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Where to mount hellbents

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mlp
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so i just got the 189 hellbents and im going to mount them with some old marker griffons
i was thinking about mounting them at center??
Will this work thanks! k+
Im about 6 1 and 150
and i ski about 50/50 park powder 
Sep 11 2012 11:27AM
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El_Barto.
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i mounted mine -1 from true center and they ski fine there. Im sure center will be just the same
Sep 11 2012 11:46AM
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Spiri7o
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Center mount em
Sep 11 2012 11:56AM
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mlp
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has anyone taken them into the park i was just thinking about taking them to the eastcoast for park
Sep 11 2012 12:20PM
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snakerton
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they're alright off jumps but it will suck if your boots don't fit
Sep 11 2012 12:35PM
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Chaunceyskis
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center mount them.
Sep 11 2012 12:47PM
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J-Sway
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189 center mount all the way brooooo
Sep 11 2012 1:04PM
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Balto
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return them and get something that doesn't ski like shit
Sep 11 2012 1:14PM
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Chaunceyskis
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bad experience?
how big are you
Sep 11 2012 1:25PM
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jmasterp
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I just bought sOme for park too, I'm stoked.
Sep 11 2012 1:33PM
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mlp
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yea same there going to be so buttery
Sep 11 2012 2:29PM
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Newschool_Pope
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have the exact same setup and am the same height, just 30 lb heavier. ive centermounted mine. no tip dive whatsoever.
Sep 12 2012 5:31AM
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nagelthebagel
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I also have 189 hellbents centermounted,.... I rip up the whole mountain with them, but in the park they are just wayyyy so slow and sketchy due to the massive rocker, which means you have a very short contact point with the snow and i wouldn't recommend hitting big booters with them due to that. If i could mount them again i would go -1-3 centimetres back from center because some times the suuuper long tail is a bit annoying in pow when you are trying to turn and hit cliffs
Sep 12 2012 6:01AM
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Chaunceyskis
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It baffles me somewhat that you guys are wanting them for park, I sometimes brought my hellbents through the park because the park is closest to the parking lot but it was more of a joke then anything. Why not buy them for pow instead?
Sep 20 2012 10:31AM
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GPO
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Is the center mount at +7,5 from traditional/rec?

Sep 20 2012 10:51AM
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mlp
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i did buy them for powder. but its is always fun to change things up in the park. instead of skiing the same skis every day all winter
Sep 20 2012 2:48PM
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Chaunceyskis
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That's understandable lol
Sep 20 2012 5:13PM
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Kreech
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This lol. Hellbents are fun in bottomless super light cold smoke blower powder. In anything relatively heavy they're slow as shit as they push against the wet snow, and in any variable conditions they get knocked all over the place. On groomers, they can carve decently, but you have to deal with the deafness associated with the tips and tails of your skis smacking the snow hard over 300 times per minute. They're like jackhammers on your feet. Fun for buttering though if that's your thing.
Sep 20 2012 6:43PM
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snakerton
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they're good at what they are for. they're not meant for anything but powder
Sep 21 2012 12:07PM
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-ShredTheGnar-
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I mounted mine at 2 back from Center, they rip everywhere.
Sep 21 2012 12:48PM
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Chaunceyskis
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But if you're not a bitch you can really get over Them and tell them who's boss
Oct 2 2012 1:28PM
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jblaski
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This.

And I'm pretty sure mine are mounted at +5 or so.
Oct 2 2012 2:29PM
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