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    Anyone using demo bindings on their 120? I have a new pair and was thinking about putting Griffon or Attack demos on them. Mostly because I am unsure on where I want to mount the bindings and figured I can play around with mount points

    Other the weight any down side to putting a demo on this ski?

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    Quote Originally Posted by phatboy64 View Post
    Anyone using demo bindings on their 120? I have a new pair and was thinking about putting Griffon or Attack demos on them. Mostly because I am unsure on where I want to mount the bindings and figured I can play around with mount points

    Other the weight any down side to putting a demo on this ski?
    I did this exactly. Was pretty fun. I noticed a difference


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    Thanks

    The difference you felt. Was that from moving them forward/back or from the height of the binding?

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    Just scored a set of BENT CHET 120's with frame bindings for a screaming deal. They'll provide plenty of overlap in my quiver, but I'm stoked to see what they're about. Reading the stoke in this thread convinced me to pull the trigger.

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    Bent Chet 120

    Wanted always to try BC120 as a powder ski. Got recently the new 22/23 graphic model in 192 and mounted my Pivots at -3. Took them yesterday out on a perfect blower day.
    This ski is tons of fun in the right conditions. It floats, it drifts, it carves, it slarves, whatever. It can make small turns at low speed in tight places or you can open up and go completely nuts in steep terrain. It lacks dampness for skiing really fast through chop but it’s still OK if the chop is soft and if you dial back the speed a bit. No problem on groomers on the way back to lifts as well - the BC120 are surprisingly stable riding the edges and aren’t holding back.
    Wouldn’t take them out if you expect variable conditions. On powder days, though, they truly shine.
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    Quote Originally Posted by phatboy64 View Post
    Thanks

    The difference you felt. Was that from moving them forward/back or from the height of the binding?
    Forward/back. The difference I was referring to was moving the demo bindings fore/aft. The height I didnt notice when switching from Demo to Shifts believe it or not (expected to) because the demos are obviously taller


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    Big mountain lines on BC120. Such a great ski for powder days!

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    Quote Originally Posted by roQer View Post
    Wanted always to try BC120 as a powder ski. Got recently the new 22/23 graphic model in 192 and mounted my Pivots at -3. Took them yesterday out on a perfect blower day.
    This ski is tons of fun in the right conditions. It floats, it drifts, it carves, it slarves, whatever. It can make small turns at low speed in tight places or you can open up and go completely nuts in steep terrain. It lacks dampness for skiing really fast through chop but it’s still OK if the chop is soft and if you dial back the speed a bit. No problem on groomers on the way back to lifts as well - the BC120 are surprisingly stable riding the edges and aren’t holding back.
    Wouldn’t take them out if you expect variable conditions. On powder days, though, they truly shine.
    -3 from recommended?

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    For those of you using pivots: 115mm brake or 130?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr_pretzel View Post
    -3 from recommended?
    Yes, gives you something between 5.5 and 6.0 cm from true center. Ski feels pretty balanced at this mount and I’m not planning to land switch in pow.
    115 mm brakes with Pivots fit just right, not much tolerance, though.

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    Quote Originally Posted by goolick View Post
    For those of you using pivots: 115mm brake or 130?
    I put 115s on mine recently, no issues.

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    Thanks for the tips... I'm ditching shifts on my BC 120s and castifying

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    Anyone also been on the Armada JJ UL? I daily Line SFB 190cm and want something for deeper days. I ski the SFB on the recommended line which is somewhere around -2cm from center. Pretty much can’t decide between the Bent 120 and JJ UL. I unsuccessfully tried to demo both this season so I’ll be buying blind. They seem super similar on paper but the JJ UL seems to get way less press. Generally speaking the Bent seems slightly better regarded and is wider, but the JJ UL might be more similar to the SFB.

    Intended use is: 60/40 resort/backcountry, deep days only, ski most often in CO, mounted on the line with Shifts. Being bombproof isn’t my biggest concern because they will likely not get a ton of days. My last powder skis lasted a decade.

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    Bent Chet 120

    Chetlers multiplying? I don’t ski backwards so both mounted just a bit back (-1.3cm?)

    180cm 110’s + Tectons (-4.3cm),

    184cm 120’s + Shifts (4.2cm),

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lvovsky View Post
    Where’d ya mount em?
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    Nice^^^^ I have the exact setup..... mounted 2 back...

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    Bent Chet 120

    Quote Originally Posted by kc_7777 View Post
    Where’d ya mount em?
    Asked for -2cm from recommended. In reality, the boot center is at -1.5. Don’t think it matters. They felt really centered and balanced. Switch (that I barely can do) and falling leaf were fun AF.

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    Bent 120's arrived from Evo today. Stated weight is 1800g. Actual weight is 1930g. These will be a wide touring ski mounted with ATK FR, so I don't know--they might go back.

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    Seems like they have gradually made them heavier every year since they came out. 4 years ago they were around 1700g

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    Bent Chet 120

    Thinking possibly a pair of 2022 176cm BC 120s for my wife. Her 2016 Icelantic Maidens have seen tons of days. She’s at -7.5cm on those.

    Is consensus still -2cm (eg -5cm) for non-spinny, non-switch, pow skiing? I assume yes. I have yet to ski my 110s and 120s.

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    Anyone been on the Bent 90?

    Considering for a resort skinning board to replace a Pure Wailer 99 that is absolutely horrible in the firm EC resort world. Why you might ask? Because they're cheap and the topsheet looks cool, sounds like the construction is same as the 100 too so....

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    Anyone know if these are the heavy or light bentchetlers?



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    Quote Originally Posted by PeachesNCream View Post
    Anyone know if these are the heavy or light bentchetlers?



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    2015’s…Evo lists the 185 as 2190 grams. Not the light ones.
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    Quote Originally Posted by PeachesNCream View Post
    Anyone know if these are the heavy or light bentchetlers?



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    medium ones, the OG was another 300g per ski, new ones are like 1800-1700g
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