 Poster: A snowHead
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I have just purchased a new pair of Volkl Gothma 186 - yay.
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THe shop has a set of new marker Barons - long - discounted from last season stock. However my alpine ski boot is 304mm and the long binding is rated for 305mm up....
I will take boots to check we can get the forward pressure ok, and apart from reduced ski flex, is this a good idea??
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Nope
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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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Thanks for your direct reply!!
Looks like I will shell out for the mid length binding then. (unless you meant 'nope' to the whole Baron idea?)
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lampbus, Baron's are ace, just a bit too much of a risk, we've tried playing with a few, just written this whole text with my face screwed up, get some mediums dude.
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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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am thinking about a pair of dukes, the barons just look a wee bit flimsy to me...
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kitenski, bummer, need the long ones, thats a nice price....
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skimottaret, get lampbus to get the large un's for you.
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i dont fancy the barons, seen em in S&R on some demo skis and they just look like plastic rubbish and were all bashed up after just being demoed in hemel..
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skimottaret, the Barons are exactly the same as the Dukes apart from the Dukes having metal toe wings & the higher din springs. If you usually kick snow off your boot sole on the top of the toe binding then be careful with either model as an errant kick is likely break the AFD as they ain't that strong.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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spyderjon, hmmm good info but bad in that i didnt like the look of em. probably need to hire a pair of fatties with barons or dukes and check em out...
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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| skimottaret wrote: |
| ...probably need to hire a pair of fatties with barons or dukes and check em out... |
You're as bad a kitenski, just MTFU & get yer plastic out 
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spyderjon, i am trying to unload the last pair of skis i bought on spec without trying em out first 
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You know it makes sense.
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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skimottaret, http://www.ldmountaincentre.com/ had the long dukes as 'old stock' - not listed on their website but give them a call?
I will get the midrange ones.
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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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lampbus, thanks but i am going to hire some to check this stuff out...
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Baron works great, none been broken here and people are damn tough on their kit.
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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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i think i got confused a bit and thought the baron was a lighter weight version of the duke and had gotten slagged off.... sounds from spyderjon, they are almost the same...
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skimottaret, any differences are minimal in terms of strength and wear IMO. They ain't no Fritchi Freeride that's for sure.
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cool thanks will keep an open mind on these...
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Ok, bought the midlength Baron, just waiting for them to get mounted now. Im going for standard mid position as I aint goinna be landing stuff in the park...switch.
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