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LookinBack
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whats the difference between the pistols and the vicious? what years are better than others...Have the cores changed?
Aug 4 2006 12:04AM
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LookinBack
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i will also add, does any one have any for sale?
Aug 4 2006 12:23AM
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SkierJulie
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i think the vicious are a little wider everywhere and a little softer than the pistols.
Aug 4 2006 12:59AM
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iggyskier
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vicious is wider, slightly stiffer, and has a progressive sidecut meaning it will track better going straight.
Aug 4 2006 1:04AM
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SkierJulie
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^ hmmm stiffer. too me, they felt softer. that is weird.
Aug 4 2006 1:06AM
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iggyskier
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positive they were designed to be stiffer than the SPs.  Guess it could depend on the condition of the ski and size.  The effect I believe was felt more in the longer skis than the short ones due to the great change in core thickness in the 189 vs the small SVs
Aug 4 2006 1:10AM
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johanblaze
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vicious are a tad stiffer in the tail, and dimensions were increased 2mm in the tip and 3mm underfoot. tail is the same.
Aug 4 2006 1:43AM
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TWoods
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stiffer in the tip?

I loved my Pistols, but they are too short for me... unhappy day.

They stiffened them a little again for the upcoming year. Every year since the first Pistol, they have become a little stiffer.
Aug 4 2006 2:17AM
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johanblaze
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when my 179s got too short for me, i remounted them for park. sickest park ski EVER d00d... then when they became so beat up and soft they were good for nothing else, i remounted them at +3 for early/late season rock skiing.

never throw away/sell your first gen pistols. hang them on the wall if they're too beat up to ski.
Aug 4 2006 11:04AM
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skifiend
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I second that. Those things are a beautiful example of what skis should be.
Aug 4 2006 11:43AM
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poofartpee
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i thought vicious was stiffer...cause the pistol was like a fucking wet noodle
Aug 4 2006 4:28PM
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iggyskier
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you should read all the other posts in a thread before posting....
Aug 4 2006 4:46PM
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LookinBack
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what years stand out as being better? can i get away with skiing them on piste or do they only excell in deep pow? (im trying to find a ski for out of the park...my stl's get thrown around alot) I also might add I am east coast.
Aug 4 2006 10:08PM
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hendrik.
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my vicious ride amazingly well all over, and i put in quite a few days on em im PA.
Aug 4 2006 10:21PM
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matthasaurusrex
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im picking up some SV for park, all i hear is good things.
Aug 4 2006 10:28PM
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SethPistol
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i got a single morrison pro mounted on my wall in the original blue hotrod graphics...dEsTrOy-ed its partner and got the red ones on warranty as well as a pair of AK Launchers(long story!) never used the red ones...sat in my attic! got first gen pistols, snapped tails and got 2nd gen as warranty replacements, sold those and got vicious....the way forward is Seth pros!
Oct 1 2006 2:53PM
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