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Thread: The Dynastar Thread
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02-22-2021, 11:04 PM #1451
Just for some added perspective, the best skis I have tried this year are the MF108 and K108. I skied my Rustler 11’s at Snowbasin last week on a pow day and I wished I had brought the MF108 instead. They would have been perfect for the conditions and terrain. Also, when I talk about stability, the K108 is my new benchmark. And with a bad knee, I want something that provides suspension and dampness. The MF108 isn’t quite that ski.
That being said, I could honestly get by with the MF108, K108, and a pair of Billy Goats as my three ski quiver. I’m sure my wife would love that if I went through with it.
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02-22-2021, 11:16 PM #1452Registered User
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Kopi and discussed this while looking at our turns under the chair. Soft groomer run or the run that was getting wind buffed and reset each time, there was a good 8’ of air time distance coming out of a turn before touching down to start the next one. Speeds were very high.
Ignore the turn radius. I lean more toward skis with a large turn radius and don’t even notice the shorter radius on these even at high speeds or inconsistent snow.
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02-22-2021, 11:18 PM #1453Johnny Poppinoffastuff
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This thread is just frothy with hype, keep having to double check I'm not in the on3p thread, love it.
Can one of you throw a straight tape on the 192? Then I can decide how hyped I personally should consider getting
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02-22-2021, 11:23 PM #1454
why did you wish you had the MF108 vs. R11
any clydesdales on the MF108? I always get excited about a ski then realize everyone is like 40 lbs lighter than me. big boned and all
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02-22-2021, 11:27 PM #1455Registered User
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02-22-2021, 11:47 PM #1456Johnny Poppinoffastuff
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02-23-2021, 06:41 AM #1457
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02-23-2021, 07:47 AM #1458Registered User
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200 nekkid, prolly pushing 220 standing on my skis. Zero issues with the 192.
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02-23-2021, 07:53 AM #1459Registered User
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I choose the MF108 192 since I'm in the 220lb class and will use the ski on powder days only. It seems like a LOT of ski on non-powder days, but I don't have much ability and virtually no experience w wide skis so I can't contribute much to what's already been written here. But they are fun when it snows. I wouldn't be afraid to buy 182's if you're lighter and looking to use the MF108 as a DD, in trees/soft bumps, etc, especially if you already have a 110mm+ ski for deep days. I know that goes against the TGR longer, stiffer mantra but I'm just a low post count Jong at this point.
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02-23-2021, 01:58 PM #1460Registered User
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May have missed it, but any lighter guys on the 192cm? I'm 165lbs, maybe 180ish(?) with gear on. Fairly strong skier though. Free skiing a 130 plug, used to race a 150 plug cut down to ~140. Currently skiing a 189cm Kore 99 as a daily driver and thinking about switching onto the MF108. The Kore never feels too long except for in really tight trees. Never really feels too short either.
Edit: Should mention the 140 was only ever the right boot in tech races. Definitely not a boot I could ski all day given normal weather.Last edited by FreeskiTrenchCarver; 02-23-2021 at 02:58 PM.
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02-23-2021, 02:25 PM #1461
I'm 160 pounds and have ridden the 192. I wouldn't say I'm a strong skier, but I'm not a beater either most days. I found the 192 to be skiable at my weight, just not what I would grab everyday without having late season legs of steel. It is certainly manageable, but it requires more input from guys/gals our size due to that length. After skiing the 182 back to back, I'm glad I went 182 because they are fun all day, even if I relax a little. I didn't get that impression from the 192. They felt like they needed more aggressive input from me at all times, not just when I'm feeling feisty. YMMV
Edit to add: If your current daily is a 189, you'll be fine on the 192. They ski shorter than their stated length.
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02-23-2021, 02:58 PM #1462
Are you beaters running 95 or 115 brakes on the MF108s?
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02-23-2021, 03:02 PM #1463Registered User
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02-23-2021, 03:42 PM #1464
The 189cm Kore 99 tape measures almost exactly the same as the 192cm MFree 108 and the MFree has deeper rocker lines with more splay, a more forward mounting point and it’s not quite as stiff in the tips/tails as the Kore 99 is.
You’d be perfect on the 192cm I bet.
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02-23-2021, 03:49 PM #1465Registered User
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02-24-2021, 08:09 AM #1467Registered User
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Have a pair of 189 menace protos arriving today. Nice deals out there on the ski that is the same under the top sheet as the Mfree 118.
Before I stick holes in them, consensus on mount point? On the line is just sooooo fine?
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02-24-2021, 09:00 AM #1468
I'm sure it's in here somewhere - but refresh my mind:
Anybody with a Wren 108 vs M-Free 108 comparison? 189 vs 192 that is.
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02-24-2021, 09:04 AM #1469
The Dynastar Thread
I skied my wren 108’s two days in good snow last week and promptly sold them.
The mfree 108 is the ski I was hoping the woodsman would be: a more playful, nimble, loose charger than the wren. The Dynastar will actually carve a turn on the way back to the chair, the wren is a little meh on 2d snow. For me, the wren is better in deep pow and rough chop than the mfree but that is what goats are for.
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02-24-2021, 09:28 AM #1470
~$460 shipped from T-P for 108s, fwiw. With some gold pivot 15s...sex machine
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02-24-2021, 09:45 AM #1471
Great minds think alike, I picked up a pair a couple of weeks ago. Poking around TGR, Blister, etc the consensus seemed to be that the ski's got a big sweet spot so if you like to ski more centered you'll be happy +1 or +2 of the line, if you want more float you can mount them -1 or so, couldn't find anybody willing to admit that they'd mounted the ski far enough to one side or the other to make them unskiable. I put em right at the line and have been real happy ripping turns on 350 feet of icy midwestern vert but I suspect those are not the conditions the skis are built for so ymmv.
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02-24-2021, 09:55 AM #1472Registered User
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02-24-2021, 09:58 AM #1473Registered User
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