i love them also a bit fed up with carrying them! (need to do it a lot in some of the resorts i teach). But i do like the shorter ski.. What length is comparable in the nomad crimson? |
riverwhy, M:B5 in 162cm = Nomad Crimson (non ti) in 176cm
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bug! I knew you were going to say that. Only last season i got an excellent wheeled bag to take my skis, boots and a fair bit of gear.. but it's only 165 long!!
how about the ti ?
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riverwhy wrote: |
bug! I knew you were going to say that. Only last season i got an excellent wheeled bag to take my skis, boots and a fair bit of gear.. but it's only 165 long!!
how about the ti ? |
riverwhy, not sure but the 169ti might be stiff enough but if you like the 162 M:B5 then I'd still go for the 176 in the ti.
I think the Crimson's in either std or ti version is only available in 169, 176 & 183.
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spyderjon wrote: |
I think the Crimson's in either std or ti version is only available in 169, 176 & 183. |
155 & 162 as well (according to the atomic web site)
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i've seen the nomad crimson in 162.. at which length for me i'd guess inferior to the 162 B5 ? Looking really to improve my bump & powder skiing this season..
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riverwhy, Black Crows, Navis in 176cm, you'll fly.
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