Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

What should i do?

profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37

So i've got a pair of Atomic twins that i've been riding for 1 season but aren't center mounted.  Either i save my money this summer for a new pair of all park skis or just re-mount my atomic twins in the center and buy a decent pair of pants and jacket.  Right now i look like a gaper so its a pretty serious decision.  What should i do?

Jul 15 2009 7:36PM
0 0
profile picture
i.ski.troll.
Posts: 4692 - Karma: 247
do your skis fit you still? are they in good condition? 
Jul 15 2009 7:40PM
0 0
profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37
yea they fit me and i took great care of them
Jul 15 2009 7:49PM
0 0
profile picture
pharmony19
Posts: 321 - Karma: 37
then why wouldnt u remount them. haha
Jul 15 2009 9:02PM
0 0
profile picture
pharmony19
Posts: 321 - Karma: 37
sorry for dub post. but especially because u wanna buy some pants and a jacket. id keep em. remount them. and get steeze
Jul 15 2009 9:03PM
0 0
profile picture
joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
yeah def dont get new skis unless u need em. im in somewhat same situation as u cept my skis are centermount already
Jul 15 2009 9:12PM
0 0
profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37
so the atomic twins are a decent park ski?
Jul 15 2009 9:14PM
0 0
profile picture
joshua
Posts: 5046 - Karma: 1,280
they should do fine espically since your a beginner and might not be riding park 100%
Jul 15 2009 9:20PM
0 0
profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37

im going into my second season of park and i got a 540 by the end of my first season.  im 100% park now

Jul 15 2009 9:41PM
0 0
profile picture
grown-ninja
Posts: 3031 - Karma: 175

condrads on the 540 first off after a year, but please please, please i hate when people say there are 100 percent park, there is so much more to skiing than just that, i presume by your username that your from PA, and there isnt much more terrain, im from souther NY so i fell ya man but dont be 100 park

Jul 15 2009 9:46PM
0 0
profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37

if theres fresh snow or nice moguls i ski those.  when i take my yearly trip to colorado i do maybe 1 run in the park all day.

Jul 15 2009 10:00PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
I vote no on the remount... skies in my own opinion should only be mounted once...
Jul 15 2009 10:38PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
have you ever noticed a difference in remounted skis?
Jul 15 2009 10:51PM
0 0
profile picture
Zoro
Posts: 1253 - Karma: 37
thats how my dad feels too.  im a little worried about them being weaker when i remount them.
Jul 15 2009 10:57PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
i've ridden at least 3 pairs of skis that have been mounted more than once, and i've never noticed a difference
Jul 15 2009 11:01PM
0 0
profile picture
Ham.and.Cheese
Posts: 557 - Karma: 58
It's not like your going to be doing huge jumps and be pushing it so hard that it will make a difference since its only your second year
Jul 15 2009 11:04PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
Sure, but its still more holes throught the top sheet, fiber glass and into the core... Its would be like putting 6 small core shots in your ski and haveing them base welded back to new....
Jul 15 2009 11:06PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
uh...

it wouldn't be like that at all, unless you ski on the tops of your skis...
Jul 15 2009 11:12PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
core shot... through everything in to "core".. damaged wood... base weld=bottom fixed like new... So I would say yes
Jul 15 2009 11:14PM
0 0
profile picture
Totes_Magotes
Posts: 2259 - Karma: 870
i would say no
Jul 15 2009 11:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
obviously you've never taken a college level materials or statics course.....
Jul 15 2009 11:26PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
but when have you gotten a core shot that has gone through the core?
Jul 15 2009 11:26PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
ok im done with this argument... i agree to disagree with you... my vote is no and thats what I would do, your free to do as you please
Jul 15 2009 11:28PM
0 0
profile picture
Tripplesixty
Posts: 835 - Karma: 148
And yes skiing in Montana... I have.. Ill post pics sometime, my rock skis are in storage right now, however i have a 18" edge blow out and another 14" deep core shot... pretty bad... on that pair of skis, looks like I skied over a spike strip
Jul 15 2009 11:32PM
0 0
profile picture
PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
i live in montana

and still, getting 6 small core shots that don't damage the core, and then getting the bases repaired, wouldn't make a difference. but whatever you want, i'm not the one spending your money on new skis
Jul 15 2009 11:41PM
0 0
profile picture
Italian.Stallion
Posts: 564 - Karma: 101

Ive always stood by the 3 remount rule but i guess some people dont

Jul 16 2009 12:27AM
0 0
profile picture
strongmark
Posts: 3278 - Karma: 883
what the piss kind of college to you go to where they have 'materials' courses?

i bet that boss is happy that he doesnt go to rain man university with you
Jul 16 2009 12:31AM
0 0
profile picture
KellyK
Posts: 1782 - Karma: 715
the guy who says don't remount doesn't know anything.  if you want them remounted, get them remounted.  a remount has absolutely no affects on the ski unless its done poorly in which case it is the shop at fault.  don't worry about weakening the ski.  my first pair of twintips were mounted traditionaly and i had them remounted to the center.  i was apprehensive at first also, but i rode those same skis for a year and a half afterwards.  i rode those skis until they broke for a completely unrelated reason. 

think about it, would anyone get skis remounted if it risked ruining them?
Jul 16 2009 12:39AM
0 0
profile picture
polka.yardSAIL
Posts: 459 - Karma: 8
word. my friend is on his fourth mounting on some AR6s, and he's fat, and they ride perfectly fine.
Jul 16 2009 1:12AM
0 0
profile picture
CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 349
yeah, remounts mean NOTHING, specifically if its the same pair of bindings. the holes just move up, but are in line with the original holes, so there isnt any real loss of strength. if you were mounting something, and a whole series of holes lined up ACROSS the ski, then you might be at risk, but theres nothing wrong with remounting. shit, I have a pair of old STLs that have literally been mounted about 10 times, into about 3-4 different (and extremely close)positions, and they held up fine. remount and get new gear
Jul 16 2009 1:15AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)