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Sir Francis Bacon.

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Skee90
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Too long for me?

I'm 5,9. And 140 pounds.

Oct 27 2008 4:13PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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I'm 5'9 145 lbs and rode them all last year.  Perfect.  Rode them with Jesters and it was sick as fuck.  Mounted a little back from true center for more of an all mtn. mounting position.  Mount them at rec. if you are just skiing pow with them, it will negate any tip dive.
Oct 27 2008 4:14PM
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Skee90
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How do they ski compaired to the Prophet 100?

Oct 27 2008 4:22PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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Never skied any Prophets but I have flexed the 100 and it i far stiffer than the Bacon, it could definitely charge and be a one ski quiver if you can handle it in the park.  Bacons will be a lot more playful and more fun in the super deep pow.
Oct 27 2008 4:28PM
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Skee90
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So the prophet 100 is more of a one quiver ski. Because I don't ski that much pow.

Oct 27 2008 4:30PM
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Twig
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Bacons are more of a one ski quiver i would say. More fun all over. Prophet 100s are stiff and they have metal in which isnt too good for park skiing. The bacons will be better in the park, better in the pow (except for charging hard) and more fun all over.
Oct 27 2008 4:38PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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^ agreed.

from what i've heard from people who own bacons... bacons will be better than prophet 100's in the park and all around in the jib category. the 100 is an all mountain/powder ski but won't perform as well in the park (they weren't designed for that) whoever they will destroy anything else on the mountain. it all depends on what you want to get done with your skis.

Oct 27 2008 6:43PM
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no_steeze
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much softer and more jibby, the prophet is an all mtn charger whereas the bacon is a playful pow ski, but they both shred all around
Oct 27 2008 6:49PM
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Skee90
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So, they wouldn't be hard for me to control?

Oct 27 2008 8:15PM
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Style+eeze
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i'm 5'10 130 and i just got 09s with jesters
Oct 27 2008 8:52PM
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smuggs
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^ pics !
Oct 27 2008 10:27PM
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Kev-Hal
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They're lighter then you think, if that's what you're worried about.

Get them... best skis ever!
Oct 27 2008 10:32PM
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no_steeze
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sick, same setup but with fks 155
Oct 27 2008 11:10PM
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B-runge
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511 just got 09's with griffons. AND white bases. back is so much worse
Oct 27 2008 11:20PM
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no_steeze
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in terms of practicality i would way rather have black bases, so much better for knowing when to wax/tune
Oct 27 2008 11:31PM
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