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Mik D's to short?

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XXL_Steeze
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I'm 5'11 to nearly a 6. I'm really interested in next years Mik D's. But is 176 to short for me? It would be my park skis since I already got MSP's for everything.
Help me out here.
Apr 23 2006 3:53PM
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mw1235
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theyll be fine

im almost 6' too and i am getting 177s
Apr 23 2006 3:55PM
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XXL_Steeze
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Good. I'm 67 kg, 134 pounds if anyone else has something to say.
Apr 23 2006 3:56PM
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mw1235
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thats what i weigh too, i skiid 160's this year, way too short, and im looking foward to getting something significantly longer.
Apr 23 2006 3:58PM
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evtic
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I can't ski anything shorter than a 180 and i am 5'11" 175. I feel akward and out of control at the speeds you reach landing tricks, does this bother anyone else?
Apr 23 2006 4:04PM
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MHW
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i'm 6'2'' 180 and have ridden the miks all over the country, from park to corn snow they work great. normally i would never ride any ski under 180, but the combination of sidecut, dimensions, and flex make it work.
Apr 23 2006 4:07PM
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XXL_Steeze
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Thanks fo all the help.
Apr 23 2006 4:10PM
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XXL_Steeze
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Sorry, double post, but what edges are they using? How thick?
Apr 23 2006 4:23PM
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boobie
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idk ive heard good things about the edges....but for the length for me at least itll depend on if u mount true center or not casue they will feel a lot shorter if u go true center
Apr 26 2006 5:26PM
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ineedarealname
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yeah man, those should be fine, im like 5 10 or so maybe 5 9 but i weigh 165 and i skiied on 174 scratch fs' and ripped a foot of pow some days. youll be fine.
Apr 26 2006 6:15PM
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C.Stone
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those r perfect
Apr 26 2006 9:10PM
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MrPantyDropper
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5'7 135 and would never ride anything shorter than 179 again.
Apr 26 2006 9:12PM
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hodlekve_jibber
Posts: 289 - Karma: 34
halla!
er ca like høy/tung som deg, og vurderer selv å kjøpe mik d.
faen meg irriterende at de bare er 176!
hadde tenkt å kjøpe 183 stl, men har hørt at 9thwardene eier de.
May 22 2006 1:57PM
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Freestyla_01
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I'm 5'11, 165 lbs and looking at them... I really want to try these skis. Maybe there will be a demo nearby early next season.
May 22 2006 2:03PM
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sktrkdo7
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im 5'5" n im ridin em
May 22 2006 2:35PM
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XXL_Steeze
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STL er jo en råfet planke da. Mik D er jo heilt pimp..vanskelig å bestemme seg..
May 22 2006 3:09PM
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hodlekve_jibber
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vet.. tenkte litt på butterlicious eller first blood 180 også.. er jo kun 3499 for ninthward i sommer.
May 22 2006 3:17PM
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XXL_Steeze
Posts: 1746 - Karma: 15
neste års? de som er på speedproducts? for alle?
Stiller eg for mye spørsmål?
D er jo skamfett, 3499 for alle modeller?
May 22 2006 3:20PM
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Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
holly fuck some of u kids are light...i am like 6'-6'1 and am about 172lbs...i am gaining more weight every week to becasue i play soccer and rugby so i am gaining alot of muscle mass....but still....eat a burrito or something
May 22 2006 4:02PM
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XXL_Steeze
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well i'm 15 years old...and 70 kg, 140 pounds ain't so bad is it? i've gained weight since i made the thread
May 22 2006 5:51PM
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poofartpee
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yeah thats pretty short but it depends were u like ur skis
May 22 2006 8:48PM
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HiTz
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yea seriously...im 6'1 175 and im still considered skinny
May 23 2006 12:54AM
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Anathema
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hmmmm, 67kg is like 148lbs.....

but yeah, i'm looking at getting a 175-178 ski next year for a jib ski.. and i'm 5'10, 140lbs. i've got a 182 right now, and it's not what i'd consider ideal for butters/jibbing
May 23 2006 1:08AM
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hodlekve_jibber
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3499 for alle modeller i sommer på speedproducts. de har tatt inn first blood, mik d og tha 187 tror jeg.
May 23 2006 2:15AM
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uni-corn
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a ninthward 170 is one inch longer than the 178 invaders if that helps
May 23 2006 10:36AM
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hodlekve_jibber
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how's that? has ninthward a weird measurement?
May 23 2006 11:00AM
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off_axis
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IS NOT!!
May 23 2006 11:03AM
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XXL_Steeze
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get sober boy
May 23 2006 4:30PM
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uni-corn
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is too. i fucking measered. i have the 170 butters and had the 178 invaders. line measures sorta short and ninthward sorta long.
May 24 2006 11:00AM
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Coalescent
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i have 178 and they are fine...
May 24 2006 2:01PM
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XXL_Steeze
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So the Mik D's are 184 cm? kinda?
How long are they to 180 MSP's?
May 24 2006 4:54PM
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hodlekve_jibber
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i call bs
May 25 2006 7:15AM
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Dan-Man
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comets!!!!!!!
May 25 2006 10:02AM
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uni-corn
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i call fuck you
May 26 2006 8:09AM
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uni-corn
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ill measure tonight and take a pic
May 26 2006 8:10AM
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hodlekve_jibber
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take a pic of your butters beside your invaders so we can see the difference
May 26 2006 11:28AM
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Sogndal_jibber
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ok but you forgot to post them
May 28 2006 1:51PM
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Jake...
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luc your not 6'1
May 28 2006 1:56PM
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Ski^^bum
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I have 176 BC scratches and there like a Inch or 2 shorter than my Mik d's
May 29 2006 11:43PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085
The length discrepencies are due to different tips. Some tips are more upturned and therefore make the overall ski shorter. The skis are the same length, but the tips make them look different.
May 29 2006 11:54PM
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XXL_Steeze
Posts: 1746 - Karma: 15
Sorry for bringing this back but as I said I'm 6 feet 70 kg, and I sold my MSP's so I can afford the Miks, and it looks like it's gonna be one heck of a snowrich season.
And I'm worried that they wont work well in the BC since I'm gonna centermount them.
So should I cancel the order and look for wider skis or will they be fine?
If anyone has them and skis the in pow, could you gimme sum info?

thanks alot homies
Nov 13 2006 9:33AM
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Campeador
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It's a park ski. If you take them through powder center mounted you'll have to be putting all your weight on your tails the whole time. It'll work but obviously won't be as fun as riding a true powder ski.
Nov 13 2006 11:25AM
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