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Thread: The Quiver Pic Rerun Thread
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03-25-2020, 06:08 PM #4776King potato
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That X-wing is fucking crazy. How is it to ski?
You probably have the biggest quiver of hard charging old school skis out there, so sick!
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03-25-2020, 09:26 PM #4777Registered User
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sick!!! Love the 194 MX98
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03-26-2020, 12:47 AM #4778
The Quiver Pic Rerun Thread
Zombli , where did you get that Volkl G4 Vertigo? Was it a cheap acquisition by chance?
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03-26-2020, 07:53 AM #4779
The 198 g4 I picked up outside the Albuquerque ski swap along with the blue moon big daddy’s for not a whole lot. They had a mangled edge that I fixed and then promptly mangled again, so they didn’t get a ton of miles from me. They had fritschis on them, were they yours?
The X-Wing LAB I picked up on the board because they were cheap and I wanted a monster truck. But I never really got along with the “overly long, massive turn radius, noodley flex” vibe of the whole ski, wished it was stiffer to go along with the shape and length. It was a lot like the first gen 195 Kastle bmx 108: unless you’re blasting long, wide open pow faces, a shorter length would make a lot more sense. The x-wings were good in certain aspects, and floated well above their width, but for a ski that big I was bummed it wasn’t stouter to just smash through all of the damn things.
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03-26-2020, 08:15 AM #4780
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03-26-2020, 08:32 AM #4781
Good, the midsole mark was waaaaaaaayyy the fuck forward on it. I actually won those in a Facebook contest of all things, they were giving away a pair of whatever you want and I already had the fuelie boss, so figured I’d just get the biggest damn thing they made. Called hart to ask about the mount point after a couple days and they were super helpful, ended up moving it ~4cm back, iirc. Still felt forward for me. But the balance and the flex were good (pretty sure it’s a liberty double helix core, same factory), basically flat camber with just a touch of early rise fore and aft. Pretty light for 196/115mm, easy in the trees for a ski that size. If I ski them again I will probably bump the mount back another cm. Ultimately they don’t do anything the super turbos don’t do better so they’re sidelined. Now I want to ski them again just to see what they do.
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03-26-2020, 08:56 AM #4782Registered User
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03-26-2020, 02:07 PM #4783
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03-26-2020, 03:12 PM #4784
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03-26-2020, 03:44 PM #4785
Casually slip the Sierra Nevada topsheet GPOs in there. Nice
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03-26-2020, 06:09 PM #4786Registered User
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Not incorrect...
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03-26-2020, 11:04 PM #4787
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03-26-2020, 11:22 PM #4788
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03-27-2020, 01:48 AM #4789
Being as Volkl couldn't account for the ski, the ended up sending me an OG Gotama "they had laying around." That thing arrived and I was bummed like-- Goddamnit. A fucking clown shoe. (Major props to Volkl's warranty, though.)
Then I moved to Japan 6mo's later and put the Buddha's in their environment and fell in love. Still have them. Skied them this winter with my 3yo.
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03-27-2020, 03:27 PM #4790
current quiver
180cm G3 Manhattan w/BD 02s, for my occasional resort day / rock skis
177cm Movement Response-X w/Ski Trab Gara Titans, fast & light powder skis, racing, big days, when I am very tired
180cm Black Crows Solis w/ATK Trofeo Plus 10, new daily driver touring skis. I got them thinking they'd be a couloir and junk snow ski but they're ridiculously fun to go fast in pow with so they've quickly become the DD.
Boots not pictured but Tecnica ZeroG Tour Pros stock.
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03-28-2020, 06:42 PM #4791Registered User
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03-28-2020, 09:42 PM #4792Registered User
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Love those bentchetler graphics!
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03-28-2020, 10:51 PM #4793
Ha, was. My millenial wife was trying to make me relevant. I did not need to know what my girlfriend from summer camp when I was 12 is doing with her life. Got a free pair of skis out of it, I'm not bitter.
I'll shoot you an email this week, you owe me a couple of stories.
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03-29-2020, 10:19 AM #4794I drink it up
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The Quiver Pic Rerun Thread
196cm 4Frnt Renegades (122mm)
193cm Black Crows Corvus (107mm)
190cm Salomon Q Lab (109mm)
187cm 4Frnt MSP99 (99mm)
Looks good on paper and lined up on my wall like that, but the only 2 I love are the Renegades and the Q Labs, and I rarely get to ski the Renegades these days (they need steep soft snow) and the Q Labs are pretty tired and are generally relegated to low tide situations.
I just pulled bindings off my OG 186 Renegades, and am torn between getting a pair of bindings for them for trees/bushwacking in fresh snow or turning them into wall art. In either case, it was a very sad day.
The Corvus and MSP are too new to me to really have a verdict.focus.
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03-29-2020, 02:52 PM #4795
That Look Binding on the QLab looks quite old. Since the back of the binding has not changed for decades, the front toe is truly old. May I ask: Any issues? Does it still work safely? I am asking because I have the same binding sitting unused on my workbench - I am not sure if this toe is safe to ski on. Thanks.
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03-29-2020, 03:14 PM #4796
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03-29-2020, 04:25 PM #4797
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Based on your preferences I would steer clear.
The q lab is a front of the boots, early rise, cambered, heavy charger that carves medium radius turns very well in most conditions. It’s not particularly great in pow. I’d say it lends itself to skiers with a race background.
The Corvus pivots quickly but doesn’t respond to any amount of forward pressure (full reverse). It’s so stiff and light it gets knocked around in anything but corduroy and pow. Ski it from your heels and throw your shoulders into it, it’ll come right around. I fucking hate it. The fanbois will be right along to tell you how great it is.
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03-29-2020, 04:51 PM #4798
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03-29-2020, 06:28 PM #4799I drink it up
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Can’t speak to safety. Been skiing them for the last decade or so. I think it’s circa ‘96? They release when they need to. Don’t when they don’t. Same internals as current toe, just different housing. Gets lots of comments.
If you don’t want to mount them up I’ll be happy to take them off your hands.
Haven’t done a great A/B yet. The tip is quite different. Smaller and stiffer on the corvus. Most of my initial impressions are around that. So, steep heavy loose snow is better with the corvus because it doesn’t get as hung up, while picking your way down steep bumpy trees is easier with the Q Lab, because the tips will reliable engage and pull you into a cleaner turn without forcing the issue. Fast smeary turns work better on the corvus. While the corvus is better at speed (and my labs might have lost a bit of their backbone), they require a lot more steering to tighten up carves, especially that outside ski, which I left behind a few times when I wasn’t paying attention; again, because the tip doesn’t want to engage and pull you in.
I’m not a big guy, and in tight spots they’ve been a bit of a handful due to length and stiffness; though they do pivot easy enough, as noted. We’ll see if I can solve that when I figure them out.
My experience doesn’t disagree with any of that, but again, haven’t put enough time on to settle on any of it either. It often takes me a while to really figure out a pair of skis, so I’m not as quick to judgment. Agreed, however, on the Q Lab. Love(d) that ski. Doesn’t quite have that lovin’ feeling anymore, though, and I need to find a new starter.
FWIW, my corvus do have just a bit of camber, and I’m not sure I’ve recently been on a pair of skis that hug the snow along as much of their length as the corvus.focus.
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03-29-2020, 08:35 PM #4800
Jackattack’s got me to a T. I really liked the Q lab, great feel all around, but the 20m radius was just too turny for me. Went with the carbon tip Cochise and couldn’t be happier, that ski and I get along well. Neither one are any good in actual pow but that’s not what they’re for.
I’m just continually surprised by the people that are drinking the kool aid on black crows, particularly the Corvus and Navis. But my ski life is pretty boring so, different tools for different objectives, I guess.
FWIW, for a ski that shouldn’t necessarily be my cup of tea, I was pretty impressed with the msp 99. I thought it had good versatility for the shape, definitely fun to ski.
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