i am actually captivated by the concept/specs,such a cool and daring idea to try to combine "fun" elements into such a narrow ski while retaining some sort of balanced weight (not too light, not too...

good old mtn95 (maybe one of the longest running shapes?) doesn't really welcome backseat skiing but i wouldn't call it punishing.

bent100 were a great touring ski for me but as a euro guy i don't...

i demo'ed the new koalas for a full day in march. Heavy/wet storm kind of day.Skied the 183 length and moved the demo bindings at +1ish. pre-BOA Hawx XTDs.

I really liked them, they did feel...

if the OG bentchetler 120 is my favourite ski of all time which Reckoner will i jive with best? 112?122?

i don't really need the maximum width for the kind of floatation i usually require so i'm...

thanks kid kapow, current ranger wasn't even on my radar but sounds like it could be a good non-directional touring do-it-all ski for me

i'm still trying to grasp what Chabloz was trying to do when he blasted his airbag before they announced the score for his second run. Some sort of celebration? whatever it was it made me even more...

if you have contacts/access to someone in Italy there's still plenty shops carrying the original AL05 at a great price as well.
...

i feel less alone... it's cruelly ironic how this is the best fitting boot that i've ever had so it makes me want to throw more butters and fuck around but then my spurs get more inflamed. I've...

i agree with rod but OP is referring to the new ones so there may be some changes.

haven't read the older pages in the thread but have you ever owned/tried the older heavier version of the 184?

if you haven't that would be the perfect ski for the usage you have in mind

i've had the b100 for a while as an all-around touring ski (Alps) and i loved them.

They don't float amazingly and they don't slay chop that's for sure. They do have some backbone though, i had...

really? i had them for years and they did work, i stopped using them once i found the right boot and destroyed the liners themselves/"pockets" for the inserts.

thank you so much. Given the ill-fitting feeling of the RX do you think i could try squeezing a low volume cam strap (like the stock one from the xtd which is has 0 bands/beef) under the shells or...

Hey GoldenBC could you expand on some thoughts of yours (on this thread maybe but it could be somewhere else) about boosters (WC or experts) and actual increases/decreases in stiffness?

I run WC...

the 2 links are italian cause i'm italian and lazily posted the first 2 links that appeared on the interwebzz.

my black ones are newer compared to the ones you posted.

The ones i just bought...

finally found a good deal to stock up on my hawx 130 xtd.
can anyone (or ONK) confirm that there is no difference between these 2 shells? as far as i know colour scheme is the only difference. I...

found a pair of used ('14 version) 189 shreditors for dirt cheap here in italy.

Read some reviews here and there (Ryan did an excellent one on experiencedgear) but still was looking for some...

that was great info...i'll look into the 191 for sure

aside from the always reliable scott team issues i've had a pretty decent experience with line paintbrush poles.
baskets are pretty decent, love the MTB grip, aluminum feels good. That grab tab...

i'm 5'11 and 70 kg approx.

Always favor forward mounts (never gone further back than -5 or 6). Current touring ski (not my favourite) is a 188 Tracer 108 mounted at -5 from true center. I tried a...

i run brakeless MTNs with freeride spacers. Maybe it might surpass the 300 g threshold but i love that setup. I ski on heavier/generally shittier snow most of the time with it.

i always thought the color palette was more "normal" and timeless especially at the time when i was starting out (mid 2010s) when day glo-ish colors were the rage.

and i agree, font and overall...

euro-fit brands.

That's why I became enamored with Arc' back in the day. It was totally different to what was going on around me, I used to print out the old PDF catalogues from the 90sand stick...

of course, it was born there. Where i'm from it's all Montura, Salewa or Karpos since they're the local brands, it does make a difference.

don't wanna veer into off-topic territory too much here but once you dismantle manufacturing and industry and servitise everything then you have a bunch of people running amok and flocking to...

Nice, I appreciated the stories from you and other people who tour on demanding/technical skintracks with wider/longer skis.

I toured with (old version) BC120 a lot years ago and have my fair...

I've really appreciated Matt's honesty and openness to discuss everything here and on other platforms as well.

He especially always followed through with what we discussed specifically: he did...

i've always seen the triangle. Here in Europe the triangle used to symbolise the "performance" side of the brand whereas the old-school logo accompanied the "life style" items (sneakers etc.)....

it was on a select number of batches strictily from this year or last year max. Majority of issues was on the newer version with DIN heels.

when you're in the pins it's touching albeit very lightly. It should be light enough that when you simulate releases on the bench the AFD should slide laterally when engaged but still be able to...

thanks Greg.

Ha! to be honest i left out one detail: i need to rely on shops since i have a gift voucher and was looking to use that for the whole binding+mount package.

Funnily enough it's not...

how bad are griffons? i have already asked you guys about Wardens and Attacks in other threads but apparently in the dark corner of Italy where i live there's no shop with any jig/mounting knowledge...

happy Liner Sleeve user here...
to be honest i think some of the criticism was pretty harsh.

I've been using them since 2020 on old Lange Freetours, Cochise and now hawx ultra xtd. It is true...

totally agree with this, couldn't have summed it up better.

it only feels weird the first 2-3 times you step into it before skiing down. You find yourself stomping harder since it feels like you're not fully engaged with the heelpiece pins.

any long-term feedback on the SP40? Amazon also has it at a decent price.

Any other Amazon-sourced alternatives that i could consider? I've always been a dawn patrol kind of guy but my job kind of...

what i get in terms of downhill feel though is worth it in my opinion...not too much flat-mode wide open traversing here in the Alps anyway and i always toured on Beasts before the mtn. It's either...

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after 3 years using brakeless MTNs with no stomp-pads or spacers i finally managed to mount a new pair with the ATK universal spacer. I ended up trimming a portion of the plastic baseplate...

got my hands on the shock stopper bootboards, they are great. After all the stock ones that i mercilessly destroyed these ones feel great. Got them from the spare parts' section of the website,...

thanks Marshal

italian here.
over the last few years there's been a massive pestilence-like surge in participants, you won't find any easy discounts, at least not in factory shops/standard retail.

Our version...

not exactly on topic but i have removed the baseplate from my MTN so that i can put a shim under the heelpiece and mount the ATK spacer.

i don't think the shim's height surpasses 3 mm. I have at...

what Warden brake size should i go with for a 120-underfoot ski? should i slightly bend a 115 or play it safe with 130?

so back in 2017 i purchased the BD spark gloves (this version)...

so i got them, dual core all-black version.

fit seems ok length-wise, cuff contour is ok for my skinny calfs, everything else seems pretty average. I like my hawx more but i got them for cheap and...

Very interesting, thanks for the input. The fact that you don't need the 6th toe punch does worry me, toebox and midfoot fit were great out of the box for me with the old one, I actually had to try...

thank you so much for both answers.

btw i should clarify that the ones i'm looking at are the "dual core" version (should be the 2021 ones).

I also should correct my own mistake and clarify...

Given how much I respect the opinion of both of you guys I'll be looking forward to Matt's answer cause I sure am a bit confused about the general consensus regarding old vs new fit.

If there is...

might be pretty off topic but couldn't really find an appropriate thread.

In my quest for a "workhorse" type of inbounds boot i have stumbled across an RX 130 LV at a very good price. I don't ski...

101 mm stated last and "higher instep", that's what i was told by an italian dynafit rep....might be worthless info