I know nothing of MMs and BBs, primarily been on Contis the last few seasons. Baron/Kaiser on the trailbike and Kryptotal fr/re on the enduro.

Picked up a pair of Albert trail/soft for my...

It might have been the Holy Hand Grenade of Expert Halo

Well. I probably do at least one thing a day suitable for that thread. But this incident was pretty much a case of shit happens, especially if you do stuff enough times to get used to them.
Ref....

There so much freedom in those tips!

Yup. That’s what the doctor recommended for the same reason. Deal with it later if it becomes a problem.

It is (probably) part of the igniter of a hand grenade. As such it should be pretty heat...

So; slight mishap at work yesterday. Now I have small piece of metal (probably) stuck in my arm. Hospital wasn’t keen on removing it right away, will decide when specialists get to work today. Just...

Perhaps pretty similar to full rocker Gotamas?

Yeah, I`m not worried, or in a hurry. Season is fucked beyond belief - and I think the region the store lies in actually got some snow the last 10 days. Hopefully they`re out skiing :)

Overall I’m not too stoked on 2.0. I had zero issues with 1.0, and while I understand their reasons for making the mounting easier, the actual use of 1.0 was better for me.

The fact that it broke...

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Tech toes. Broke after ~1000 meters of climbing

Sounds like a Rustler 9

Re fit; Check out the Ortovox Peak 35 (or 45). I feel it`s relatively slim

Second day of the season on these.

Season is fucked. Rained up to 1500m yesterday, rotten, hollow and shallow snowpack. Crust on top.

Wanted to take the dog for a walk, and enjoy todays nice...

Can you/someone compare to a Rustler 9?

The M-free 118 has been mentioned several times, and I’ll share my thoughts. I’ve never tried the 108s.

I feel like the 118s are a very soft snow specific ski. While a Rustler feels like a fat...

I need a new 115-120mm ski like a bullet to the head, my still; compare the ZF (or RC) to a Billygoat for me

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Yes and no. The purple heel / green toe is not in use currently, but there is a pair of Billygoats with 2nd ski kit and another pair of green heels. Siamese twins - sharing the same...

I’ll buy one if it comes in red

Aka «the Joker»

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Sounds like a «HL AM85» - which does not exist, but maybe try to convince Marshall

By the way, by Rustler 9s have lost all camber. Flat/reverse now. Really good for what you describe

Yeah, probably. Just something with that r105 that worked for me. Either the ski, the tune or the mount point (or all) really felt so intuitive

Arild; as I skied my R105s last weekend I imagined a R113 would be really cool.

Almost same ski as the 105s, perhaps a tiny bit more rise in the tail, a 8,5 flex. And 27-28m TR.

Obviously a...

Yup.
I bought R105, R110 and FL116SE this year.

No «need» for a ski between the 105s and 116s is my first impression, so if you do buy a 110 I’d buy R110s (or even FR110s if you’re fine with the...

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Rs aka Slayers

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And the 85s?

After spending the first hours today on the FL116SEs, I switched over to the slayers for a few runs.

First impressions: very intuitive, wants skier input, but was rewarded with a good blend of...

In the middle of my first day on the FL116SE (for those without a degree in HL nomenclature, this is the full reverse / easy going version)

Going to wait a few days until I make up my mind, and...

No worries. Went on the line, and perfectly happy.

Tell me more - If you got info.

Back to flat camber or basically a new Mantra VWerks?

I’ve been on the same quest as you for the last 5-6 years, not really finding the right ski in this category.
HL R110s had already been mentioned. I only have one day on mine so far, but first...

Thanks for glove suggestions. The Guides look super warm and nice, but a bit more glove than I want. Have mittens for the few days with insane temps. In that class I guess the Fission SV is the main...

In Sprocket Rockets the «Ask the Experts»-thread is a gold mine for random questions.

Do we need / want a misc thread in Tech Talk? In stead of making a «what …… do I want»-thread for every...

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CAST’ified for the win.
First day on them today, and first impressions are good.

No base really, so skied icy...

New graphics? Marshall mentioned both new models and graphics in a conversation a little while back

I swear, following HL threads is like going on a rollercoaster. Everytime you think you’re done,...

Since mags are nerding out anyway: I seem to remember from a few years back that someone (PM Gear?) said to measure from the tip for some reason.

Am I remembering correctly, and if so: what was...

Nope, Norway - so apples to oranges.
The shipping itself is reasonable

New binders for Bodes. Do I go Raw or Army?

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Edit: mounted another pair of my own fucking skis
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Thanks.
Yeah, packing gauze - hemostatic or not - is what I’ve learnt to use.

My comment was directed at what I mistakenly interpreted as a couple of posters bringing «stand alone» clotting...

Don’t know that much about trauma care etc, but this thread made me wonder;

I’ve learnt that clotting agents won’t really work on massive arterial bleedings? But perhaps this is depending on cause...

Absolutely.
Not worried, just excited. For skiing in general really, as there is still no fucking snow around here.

Will mail you a couple of questions about mounting on of these days, and...

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Pretty exited about them, at least with people claiming they aren’t too demanding. You have probably like 50 pounds on me though, so I guess I’ll find out

Don’t know about touring skis as such, but I’ve sort of realized (wife about same size as your daughter) that everyday skis in their size are pretty light and will be just fine for touring as long as...

Nice!

Where did you end up mounting? Weight/boots etc?

This really makes me happy. Tell me more about the 105 vs Mantra 102?

Quality reference, G

While the rest of us are like «which Pivots to mount this pair with», Arild is like «all of them»

Digger de, the orange/gold combo looks great