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Center mount vs traditional backseat mount

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XxSkiAddictxX
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im trying to decide which is better a center mount or a traditional backseat mount what are the advantages of the two and the disadvantages of the two. And when they say the ski has a damper effect what does that mean.
Feb 23 2009 11:56PM
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treebeard
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if your more of a park skier, definitely go with a center mount. way more stability on rails, and its easier to spin. if your more of a pow skier, go with a traditional mount. easier to keep your nose from digging in
Feb 24 2009 12:00AM
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PhilboydStudge
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maybe?

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Feb 24 2009 12:02AM
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Keith_M
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center mount ftw...
Feb 24 2009 12:07AM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
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what skis? and what do you ski ussually? park? pipe? big mountain? need more info!
Feb 24 2009 12:10AM
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XxSkiAddictxX
Posts: 36 - Karma: 11
im lookin at line chronics i ski a lot of park espeacially love rails but i like to just shred the groomers on occasion and just do some ground tricks
Feb 24 2009 12:17AM
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brenker
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traditional. chronics are more of an all mountain ski to begin with, so mounting at boot center maximizes the skis potential on groomers. center mounting really only applies to skis that are fully symmetrical or close to that in sidecut...or for someone who rides park only and wants a more stable rail ski.
Feb 24 2009 12:22AM
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Mr._Bland
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I had my Chronics mounted 2cm back from center, feels pretty good all around.
Feb 24 2009 12:54AM
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Smilemon
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My scratches are not centermount, I can tear down mogul runs and powder is hard because the skis are thin, but at least my tips don't sink in, i think it would be harder to ski as agressively down the blacks with centermounted skis.. I can hit rails just fine, I think centermounting is more important on more flexible park skis, I would probably centermount anthems or chronics.
Feb 24 2009 1:29AM
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ski_ENDUB
Posts: 2535 - Karma: 86
There's always forward mount or just mounting 2 cm back from center as already mentioned.
Feb 24 2009 3:00AM
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mwg216
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I'd say center mount if you mainly just ski park and groomers, it'll also be alright in pow you just have to lean back alittle bit when riding so the nose doesn't dip

Feb 24 2009 9:20AM
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OGSlopewatcherAssassin
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If you have FULL TILTS the mount doesn't matter.
Feb 24 2009 9:25AM
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XxSkiAddictxX
Posts: 36 - Karma: 11
idt my pow riding will really be affected by a center mount because Im riding a 181 ski size tho rite
Feb 24 2009 4:04PM
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sam_well
Posts: 49 - Karma: 9
I just got my 181 AR6's center mounted and its the sickest thing ever. If you're doing a lot of switch skiing I highly recommend a center mount, i haven't skied any pow yet so idk how a center mount affects the performance but for typical east cost conditions center is sick
Feb 24 2009 4:56PM
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HamFaceGirl
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i heard 2 back for chronics is perfect
Feb 24 2009 7:51PM
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PattyFow
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i only ski on skis that are centered, or at most 2 cm back now, just personal preference, but i think that a centered ski is more fun. it hasnt effected any of my skiing negatively.
Feb 24 2009 8:52PM
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XxSkiAddictxX
Posts: 36 - Karma: 11

"I had my Chronics mounted 2cm back from center, feels pretty good all around."

doesn't that mess with the flex pattern tho


Feb 25 2009 2:09PM
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Lemuel
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chronics are narrow, they will suck in pow really no matter where you mount them. i have 181s mounted center and i can rise out of the pow if im flying but they are still fun in the pow. if you mount at recommended then they will probably do decent in pow, but you will risk the loss of good park versatility.
Feb 25 2009 2:53PM
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panojibber
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No. Flex patterns can be fucked around with as much as you want, all personal preference when it comes to park for skis.

In reference to your earlier post about pow, it will affect your pow no matter what. Shouldn't be a huge problem though, I can ski pow well enough on park skis, but not nearly as well as on my S5s. Mounting at -2 or so won't really hurt park performance too much either though. Really up to you how you want to do it, but if you ski pretty much nothing other than groomers and park I would center them.

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If you ski rails, jumps, pipe and groomers as you say then centermount.

Also, I would like to clear a few things up. People are saying that their skiing is not being affected by a centermount. This is not true. Park skiing becomes better and all mountain becomes more difficult. If it doesn't change anything or improves all around its because you tailgun and therefore need to take a lesson.

And it should not be referred to as traditional backseat mount because it does nothing but the opposite of put you backseat. "traditional mount" will suffice.

Feb 25 2009 7:25PM
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