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K2 Made'n

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DopeSauce
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Any good? I don't know anything about them, so can I have some info please? Do they make 159s?
Aug 16 2006 8:53PM
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[~_~]
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haha if you're 159cm tall then I'd worry about even walking in 2' powder.
Aug 16 2006 8:59PM
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DopeSauce
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ok lol well wat size whld i use then im 13 and like 5'6
Aug 16 2006 9:09PM
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DopeSauce
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I mean 5'3
Aug 16 2006 9:10PM
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m1garand
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fyi - it's not called the made'n ak anymore... it's called the ak enemy

http://www.k2skis.com/k2factoryteam/ski.asp?ProductID=19

you can get 179 and 189. i rode last years 179s and they are sick in deep snow but just feel way too heavy on anything else. by the way mine are for sale.
Aug 16 2006 9:13PM
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DopeSauce
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Oops didnt no
Aug 16 2006 9:14PM
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C.J.
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No 159 AK's, are you kidding? You could ride just about any ski in pow.
Aug 16 2006 9:15PM
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DopeSauce
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But thanks for the link
Aug 16 2006 9:15PM
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what do you mean too heavy for anything else? they're fine on other stuff.
Aug 16 2006 9:22PM
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m1garand
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in my opinion they seemed heavy for riding park and just generally slugish when doing butters and stuff. maybe i just suck though.
Aug 16 2006 9:33PM
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get em mounted dead center, then they'll feel weightless.
Aug 16 2006 9:35PM
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MarkieR
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if you're that small and you're only 13 years old, there's no reason for you to get anything bigger than an all mountain park ski. check out the salomon foil in a 157ish. those should work out alot better for you.
Aug 16 2006 9:39PM
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m1garand
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yea i made the mistake of not telling the dude at the ski shop where to mount them, so naturally he mounted them mid sole. that's why i'm selling them. i'm probably gonna get the 189 seths this year and get them mounted +5
Aug 16 2006 9:41PM
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just remount em.
Aug 16 2006 9:56PM
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RudyGarmisch
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People always bitch about them being heavy, but come on, look at what Pollard does huges 9's on, his skis are ginormous.
Aug 16 2006 10:50PM
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eljefe
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I rode 189 seths +8 this year...Im gonna ride those and 179 ak's +10 this year
Aug 17 2006 12:40AM
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B.L.A.K.E
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Tip dive super hard core at dead center in the pow, bad idea.
Aug 17 2006 12:44AM
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not with Made'Ns. The tip width/sidecut radius allow them to be at dead center without diving. And even if they DO nose dive, just ski switch.
Aug 17 2006 1:09AM
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garrett.
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u know how to ski forwards?
Aug 17 2006 1:16AM
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I forgot'd how to ski fowards..

Aug 17 2006 1:19AM
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m1garand
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i think tanakaskier is right because i had 169 PEs mounted +4 this season too and they worked perfect in any pow.
Aug 17 2006 10:33PM
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that wasn't what I was saying. I was saying that you can ride Made'Ns at dead center without the tips diving.
Aug 17 2006 10:50PM
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General_Shredgnar
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That kid is hungry for a big bucket of hermit crabs and dingleberries.
Aug 17 2006 11:49PM
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