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Where to Mount My ANTS?

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Jake...
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Today i picked up some s916's, and a pair of the 06/07 ANTS.

They will take me through all next year out west, for big mountain, pow pow ETC.

Heres the kicker. in 6'2, 160lbs. not a big guy at all, but i know how to ski. Im from a small hill east coast. Where the hell do i mount these bitches? (this set up is purely for out west next year)

SUGGESTIONS?

thanks.


Jan 6 2007 11:47AM
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chrismoJBEATS
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how bout sugg.?
Jan 6 2007 11:49AM
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Luc.
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true center or +9 from center.
Jan 6 2007 12:05PM
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MarkieR
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i've got mine mounted 5 cm back from true center. if you plan on doing any sort of switch riding i suggest that, they still shred forward wonderfully, and they have a little more switch prowess that way. if you plan on just going forward for most of the time, i'd just put them at the suggested point.
Jan 6 2007 12:11PM
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johanblaze
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i'd go 9cm back from center.
Jan 6 2007 12:26PM
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Jake...
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thats what im thinking.
Jan 6 2007 12:27PM
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hollygrove
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Maybe ask keegan. But maybe not, I think he told me he was mounting his last years ANT's dead centre or soemthing rediculas like that.
Jan 6 2007 3:22PM
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Jake...
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yikes.
Jan 6 2007 11:47PM
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Literature
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The ANT has magical powers on urban handrails, we just don't know it yet.
Jan 6 2007 11:58PM
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Kungris
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Just mount suggested. No thought at all.
Jan 7 2007 12:01AM
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J.D.
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10 back from true. Mine are 9.5 back or so, I could've gone a bit further.
Jan 7 2007 2:15AM
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Vicious
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-9 from center if you want a bit more versatility, but they'll still submarine a bit in pow when you try drive them

-11 from center is the best spot I've skied these in pow, but it makes for a long tip and the lack of tail won't allow for much agility in terms of spinning and switch riding

-7 if you ski alot of switch and spin ALOT, but they'll be next to worthless in the pow
Jan 7 2007 11:19PM
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Vicious
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Bottom line, mount somewheres between -11 and -9 and find yourself a cheap pair of park skis for that purpose.
Jan 7 2007 11:20PM
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Jake...
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im thinking -10 its just for pow, big mtn lines etc.. no jumps or switch stuff really
Jan 8 2007 9:54PM
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freeski1620
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youre 10 punds heavier than me and the same height. i have ant's with fks 185's mounted at plus 2. i think it is prime. me and the guy who mounted them talked about it a ton and we decided this was the best place because at my size it would give me the best power over the ski and float at the same time.
Jan 8 2007 10:05PM
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grambo
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^^^ as he said, go -9 from true centre, which is -2 from the suggested line (the suggested line is supposed to be -7cm from true centre but sometimes the graphic is screwed up).

Since you are using them for big mtn/powder, you don't want to be any more forward than -9. I have mine at that and can make the tips dive if I drive them hard, but overall it's the best position, you can still ride switch good enough and spin.

If you were using them for jumping only I'd say -5 or -4 but who the hell uses ANTs for jumping only.
Jan 9 2007 2:18AM
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