Don't waste your money. They will be terrible. Spend a bit more for something far better or you will not enjoy your occasional ski outings.
Turn radius of 9.5m with the 149cm length of ski. ie, 170cm version will have a greater turn radius.
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Turn radius referred to the side shape arc of the ski.
When lent over to turn they will proscribe a natural arc designed at 9.5 mtr, how you are directing them will also influence this dependant on your own techniques but unlikely to be smaller. That's a fairly tight radius for general ski.
They are fitted with length adjustable "hire" bindings which are moveable to fit a variety of boot sizes, but you'd need to check that they'd accommodate the range you need for size and din (release torque settings) to go with your use.
Look like a basic hire fleet ski being sold off, nothing wrong with that if they suit. It's little more than a few days hire, even if they don't work out it's not much cost at risk.
Looking at the seller's other items, they are selling off ex hire skis, don't forget to add the £25 postage unless you can collect?
They will be standard hire skis of fairly basic construction, if you are happy to ski on basic hire skis then ok, I skied on such skis for quite some time but when I bought some higher level skis, my skiing standard took a step change for the better, skiing became more enjoyable and I spent more time on skis.
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"radius" refers to the actual radius of the "sidecut" (which is +/- what makes the ski turn). Skis are shaped like )( not || . Radius is indicative of how tight a turn the ski wil tend to naturally lend itself to. BUt is not the end of the story.
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It would worry me that the advert says 170cm skis but the pictures show a 156cm pair. For secondhand (probably ex-rental) I'd really want to see photos of the actual skis I was going to get. But even if they had the right photos I wouldn't buy these.
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After all it is free
I think everyones's projecting a bit much - these skis will cost about £60 shipped, whip the bindings off them when you chuck em in a skip and you're probably still even. The OP want's to try getting back into skiing after a very long break so these skis (in 170cm) would probably meet that spec without being too specialised at any one thing. There's so much snobbery around skis but when I was getting back into skiing from snowboarding I simply bought a package from Decathlon for under £100 and skied it until I knew what I really wanted.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, unusually, while seeing your point, I'm going to have to disagree with you ... I wouldn't even want the bindings, thanks.
Skis probably over rented, poorly maintained (as few shops do really good maintenance). Probably also horrible rental foam interiors.
£100 in Decathlon almost certainly a little more money much better spent.
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If you intend getting some indoor time to get muscles working prior to the holiday, then I would suggest you go for it.
Just make sure the ones shipped are the advertised size. If you look at the link of other items for sale, they are listed as 156cm.
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Valkyrie wrote:
It would worry me that the advert says 170cm skis but the pictures show a 156cm pair. For secondhand (probably ex-rental) I'd really want to see photos of the actual skis I was going to get. But even if they had the right photos I wouldn't buy these.
How do you know it's 156cm, where are you seeing that?
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@Ram80, 4 picture on the tail. Hard to miss!
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@Ram80, Don’t waste your money on those.
Rent for now.
Get good with lessons.
Understand how you like to ski. Then buy some proper skis; as top of the line as you can afford.
First purchase should be pro-fitted boots.
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AL9000 wrote:
@Ram80, Don’t waste your money on those.
Rent for now.
Get good with lessons.
Understand how you like to ski. Then buy some proper skis; as top of the line as you can afford.
First purchase should be pro-fitted boots.
In years to come, you’ll look back and thank me. So, you’re welcome in advance
Got a recommendation for skis and boots?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Ram80 wrote:
AL9000 wrote:
@Ram80, Don’t waste your money on those.
Rent for now.
Get good with lessons.
Understand how you like to ski. Then buy some proper skis; as top of the line as you can afford.
First purchase should be pro-fitted boots.
In years to come, you’ll look back and thank me. So, you’re welcome in advance
Got a recommendation for skis and boots?
Yep.
Find a boot fitter near you.
Rent skis.
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If you're just going to go now and again, definitely don't get skis. A real pain to travel with, plus carrier cost and servicing on top.
And I wouldn't even bother with boots, unless you get hooked. Which should take about a week.
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@Ram80, as per others posts the description "I will probably just go now and again" suggests renting is the way to go. Just tell the shop how experienced you and what sort of skiing you will be done (piste or off piste, piste or snow part, etc) and answer their questions.
If you are going more regularly let us know where you live and we'll give you recommendations for a good boot fitter. Also make a note of ski's you hired and what you liked and didn't like. This can form the basis for purchase if you ski more regularly (minimum two weeks a year I would say).
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@Dave of the Marmottes, unusually, while seeing your point, I'm going to have to disagree with you ... I wouldn't even want the bindings, thanks.
Skis probably over rented, poorly maintained (as few shops do really good maintenance). Probably also horrible rental foam interiors.
£100 in Decathlon almost certainly a little more money much better spent.
Inclined to agree, 6 seasons of rental (on basis of being a 2013 ski) means they're going to be tired. Yes, they're cheap, but a few more quid at Decathlon probably a better bet....although unless skiing regularly I don't think it's worth buying until you know what you want. If UK based and travelling to mainland Europe then ski carriage costs are not much less than rental, and by the time you throw in a service it's probably evens. I have skis because I want something which isn't necessarily available to rent, but for beginner piste stuff I'd definitely not bother with the hassle of owning a pair.
I think the OP is in Scotland and intending to use the skis there which changes perhaps the ski carriage economics. I'm not saying they are great skis I'm just saying they are possibly not terrible.
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@Dave of the Marmottes, in that case I'm saying that they probably aren't terrible, but for 50 quid you can get some which definitely aren't.
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After all it is free
@Dave of the Marmottes, I suspect they are truly terrible.
Scottish skiing, IME, requires minimisation of grief, as there’s enough grief going around ...
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@AL9000, can't, the website is broken and won't let you go beyond the homepage....at least that's what a friend told me
@under a new name, last post on that was "Shop Closing", dated May 2019. Real shame too, he made massive improvements to the fit of a pair of Tecnicas I bought as a distress purchase in the Zillertal.
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@Valkyrie, Ah, that wasn't something I had checked. How disappointing.
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What about these, any good?
It difficult to know my size, I reckoned about 170cm after looking at charts etc
If you google you get an idea of the age of the ski and what it's like. Age is important because even if something is lightly used if it's old then first off the materials may have still degraded especially with the bindings and you wonder how they were stored. Also over time design and materials slowly improve so that can be a factor. Not to say a 10 year old ski is necessarily a bad buy. In terms of what it's like, clearly you aren't going to be able to try before you buy and buying second hand is a cost versus a bit of a punt. These seem to get good vibes though are 12-16 years old.
If you google you get an idea of the age of the ski and what it's like. Age is important because even if something is lightly used if it's old then first off the materials may have still degraded especially with the bindings and you wonder how they were stored. Also over time design and materials slowly improve so that can be a factor. Not to say a 10 year old ski is necessarily a bad buy. In terms of what it's like, clearly you aren't going to be able to try before you buy and buying second hand is a cost versus a bit of a punt. These seem to get good vibes though are 12-16 years old.
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