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Mounting question

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Frostfired
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well iv had my 1080s for the second year now. Last year i feel they where mounted to far back. I am 5,5 120 pounds and have the 161 (the one with the wings)i ski bout 75% park 10% just reg runs and 5% pow (damm damm east coast) right now i have them mounted at recomended. do u guys think i should remount em if so to where. i'll post sum pic soon
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Oct 13 2005 10:25PM
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00000000
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well with that much park, id mount them right smack in the center...thats where i have my fujatives and i love it (179)
Oct 13 2005 10:25PM
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awsomecoolguy
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center mount them naggers
Oct 13 2005 11:15PM
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Frostfired
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would it still be good on like groomers
Oct 13 2005 11:20PM
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bdskier
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I mounted 2 cm behind center on my stl's and hated it, great in park, suck everywhere else.
Oct 13 2005 11:55PM
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eheath
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You must not be very good at skiing then.

Center mount them bitches.
Oct 14 2005 12:25AM
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iggyskier
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I hated my 179 fujative mounted +7.5 in anything but park. They just couldn't take going fast. The tips flopped like made. That was end on groomers.

So, yeah, I think many park skis mounted center suck everywhere else. Some don't. Depends on the ski and what you use it for. I would have been terrified to try and ski any big mountain line. Those ski couldn't have handled it. So, saying he sucks because he thought park skis mounted almost center sucks a nut when skiing...is pretty stupid.
Oct 14 2005 1:04AM
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bdskier
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You must not ski steep lines
Oct 14 2005 1:24AM
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lalalalaura
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My bindings are mounted 2 cm back, and I ski alot of steep, and they're just fine. Just adjust your technique if it's really that challenging.
Oct 14 2005 2:27AM
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Public_Maverick
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i think what they have been saying is that on the park specific skis, if you mount too far back, then the frnt of the ski bobbles too much, too oooo much inddeed, and then all you would have to do is blitz with everythin you have, then and only then wii oyou rank absolutely ahead of your old parthers in tne ncaaa
Oct 14 2005 3:40AM
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bdskier
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Have you skied the stl's that far foward, the tips are so soft that if you try to ski with any power with any speed they collapse, at least if you're bigger, I'm 190. I'm just that i need some length on my tips to get the drive I like.
Oct 14 2005 12:07PM
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iggyskier
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same thing on fujatives. Those skis just couldn't be pushed hard. I can even push my 179 SP to a point where I wish they were beefier. That is where the 189s come in...
Oct 14 2005 12:11PM
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Frostfired
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update i will also have to be teaching at sum ski camp so idonno where to mount them i need to no by this week so i could remount them
Oct 20 2005 10:54PM
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Frostfired
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here is a pic of how they are now

[IMG]ttp://media.newschoolers.com/uploads/member/pictures/3603skkis.JPG[/IMG]
Oct 20 2005 10:56PM
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Frostfired
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take 2
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Oct 20 2005 10:56PM
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Frostfired
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common ppl i need ur help
Oct 22 2005 6:08PM
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Frostfired
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bump i need 2 no this
Oct 23 2005 10:35PM
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Tclif
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if you mount them at true center does it throw off the flex or sidecut of the ski that much?? It's not that hard to ski groomers and pow with a centermounted ski right?? Ive got the 04 ar5's and the suggest point is just a few cm behind true center, and i want to go true center on these, but how much does it make park better compared to all mtn better?
Oct 24 2005 12:02AM
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