 Poster: A snowHead
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Greetings one and all. Just found this board so thought I’d register and say Hello!
I’m a 46 year old lazy intermediate, with a family that includes two teenager Snowboarders, and two teenage skiers who can happily leave me and their mum far behind on anything more challenging than a gentle red.
I first ski’d about 15 years ago but didn’t start ‘properly' until 2002. Since then we’ve managed two or three weeks each year, with my wife and I ‘sneaking away’ for an extra week around Christmas. All our skiing has been in Europe so far, Courmayeur, Pila, Les 2 Alpes and Morzine have all featured,. We normally drive to the Alpes because we got fed up with airport delays and the kids prefer the car anyway. (plus it’s a lot cheaper when there are 6 of you going!).
This year we are ‘doing’ Val d’isere at Christmas , Alpe d’huez in February and in April a first trip to Lake Tahoe, can’t wait!
Now to the question, at the end of last season I picked up a pair of 06 model Bandit B2’s (400 Euros including bindings from Intersport in Morzine). I’d been hiring a pair for two days and thought they were great (still do) although I suspect they aren’t ‘stretched’ by my meagre demands. Anyway unlike the hire models in the shops they came without the little black rubber tip protectors. I’d quite like to get a pair fitted so as to save my nice new ski tips from getting chipped, but apparently Rossignol only supply them to the rental shops. So does anyone know of a third party or ‘aftermarket source for such things? I’ve scoured the web but so far no joy. Any help or suggestions would be much appreciated.
Thanks in advance and here’s looking forward to a great 06 skiing season for all!
Cheers 
SimonT
Edited, just to see if it's possible 
Last edited by Poster: A snowHead on Thu 20-03-08 16:06; edited 1 time in total
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Welcome to snowHeads, AxsMan! 
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AxsMan, welcome to snowHeads, the only thing i can think of is to see if a hire shop can supply you with a set, I've never seen them for sale
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Thanks for the quick replies and welcomes everyone. The Hire shop suggestion is a good one and I'll certainly try it if all else fails. I can't believe that Rossignol don't sell the things. After all the Bandits are suppoesed to be 'top selling' ski's so there must be a market.
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Welcome indeed AxsMan. And what a nicely written 1st post!
I have no idea myself, although if you were going to be in Morzine, you could ask Eric nicely at Francois Baud sports. In fact, if you want a shop recommendation and haven't been there before, then I suggest you do! In my experience they're the best in the village.
In Val d'Isere, I have been well impressed with (I think) Alp Sports. Ask them if they have spare ones lying around.
But, I've had many pairs of skis without such attachments - IMHE the tip doesn't usually degrade too much unless you have a frequent habit of skiing straight into things. In which case a helmet might be a more prudent purchase.
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I have the old B2's - love em to bits but lets face it - the tips take way less damage then the rest of the ski... by the time the tips are damaged my skis will be in a hell of a state.
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Get over it. Your skis are going to get scratched. I understand that you want to keep them looking nice and it's very annoying that they get damaged when you're not actually skiing on them (in lifts etc) but it's all wear and tear.
As Timberland used to say on the marketing leaflets that come with there (once) very expensive footwear. The stains just add to the character.
IMO the worst time is slotting the skis into the racks on bubbles, especially if a lifty does it. Just be a bit careful, your skis will be fine.
Remember that part of the reason the hire skis looked so knackered is that they're hire skis and people treat them like dirt.
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it's very annoying that they get damaged when you're not actually skiing on them
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Couldn't agree more. I broke a chip off the top sheet of my Atomic R9's last year. That happened when slotting them into a ski rack thingy outside a pub in Les Arcs. Cosmetic damage only, but still very annoying indeed 
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Get over it. Your skis are going to get scratched. I understand that you want to keep them looking nice and it's very annoying that they get damaged when you're not actually skiing on them (in lifts etc) but it's all wear and tear.
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Fair point, and I can even accept that a bit of wear and tear can be attractive (like a nicely worn leather coat), but it just seems plain daft that these tip protectors are on hundreds of hire skis all across Europe, but are impossible to get hold of for a pair that I've actually bought. Admittedly it's not the end of the world, but it does seem a bit silly 
Thanks for all the other suggestions and the link to the other thread, At least now I know that it's not just me who finds this strange. I'll keep looking. One thought - Straw poll, If I found a source of these things for under a fiver how many people would be interested? (could twist Rossignols arm to make them avaiable).
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You know it makes sense.
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| Get over it. Your skis are going to get scratched. I understand that you want to keep them looking nice and it's very annoying that they get damaged when you're not actually skiing on them (in lifts etc) but it's all wear and tear. |
I don't think you quite understand the problem. The B2's (along with some other skis) have a tendency to delaminate at the tail. It's nothing to do with people being precious about their skis.
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| ise wrote: |
| I don't think you quite understand the problem. The B2's (along with some other skis) have a tendency to delaminate at the tail.... |
But the request is for tip protectors, not tail protectors.
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Poster: A snowHead
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AxsMan, notice that the '05 B2 has a handy tail protector bit in place.
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| AxsMan wrote: |
| ....Should I invest in a large roll of duct tape.....? |
I recommend a pop rivet gun 
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AxsMan, I was chatting to a guy in a hire shop about this very issue as I have B2's and was looking for tip protectors. He was of the opinion that it is the tails that are more vulnerable than the tips to damage, but that he thought that it would not be worth the bother of fitting them to private skis. Hire skis tend to get banged about in a very clumsy manner all through the season, if you take a little care then you shouldn't have any problems.
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Welcome AxsMan,
I'm afraid I'm with Parlor. I nursed my first pair of skis (didn't use them as a walking stick, careful jabbing the into the snow, "help is that a stone on the piste") and then I realised that they are for skiing on. If I'm really enjoying myself then I will stick the tip in to a mogul every now and again, get the tails skiied over in a lift queue, gouge a base on a hidden off-piste rock but in the end, so what? Skis are a tool for having fun on not ornaments.
So if you happen to see tip protectors when you are in a ski shop then great, buy some, but I wouldn't waste a single minute of skiing time to find them!
Enjoy the season,
Jed
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but I wouldn't waste a single minute of skiing time to find them!
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jedster Good point, well made!
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There's a guy in Georgia (US) that makes snowboard ones, does business on Ebay as Bang-Guard.
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Welcome AxsMan,
I'm afraid I'm with Parlor. I nursed my first pair of skis (didn't use them as a walking stick, careful jabbing the into the snow, "help is that a stone on the piste") and then I realised that they are for skiing on. If I'm really enjoying myself then I will stick the tip in to a mogul every now and again, get the tails skiied over in a lift queue, gouge a base on a hidden off-piste rock but in the end, so what? Skis are a tool for having fun on not ornaments.
So if you happen to see tip protectors when you are in a ski shop then great, buy some, but I wouldn't waste a single minute of skiing time to find them!
Enjoy the season,
Jed |
I'd really rather like my skis to last the season, that's a season not a fortnight. I'm not talking about cosmetics, just the practical consideration of the skis not falling apart after 30 or 40 days use.
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