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Worried about my mounting

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Jr-o-c
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my skis seem really far back and the guy said he was putting them two inches back (in my mind, two inchs back is alot right?) should i go get them remounted or should i not because it could damage the skis. this is my first mount on the skis besides the pre-drilled ones (chornics).
Nov 12 2006 6:14PM
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*Koolaid*
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If ur not happy with where they are set then i would say go remount em...its not worth riding a whole season on em and not being happy with where they were mounted
Nov 12 2006 6:19PM
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SkiMN
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What kind of skis, and 2 inches back from where?
Nov 12 2006 6:28PM
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Jr-o-c
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they are chronic wides and the four pre-drilled holes are in the middle of my heel and toe peice.
Nov 12 2006 6:53PM
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quebecfreestyler
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should be ok
Nov 12 2006 6:56PM
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Jr-o-c
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even if im guna be skiing switch alot and learning many things switch ? it seems far back for that. il try to get pics up of em.
Nov 12 2006 6:59PM
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quebecfreestyler
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skiwith them and see if they need to be changed
Nov 12 2006 7:02PM
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Jr-o-c
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i wish i could be skiing right now lol, its still rainy season here in montreal.
Nov 12 2006 7:04PM
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dynastarskier71
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i ride about 90% park and i allways get my park skis 2 back. i like how they ride better switch and everything. then anyother mounting postion i have ever had.


but thats me....i would just ski with them and see how you like them then worry about it.
Nov 12 2006 7:05PM
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Jr-o-c
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when you say two do you mean cm or inches cause i mean inches
Nov 12 2006 7:30PM
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psychkub
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if the inserts are in the middle that means you're riding them at recomended, which is 5cms back from true center. Are you sure they are EXACTLY 2 inches back? Because core center on the chronics are about 1.96 inches back... so in essence close to 2 inches. This might seem like they're really back, but it's really the recommended area for Chronic Wides.... I got mine 3cm back from true center, but they're my park skis.
Nov 12 2006 7:34PM
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Swick825
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usually you use cm when you measure stuff on skis.
Nov 12 2006 7:35PM
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dynastarskier71
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yea i ride mine 2 cm...sorry i missed that pary. but how much park riding do u do compared to all mt?
Nov 12 2006 7:52PM
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Jr-o-c
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id say 50/50
Nov 12 2006 8:11PM
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Republican_Enemy
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you have to respect an answer like that
Nov 12 2006 8:19PM
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Jr-o-c
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my bindings are mounted on these:

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Nov 12 2006 8:33PM
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Jr-o-c
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bump
Nov 12 2006 8:46PM
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Jr-o-c
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bumpity bump
Nov 12 2006 9:08PM
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Jr-o-c
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comon it took time to put these pic up
Nov 12 2006 9:33PM
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dynastarskier71
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since u ride 50/50 i think they are straight for you. they dont look redicusly far back. just ski them and see how you like them then decied.thats wat i would do.
Nov 12 2006 9:38PM
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Jr-o-c
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ok, thanks. if they are mounted far back will that affect anything else in a negative way ? is spinning less balanced ?
Nov 12 2006 9:56PM
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dynastarskier71
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not really. rails might be a little more off balance. but what where ur skis mounted at last year?
Nov 12 2006 10:04PM
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Jr-o-c
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much closer to dead center i was like 2 cm behind
Nov 12 2006 10:24PM
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RoLLLinDeep
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yo those look perfect
Nov 12 2006 10:30PM
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Jr-o-c
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the two last pics are on an angle and they look better the first is better angled
Nov 12 2006 10:31PM
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psychkub
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here you go bubba, as you can see, my skis are pretty much mounted at the same spot yours are. While mine still have minor swing weight, they kill it in the park. So stop fretting, because not only are they mounted at a pretty good spot for all mountain, but they'll perform just as well in the park.

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Nov 12 2006 10:52PM
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Jr-o-c
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actually mine are considerably further. the heel peice is.
Nov 12 2006 10:54PM
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Jr-o-c
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bumpity
Nov 12 2006 11:00PM
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psychkub
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hahaha, dude, you drive a hard bargain... they're fine, don't worry.
Nov 12 2006 11:05PM
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Jr-o-c
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uughts thanks, just wondering, where are yours mounted i like where you put em.
Nov 12 2006 11:09PM
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psychkub
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Nov 12 2006 11:18PM
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Jr-o-c
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thanks, im probably guna get em remounted considering ill be in the park alot and jibbing all around the mountain which means skiing switch a whole lot(i have a very small tail, i can see that and i have a big tip) also i will be landing switch alot so that doesnt help i presume. spinning will also come easier for me considering im not very good when it comes to that.
Nov 12 2006 11:22PM
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Jr-o-c
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goodnight bump
Nov 12 2006 11:45PM
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shagalabagala
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yea they're probably fine, and they'll be a lot better for riding all mountain tahn if you get them true center
i'd keep em
Nov 13 2006 12:10AM
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skyabamba
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dude thats so funny i just bought those exacT skis and i have the excacT same problem i asked for 1cm back and it looks alot more than that. i think im getin mine remunted cuz i like them all the way in the center, but, if i go bck up that one centemeter, it still wouldnt be in the damn center of the ski. i think lines core center might be set bak or somthin, does anyone know if i could go even more up than that? i like TUE center and i cant seem to get it into the shop guys heads. fuck i wish i could just mount them myself.haha im gonna learn.
Nov 13 2006 12:30AM
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skyabamba
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i heard some people like simon dumont like there mounting to be 2 cm infrontt of center. or somthing like that. is that true? it seeems like it would be way weird to ski on thte front of the boards like that.
Nov 13 2006 12:34AM
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Jr-o-c
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haha looks like we both have the same problem, im probably going to go get them re-mounted at like 1 cm back or maybe center. i hate it when this happens, this really frustrates me.
Nov 13 2006 3:39PM
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skyabamba
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yeah this is the third time for me hha. all of my skis have been remounted cuz of this problem and these will be too. im not gonna argue at all next time.
Nov 13 2006 9:12PM
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Jr-o-c
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yea man it sucks i hope it dont affect the performance and by the way, i never filled up my holes what do they fill it up with /? what does it look like ?
Nov 13 2006 11:00PM
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skyabamba
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if your talking about the four predrilled holes that the skis come with, i wouldnt worry about filling them up. im not touching mine.
Nov 14 2006 3:05AM
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ck567
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I think personally, if you're going be riding a lot of switch you should get them closer to true center, depends where you're going though, if you only hit the park and ski groomed runs I'd say closer to true center, but if you ski in pow time to time, you'd probably want them a little bit back from TC. It really sucks when you have your tips digging into the snow all the time. usually 3-4 cm back from TC works for me, I find that I can turn a lot easier on normal runs outside the park compared to having them true centered (with the exception of skiing switch)
Nov 14 2006 1:29PM
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Silice
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From my experience, I think that true center mounted skis are not a good deal at all outside the park, so try your's before you decide to remount them. 2-3 cm back from TC usually works fine in park as well.

I guess you are not going to be switch skiing 50% of the time.
Nov 14 2006 3:03PM
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psychkub
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what holes are you talking about? the ones for the reactor binding don't need to be filled. If you remount, the drilled holes do have to be filled, but your shop tech should automatically do that.
Nov 14 2006 3:48PM
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