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Might want to limit anti-seize to just the hub boss instead of the entire mating surface, since the clamping force and friction between the wheel and the hub (or rotor) is what keeps the wheel from...

Or K118 (with traditional mount), sign me up.

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PT heels, brakes, and heel tracks are interchangeable with Royal family heels, brakes, and tracks. Only difference is PT track is longer and allows a lot more adjustment.

Just compared 2022 177 M102 to 2022 177 K108, and oddly the M102 is 1cm longer, if someone is on the fence on length.

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USPS to MT was about $16.

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I've been using the X's because I wanted a backup GPS with topo capability, in case my cell phone (with Backcountry Navigator app) dies or gets lost during a whiteout in the bc.

Yep, $900 (on sale) for a Fenix 7X is definitely spendy.

^ I stand corrected, some 914's had the sliding AFD's too then. The one-piece, four-screw heel track means 900-series, but all of the later 12-DIN and up STH models adopted the 2-piece, 5-screw...

Brand-new in box with "New Classic" strap binding system, these: https://us.grivel.com/collections/crampons/products/air-tech-light?variant=39506695979181 Big fan of Grivel stuff.

$128, with free...

Edit: Pretty sure only some 912/914 were available with the sliding AFD. STH never did, excepting the Z-toe.

https://www.dailymotion.com/video/x32ja7v

Shocked nobody has jumped on this, these watches are amazing.

IMHO any "shock absorbtion" gimmicks under toe AFDs were engineered by the marketing department.

Good stuff, probably almost as good as screws, and easier to drill and tap. How soft is that putty? Is it liquid enough to fully flow into the threads left behind in the ski, or do you think it's...

Mounting a binding screw next to a plastic plug means only 75% of the thread diameter is actually anchored in the ski (or 50% if the screw overlaps the plastic plug), since plastic plugs pull out so...

Edit: ^ Ha, beat me to the post button. Exactly.



It strikes a really good balance in a lot of areas. Heavy/stiff enough to always be solid no matter the conditions without being unwieldy,...

Three zero-f's days on M102 last weekend, trigger pulled on K108 today. Kinda wish K108 was K112, but still pretty excited to get on them next season.

I use plastic plugs most of the time, but for close holes (even overlapping), critical locations (the rear screws on toe pieces), or valuable used skis, I use G/Flex epoxy with aluminum #12AB screws,...

Damn good deal, $149 with free shipping. Wish they were my size.
https://theskimonster.com/products/tecnica-mach1-120-lv/

Hair a pair of mint 172 Down YW8 89 (inserted for tele and Vipec 305mm) with new precut Contour skins. Considered selling for awhile, then decided against it, but could I suppose, lol. 108/89/95,...

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No, they're different. The 912/914/STH12-Driver/STH14 take one AFD, and 916/920/STH16 (and old Driver toes with metal pedestals) use another. Believe all STH2 use the same AFD.

Cheapest I can find a new 6X Sapphire online is $650, so save $270 and $50 sales tax getting mine.

Even more common with the 912 Ti heel track models. Save those for low DIN riders.

No clink anymore, but the M102 awesomeness more than makes up for it. Not perfect for anything, but damn good for a really wide range of conditions.

My 2013's are now relegated to Spring low tide.

Love listening to podcasts and learning things when out for a run, so you don't feel like you're wasting brain time.

If you have a Garmin InReach, you can trigger the SOS directly from this...

Great seller and great price, someone jump on this deal. The Gripwalk soles alone are worth half of his asking price.

Getting thin. Note the goat path to Skyline. Best entrance to Emile's is the first fence gap on upper Skyline.
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Skyline has some good shrubbery, particularly the laurels.
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Hrs 10am to 5:15pm, only use your worst rock skis. You are guaranteed to tear them up. Legit survival skiing, includes skiing over exposed brush, rocks, and logs. Step up if you're into the...

Wonder if this pass was initially sold via the group buy.

Today. Walk to 3.

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Lord Thomas has posted good things about the VTA98.

https://seattle.craigslist.org/kit/spo/d/bainbridge-island-lotus-dps-skis/7455576717.html
https://reno.craigslist.org/spo/d/reno-dps-lotus-120-skis-with-salomon/7451815634.html

Don't really want to ship these, anyone in SoCal or SLC (I'll be visiting in a couple weeks) interested?
https://ventura.craigslist.org/spo/d/simi-valley-cm-volkl-vta-98-alpine/7450580945.html
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Doesn't everyone already have these? Lol

Or punch a few sheets of aluminum foil over the stud to protect the topsheet, and heat it with a little butane torch. Stop when you hear any sizzle or sound. When cool, twist out with Vise-Grip.

^ Good idea, but new is likely out of his his budget, unless Sierra has a smoking deal on something.

Have a buddy looking to upgrade his skills and gear, anyone have something like a 170 Mantra/Gotama, 170 Monster 88/95, 176 Kastle FX94, or similar they want to unload? Could probably go as fat as...

Bump. Spring tours and hikes are here.

Dynastar chicken hearts.

Probably not any core to seal in that area, just a plastic tip spacer that doesn't need sealing. I recently hacksawed the tails off a Wailer 99 and there was no need to epoxy the cut, just smoothed...

Don't forget to mention the Marker toes have to be the ID version.

For you guys who have skied both the K108 and the M102 and say it doesn't make sense to have both models in the same length, would it makes more sense to have the 184 K108 and the 177 M102 instead,...