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Mounting 07 Foils

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**Steeze*Whiz**
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So I just got some new 06/07 Salomon foils with 914 bindings and I am not sure where to mount them.

I am 130 pounds, 5'5", and I live in the praries so I will ski mostly park and groomers, but i get out to BC about 4 times a year. When i am in the mountains i mostly shred powder and backcountry sort of stuff.

So, Where should i mount the bindings in order to get the max performance in all areas?
Dec 5 2006 8:05PM
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skiRay
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a little behind center.
Dec 5 2006 8:11PM
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**Steeze*Whiz**
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i am looking for more of a specific number.

I need to know by tommorow.

Thanks
Dec 5 2006 8:58PM
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**Steeze*Whiz**
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BUMP
Dec 5 2006 10:53PM
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EH_DUBS
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2cm back from center maybe? i dunno if thatll make much of a difference and since it sounds like your not skiing back country or powder that much maybe just get em center
Dec 5 2006 10:58PM
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froom
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If you're going to be skiing pow dont mount em further than +6...but it really depends on how long the skis are for you.
Dec 5 2006 11:05PM
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thefilmerguy
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3 cm back from true
Dec 5 2006 11:15PM
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**Steeze*Whiz**
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oh ya, they are 166. I have my last season PE's at +5 and they ski good right now. I would probably like them better at +6.
Dec 5 2006 11:46PM
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Enzo
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you really should measure them first. I have foils from last year, and if i remember correctly, true center is only +4.5 or +5 from recomended mount. so, um, before you mount just make sure you dont mount them so there is more tail then tip
Dec 6 2006 12:16AM
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Enzo
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by the way, i had 174 foils and i mounted them at +2. They feel decent all mountain
Dec 6 2006 12:17AM
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froom
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I didnt realize true was so close to recommended on these skis! I have '05 1080's (like thrusters) and recommended is soooo far back.

That's wild if true is only 4.5 from recommended! I mean fujatives are park skis...and even if you mount ALL the way forward on the matte you're still 4cm's from true.
Dec 6 2006 1:03AM
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**Steeze*Whiz**
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So should i just set them on the ski at the reccomended and see what they look like?
Dec 6 2006 9:00AM
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Enzo
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first make sure the recommended points match and are the same, then put the skis opposite of each other and using hte recomended points find true center of the ski, mark it, then decided anywhere between the recomended and true center to mount them. i would probably suggest +2 or +3. +4 would probably make it abolutly suck for anything other than park
Dec 6 2006 11:00AM
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skyabamba
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check out my thread if you wanna see what mine look like at reccomended, i think its too far back and i will probably remount them later on when there not as new.
Jan 27 2007 3:33PM
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