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Old Surface Watch Life Cap Construction

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El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,356
I have a pair of 2011 watch lifes. i love em to death, hands down my favorite ski. they are sidewall construction

im looking at picking up a pair of older watchlifes with cap construction. the older ones are also 90mm underfoot opposed to 100mm on the 2011s

my question is this. what differences will i notice between the two based on construction? ive had cap skis before and i dont recall anything odd about how the ski handled.

Anyone with experience with older capped surface brand skis voice will be greatly appreciated
Nov 27 2011 10:33PM
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still riding my 183 cap watchlifes..the one with the trees on them..such a good ski..i prob have 200 days on them..all rails..no edge cracks..they have stiff tails soft noses..fun ski on jumps..light and durable..
Nov 27 2011 10:54PM
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El_Barto.
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overall flex pattern soft or stiff? i have 2 pairs of surface skis and both are pretty stiff, 2011 watchlifes and OG LL2s.

i would assume the entire watch series is pretty stiff. thanks for the input. i dont ski park, i just want em to rip around the groomers at mach10
Nov 27 2011 11:01PM
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