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Thinking of purchasing these skis from a good review from the guy in my local ski shop. Anyone tried them, any comments boths good and bad ? I still like the look of the Rossignol SC80 but my skiing is mainly on piste. So, the Fischer Fuse 76 or RX8.
Any help very much appreciated
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Kiltedlad, I think the 2008/9 Fuse 76 is a renamed 2007/8 AMC 76. I've skied the RX8 and the AMC 76 and much prefer the AMC 76. I found the RX8 hard work and the AMC 76 smoother and more stable. Of course, this is only my opinion and to give you some idea of basis of my views, I've been skiing for over 20 years and am a lazy skier (I wouldn't count myself as being anywhere near an expert) with no wish to "confront my fears" or prove myself every 5 minutes.
In any event, I really like the AMC 76s and won't be changing them any time soon.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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i have the amc 76 from 2007/8 so if it's the same ski i can highly recomend it 
great for blasting all over the pistes, hold well on the hard stuff and cruise easily through the crud
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Kiltedlad, do you mind me asking how much you are looking at paying for the Fischer Fuse skis and whereabouts you would be buying them ?
I've been looking at these, as they are indeed a re-badged AMC 76 and I was considering these late year.
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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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Thank god someone has put something about the AMC 76, I got these from ski bilek after a few to many sherberts, from ebay, before the Euro got to strong, for £127, after waking up and paying for my purchase, I decided to do a little bit of research and thought these to be a mistake . They are bigger, 176, than I've ski for a few years, well quite a few years, about 12 to be precise, certainly feels a bit of a beast in the sweaty palms of a slightly more rotund and unfit skier than when I used to chuff about on my last skis, Fischer RC4sl, 187 I think, 2 nd season, purple and yellow, for the anoraks out there, with M46 bindings, and a pair of Atomic ARC 203s with M Racing bindings, god I was a real chuffer then.
Anyway I 'm with you jtr, no expert, bit of a lazy skier, skied with Pete Kuwal for a few days 15 years ago and was taught by his dad Hans in Cyprus about 18 years ago, ASSI course in Episkoi before anyone asks. Just put that in because there was a post about Pete a while back, great guy, liked a sherbert and a game of nails in the odd Bavarian bar or 2.
As you may tell I have had a couple of the forementioned sherberts, but would like to hear more about my late night purchase from real skiers, who have used these "beasts", well they seem it to me, and you will let me sleep easier before I use them in Tremblant in Jan.
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Anyway I 'm with you jtr, no expert, bit of a lazy skier, skied with Pete Kuwal for a few days 15 years ago and was taught by his dad Hans in Cyprus about 18 years ago, ASSI course in Episkoi before anyone asks. Just put that in because there was a post about Pete a while back, great guy, liked a sherbert and a game of nails in the odd Bavarian bar or 2.
As you may tell I have had a couple of the forementioned sherberts, but would like to hear more about my late night purchase from real skiers, who have used these "beasts", well they seem it to me, and you will let me sleep easier before I use them in Tremblant in Jan.
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They're fine. They ski far shorter than you'd think: the tips are kind of soft.
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Pokemon, it's a shop called Blues in Edinburgh. The guy was really helpful and thoroughly recommended the Fischer Fuse 76. Probably the AMC 76 remodelled and renamed for 2008/2009.
http://www.fischersports.com/en/products_ski.php?show=detail&id_product=17922
The price from the shop including bindings is £345 (I think). Certainly no more than that. Looked a good buy to me ? I actually like the look of the against the RX8 and with all your comments above it's looking like the Fuse could be a winner................
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Kiltedlad, sounds a good price as the German retail sites are about 450 euros. I've seen them about £150 quid cheaper on ebay but they dont appear that frequently at the moment.
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my amc 76 were about £180 inc delivery from ski bilek on ebay in august 2007 but as pokemon says there seem to be a fair bit more expensive these days
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I too paid about £160 inc postage etc from Ski Bilek on eBay for AMC76's about 18 months ago. I've found them to be very good skis. ebay.de seems to have a few more available than here.
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