Billy goat junkie - want a cheap jibby pow stick - Bentchetler or pettitor 120?

[SupreChicken]

I’m too cheap (because of a cease and desist purchase) to get a Kartel 116, though I would love to try the ski.

Love the 191 BG.

Used bentchetlers and pettitors are cheap as hell. Which would I like more for effing around and trying to act like I can jib?

[whyturn]

Closest I got to jibby was cheap automatic. No switch though.

[Vitamin I]

I own:
- 1st-gen 192cm Bent Chetler

and I have tried:
- 2nd-gen 185cm Bent Chetler
- 179cm Pettitor 120

I think you'll have fun on whichever one you choose.

To me, you can get a bit edgier on Pettitors when you want, and you can get a bit slarvier on 1st-gen Bent Chetlers when you want. I'd say my ranked faves would be:
#1) 1st-gen 192cm Bent Chetler
#2) 189cm Pettitor 120

...and I don't like the 2nd-gen (current) Bent Chetler much.

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[Climber Joe]

I have some 183cm bent chetler 1.0 and love them. Lots of camber for a ski that wide, extremely poppy and fun, but I have mine mounted pretty far back.

You want them? I have pescados now.

[Banh Mi]

I didnt like the second gen (current?) 192 Benthchetlers. Too stiff and heavy to jib, too center mounted to charge. I probably just didnt “gel” with the specific ski though.. I felt the same way about 190 Bibby Pros, although I liked the Bibbys a lot more and could actually make them work for me somewhat. I couldnt get the newer Bentchets to work..

I currently have 179 Pettitors as my jibby pow/tree ski. Heavy/damp enough to rally my fat ass around at speed(2400g/ski, tons of fiberglass), but noodley soft so I can butter and off-kilter spin around on.

I have an affinity towards K2 skis though, that a lot of other Mags do not share.. so take with a grain of salt


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[SupreChicken]

ClimberJoe - thanks for the offer. Gonna hunt for some 192.