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03-24-2020, 07:52 PM #1
Enumerate the flat camber, minimal rocker, stiff pintail 110+ waisted skis
see title; I'm not enough of a gearhead to survey.
Or DPS: bring back the black, bamboo sidewalled L120 profile and flex.Last edited by Buster Highmen; 05-01-2021 at 12:28 PM.
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03-24-2020, 07:57 PM #2
Lotus 120
End of thread. . .
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03-24-2020, 07:59 PM #3
The current L120s have too much rocker. I'm looking for the old bamboo sidewalled profile.
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03-24-2020, 07:59 PM #4
^^^ Loved the old 120.
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03-24-2020, 08:02 PM #5
I should have added: currently in production...
fwiw I have 3 unmounted pairs of the old black L120s in 200 cm .
yes, I stockpiled
but my current pair is shot, so Ill need to mount a pair post corvid-19,Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
>>>200 cm Black Bamboo Sidewalled DPS Lotus 120 : Best Skis Ever <<<
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03-24-2020, 08:29 PM #6
well then, Praxis Rx......
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03-24-2020, 08:45 PM #7
Billy Goat?
In search of the elusive artic powder weasel ...
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03-24-2020, 08:57 PM #8
GPO?
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03-24-2020, 09:15 PM #9
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03-24-2020, 09:39 PM #10
I have the red ones too, they flap more and don't edge as well on the gr00mers.
I'm just wondering about something in a 185-190 length that has similar effective edge as the original black l120.
the gpo is close but has camberMerde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
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03-24-2020, 09:56 PM #11
Katana? Not a pintail but ticks other boxes.
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03-24-2020, 10:00 PM #12
Cham 107, 117 both 1.0, HM & 2.0 versions.
Have some camber though.
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03-24-2020, 10:25 PM #13Registered User
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I have 2 pair of the red hybrid lotus 120's they are 3 s/n apart in both sizes
I like how the 185 skis > the 190 altho it could be that the Verticals on the 185 feel different than the Barons on the 190
when the DPS manufacturing manager rode thru here last spring he said he still has the molds but has no idea what a lotus is ... i told him to build it and they will comeLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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03-25-2020, 03:23 AM #14
I’m also looking for this in a 115mm, not more. The Metal Katana has too much swing weight and a bit stiff for me, the VW Katana is a bit too light, the Hoji is too rockered, the Renegade/Nocta/Lotus 120 are too wide.
Too bad black crows doesn’t do some kind of flat Corvus in a 115mm.
I tried a Hokkaido 189 but didn’t like it, a bit too stiff and long and heavy.
The Confession reviews are not great most say that it’s harder to ski than the Metal Katana plus build quality seems low, lots of delams.
WNDR 110 is a bit too narrow and light.
Maybe a custom reverse Folsom Gambit 113 but lots of €€€ especially if importing to EU.
Looks like a 186 EHP may be the answer but hard to find in EU ...
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03-25-2020, 07:09 AM #15
I remember reading recently Marshal Olson said Monster 108(actually 110uf) skis similar to L120. I think it was in his FS thread in gearswap. Sadly, now out of production though!
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03-25-2020, 07:12 AM #16
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03-25-2020, 07:23 AM #17
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03-25-2020, 07:27 AM #18
I owned the Down SD115 for 1 season ! It was too directional for me, I sold it. Wanted to go straight all the time. It was a long time ago though and I’m a better skier now, wouldn’t mind to try it again ...
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03-25-2020, 08:24 AM #19
I have a old flat cambered Lhasa... that is what you seek....
Hoji, gpo, bg, katana, Quixote, etc are close....
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03-25-2020, 09:27 AM #20
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03-25-2020, 11:59 AM #21
Thanks, I went to Evi website a few time but never noticed they made that !
It’s called the HEDONISME, looks pretty good even though I would prefer if it was 150g heavier. Not cheap but if this is the ski I want I’m ok with that ...
They don’t list the tip / tail height and there is no profile camber pic though, I’ll ask them.
Since they can make custom stuff anyway maybe they can tweak it a bit.
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03-25-2020, 12:36 PM #22
^^^I'm sure they can.
That's Endre Hal's ski company. Pretty sure 1st Renegade prototypes came from his factory as well as the white room construction
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03-25-2020, 12:47 PM #23
yo!
i actually think the Kastle BMX105HP skis like a skinny/side cut/cambered L120. More surfy than any direction/chargy 105 waist ski has any right to be, and still clean, crisp, and stable in low tide — but might be too skinny and too much camber for Buster’s preference I think.
i have not skied the BMX115 but this might be an interesting option for you, Buster
the Monster 108 is an amazing ski, but for sure a submarine in pow. Amazing windbuff/firm/corn ski tho. Just FWIW
I’d love to ski the Down Showdown 105’s. Look amazing! That shape in a 115 with non-metal build would be super interesting IMO.
Also eager to ski the flat-camber WNDR skis from Matt Sterbenz
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03-25-2020, 01:02 PM #24
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03-25-2020, 01:44 PM #25Merde De Glace On the Freak When Ski
>>>200 cm Black Bamboo Sidewalled DPS Lotus 120 : Best Skis Ever <<<
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