2018-19 Praxis Skis Info and Resource Thread

[nickel]

duly noted. thinking yeti goes dimple and protest goes -1 but still lots of time for overthinking. tectons on their way...

[skibrd]

The one thing I'll say is I'm not sure I've ever heard someone who skied Protests both on the dimple, and -1 to -2, and then say they preferred the dimple (may be wrong about that though).

People either go the line and keep it there, go -1 and keep it there, or go on the line, then move back to -1 and then keep it there (I'm in the 3rd group).

With my Protests soon to be in the mail, I was wondering about where to mount them, -1 it will be. That’s where I settled with the Super Freerides, but those are a franken mad scientist ski and the recommended mount was based on stock 194 Freerides.

-1 it will be!

[Banh Mi]

I might sell my new 2019 Bubinga Veneer 192 Standard Protests if anyones interested. Gonna try to find a cheaper way into the ProTest experience.


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[Banh Mi]

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Local , American made, and bomber construction.

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These ones



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[eskido]

Fuck juice, you’re outta your damn mind. I’d ski those till they died and then use em for wall art. Gorgeous sticks! I get the wanting to do it cheaper but fuck they’re already in hand. Just take the loss and embrace the awesomeness man...
That said, I would totally buy these off you if I had any dough at all

[nickel]

I might sell my new 2019 Bubinga Veneer 192 Standard Protests if anyones interested. Gonna try to find a cheaper way into the ProTest experience.


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don't do it.

[2FUNKY]

I might sell my new 2019 Bubinga Veneer 192 Standard Protests if anyones interested. Gonna try to find a cheaper way into the ProTest experience.


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May not be a bad idea if you can find a four flex. I think the three flex will be a tad to soft for you.

[eskido]

May not be a bad idea if you can find a four flex. I think the three flex will be a tad to soft for you.

Oh shit, yeah, totally forgot about that.

[lucknau]

It's so tough to decide what to do with protests as so many claim to be fine on the dimple, and just as many are adamant that -1 to -2 is the way to go. This place can be such a great resource but can also lead to some serious paralysis by analysis.

Jester demos FTW.

[Banh Mi]

I bought them in #3 flex cuz I was going to use them for soft snow touring. I think they'd work great for that, but my Bibby Tours should be able to handle pretty much anything in the backcountry, and I need the money. I'm planning on moving to SoCal as soon as I get my degree.

[doebedoe]

I might sell my new 2019 Bubinga Veneer 192 Standard Protests if anyones interested. Gonna try to find a cheaper way into the ProTest experience.


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Dude, that money has already been spent. You have the reference ski. If you sell it, you're just gonna trick yourself into spending money on another pair of something because you "saved" some money. And in the end be no happier.

I know....because I'm the same fucking way. The best way to save money is by not spending it.

[Banh Mi]

I'm not buying any more skis, I'm selling a lot of gear and saving the money.

[nickel]

Jester demos FTW.

I'm done with alpine gear.

[2FUNKY]

I'm not buying any more skis, I'm selling a lot of gear and saving the money.

Drop them into GS then. They should go fairly quick.

[Drazzamatazz]

Cross-posting this.

Managed to get a pair of Protests off a buddy of mine for my upcoming trip to Japan. It has inserts for Dynafit Speed Radicals which we were pretty sure would be money for me when we discussed it. Turns out my new boot has a smaller BSL and the mount is just barely too long

The agreed upon sweet spot is pretty large for this ski right? I remember reading something like +2 to -2? Hoping I can reuse either the toe or heel holes. Skis also have one previous Dynafit mount that has been plugged, hence why I'm hoping to reuse some of the current inserts.

Also, what's the easiest way to figure out what year they are. Weight and dimple potentially? Pictures available if that helps.

[jdadour]

PRAXIS RX!!!

The hype is real.

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[east or bust]

^noice

[Banh Mi]

I love the Navajo graphix. Let us know your initial feelings!


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[SupreChicken]

Don’t really need another thread about ramp Delta or praxis builds.

But I didn’t love my 183 mvp enduro/Carbon with vipecs. Marvelous for the ascent. Definitely a skittish build. I think the ramp angle of the vipecs is a thing I notice more than I realized. At -1, I still felt like I had to ski centered or backseat in variable or fresh snow. Once I hit the service road, they carve a trench on firm.

Boots are maestrale rs 2.0, which has pretty aggressive fwd lean.

Plan is to ski them again soon with my lupos (more upright boot) and see if I can discern a difference.

Need more days on them of course. Only 2 so far.

Felt a little more obligated to ski centered on my steeple/tecton combo as well. Wondering if the same explanation applies.

[skibrd]

196 Protests
4 flex
Carbon Enduro
Tsunami on I forget

Can’t wait to get home to get them out.

Trying to finalize a Japan trip, stupid ski bums can’t commit to anything (imagine that), and these are definitely coming as half my quiver for the trip.

[PlayItLeo]

^^^ hot


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[galibier_numero_un]

Don’t really need another thread about ramp Delta or praxis builds.

But I didn’t love my 183 mvp enduro/Carbon with vipecs. Marvelous for the ascent. Definitely a skittish build. I think the ramp angle of the vipecs is a thing I notice more than I realized. At -1, I still felt like I had to ski centered or backseat in variable or fresh snow. Once I hit the service road, they carve a trench on firm.

Boots are maestrale rs 2.0, which has pretty aggressive fwd lean.

Plan is to ski them again soon with my lupos (more upright boot) and see if I can discern a difference.

Need more days on them of course. Only 2 so far.

Felt a little more obligated to ski centered on my steeple/tecton combo as well. Wondering if the same explanation applies.

Thanks for mentioning this. You may be on to something.

I recently converted my GPOs from Wardens to Vipecs late last year. I skied them a bit (with the Vipec mount) and Lange XT 130s and liked them.

This Friday, I took them out for a tour with my Orange Maestrales and felt the need to shift my weight back a bit. It was subtle, but noticeable. I'm going to watch this over the coming weeks.

... Thom

[skibrd]

^^^ hot


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I’ll post a better pick when I get home.

I almost went with Sister Theresa printed lightly in the same veneer, but I like this better

[Banh Mi]

Moving out, selling everything. Praxis Rx are going. awesome skis! PM me before I make the thread this week


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[grinch]

Hit a wall, selling everything. Praxis Rx are going. awesome skis! PM me before I make the thread this week


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Damn dood! You’ve got a dialed quiver. As much art as function. Hope you find a way to keep them . Did yousella bike? Mine sold relatively quicken pb