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Should I buy this setup??

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board2skis
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I have the chance to buy the following touring setup:

2011 Rossignol S7 188cm
Marker Barons
Climbing Skins

Price: $300 total


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Feb 13 2014 2:12AM
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board2skis
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I'm 5'9" ~160lbs, looking for a dedicated touring/powder setup.

I've done a fair amount of research and I think I would be happy with S7's/JJ's or similar.

I'm more curious about what you guys think about the condition that these skis are in versus the price. Thanks!
Feb 13 2014 2:16AM
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Ghini
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Yeah man, nice deal for complete setup right?
Feb 13 2014 5:43AM
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board2skis
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Yeah agreed. I guess I could just take them in and get a P-Tex repair and tune up, hopefully that would clean them up real nice. What do you think about the condition of the bases/edges based on the pics?

Also this is pretty spot on size wise, maybe a tad on the long side right?

I'm a little worried (excited?) about seeing if I can handle 188's, but the consensus seems to be that for my size and what I'm trying to do with these skis the 188s's are a better options than the 178's. My current skis are 2013 Line Blends 171 and I love them.

I'm 90% sure I'll buy this setup, but appreciate any input I can get, Thanks guys.
Feb 13 2014 8:39AM
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board2skis
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Anyone else have input? I'm now confident with the length, I'm just wondering how good of a deal this is. Thanks.
Feb 13 2014 2:24PM
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cydwhit
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I think its a good deal, barons are worth quite a bit and the skis are just fine, the blister reviews of s7's are great too. Go for it!
Feb 13 2014 2:45PM
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50Kal
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If there's no major work to be done on the bases or edges, Bindings work and release well, and there's decent camber left in the ski.
I'd say snag it up. It's a solid deal.
Feb 13 2014 2:50PM
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board2skis
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Awesome, thanks guys. Great advice.

As long as I don't see anything that a stonegrind/tuneup won't fix, I'm gonna pull the trigger.

I think this will be a great first touring setup to cut my teeth on.
Feb 13 2014 3:01PM
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board2skis
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Ah shit, after all this I find out the bindings are a size large and my shell size is 302......
Feb 13 2014 3:31PM
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stoggieman
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If you don't buy it for $300, I'm about to haha. $300 seems like a screaming deal to me.
Feb 15 2014 9:14PM
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.squirrely.
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ill take them
Feb 15 2014 9:49PM
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charmander
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theyre fuckin heavy as shit, so thats a knock on em
Feb 16 2014 12:15AM
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