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01-01-2021, 01:31 PM #101
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01-01-2021, 01:39 PM #102Registered User
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Look's second-gen Pivot heel
They had a few different names between the Look and Rossi variants, but they came along when Look changed the original/current Pivot to the "FKS" and designated it as their top-tier metal race binding. The second-gens were cheaper, lighter, less finicky, and more adjustable than the original/current Pivots while retaining most of their heel elasticity. Look ditched them with the PX series in an effort to improve forward pressure, ultimately admitting their mistake and re-releasing the original Pivot. The second-gen Pivots were the go-to for a lot of friends in our early days of park skiing. They weren't quite as burly as the original, but I have a soft spot for 'em.
Rossi variant
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01-01-2021, 01:41 PM #103I drink it up
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01-01-2021, 01:56 PM #105I drink it up
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Extinct Skis and Gear
focus.
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01-01-2021, 02:02 PM #106
I would say correct me if I’m wrong, but you already did...
I could’ve sworn the first year Gotama (all black, gotama emblem a la maroon explosiv) had a band of metal just like the karmas?
Agree it’s just nostalgia-wanking, but it’s fun. I guess if you really want to talk equipment they just do not make anymore, it’s super bros, 194 mx98, 194 OG LP, 193 im103, 193 Titan Pro, etc. Those death wish, stiff, straight, damn-the-torpedoes skis are legitimately extinct.
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01-01-2021, 03:42 PM #107
Fine.
Send me all of your OG LPR's.
Yesterday.
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01-01-2021, 06:14 PM #108
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01-01-2021, 06:58 PM #109
I've skied a lot of new skis. I would legitimately like to find a modern ski that does what my ancient skis do. 183 Rossi Axioms- heavy, straight, and damp. Tell them to carve, they carve. Pressure the tail just a touch, they slarve. Still haven't found a ski that does that. Metal Bodacious is close, plus a little fatter, but that's about it. Even old school Monsters and XXL's didn't really hold a candle.
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01-01-2021, 08:21 PM #110Registered User
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01-02-2021, 02:22 PM #111Registered User
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On particularly epic days I still rock a full corduroy onepiece from Orage that I bought 14 years ago off someone on the Newschoolers forums. It is not only my all-time favorite piece of ski gear - it is my favorite thing I have ever owned. Period. I refer to it as the teddy bear suit and it's amazing.
PS if anyone knows what this thing was actually called, I'd appreciate a heads up. My only clue is that the tag says "Orage Gallery" and there were normal jacket/pant versions made that year with the same DWR corduroy. As I remember it Orage only produced a few of the full suits back in 2006-ish, and many internet searches over the years to find a proper name/picture have come up empty.
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01-02-2021, 02:42 PM #112Banned
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I had the the same suit in waterproof/breathable denim. It was so baggy I couldn't ski in it. Even though it was a Medium, the crotch sat near the top of my shins when I was wearing it. You must have a 40 inch inseam. Also, the corduroy is way cooler than the denim.
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01-02-2021, 02:45 PM #113Registered User
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01-02-2021, 02:47 PM #114
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01-02-2021, 03:14 PM #115
Childhood buddy of mine had a CB corduroy puffy coat back in the day... OG steeze from the Toughskins era.
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01-02-2021, 03:26 PM #116
Sears Toughskins
My first favorite piece of clothing. My blue toughskin pants.
I'd ask Mom to wash them every thursday, because they were my 'Friday' pant, for school. 2nd grade, Albany GA, 1971
Methinks them's pretty dang extinct.
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01-02-2021, 03:53 PM #117
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01-02-2021, 04:09 PM #118
I’m not crazy. Posted all the K2s and Sollys here two years ago, no takers.
https://www.tetongravity.com/forums/...d.php?t=324750
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01-02-2021, 04:13 PM #119
In a seperate WTB thread!?! Weak sauce!!!
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My current active quiver is all Bluehouse- Maestros, Mavens, Shoots. I still have backup pairs of Maestros and Shoots and a pair of Precincts still in plastic in my ski rack. I just sold a pair of the 1st gen Precincts a couple of weeks ago as I new I would never mount them. I wish I had picked up a backup pair of Mavens but my current pair is still pretty minty as they only come out a couple time a year. Almost all of those skis were less than $300 off season. Wish Bluehouse was still around as they made great skis and were such a good value.
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01-02-2021, 04:43 PM #121
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01-02-2021, 06:26 PM #122
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01-02-2021, 07:08 PM #123indentured servant
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I was working for the R group at the time of that abominations introduction. Stocking up on "real" Pivots and FKS became the company wide sport. The retail version was a travesty and the demo version was even worse. The SPX was a welcome change and the reintroduction of real pivots even more so.
I got in trouble at a sales meeting for showing up with skis mounted with real pivots during this time.what's orange and looks good on hippies?
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01-02-2021, 07:12 PM #124
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01-02-2021, 07:32 PM #125
I didn't realize Girardelli was skiing in the 91's. I was at Lake Louise in 83 when he crashed in double trouble and he finally stopped sliding at my feet. I think he was one of the favorites at that race as he had won the previous WC DH race.
I skied the 91's for years but do remember them being fairly flexy (though comfie as fuck). I'm thinking the pros wearing them beefed them up some, but maybe not. When I was a speed skiing hack I remember some of the top guys (the 200km + boys) liked em because more forward flex could get you closer to egg shape in your tuck. They were also pretty aerodynamic.
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