Thread: The theoretical narrow protest/arg/dps 138 gangrush praxis thread

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I skipped reading this entire thread until now. This is the ski I have been waiting for, good work. Seriously tempted. What's the order deadline?

Originally Posted by BamBam_540

I skipped reading this entire thread until now. This is the ski I have been waiting for, good work. Seriously tempted. What's the order deadline?

You have got to have the order in before the 12th. With an expected finish date the 31st.

Kidwoo I am on the mailing list but have not gotten anything!! Is there important info or can I go ahead and order the pair of skis?

This is exactly the kind of silly shit that makes me open a closet door in july and think "4 new pairs of skis this year, seriously?"

10 points to praxis for throwing down on this so fast and i'll be stoked to check out the end product.

Dear Praxis,

Thank you for not making any in 180.

You saved me almost 2 months living money that I would have struggled to replace.

Sincerely,
Guy Who Needs 180 Touring Skis That Perform In Variable Alpine Snow

Originally Posted by kidwoo

Aight: Some info you know and hopefully some you didn't. Read it all. Really. Especially if you don't get Praxis mailers.

http://blistergearreview.com/article...praxis-wootest

i knew i shouldn't have been so jumpy and ordered so quick. stupid impulsiveness

Originally Posted by sqikunst

Kidwoo I am on the mailing list but have not gotten anything!! Is there important info or can I go ahead and order the pair of skis?

yes pay attention to the whole article (near the end). i ordered before the article and waiting would have made things slightly better. like 10% better...

Cool cool!! I read it too but was not sure if that was the be all end all awesomeness of the article....

Originally Posted by auvgeek

I should let my friend speak for himself, but he don't come on TGR very often. I know that he effing loves his Protests, and I can't wait to try them out myself. I believe his do have the carbon sheet, as he just bought them this November. FWIW, I flexed them before they were skied or mounted and thought they felt pretty nice - neither noodly nor stiff. They're nowhere near as stiff as the 191 Bro Fats.

He and I have will have like 6 new pairs of skis between us (including the WooTest), so we plan to do alot of reviewing once the snow starts falling consistently. Anyway, sorry for the threadjack. Stoked on this.

Nice!

Let me know what you think, you guys have all our friggin snow up there this year.

Originally Posted by Hohes

Dear Praxis,

Thank you for not making any in 180.

You saved me almost 2 months living money that I would have struggled to replace.

Sincerely,
Guy Who Needs 180 Touring Skis That Perform In Variable Alpine Snow

I'm 5'8" and ski the 188 protests with zero complaints.

Just sayin. They do ski short. You're not the only one who's asked for that length though.

If these end up being well received, they may be available in another length in the future. Thanks again for all the interest. Stoked to hear people's impressions.

Ski ordered. 196, UHMW top sheet, medium flex. Still obsessing over flex, went with medium, possibly could have gone with stiff. Excited ski this thing!

done and done.

We better have snow by the time this guy shows his beautiful face.

So great how this is working out. Honestly, ARpowhound and I had been saying the same things about the spats and how we wish someone would make one. This will be the touring machine, powder slayer!!!

Originally Posted by TheDon

done and done.

We better have snow by the time this guy shows his beautiful face.

So great how this is working out. Honestly, ARpowhound and I had been saying the same things about the spats and how we wish someone would make one. This will be the touring machine, powder slayer!!!

I think you were the one saying you'd like the CRJs if the tail was a little narrower too right?

That pretty well describes this.

Just read through the ski spec page and the blister write-up -- nice!

Without reading through 15 pages of this thread...

what's the difference between the topsheets? (fleece nylon vs. ultralight nylon vs. UHMW) -- I gather that the ultralight nylon is from the Praxis Backcountry ski, but the other two?

What's the target weight for the 187?

^^ spindrift posted Keith's answers here.

The nylons are pretty and shiny, the UHMW is tougher and more durable but kind of washes out the graphics.

The nylon is what's been on the Praxis skis the last few years.

I don't know that Keith has a 'target weight'. You know his skis though, they're far from heavy.

196
Fleece Nylon
BPS
Stiff

Ordered. Perfect for the new STH16s Santa got me for Xmas. Too gnar for the EC?

Originally Posted by sqikunst

I am on the mailing list but have not gotten anything!!

Me neither - with two different email addys - but I know the dealeo.

Keith needs a PR/tech/graphic design person. Someone who could handle emailings, the website (it isn't the worst site, but there's room for improvement) and "branding". That way he could concentrate on what he does best - making killer skis.

Originally Posted by kidwoo

...human sized adults...

...on the roids...

...beanpole...

Care to put some numbers to that? @ 6'1"ish 165-170ish am I an HSA or a beanpole?

Originally Posted by bennettc14

196
Fleece Nylon
BPS
Stiff

Ordered. Perfect for the new STH16s Santa got me for Xmas. Too gnar for the EC?

A suggestion... sollyfit plates. This ski has 'touring' written all over it.

So i ordered the medium flex skis but am now debating whether to change to the stiff. I'm tall and pretty skinny 6'3" 180, but have been touring on pretty stiff ON3P's the last 2 years. I'm not worried about the medium flex being a noodle, but comparisons of medium and stiff flex to some other non-praxis skis might be helpful. Thanks

Love the idea behind this ski. Want to get on board but must sell original Protests first.

Originally Posted by bouguer

comparisons of medium and stiff flex to some other non-praxis skis might be helpful. Thanks

The regular Praxis Protest felt softer than my brother's Cease and Desist, but not by a whole lot. My guess is that the stiff version would be on par with the C&D. Neither is as stiff as the brown BD Zealots or the 191 Bro Fat. FWIW.

wow! i was deterred from reading this thread consistently w all the actual 'tech talk' in here, but now i see there's an actual ski being produced! holy shit...

gotta go do some research on the protests. i ski on Praxis BC and Concepts (telemark) and love them, but have been looking for a rocker/rocker slarve machine for big pow days.

i wonder if this might fit the bill?

Order placed! Went with the 187, BPS graphics on lightweight topsheet, medium flex. Really debated stiff or medium, but I think the medium fits my intended use and the rest of my quiver better.