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  1. I'm interested in the Intuitions, but not local. ...

    I'm interested in the Intuitions, but not local.

    Will pay to ship + a tip.
  2. I'm interested in the Intuitions, but not local. ...

    I'm interested in the Intuitions, but not local.

    Will pay to ship + a tip.
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    Nice, thanks!

    Nice, thanks!
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    No, like what's your height and weight, if you...

    No, like what's your height and weight, if you don't mind sharing.

    Good info DGamms, you turned me on to the BC120, BO118 just seems like that man version of that.
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    Stepping up to 190s has been interesting to see...

    Stepping up to 190s has been interesting to see how the Rocker/Camber profiles are tuned for the 180ish version of a ski, and they just grow the camber in the middle for the bigger dudes. The rocker...
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    All good info. A little stiffer than the OG is...

    All good info.

    A little stiffer than the OG is fine, cuz I fell in love with those at 700" in Brighton. Once I got back to JHole, they didn't cut it.

    Now I'm in a less mogully place with wet...
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    Thanks, yea I'm 5'8" 170. I've been dabbling in...

    Thanks, yea I'm 5'8" 170. I've been dabbling in the 190 class the past few weeks, but I think I could get by with the 183 straight pull with HB splay. I never once had tip dive on the 179 HB, even...
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    What size are you again?

    What size are you again?
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    ULLR provided and I got to test the 191 Reckoner...

    ULLR provided and I got to test the 191 Reckoner 122s in Sierra/Austrian Cement during a storm.

    The lower angle super wet was still a bit of a lean back game, mounted at -4. But better than I've...
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    -2.5 from Rec?

    -2.5 from Rec?
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    Size and weight for you guys?

    Size and weight for you guys?
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    Thanks, Yeah, the real problem I have with the...

    Thanks,

    Yeah, the real problem I have with the revolt is it's got no pop, cuz it's low key RC.

    I doubt I'll do anything about it this season, because I've got a line on some barely used BO118,...
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    I'm 5'8" and hoping to be back under 160 by next...

    I'm 5'8" and hoping to be back under 160 by next ski season, so I think on the blackops 118 I might try the rec mount to start.

    I do have a unique, almost Incan, type physique where the lower...
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    Still looking, honestly I've been going crazy...

    Still looking, honestly I've been going crazy fucking with my powder ski choices, I've been trying not to think about the skinny ski option.

    Blackops 98 is a bit off the list because I want...
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    I'm touring on Hojis for the same reasons. Not...

    I'm touring on Hojis for the same reasons. Not too much lighter, but I just don't need camber all the time.

    I LOVE the Sender Free, but with alpine bindings and heavy boots. Hojis rally with the...
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    1. I'm in the Chicken Feet group. I pulled an...

    1. I'm in the Chicken Feet group. I pulled an even more impressive feat and stuffed a 27 powerwrap into a 25 lupo carbon. The first run of those was even shorter. It was like a 5mm shell fit. I...
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    Thanks Vic! Yeah, it's kind of dangerous. I'm...

    Thanks Vic! Yeah, it's kind of dangerous. I'm thinking if the 191 sender frees might be nice too...

    You're right, I just need to find their pressure points and gel with how they buck when the...
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    As someone who's starting the aging process. I do...

    As someone who's starting the aging process. I do feel like sometimes the pain seems like it's coming from inside, but can actually come from the connective tissue just getting strained.... that's a...
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    So BC 192 is 2000g, and measures to 191cm. Same...

    So BC 192 is 2000g, and measures to 191cm. Same length as 191 Reckoner.


    First day out, in basically a mix of dream snow in the alpine, and mixed conditions lower down. 6" of fluff on baked in...
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    I'm not really sure about what graphics came...

    I'm not really sure about what graphics came after the Reds. But they were more like the new Rens. Reds and after with sizes 187 and 195 are the lighter layup. 1950g in 187. Blue mountain/Tent, Black...
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    The new hojis just fill the spot of "I'm always...

    The new hojis just fill the spot of "I'm always taking it out if it's soft" touring. Basically all the time, cuz they handle crust really well, they don't weight much more than the OG raven...
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    I had those in a 187 (red), and the older ones...

    I had those in a 187 (red), and the older ones (blue).

    The red ones were the first lighter layup. The hojis of this era don't match the raven, ren rocker profile as Elan interpreted reflect tech...
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    Reckoner 122 191s came in. It's incredible how...

    Reckoner 122 191s came in.

    It's incredible how similar they are to the Bent 120 192, like almost identical shape. Rocker length is the same, more early kink on the rocker with reckoner, but...
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    Just another day in total post windfuck 100+kph...

    Just another day in total post windfuck 100+kph winds and they still rule.

    Still heavy enough that I'm not really throwing 360s, cuz I'm a puss, but that's the only criticism and it's of me.
    ...
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    Very symmetrical. I'm all about the 10-5mm diff...

    Very symmetrical. I'm all about the 10-5mm diff tip to tail, but 2-3 is a bit extreme.
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    Thanks for the heads up, I'll check before I...

    Thanks for the heads up, I'll check before I mount. You getting the 189s of the 25 version?
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    Nice, at 5'8" it's a bit of a stretch, but I saw...

    Nice, at 5'8" it's a bit of a stretch, but I saw how hard I could blast on the BC 192s, so as long as the R122 is more flexible then I think I'll be happy.

    Going Team line 100%. Part of wanting to...
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    Yeah, more looking to see if the 191 was...

    Yeah, more looking to see if the 191 was different. But SicVic has some tip rocker shots earlier in the thread of the 191.

    I saw a storm coming and found some flower graphics for cheap and pulled...
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    Vic, do you happen to have a picture on the 191...

    Vic, do you happen to have a picture on the 191 rocker profile, or anyone for that matter? Seems like all the reference photos for the 184.
  30. Thread: Bent Chet 120

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    Yeah, try out the smaller ones and report back. ...

    Yeah, try out the smaller ones and report back.

    I'm a snowflake about camber, which is why we broke up 15 years ago. The 184 to me are like, "What camber?".

    I grew up paramarking (free heel,...
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    Thanks, the BC 120 is holding down the 184 spot...

    Thanks, the BC 120 is holding down the 184 spot well (although I like how the k2 measures true). I got used to skiing the "imaginary" tip of these short tipped skis.

    Maybe the Reckoner floats...
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    Is this like the time that Bob Dylan played Rock...

    Is this like the time that Bob Dylan played Rock for the first time? What will the Beatniks say?
  33. Thread: Bent Chet 120

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    Yeah, I've got some OG Rens in the cellar, which...

    Yeah, I've got some OG Rens in the cellar, which I might remount for the next powder day. I'm sure the new ones are a little more civilized.

    184 Bent was right on the edge for me, but it's a...
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    Hell yeah! BO118 is also in contention, where...

    Hell yeah!

    BO118 is also in contention, where I see I'd rather spend the weight on the little more surface area, vs damp crud crushing ability.

    I should add I'm a moderately little guy, but...
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    Tried to step up from Bent Chetler 120 184 to 192...

    Tried to step up from Bent Chetler 120 184 to 192 and it's not gonna work out. Too stiff and longer cambered in the longer length.

    The Reckoner 122 looks very nice, just wondering about the 190....
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    Anyone riding on the Revolt 121 in 191 that's not...

    Anyone riding on the Revolt 121 in 191 that's not super heavy. Looking for a bigger pow ski, that still has a fun flex (medium +). 5' 8" 170lb.
  37. Thread: Bent Chet 120

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    Got another day on the 192. High alpine, post big...

    Got another day on the 192. High alpine, post big snow, fwq 4* boys and girls rolled through town, then add big wind. So soft crud and windboard.

    I just think these skis are too stiff for me.
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  38. Thread: Bent Chet 120

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    I just upgraded from 184 --> 192. Mounted -3...

    I just upgraded from 184 --> 192.

    Mounted -3 from true center (same as 184), which is basically on the line. This years, not next (next years get different construction).


    I have a feeling I...
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    Just to add some points on ramp. I got the...

    Just to add some points on ramp. I got the updated Hoji recently and did the same binding mount I've done for my last few skis: OG Ravens, Down CD5s. I've use a radical toe and the ATK FR14 heel...
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    What don't you like?

    What don't you like?
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    Thanks! Yeah, I think bc coastal and low/med...

    Thanks!

    Yeah, I think bc coastal and low/med altitude Alps share pretty similar fukt snow problems.

    I think the SF110 handles the shit well, even with minimal taper, because it's got huge tail...
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    These are the skis I was looking for. A few...

    These are the skis I was looking for.

    A few more days of noodling with the kids as the snow was kind of trickling in. Today it turned blue with what was about 6" on top of smooth breakable crust...
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    Question: How do you like the mfree 99 in like 3d...

    Question: How do you like the mfree 99 in like 3d refrozen, and coral reef type conditions.

    I'm on the fence between Blackops 98 and mfree 99, and thinking mfree might be a little nicer when the...
  44. I've got the current generation Hojis back in my...

    I've got the current generation Hojis back in my life after a few years of giving up on the old Hojis.

    I skied for 2-3 years exclusively on the last generation Hoji. One heavy layup with alpine...
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    WTB: Bent Chetler 120 176cm

    Looking for my dad, who found the 184 to have a little too much tail, but liked the tip length.

    No bindings needs, and "not abused" condition.


    Thanks!
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    M-Pro with more tail rocker seems interesting

    M-Pro with more tail rocker seems interesting
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    It's just hard for me to imagine. The...

    It's just hard for me to imagine. The rocker/camber looks pretty even. I guess the thickest part of the ski is maybe gonna be closer to my heel. A softer tip and stronger tails sounds fine. I could...
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    Yeah, I'm sorting out some pin ramp issues on...

    Yeah, I'm sorting out some pin ramp issues on some Hojis I just mounted, gotta go steeper. The madness...

    If I get the m free 99, I'm going 3.5 back from TC. Then I'll have 3 skis with the same...
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    Yeah, who am I kidding? Not a nordica person...

    Yeah, who am I kidding? Not a nordica person here.

    Those mFree 99s are really calling me. But if you say black ops are better...
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    Yeah, I'm just thinking something with more bite...

    Yeah, I'm just thinking something with more bite and a bigger gap from the 110s could be the way to go. Cuz when it's hard around here, it can be pure fucking ice, but we can go through chalk cycles...
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