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K2 Recoil Help!

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mattymagoo757
Posts: 92 - Karma: 76
Hi guys,
I have a chance of getting a good deal on this years K2Recoil 159cm. I am 5ft 8inches and growing. I am a beginner and want to get into park but also ski around my local hill. Is this a good ski for me? Will it last me a couple years?

Thanks!
May 14 2014 10:57PM
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Sk11ng_Ian
Posts: 48 - Karma: 424
Dude, Im 5'8'' and a 130 weighing 14 year old. do not get such a short ski. get 174 or 169 159 is waay too short and i didn't even know you could get ones that short. otherwise i have the Rollingstones limited edition recoils and they would be perfect because they are "a bomb proof ski"
May 14 2014 11:08PM
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Blake.P
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Yeah that's definitely way too short. If you were done growing you could get away with the 169 (barely) but you are definitely gonna want the 174 version
May 15 2014 9:57AM
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qazwsxedc34
Posts: 2955 - Karma: 2,135
174 or 169 don’t go a ski below, you will regret it.
May 15 2014 1:26PM
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LarryPowers
Posts: 332 - Karma: 138
Get the 174, or even the 179. I am 172 cm (5 feet 11 inch?) and I ride the 179 and they're fine.
May 15 2014 2:15PM
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NMMedia
Posts: 982 - Karma: 1,700
as said you need a longer ski, Im 5'6" and Im on 169cm skis and I would willingly go longer. As to the durability they should last you 2 or even 3 seasons especially as a beginner since you most likely wont be hammering them too hard
May 15 2014 6:14PM
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mattymagoo757
Posts: 92 - Karma: 76
Awesome, thanks for the help.
May 15 2014 10:53PM
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mattymagoo757
Posts: 92 - Karma: 76
Well…not awesome that I can't get those skis, but thanks for the help.
May 15 2014 10:53PM
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