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Atomic Blogs Mounting

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OMGHEDIDNT
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Hey NS, i search barred for mounting on Atomic Blogs but came up empty handed. What are your thoughts on where to mount the Atomic Blogs?!

I read a review on TGR that said that -2.5cm is a little to far forward. I'm not strictly gonna be riding pow though, so my first instinct is to go team recommended (which is -2.5). I'll be riding everything on the mountain, from groomers, side country to backcountry and tree's. Not so much park, because I have different sticks for that. So a center mount is pretty much eliminated as an option.

I'm 180cm (5'9/5'10) and weigh about 182, talking about the 185 blog.
Nov 28 2010 1:28PM
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Twig
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2.5 is recommended for a reason. a lot of the guys on tgr seem to like a more traditional mount on lots of skis, probably because many like to ski with old school technique (not hate, just an obsevation) and so they like to be a bit further back to have more tip to drive.. if thats how you ski then you might want to consider -3.5 maybe.. if you ski with a more centered stance then go 1.5-2.5 back..

however lots of people have said the bentchetler skis pretty poorly further back than 2.5 and it has a similar sidecut, so i'd be wary of going further back than -2.5..
Nov 28 2010 1:37PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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thnx +k

anyone else that has skied the blog maybe?
Nov 28 2010 2:10PM
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uniboyskiier
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I am a tall guy (6'3", 180 pounds) and i have skied the 177 with griffons at center mount.  not for park, just a small, jibby pow ski.  If you want to throw them around, and ride switch a bunch in pow, put them center
Nov 28 2010 2:19PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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did u ride them in the pow? no-tip dive?
Nov 28 2010 2:39PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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Up
Nov 29 2010 9:06AM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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no one?
Nov 30 2010 5:22PM
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uniboyskiier
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well it wasnt the deepest conditions, but they were stable and fun.  Center mount is the future!!
Dec 2 2010 8:40PM
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OMGHEDIDNT
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So i mounted them -2.5 on the team recommended line. Wasn't a whole lot of info on mounting these out there. Lots on the chetler's though so I kinda went by that info since they are so similar.
Dec 3 2010 8:22AM
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uniboyskiier
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yeah, i've skied both those skis at center, and they are really similiar in terms of flex so for mounting that should work well! enjoy!
Dec 3 2010 8:09PM
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camlax
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second pair of blogs. have them mounted -2 from the team line w/ fks 14.
i ski solitude and the bird and use these as my drivers.
i wouldn't recommend mounting center on these if you plan on skiing lots of pow, the tips dive a bit if you do.


Dec 3 2010 8:24PM
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bluepanda22
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would putting them -2.5 or more back from true center affect their switch riding and park alot?
Dec 10 2010 6:28PM
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rYb
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Centre mounting minee.
Dec 10 2010 10:34PM
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Travisadkison
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Will mounting my blogs 3cm back from the true center be enough to stop tip dive?
Apr 2 2014 5:24PM
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