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LastChair
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I've already looked at most of the threads concerning these skis but I'm curious if anyone my size has experience with the lizzies and the live life 2's. I'm 6'0 165. I'm looking at getting some lizzies, bacons or live life 2's. I'm leaning towards the lizzies cause I've got some enemys for all mountain and I want something for just playing around on and jibbing around the mountain. Mostly butters, slow 180's and 3's and a lot of switch riding. Since the lizzies are a little shorter I'm wondering how the live life 2's stack up against them.
Sep 20 2007 12:07AM
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FNJ
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i hear that people got some tip dive with the lizzies due to their short length and the extra length on the live life 2s fix that.  They supposedly have similar flex and they do have similar dimensions.  Id go with live life 2s. bacons are stiffer
Sep 20 2007 12:19AM
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FNJ
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bacons would be great too, i just think lizzies would be too short
Sep 20 2007 12:24AM
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alaskakid
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Your pretty big so lizzies would be way to small for you. Don't know much about surface skis, but have you considered the bacons?
Sep 20 2007 12:39AM
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LastChair
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I was thinking about the bacons but I've heard that they are heavier and more of an all mountain as opposed to a jib ski. The live life 2's are supposed to have a similar flex to the lizzies but I haven't heard from anyone who has ridden them. The length of the live life 2's and the bacons makes more sense I know but I've also heard people my size who have ridden the lizzies and swear by them.
Sep 20 2007 12:45AM
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titsLOL
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they're a BC jib ski, elizabeth is actually a park ski (believe it or not) or an all mountain/BC ski for smaller people.
Sep 20 2007 12:54AM
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LastChair
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That's why I thought the elizabeth would be more fun to just play around on, because it's essentially a fat park ski but the shorter length makes me nervous.
Sep 20 2007 1:16AM
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cobra_commander
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your big enough that the Bacons (only 182cm I think) would be to you like the lizzy's are to most people.
Sep 20 2007 1:52AM
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PacificRimJob
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The lizzies are a park ski... if you're Eric Pollard... other than that, its just a super soft all mountain huckstick that would be best if you're a flyweight. I dont think the normal person would take them in the park... we arent all eric pollard whos time and time again creating a fatter ski for himself.

One of these days, hes going to create a ski so fat, it will be inherently just a long snowboard...
Sep 20 2007 4:51AM
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LCCkid
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I am about your size and I rode lizzies for 2 seasons and then moved to surface live lifes and have a pair of live life 2s on order, the lizzies were great but i really needed something longer, if you are riding them all mtn you better be able to stick your shit because if you land a little forward or a little back on the lizzie your going down because they are so soft and short. the live life 2 are supposed to have a similar flex to the lizzie but with just a bit more length and no camber

thats my 2 cents
Sep 20 2007 1:02PM
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ho_chi_minh
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if you like the lizzies but worried about length why wouldnt you just get bacons, its like a bigger version them.
Sep 20 2007 1:09PM
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Carrphotography
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Isn't the live life stiffer than the live life 2?  and stiffer than the elizabeth?  
Sep 20 2007 2:20PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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if what you're looking for isn't a powder ski & all you want to do with this ski is jibbing around the mt, then i recommend you take anthems in consideration.
Sep 20 2007 3:04PM
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dave44
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I like the look of the Surfaces.
Sep 20 2007 3:14PM
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buchanan.
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is that still true this year? cause on the site they look like completly different skis.
Sep 20 2007 3:18PM
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LastChair
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Does anyone know how the live life 2's compare to the bacons weight wise? And what the suggested mounting point is on them?
Sep 20 2007 5:04PM
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Tha_Grouch
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^ I really don't think anyone has ridden them yet (lv2's). Except for R&D purposes. And I believe only 50 are being made. Better get on it.

I'm 6'3 and have ridden bacons and lizzes. Bacons just seemed clunky to me. Fun ski, but not near as lively as the eliz for buttering, jibbing, quick turning, etc. The only draw back is that they dive in pow if you get forward.. mainly b/c of their length I'd say.
Sep 20 2007 6:49PM
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