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Skin size for Whitedot Preachers
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Poster: A snowHead

Hi,

I've found a rather good deal on some BD Ascension skins. The only caveat? They're 125mm wide. Would they be ok to use on my Whitedot Preachers (155 - 112 - 133)?

Cheers,
Jonny
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 Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person

Not really, as they're not wide enough far enough up the ski. You really need a 140mm width.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?


To illustrate here's a pic of a wider 130mm wide skin on a Preacher. With a 125mm skin you'd also find the cutting pretty tricky as the offcut will be quite narrow.
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The Atomic skins are a good bet... the slick rocker glide front part really works when skinning in deep snow.
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 Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I have been using 130s on Preachers for a few years. The only time I have had any issues with grip has been on ice and I don't think that was due to the missing 5mm on each side for a few inches at the front. The G3 cutting tool is pretty good so I didn't have any issues getting the shape right. That all being said, I only climb occasionally and if you want to be sure go with pro advice not some part timer's experience of getting away with it...
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