 Poster: A snowHead
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If anyone's interested:
I rented a pair of these last week. I used them almost 100% on piste in excellent snow, and I found them really excellent. The only drawback is that you need a team of Sherpas to carry them for you.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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They are supposed to have lighter bindings this season as well.
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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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Some new ones are on ebay at the moment.
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Got a pair of SXB5, they've been under my feet for sa total of 25 days so far. These are definately 'A weapon'. Both on and off piste have been great,performance of ice is superb. weight isn't really a problem, assuming that you are reasonably fit, if you aren't fit enough to carry the skis you aren't fit enpough to use what is as close as you get to a skier cross pro ski.
Yes these will prove tiring to ski, they require a lot of input, but they are very, very rewarding.
A great ski for 'hooliganing it up!'
Oh and ski these short, do not buy them too long.
Bob
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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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Bob, just so folks know, the SX B5 and the M:B5 are very different skis. Next year, Atomic will also have a new M:11 B5 which will be similar to the B5 but with a longer radius (the B5 will return for the third year unchanged).
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| ssh wrote: |
| .......the B5 will return for the third year unchanged). |
Becasue they're that good 
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Nearly as good as Nordica Hod Rods I hear 
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The ones I hired had 'M2tron' (which I initially read as 'matron') on them. I found them easy to ski, not at all tiring, but a bug to carry until I got used to them.
What is the effect of the weight (when skiing - I know what the effect is when carrying them)?
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| richmond wrote: |
| What is the effect of the weight (when skiing - I know what the effect is when carrying them)? |
Absolutely none, as their swing weight is low due to their compact short & fattish dimensions. The added mass however makes them extremely stable & they'll blast though anything. If you do a lot of lifting the inside ski when turning they could get a bit tiring, but that is a technique problem not the fault of the ski.
The new Neox 412 '05 model bindings are 1.1lbs lighter per ski than my 04 model.
Although length for length they are on the heavy side, because you ski 'em short they're really no heavier than other quality skis. For example, my 04 model b5's in 162 are only very slightly heavier than WTFH's 177 Heads, which means the new 05 model will be lighter than the Heads. At the PSB lasy year I carried Easiski's Fischer WC's. They must only have been about 155 but they were at least as heavy as my b5's, if not heavier.
I'll not make that mistake again  .
That 'buy it now price' on ebay of £400 is a pretty good deal.
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conor, while I agree that the Hot Rods are great skis (and about the same weight as the Metrons, FWIW), they are very different from a Metron. They present a broader ranger of technique option than do the Metrons, for instance, and they have a very Nordica (nee Kastle) feel. They are very smooth.
The Metrons are about the edges. They really shine with modern two-footed technique. They arc like they are on rails. While they can be soft-edged, they are not best suited to that technique. They also really require a very balanced stance, so those coming off more traditional technique and skis may do well to get some coaching to get the most out of the skis.
But, if you take on the technique changes, they are, IMO, the gold standard for all terrain, all conditions skis. They are my one-ski quiver.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Oh, its 'metron', is it, not 'matron or m2tron'? Now I know. Great skis, whatever they're called.
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