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K2 precut skins...
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Since it seems no-one in the UK stocks these for my 188 Hardsides, does anyone know if the precut skins for the 189 Kung Fujas will fit my skis?
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shoogly, one of the lads on my trip this week got hardside skins from conrads might be worth a look. have to say they seem pretty nice skis good pick
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skimottaret, skis are great. amongst the best i've used. ski just like my old xplorers, but much more capable Very Happy

Conrads don't have the 188... in fact it seems that no-one does! K2 didn't import any into the UK this season and have said that i'd need to wait and see if they're available in October!!! They are now checking to see if the 189 Kung Fujas skins would fit my skis.

Either that or i'm going to have to get my sister in the US to buy them and send them over! Sad
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Wouldn't have thought so, according to the K2 website they are:
Hardside - 131/98/119
Kung Fujas - 133/102/127

The middle is where the skins bite the most and there's a 4mm difference, it might not sound much but that could well cover the egdes on the Hardsides.

The cut to fit skins are not too hard to do yourself.
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I cut a set of G3 skins last winter and it really was a dawdle, I have to say they seem really good skins too, don't seem to fall off when wet to the same degree as some other makes without the front clips
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Be careful. K2 seem to measure their length differently to other skis. I had to send some skins back to sport Conrad because of this. BD ones. The cutting bit is easy though.
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Allow a couple of hours if it's your first time. I cut some new Black Diamond skins a couple of months back and found that the after cut anti-fray 'sealant' was pretty crappy and consequently there wasn't enough of it. Some airfix modellers glue sorted me out and it smells like exactly the same stuff.
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stoatsbrother wrote:
Be careful. K2 seem to measure their length differently to other skis. I had to send some skins back to sport Conrad because of this. BD ones. The cutting bit is easy though.


hence the reason i'm trying to get precut ones. I also want K2 ones as they are made specifically for the attachment holes on the skis.



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Sorry, I'm another contributor to the fact that Conrad no longer has the 188 Hardside skins Laughing
I would say go for the trim-to-fit ones.
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190cm montanna skins will fit 188cm Coombackks / Hardside / SS - and also much cheaper than the K2 option.
With the 100mm wide ski you will only need to trim a tiny smidge off under the foot for the 98mm hardside.
(they fit a Coomba out the box!).
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