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just bought some 191 mantras and am wondering what skins to go for... will only be doing short easy skins to get started with
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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whichever ones you can get a deal on
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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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skimottaret, can you keep us updated on how you go with this combo of Mantra/Duke as it's one of the set-ups i'm seriously considering.
What made you go for the Mantras over anything else? and have you stopped smiling yet? 
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Arno, will do a little hunting then, just wasnt sure if one brand or attachment mechanism was preferred...
shoogly, a few skiers i know of a similar ability and size rate em .. initially i was planning on renting but as they are fairly specialised i thought i would just go ahead and buy bindings and stick em on any old fat skis to try out but saw a used pair of mantras in the right length on ebay and got em...
will let you know after i have had a proper play, hopefully sooner rather than later!
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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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| skimottaret wrote: |
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Dead right as Mantras + Dukes = one of the heaviest combo's out there
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spyderjon, any thoughts on skins? i am too fat and too old to do hours and hours of skining 
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Mantra = very good ski (for a skinny ski addict  ). Main thing is to check tip and tail attachments. Some of the tip loops don't naturally fit round larger tips (although a wide skin should have a wider loop.
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tail attachments not necessary in European snow conditions IMV but lots of people have them nonetheless
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skimottaret, buy a lift pass you tight a$$ 
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BD Glidelite, end of.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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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, I have the Glidelight Mohair. Slide better than my Colltex non mohair skins and stick better on ice but get wet faster which makes refixing trickier. They were 20% off at Telemark Pyrenees
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New Montana Montapolys are a very good £130 ish choice. My montana's have lasted years and they were the older version. The new ones are really easy to fit yourself too. Black Diamond are worth a look too, not used them, but heard good things.
If you are touring for a short time, then get something that is easy to use and put on and wont lose it's stick as easily.
I can't imagine you will want to tour for long on 191's and Duke's. I have Duke's on my 182 Punishers and 2 hours feels like 8 compared to my Dynafit set up.
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You know it makes sense.
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ended up getting some colltex camlock plus on a basi deal... went with cheapest i could find really 
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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ended up getting some colltex camlock plus on a basi deal... went with cheapest i could find really
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Where did you get the deal? Need a pair for the missus.
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Poster: A snowHead
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skimottaret, colltex are v good
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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ish303, anything technical
Arno, thats one less excuse then
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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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a wee bump - off skiing on saturday and i cut my colltex skins to fit today and am wondering how important it is to seal the edges of the skins with glue post cutting. if i should do it what glue to use? the colltex site has a video that seems to show almost a superglue which i would think would be very brittle. any ideas???
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You should have got a tube with the cutting kit. You need to be mega sparing when applying, there aint much in the tube!
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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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ish303, hmmm... either i binned it or it wasnt included... major drag... would you know what type of glue it is?
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Top marks to Anything Technical, called em to get a tube of glue and they are sending one out FOC..
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