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05-07-2021, 05:10 PM #251Registered User
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05-07-2021, 05:48 PM #253Registered User
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I bet I could ski the 186 tbh. I bet it'd be a fun ski for me, that I wouldn't overpower that much. I could adapt. It measure 186cm true, if not a tiny bit more, so it's basically the best 186 possible and not that wimpy of a ski.
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05-07-2021, 10:25 PM #254
Go get em.... 186cm K2 Mindbender LTD for $449CDN:
https://www.corbetts.com/2021-k2-min...d-108-ti-skis/
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05-07-2021, 11:01 PM #255Registered User
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That Sean Pettit video on this ski is no help either, just makes me want to buy. Reminds me of Seth Morrison for reason.
Still, I'm going to wait and try the 193 first. I'm not as flus$h as you guys. 193 could be goldilocks. Fun and charger.Last edited by AEV; 05-07-2021 at 11:23 PM.
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05-08-2021, 05:49 AM #256
Probably the most accurate description I have ever read of someone who loves skis more than skiing itself. The hobby of buying skis seems to have replaced the hobby of skiing.
Of course, skiing is not a mere hobby.
I admit— I cannot fathom managing a quiver like this.
Are there any other people who buy ten pairs of skis from a retailer?
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05-08-2021, 06:06 AM #257Registered User
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05-08-2021, 09:09 AM #258
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I haven't even had coffee yet this am.
I thought my previous post showed how much I loved skiing through my gear buying and selling. But you took it that I like the gear more. So easy for miscommunication on the internet. If we spent 10 min skiing together you would have a different impression I'm sure.
I'll agree that the buying/selling is a separate "hobby" from the actual skiing. But man I love skiing. I get in my 50-60 good skis days every season. And have done so every year for the past 35+ years? At Baker, Whistler, the Powder Highway....got a wife that rips (left my 1st marriage as she didn’t ski enough), an 11 year old daughter who’s in Whistler ski school 30 days a year, and two older sons that rip hard on my old Renegades. We’re at Whistler every weekend from November to April. We do the powder highway for 10 days every winter in February. We’re a ski family. We ski hard all day and we don’t ski easy stuff. Skiing is not a hobby.
Ya I like trying different gear. Which I thought was the fucking point of posting on Tech Talk? I’ve skied a lot of skis over the past 10 years....Lib-Techs, Moments, Lines, Icelantics, 4FRNTs, Blizzards, K2s, Nordicas, Elans, Rossignols, Salomon, Factions..... when I could afford it. Most bought at various places at decent prices, skied and then resold to try different ones. So ya researching gear and trying it is a hobby. But no way I like it more than actually skiing.
The buying then selling 10 pairs was an example. To show that the net cost of gear whoring is <$2,000 per year, which I feel is similar to the cost of other hobbies, for example golf. I'm a teacher. I like numbers. And examples are used to clarify. I think it's key to know where your money goes and what is the true cash cost of your actions. Which was the point. It had nothing to do with my love of skiing, which is the point you took. That's fine. To each their own. It's pretty normal that when teaching a class that a couple of students don't get the point of the lesson.
Let's get back to Mindbenders instead of me justifying and you judging. haha.Last edited by kc_7777; 05-08-2021 at 10:01 AM.
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05-08-2021, 10:17 AM #259
KC...I get it. The gear is part of the experience. Growing up in a shop but the gear bug in me. Wanting to help customers find the ski that worked for how and where they ski and not what was (then) plastered in ads in the first 1/3 of Ski or Powder magazine.
Now, gear adds some variety to my experience.
BTW, I had some 188 Merlin IV’s. I currently have some 186 MB108TI’s but not the throwback model. You’re purchase is giving me FOMO.In constant pursuit of the perfect slarve...
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05-08-2021, 10:45 AM #260Registered User
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I friggen love gear
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05-08-2021, 03:12 PM #261Registered User
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KC, keep it up. Your gear and education about gear posts make me happy. I also buy a bunch of skis each year, and it’s not too bad when you are smart about it.
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05-12-2021, 02:08 PM #262
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05-12-2021, 02:56 PM #263
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Nice work banditman!
Corbett’s price is too good to pass up. I bet you’re not out that much when all is said and done on the switch.
My last two ski purchases have been these 2021 limited edition “retro” Mindbenders, and 2021 K2 Reckoner 112s with the Geoff McFetridge custom art top sheet.
Both were the equivalent of $419CDN landed to me, as I can avoid 7% provincial sales taxes buying from another province and shipping to BC.
I really like when ski companies make limited run, different/retro top sheets? Keeps things more interesting in the quiver. Should make chairlift rides more interactive too.
I wish more companies would do this besides K2. Especially the retro top sheets.
The cost shouldn’t be that prohibitive?
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05-12-2021, 04:18 PM #264Registered User
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05-12-2021, 08:06 PM #265Registered User
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N+1 always applies. I like KCs ski buying algorithm as well.
Bandit Man, good call on grabbing those. The price is too good to pass up, especially when retrofitted. I would have snagged already if there was a 193
Was fiddling around with the 193s in shop, and they seem long but doable. Soft enough. Sometimes I don't like long soft skis though.
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05-12-2021, 08:16 PM #266Registered User
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05-12-2021, 08:18 PM #267Registered User
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05-14-2021, 09:12 AM #268
PSA - The Ski Monster has MB108’s for $399
https://theskimonster.com/products/k...bender-108-ti/
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05-14-2021, 08:41 PM #269
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Hey banditman,
Comparing the M102/K108s to a Mindbender 108Ti....MB is a bit more “enforcerish” I’m assuming. MB is kinda of inbetween the Enforcer 104 and the M102/K108s?
I’m planning on +2 on the Mindbenders. Will put me at -7.5. Short bsl and >-7.5cm isn’t for me. I was +2.5cm on my M102s which put me at -9.00cm. I’m +2.5cm on my E104s as well. Got all summer to think about it too.Last edited by kc_7777; 08-14-2021 at 04:58 PM.
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05-15-2021, 08:52 PM #270
My standard description about the 186 MB108 Ti is that it feels like a blend of the Enforcer 100 (pre 2021) and the Rustler 11. Easy and forgiving like the Enforcer but so capable off piste like the Rustler.
But you asked about the Volkls. The MB108 Ti just feels like a lot less ski than either the M102 or K108. Like the Volkls, it is very capable on groomers and provides a very stable ride, as long as the snow is on the softer side. My 186’s have a 23-m radius, but the soft shovel is capable of producing tighter radius turns. The Volkls have virtually no speed limit on groomers and are stone-cold stable.
The MB108 is really at home in powder. The soft tips allow the ski to float so easily. The Y-frame in the tail creates a loose and smeary feeling. The tails are very easy to slide and break loose, making the ski maneuverable and manageable in bumps and tight terrain. The MB outshines either Volkl in deep, fresh snow.
In variable snow and crud, they aren’t terrible, but the soft tip gets deflected and tends to make you throttle back a bit. The M102 and K108 are much stronger in these conditions and you can rage pretty hard on both.
All three are solid on groomers, fairly loose in soft snow, and damp with nice suspension qualities. The MB is just more easy going, without being a noodle. I suppose you could say that the MB has a hint of playfulness when compared to the Volkls. They are stupid easy to ski (for me) and provide a very versatile ski for a place that gets a lot of snow while requiring lots of groomer skiing to get back to the lift. They make a great Whistler ski for someone who can charge pretty hard but doesn’t want to be on a ski that demands that intensity all the time.
As far as mount point goes, I’m on the line (shocker, I know), and they work great there.
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05-17-2021, 10:27 AM #271
I love the mb108ti as a western daily driver. I have plenty of pow skis so these are really for earlier season for me. I have them mounted +2 and love them there. They are very surprisingly good in moguls. Most of my skis are flat or reverse camber. The MBs provide some nice pop and just super fun. Makes me wonder if I shoulda got the 99 version
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06-08-2021, 11:04 AM #272
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06-08-2021, 11:18 AM #273
Now THAT is sick!
KC and Bandit Man...my biggest qualm with ski whoring is the whole mounting bindings thing. I find it a pain and tiring, it only takes maybe 1.5 hours, but at 10 skis that's a lot... I also get pretty stressed about fucking it up so that adds to the tiring part. How do ya'll manage?
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06-08-2021, 11:33 AM #274
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I have factory jigs and a jigarex. My family owned a ski shop and I was a shop rat growing up. Mounted lots of skis in my day and know having the right tools helps a ton.
That being said, I moved to Warden 13 Demos this year for most of my new skis this past season so I could share with Bandit Jr who is now bigger and has a much larger BSL than his old man. Those require a template and more time. I find the centering process to be the most time-intensive but more or less like using a jig once you have that figured out. Oh, and I don’t use a drill press. Just a hand drill and a proper 3.6x9.5 or 4.1x9.5 stepped drilled bit. Drill, tap, glue, and screw.
10-pairs can be a little tedious with a template…In constant pursuit of the perfect slarve...
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06-08-2021, 11:35 AM #275
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