FWIW, the most successful damping designs by majors is just the opposite of adding weights to the tips. Think cutout tips in Fischer's racing line and all Kastle models, markedly thinned tips in...
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FWIW, the most successful damping designs by majors is just the opposite of adding weights to the tips. Think cutout tips in Fischer's racing line and all Kastle models, markedly thinned tips in...
Yeah, as one of the people who said "progressive" (applied to 2 piece shells), I thought it universally meant "gradually increasing resistance," as contrasted to linear (which I would call 3 piece...
I tried various Dalbellos for a stretch of about 5 years, now back to Langes. Conclusions:
1) Warmth is 95% irrelevant to the issue of shell design; it's about the liner. Intuition's work in 2...
Nordica Patron. Plenty of the 193's still around. Black Crows Anima. You're too big for a S7, even at slow speeds.
I've heard the same criticism elsewhere. I own the pre-carbon 100 - the AT balsa and linen construction- with the metal thinned from .7 to .3 at the shovel. Silver, blue, black top sheet. Tip is...
Truth, even if it's cooler to tinker with the gear. Not a fitter but know some anatomy and some PT. Most "limited dorsiflexion" is not due to some weird bone obstruction to movement, but just having...
^^^ This, on all counts.
Skied Overlord some years back, not sure I'd call it a tank, but strong, damp, typical indie wood ski feel (not carbon version), not a dancer in the bumps or trees although doable. Good ski, like all...
All for buying new stuff, but truth is, your shells are prolly fine, unless you have cracks or broken hardwear. And liners are cheaper and easier to replace than getting new boots. Just sayin' ....
Uh, no: Unless you define "hot" as what you personally want November to look like, sales wise. As you know, most folks at K-ton ski most of the time on stuff in the 70's (if they aim at typical firm...
This.
Funny bias here; only people who drive on dirt roads, possibly raising chickens, really need trucks. Oh yeah, and the occasional contractor. Apparently the whole world is rural.
Let me introduce...
Having had both breaks and ACL/MCL tears, would never underestimate any tib/fib injury, or healing from a break, but keep in mind that you speak in the past tense: "All the hell I went through..." An...
This ^^^. IME, most stock liners get their stiffness from a plastic plate in the tongue, sometimes in the heel too. Intuitions get it from denser foam everywhere. So a different feel. If you like...
I have the RS130's in 26.5, 12 mm shell fit. Use MV Dreamliners with laces. If you have a wider forefoot and narrower heel, and don't need more stiffness, these are about the best I've found. Very...
It'll be fine, but loses a bit of thickness, gains a bit of density. IME second bake is fine, third questionable.
Frankly, you're over your head about the real anatomy or the biomechanical implications of that anatomy. As are those of you who are going on about "joint chain lacking elasticity," and all the other...
FWIW, here's a link to KF catalogue: http://issuu.com/jas242/docs/page Not light and not cheap, but looks so simple it may be bombproof.
Have crappy knees, one's bone on bone, and know some biomechanics. Yes on narrower skis, at or under width of ski boot. Yes on damper skis. Yes on camber to absorb shock. Yes on building up small...
Stockli Stormrider 107 or 115, serious $$. Last year's Kastle BMX108, available at great price now. Previous version of Rossi Squad, still floating around new online.
As someone who had his his knees release before a crap Sollie binder of about the same vintage did, what's not to like: Save few bucks on binding. And soon have cool new knees without all those...
Good ideas here. Currently checking out Taco cases, many more manuals with 4 wheel, although still tough to find the straight 4.
Question for the Toyota mavens: My beloved 97 4-Runner, 249,000 mi, great ski car, just blew up its transfer case. Problem: It's the inline 4, with manual. Rare model. So a new one will cost 2X the...
^^^ This, but only if you realize GS skis are not narrower Cassiars with less sidecut. Way back, someone suggested the Rossignol Masters GS, which is basically a women's FIS with specs from several...
No Fischer fanboy, but do your homework. Very different ski than the Watea, unless you think fiberglass, wood, metal and carbon = same ski.
You nailed it. I owned the 112's (previous iteration, Pures), Gold goats too. But not at same time, prolly would have done the same you did. My 112's were as close to perfect as I can imagine when...
It's getting strong reviews everywhere. Emphasis on near-perfect early rise and camber, weight. But have a sense from talking to folks who have skied it, not a push button. SKI will not like it.
Vote for the Pivots; they give me noticeably greater elasticity and rebound, which can be key in no fall zones or racing, and I like the lateral precision. IMO the "solid click" business is...
Whatever has a continuous metal interior, no press-on bottoms or welded seams, cuz those end up failing. Plastic caps also get a fail, unless they're simple screw on/off with a gasket. As far as ^^^^...
Can you point me to a place where one out of every five days is a "powder day?" Of course, if powder day = an inch over four day old settled crud, there ya go.
FWIW, comparing body weight with ski rig weight is apples and oranges. Your body weight is spread out. Your rig weight is at the end of a long lever arm - series of linked arms, really - so its...
I'd worry about ventilation. If your head gets warm skiing, ain't gonna be happy in the same rig biking.
Can't we like them for different missions? Oh sorry, not the orthodoxy. :rolleyes2
This, but will add that when you go to a doc and get a Rx orthotic, it's unweighted. More accurately, you put your foot down on the mold while in sitting position, tech pressures your foot down just...
On TGR the terms "too big" or "too long" are not permitted. Look it up.
OTOH, curious choice for northern VT as a OSQ. Even Jay gets ice, y'know. Personally, I'd think about something like the...
^^^^ FWIW, failure always has to be on the plate if you're planning something serious. Lot of dead people assumed something bad wouldn't happen, and had no backup when it did...
You're missing the entire mechanical point; the "one screw" normally doesn't handle much of the stress. The side rails, within which are carbon insets extending down into the ski body, are what does....
By contrast, for me 1/3 for everything < 100, 1/2 for everything over. It's all good, depends on your style, not some magical "correct" angle.
I have Mojos (Tyrolia) on mine, work fine. Pivots would fit too, I've checked. Cannot speak to Markers or Sollies. But if the sides of the binding clear the sides, all good; the body flexes...
If it has the wood sidewall and a little buddha, it's the first year. The 05-06's were also all black with white lettering, but had ABS sidewalls.
:biggrin: Yep. Meanwhile, makes me interested in the 107 version coming next season. Oh, and for those not afraid of cooties, growing # of SIA pics over at Epic:...
^^^^ This, mostly. You don't give your size, but I know plenty of guys in the 5'10 175-190 range that like the 180. Mainly, Soul 7 's isn't designed for high speed charging, you buy them as an...
Will have to call this wrong on purely anatomical grounds. You can go on about all the charging women you know, but women of the same height as men average statistically significantly lower lean body...
As with all carbon wonder skis, curious about dampness in variable snow. Would the Zero 95 be in DPS Pure territory, or V-Werks Katana territory, or none of the above? Cuz in all honesty, reaction to...
Need some collective intelligence about sizing Luxury's: Have a 26.5 XT130, 12 mm shell fit, wide forefeet and narrow ankles, Intuition recommends a 27 Dreamliner LV or a 28 Luxury LV. The first...
Dumb 101 question: Since the Kingpin heel doesn't use heel pins, assume it generates more forward pressure at heel, closer to a normal alpine rig, to stabilize and retain the boot. Yes? If yes, will...
OP: Ignore the comments, you are totally right, rotation has gone past an acceptable angle. The binding is now likely no longer indemnified. Immediately remove them and pm me for the address to which...
You'll like the MX88's better with the toe left alone and the heel moved up; Kastles tend to have fairly rearward mount points. Cannot speak to the Sickles.
Some elasticity advantages to running well below DIN, according to MO on these pages.
Long thread on Epic, consensus seems to be that they're great for feet that are reasonably close to the shell fit, will be uniquely snug all over, very responsive. But run cold, are cramped in the...