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  1. #6251
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    Quote Originally Posted by waveshello View Post
    I remember reading about the piezo vibration dampening tech in Boys Life when I was probably 13 or 14. I thought it was very cool then--it seemed very futuristic. No way that tiny blinkly led can dissapate a perceptible amount of energy tho, which makes it perfect ski tech gimmickery.




    Yes... seemed pretty dubious to me, so I did some investigating when I stripped them off. It's supposed to alter the ski flex, but the mechanism in the biding would be incapable of doing that unless the ski was flexed in to an extreme arc, and then difference would be imperceptible because the mechanism is chinsy plastic and would offer almost no resistance to flex in any of the three settings.

    Ski gear companies are the worst when it comes to marketing tech-y junk. Does any other sports industry do it so shamelessly?
    bicycle industry…..


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  2. #6252
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    PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

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  3. #6253
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    Somehow I managed to get another mount done. I need to find a jig, these papers have done 4 pairs now.

    The correct tools help. One drywall screw, a 4.1x9mm drill bit, 12AB tap, roo glue, and a german PZ3 screwdriver.

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  4. #6254
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    I've mounted a fair few skis this year, here are the more pow specific skis:
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    So Nocta, Koala118, PR-OTO, BGs (pre-asym), Lotus117, BO118s, WW116s and Vision118s. All are great skis, though I wish the PR-OTOs were more like 183cm straight pull instead of 186.something, and the swing weight of the BO118s jives kinda poorly with my skiing style (did not ski them a lot).

    I also mounted Bonafide97s, M-Pro99s, Atris105s, Ranger102s and Vision108s.

    Pivots on all - so no reeal effort as I am lucky enough to have a jig.

    Favorite pair? Probably Koala118s. Least favorite? Atris. The skied that surprised me the most? Lotus117.

    So yeah, I might have gotten a bit carried away this summer/autumn/winter.

  5. #6255
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    Seeing some *very* slight deformation around some binding screws from a recent mount. Any occasion to be concerned here?

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  6. #6256
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    ^^^ that's not a typical volcano around your drill hole. Almost looks like the binding was pulled into the top sheet to cause that dimple? Huh... Can't say I've ever seen that before.

    I'm sure it will be fine, unless it's indicative of some bigger blem / potential delam?

  7. #6257
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    Saw this guy eat shit mid run. Caught him walking down.. MYOFS that is all!
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  8. #6258
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    Looks like someone found out how close is too close.

  9. #6259
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    that looks like a reasonable 1/2 inch center to center from previous holes

    but you never know how well it was done ?
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  10. #6260
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    Yeah, my guess is the prior hole wasn’t sealed and the ski got water penetration. He wasn’t trickin’ just skiing some corn and dug a tip.

    I asked who mounted and he said the shop up on Schwiz.


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  11. #6261
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    well consider that could easily happen on a virgin mount cuz sometime shit just happens thats why some of us follow best practises which would have been to epoxy in some dowel or BBQ skewer and do the remount using slowset epoxy to give the remount area more strength but who knows what/ how ?
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    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  12. #6262
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    True true, I’ve seen a lot of weird shit on Sally QSTs… so maybe it was a ski issue.


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  13. #6263
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    PSA: Mount your own fucking skis.

    I’ve never had problems with second or third mounts until this season. My girlfriend’s old skis’ wood cores were rotting, so the Dynafit Rotation 7 heels I mounted ripped out.

    I’m going to be doing a third mount on a Blizzard ZeroG, and I’m thinking the carbon core should be just fine.
    I didn't believe in reincarnation when I was your age either.

  14. #6264
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    I wonder if he ate shit because the binding pulled out or the binding pulled out becuz he ate shit ?
    Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know

  15. #6265
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffinmyers View Post
    Seeing some *very* slight deformation around some binding screws from a recent mount. Any occasion to be concerned here?

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    Ski it and report back.

  16. #6266
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    Quote Originally Posted by halliday View Post
    Ski it and report back.
    Well, they didn't explode. Couldn't resist and before their maiden ski I pulled a heel off to take a better look:

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    It's seems basically as JayPowHound said:

    Quote Originally Posted by JayPowHound View Post
    Almost looks like the binding was pulled into the top sheet to cause that dimple?
    Softish topsheet just pulling the binding into her?

  17. #6267
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    Quote Originally Posted by griffinmyers View Post
    Well, they didn't explode. Couldn't resist and before their maiden ski I pulled a heel off to take a better look:

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    It's seems basically as JayPowHound said:



    Softish topsheet just pulling the binding into her?
    K2 dispatch? I drilled a pair of those earlier this year and had the drill stop eat into the top sheet a slight amount. Seems like a soft top sheet issue more than anything. The mount has held up to a lot of skiing since, so I'd probably trust it
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    Quote Originally Posted by ASmileyFace View Post
    K2 dispatch?
    The very ski. I agree, feeling good about the mount at this point.

  19. #6269
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    Soft topsheet. Yeah maybe.

    But I blame the impact driver.

    No way that happens when hand screwing. Or when using a drill with a clutch. Overtightened

  20. #6270
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    Quote Originally Posted by ASmileyFace View Post
    K2 dispatch? I drilled a pair of those earlier this year and had the drill stop eat into the top sheet a slight amount. Seems like a soft top sheet issue more than anything. The mount has held up to a lot of skiing since, so I'd probably trust it
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  21. #6271
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    Just mounted and gripped up the pink one!

    Here it is side by side with my stock Hovland Bubba 153.

    I wanted a very fast, very edge-stable version of my Bubba that I can use for downhill longboarding techniques.

    Caveman made me a custom deck, and I looked all over to find a ski that should be compatible for the deck and what I'm trying to do. I settled on a 2013 Salomon Q Lux 151.

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  22. #6272
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    Lari, you are crazy. In the best, freshest way. Please report back with how the skinny rides.

  23. #6273
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    Quote Originally Posted by Norseman View Post
    Lari, you are crazy. In the best, freshest way. Please report back with how the skinny rides.
    Ha! Thanks! I'm excited to try it out.

    Yeah, this season, I convinced myself that the limits of skateboarding actually exist on the snow.

    So in theory, with a setup like the Caveman Q Lux, an average downhill skater like myself could ride on the snow at the same level as the world champion dudes do it on wheels.

    As I've been experimenting, I'm learning that this reasoning applies to park, street, vert, slalom, freeriding, mountain boarding, powsurfing... you can just go so fkn huge on snow skate, all lift serviced all day.

    Make all my skateboarding hero fantasies come true!

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    That^ looks like a whole lotta fun.
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    Oh yeah, I forgot about $300 ceramic bearing derailleur pulleys. I bet golf is up there too but I wouldn't know.

  25. #6275
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    Quote Originally Posted by larilinesign View Post
    Just mounted and gripped up the pink one!

    Here it is side by side with my stock Hovland Bubba 153.

    I wanted a very fast, very edge-stable version of my Bubba that I can use for downhill longboarding techniques.

    Caveman made me a custom deck, and I looked all over to find a ski that should be compatible for the deck and what I'm trying to do. I settled on a 2013 Salomon Q Lux 151.

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    What bindings are you using? Been wanting to build one.

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