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Surface One Life mounting question

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silex
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I searchbared but im still a bit confused on were to mount these. Is the "here" line recomended? if not what is recomended for mounting these? and also is the "here" line dead center? I dont want to center mount them but i do want them fairly close to center maybe -2 or something like that. thanks ns +k for legit answers.
Jan 25 2010 1:09PM
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silex
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there is also a little square by the -1 mark does this mean anything?
Jan 25 2010 2:15PM
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Ghini
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I already searched a bit (dont have the ski's yet) but on TGR there is a lot of info..

Some old guys there mounted it way to far back and hated the ski's, after mounting more central they rocked..

Lots of people mount at the middle of the flat area or maybe 1cm back from that, not more..

Give me a review when you had some time on them..

Jan 25 2010 4:10PM
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silex
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ya i read that thread. remind me in a few weeks and ill give you a review. im thinking like -1 from the "here" line wich i think is -2 from center but i could be wrong
Jan 25 2010 4:48PM
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B-runge
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if these are 2010 live lifes

the "boot center" line is like 1cm back from true center and my dad mounted his 1cm back from that so 2cm back from true and he loves it
and he never mounts his skis even close to that far forward


if they are 09's pm shogun.
he has them and ask him about mounts
Jan 25 2010 5:07PM
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silex
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thanks man. they are 2009/2010 one life/ jeff browns
Jan 25 2010 6:55PM
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B-runge
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holy fuck, my bad

haha

ill ask my friend where he has his mounted then, i skied them and liked where they were at, disregard that previous post
shit....
Jan 25 2010 7:02PM
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silex
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haha no worries
Jan 25 2010 7:04PM
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B-runge
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1 back from true center
Jan 25 2010 7:09PM
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silex
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so that would be like right on the line right?
Jan 25 2010 7:13PM
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B-runge
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i am not sure where the line is on those skis
so measure it out and see eh
Jan 25 2010 7:24PM
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sam.gillin
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I mounted mine 2cm back from core center. I have yet to ski them but they seem like they will be amazing!
Jan 25 2010 7:49PM
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hewy
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I'm mounting mine 1cm back from true.
Jan 25 2010 8:27PM
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silex
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on the line?
Jan 25 2010 9:03PM
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twsnow22
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mine are dead center..
super fun in the park..and still ski pow really well.
Jan 25 2010 9:35PM
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iFail
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ONE LIFES "BOOT CENTER" MARK IS -2.5 FROM TRUE CENTER

and I just said that in caps so that people scrolling through the thread could see it.  09 LL2s "here" mark was just ahead of this I think, but LL2s had a different rocker profile.

Center of cambered section of the skis(BTW, One Lifes have camber unlike LL2s.  I think since they stopped making the 09 LL1 they added its camber to this years One Life(sidecut of LL2/LL1), and they also tweaked the rocker/tip after rocker from the LL2s) is under 1cm forward of "Boot Center' mark.  I mounted mine at -2 of true(so +0.5 of the Boot Center mark) and love them there, and if anything would want them farther back(if I was deciding where to mount on a new pair again, I would go -2.5(so reco.) if my only need for the ski was a jib ski, and a bit farther back if i was aiming to just charge(maby -3.5, but since I have 202 Lotuses I mounted these closer to center and use them as my do everything in one day ski).  They ride switch on groomers and in pow great at -2 of true, and I have no idea why somebody would go ahead of this since even -1 of true is PAST center of the cambered section, and even for switch skiing I wouldn't want them anywhere forward of where I have them.  Hope it helps, these are some sick skis.

Jan 25 2010 11:02PM
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silex
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+k for a legit answer. that is what i was waiting for haha
Jan 25 2010 11:40PM
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silex
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wrong. i measured it out today at the shop and the boot center mark is -1 from true center. i got mine mounted -1 of boot center so that means -2 of true center. -3 from boot center is the center of the camber section.
Jan 27 2010 4:37PM
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gr4
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make sure you measure it out on both skis because surface is notorious for having incorrect markings on their topsheets.
Jan 27 2010 5:56PM
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iFail
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Well EVO measured out mine with me watching and both were -2.5 spot on.  That was tip to tip no slack(what both Evo and myself find best), did you measure along the base? and 189s right?
Jan 30 2010 1:22AM
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silex
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i measured both, going -2.5 from true/-1 fromt the line. acording to my shop, -2.5 was more forward than center of the camber section but maybe theyre just retatrted. i have skied on them twice this weekend and absolutely love them. if they are really -2.5 from true (im 99 percent positive that they are), they dont feel like it all, but maybe thats because they are so ridiculously light.

if surface is notorious for putting the marks in the wrong spot, i wouldnt doubt it if thats what they did on mine.

check out my edit from my first two days:

https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/viewvideo/id/324621/member_id/110309/

Feb 1 2010 9:38PM
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silex
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fuck i meant -2
Feb 1 2010 9:40PM
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