Hey AT/BC,
We're working through prototyping and our ideas about the 2017 Steeple. If you're not familiar, it's our tour-focused uphill/downhill option that started with Billy Goat DNA. I'm curious what the peanut gallery has to say on some of the questions we're kicking around.
Essentially, the tour line for 2017 goes to three models. That allows us room to focus the narrow Steeple more specifically on the uphill-focused, gram-counting side of the backcountry market. We've got a few tricks up our sleeve to cut the weight down, but there are two main questions:
With a waist width of 92, and lengths of 174, 179, 184:
Would you prefer RES (a long elliptical sidecut the emphasizes taper and releaseability) or more traditional sidecut (greater edge contact, less able to pivot)?
Would you prefer our standard Steeple rocker (25cm tip, 15 tail) or something less rockered (perhaps 10-15cm tip, half height tail)?
I've got my thoughts and our on-snow results, but I'm curious to hear yours.
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