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rockyrobin, DeLoreans.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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B2s have got enough torsional rigidity to hold all 100kg of me carving turns, as long as my weight is forward enough. In the back seat they tend to wash out a bit. 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Well I wouldn't learn to drive in a Noble, in bikes the B2 might be a mid engine sized all rounder - CBR600F.
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I think that the B2 performs more than adequately for most skiers of all levels short of professional racer. I find that the slight problem that I have with them is that they let me get away with lazy skiing.
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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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I think the reason that the B2 got some bad press is that Rossi kept tinkering with it so it was really a different ski every year. One year's version, can't remember which, was pretty soft with poor edge hold & it took a real hammering which seems to have stuck. Rossi seem to have sorted it now & the B2, 3 & 4 are reviewing & selling well. I tried the latest B3 in Utah & thought it was excellent.
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| Scarpa wrote: |
| Well I wouldn't learn to drive in a Noble, in bikes the B2 might be a mid engine sized all rounder - CBR600F. |
No no no.
Think Ford Escort 1.3 L or CG125.......
Excellent A to B shopping vehicles.
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Sorry but re my original post, the B2, like the Golf, IS an OK choice. It does what it says, it looks OK, it skis fine, it's not a B1. Frankly the sales figures speak for themselves. There are more exciting skis, there are skis that are better at off piste, better at piste and maybe better at both. But the B2, like the Golf, is well designed, well built and preforms very well. It suits lots of skiers and lots of skiers like it. It is not a Ford Mondeo or an Escort, maybe a Focus but an entry level model. Escorts are people STILL skiing X-Screams and Ford Mondeos are those weird looking Rossi skis that are made for the rental market.
Wear The Fox Hat, Rocky Robin, IMO the PR is not as bad as you make out. Sure it's soft but the flex is still progressive enough (when skied well) that it can perform brilliantly. I've skied softer fat skis, Factions for instance, and my current skis aren't *that* much stiffer (Prophets). And I like a stiff skis (LPs, Explosives etc). FWIW I found the flex balance of the Gots too soft in the tail and made it feel worse than the blue noodles and the original Seth Pistols, I found far softer (less aggressive, less resonsve & less poppy) than the PRs in snow. PR are still some of the best 'intro to fat / powder' skis you can get and suit a massive range of skiers from off piste novices to hardcore chargers.
Back to the thread.
Porsche Cayenne??
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| parlor wrote: |
Back to the thread.
Porsche Cayenne?? |
Well, I guess it would have to be the Porsche ski - it was just a rebadged/resprayed/overpriced Volkl...
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| parlor wrote: |
| 8800 = Volvo XC70 |
Not Volvo, pleeeeeeeeeeeeesssssssse! I'll have to sell 'em. 
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I think that the more that I ski, the more I come to realise that a ski that suits all skiers in all conditions is the holy grail, and about as likely to be found.
I can't stand the 8800s, but I know some very decent skiers who loved them. I like B2s, but I know some people who hate them, Metron B5s seem to be very much a marmite ski as well.
Mind you I'm sure that if only one type of ski were available, then we'd all learn to cope.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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I still love my B2s, they just work for me. I am fairly light though, but they help me through all sorts of terrain.
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You know it makes sense.
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parlor, hoi, whats wrong with my XC70, I didn't want a XC90 'cause it's too much a chelsea tractor, the XC70 serves my purpose as a big estate with a bit more differentiation and 4WD!
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Snowblade = white vauxhall nova with phat exhaust and massif sub init 
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Poster: A snowHead
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stevew, nearly got an XC70 last year- went for a Mitsubishi outlander instead as i got £3000 off list price plus 0% finance. Down side about 28mpg 
what would my skis be then "rossi Zenith Z5's" VW polo?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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II, 37mpg on the XC70 D5- miles better than the Subaru Outback I had previously!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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stevew, would you ski 8800 or Legend Pros??
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Salomon Snowblades (80cm ones) = Alfa 147.
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I own:
Salomon G/S W/C 178cm = Lotus Elise. Most fun you can have with your trousers on!
K2 Apache Chief 188cn = Rav4. Easy, accessable, light off-roader.
Will own. Scott Pure(GOD-LIKE) 188cm = Imagine, you can build the car of your dreams and make her look like a beautiful woman. 
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parlor, not sure what they are so can't make a sensible answer to that - that's part of the problem with this overall analogy in that my knowldege of cars probably outstrips my knowledge of skis - FWIW I have a pair of B2's which I had skiied on a number of times before before buying!
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stevew, mine too. I don't know that much about cars...
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My RX8 have a car named after them- Mazda RX8
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FAQ
(I don't approach skiing as some sort of fitness 'challenge' or 'sport'. for me it's about fun on the mountain, with opportunities to enjoy nice views, plenty of good food (without gaining too many more kilos) and the odd drink or three. A ski that is very forgiving of my faults, and allows me to deal with more challenging conditions more easily is an 'enabler' and adds to my enjoyment.
