Poster: A snowHead
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Hi all,
I'm after a pair of Stockli Stormrider XL's. Am having trouble finding anywhere that stock them.
Have thought of trying Switzerland but obviously don't know any shops out there.
Anyone know of any online shops over here or in Europe??
Cheers
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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pediman, Why not ask the importers if they can suggest somewhere with stock.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Have contacted UK distibutor, wondered if anyone else has these skis and where they got them from.
Have found a couple of places in the US but by time postage and tax put on would they still be cheaper.
Found a pair at Denver wholesale Ski shop for $590 inc bindings, is this a good deal??
How much tax would be on these??
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Thats a don't bother then!!
Tried telemark-pyrenees, didn't have the model i wanted andprices seemed a bit steep.
Mind you don't know how much these usually go for.
Any ideas of other skis that might be easier to get hold of??
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pediman, what things attracted you to the Stormriders. Something like a Volkl Mantra or the last couple of seasons' Dynastar Legend Pro offers similar stiffness and no too much sidecut but they're both quite a bit wider
maybe the Head IM 82?
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brian
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pediman wrote: |
Have contacted UK distibutor, wondered if anyone else has these skis and where they got them from.
Have found a couple of places in the US but by time postage and tax put on would they still be cheaper.
Found a pair at Denver wholesale Ski shop for $590 inc bindings, is this a good deal??
How much tax would be on these??
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590/1.84 = £320
That's a very good price. The duty is 3.5% and then 17.5% VAT on the total.
320 * 1.035 *1.175 = £389
Still not outrageous. If you can get them shipped USPS (ie. regular mail rather than a courier) you won't have handling fees, but delivery will probably ~£50 so I would think you're looking at a grand total of approx. £450 which is not exactly bargain bucket territory but then again you get what you pay for in some respects.
Stockli make great skis.
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Arno - Was looking at the normal Apache recon route but read some so/so reviews about them.
Have read somevery good things about Stockli skis and it piqued my interest.
Looking to replace my old school K2 Extremes which i haven't used for a while, have just been renting.
As i've just moved up to Scotland and am in striking distance of the slopes (snow permitting!!!), thought it's a good time to buy a new pair.
Looking to re-aquaint myself with Argentiere this year ( which i haven't seen since the kids were born!!)
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pediman, not sure how you would plan to get to Argentiere but if you went the long way round Lake Geneva and over the Col du Forclaz, I think you would go past the Stockli factory outlet. brian might be able to give you more details - he must drive close to it on the way to his pad
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pediman, I have 4/5 pairs, what size do you need?
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SMALLZOOKEEPER wrote: |
pediman, I have 4/5 pairs, what size do you need? |
Looking for 174 ideally, 164 at a push!
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You know it makes sense.
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pediman, I have 3 pairs staring straight at me, what binding would you like? I can arrange them for collection in Argentierre if you need.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Have no real preference with bindings, i'm 5'10" and about 70kgs.
Scotland would be fine.
How much!!??!!
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Poster: A snowHead
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On the subject of Stormriders - I've got a pair of the 05-07 seasons model which I understand were the last stormriders to be made with a wood core. I'm slightly apprehensive about getting a new pair now they've moved to foam. Has anyone skied both types? If so, a comparison/review would be wonderful!.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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snow_gibbon, Web site says 'Wood Core' ?
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snow_gibbon, There is no comparison, buy the version you had, the version you have, i have.
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pediman, PM me, BTW your online name is "GayBloke" in French.
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Rate Stormriders... wood core..!!
Better ski than the Recon, IMV. They do XL, XXL XXXL.
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brian
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Note that the XXXL is replaced by the VXL for 08/09.
Bigger tip, deeper sidecut.
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brian,
Ski porn
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