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Should I mount center?

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foodbuffet11
Posts: 843 - Karma: 84
I have k2 recoils with fks 140 bindings, I will mainly be doing park. SHould I center mount the fks's or not.
Are they a bomber binding, for park?
and will a center mounted ski take away its all-mountain ability? or is it just something to get used to?

also I'm 18 5'7 1/2" 138lbs don't know why I added that but it could help
Sep 11 2012 6:53PM
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50Kal
Posts: 2828 - Karma: 5,373
For a ski that you want allmnt and park probly like 2cm back. if your spending good amount of time out of the park.(50-50). any thing more in the park consider more forward.

But also call up K2. They made the ski. They would know best.
Sep 11 2012 7:46PM
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gr4
Posts: 1499 - Karma: 945
all the bros center mount everything
Sep 11 2012 8:11PM
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BmoChop
Posts: 2071 - Karma: 96
Center mount them, fks are bomber bindings for sure, and the minimal drop in all mountain ability will be unnoticeable after a day or two.
Sep 11 2012 8:31PM
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Big_C
Posts: 243 - Karma: -9
Center mount it will help a lot more in the park than it might hinder all mountain
Sep 11 2012 8:57PM
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steezenskis
Posts: 1044 - Karma: 31
if you spend more than half you're time in the park then center mount them. it feels a little different at first but you get used to it.
Sep 11 2012 9:41PM
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7springsprod
Posts: 2661 - Karma: 3,181
Center mounted skis always have seemed more fun than a traditional mounted ski. My preference definitely leans towards center mounting. It just seems natural and there isnt a huge difference anyways if youre already used to riding them back.
Sep 11 2012 10:16PM
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KyleEvers
Posts: 40 - Karma: 41
center mount is the way to go
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Sep 12 2012 1:41AM
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k2andcannoli
Posts: 644 - Karma: -36
Go back a few cm from dead center. Less if your not on the 179. K2 isnt dumb anymore, they put good mounting locations nowadays.
Sep 12 2012 8:50AM
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Errl
Posts: 2082 - Karma: 451
this. i went from -3 to center last season and could barely notice the difference after my first day on them. if anything, you might feel a tad too far forward at first.
Sep 12 2012 9:14AM
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