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Dead center gotamas?

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phishfood
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i know they're a very well made all mountain ski, but every time i see a new pair of the rockered ones, i picture myself on a pair of the 194s mounted dead center shredding park and all mountain. has anyone done this with the new model? the rocker looks super fun, and im always looking for a long-ish park/all mountain ski. last years 189 fujas looked cool too, but they're really soft and i've had awful experience with k2 and good experience with volkl.
but yea, just and idea, thought i'd ask.
Mar 23 2011 10:24PM
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Jaymon
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i have skied the 194 gotamas and they are stiff as hell. i loved them and they were pretty easy to handle due to the fact that the running length is like 110cms but the skis would be uber stiff for park laps imo
Mar 23 2011 10:36PM
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rozboon
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It's one stiff ass ruthless ski. My friend has a pair.

There's pretty much only 1 place you would want to mount them. The middle of the sidecut and the middle of the rocker are at the same place, it's about +3.5 or something, and that's the only spot they really make sense at IMO.

Wicked charging ski but I don't think you would want to lap park on them. Plus the topsheets chip like anything.
Mar 24 2011 12:29AM
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TijmenDal
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Don't fuck yourself or your ski's up by doing that, haha! Shredding park on those is next to impossible. At least I wouldn't recommend it...
Mar 24 2011 3:38PM
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pinhead_larry
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Yeah if you want to take them to the park I'd reconsider getting this ski. But if you want a hard charging stiff ass ski, look no further.
Mar 24 2011 3:48PM
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tall_t
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ep pros and lizzies http://www.the-house.com/skis-line.html
Mar 24 2011 4:28PM
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phishfood
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thanks everyone
and dude i'm 6'3'', 180 lbs and an ex racer...haha i don't want to ski park on EP pros or lizzys for park. but yeah i probably won't actually do it unless i find a pair suuper cheap, but i was more curious if anyone else had done it. they're not THAT stiff...like no stiffer than rossi s5s, s4s, watch lifes, bridges...idk those are all i can think of...and they have the rocker.
the new bridges centermounted would probably be a logical choice, i just wish they were longer.
Mar 24 2011 8:05PM
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No_Dub
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s6. i have center mount on them and they slay park
Mar 24 2011 8:17PM
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Jaymon
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this is a good call. in like a 186 or 190 if they have em
Mar 24 2011 9:39PM
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rozboon
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They are a metric boatload stiffer than Bridges. Especially the new ones. And they don't really have the flex pattern for park, they're either linearly stiffer towards the tail or the tip, I can't remember which way, but it just isn't right for butters and presses and that kinda thing.
Mar 27 2011 7:13PM
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