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Where can I get skins that are 160mm wide?

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B.Fantana
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ya title says it all....

Nov 9 2008 8:08PM
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Silence
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the widest i know of are black diamond which go upto 140mm
Nov 9 2008 8:23PM
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eurotune2
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shit thats wide, like the guys above the only ones i know of are the blackdiamonds
Nov 9 2008 8:55PM
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MEGAZORD
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Go slaughter a big seal using nothing other than a paperclip, a rubberband, and a roll of ducttape. 
Nov 9 2008 8:57PM
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Tucks
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do you mean tip of 160 or underfoot, because if you have 160 underfoot I think that will call for some custom skins
Nov 9 2008 8:59PM
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MacMahoooon
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climbingskinsdirect go up to 145 and also use double rings for twins. I can't see needing anything more then that because your contact area is more then enough to give you traction

https://www.climbingskinsdirect.com/Skins.html
Nov 9 2008 9:18PM
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no_steeze
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if the tip is 160 you probably need a skin that's like 140, it's not expected to cover edge to edge on the tip
Nov 9 2008 9:51PM
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uni-corn
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Skins Broham, Skins
Nov 9 2008 9:57PM
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B.Fantana
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thanks for the imput i did find out about the skins direct page before i put this up but i was wondering if there was anywhere else. i would like them to be 160mm tip and 140 waist but the reason i dont want a 140 or 145 skin is because i no from experience they do slip on the steep inclines but now i realize theres no skin wider that i know of so i think im going to order a pair from the direct website. Thanks again.
Nov 9 2008 10:40PM
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SteezeNutz
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i work at a shop ad i was able to special order G3 skins that are 155. They are like 250 retail though.
Nov 9 2008 11:07PM
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no_steeze
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if you're skinning on a 140 waist you can't expect to grab well on steeps, i'm guessing mavens?
Nov 9 2008 11:53PM
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Scott~
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160mm? are you skiboarding or some shit? Custom made is your only choice, and have fun lugging that shit around~
Nov 10 2008 12:10AM
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coolhandluke
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there's a pic of pollard bootpacking with his huge skis (with skins on) and you can clearly see there's a lot of leftover surface area.

normal retail black diamonds go up to 140, while g3 and marker (yes marker makes skins now) go to 130mm.  if you want bigger, you're going to have to special order.

Nov 10 2008 12:23PM
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LC.
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You don't need full width coverage at the tip. Get whatever you can get hold of. 140 BDs would be fine.
Nov 10 2008 12:58PM
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