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ultimatejerryGot the 2.0s, best skis ive had!
Is the Unleashed 98 kinda similar? been looking at them cause cant get new 2.0s
JalmarKalmarRossignol needs to fire the guy who is in charge of naming their shit.
ultimatejerryGot the 2.0s, best skis ive had!
Is the Unleashed 98 kinda similar? been looking at them cause cant get new 2.0s
JhaekBrand New 178's
https://sendy.io/gear/faction-ct-20-178-brand-new-17106024537030?gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwwr6wBhBcEiwAfMEQs9I_wVraOedYDTR7kCjscYivd7lAR536foXgnKi728UAhEZiIpLBoBoCO1wQAvD_BwE
Voyage86some reviews talk about super catchy edges and not being able to ski it bases flat because it doesn’t track well. would you agree with that?
Voyage86recommended mount point is -7
Voyage86i’m gana give them a demo but however irrational it is I really want a ski that was built to be skied near center rather than pushing the mount up to the progressive rec like on the BO98
BenchhitterBreaking news- NS users too young to buy their own Zyns revolutionize decades of ski design. “Why didn’t we think of this before” says every ski designer
sicbithYou’re saying you want something specific to you. Companies can’t make skis that are specific to want YOU want. That’s why they have athlete input, designers, testers, validators, etc. I think there is more that goes into ski design than you’re looking at.
Voyage86such a stupid thing to say on every level. exactly right that it’s what I want, same as you wishing your car had a certain feature or a ski came in a longer size. are you just gana except that it’s not right for you or are you gana wish it was different?
sicbithYou’re saying you want something specific to you. Companies can’t make skis that are specific to want YOU want. That’s why they have athlete input, designers, testers, validators, etc. I think there is more that goes into ski design than you’re looking at.
BallClapperUnfortunately many big brands need to make skis for the average dweeb.
Voyage86such a stupid thing to say on every level. exactly right that it’s what I want, same as you wishing your car had a certain feature or a ski came in a longer size. are you just gana except that it’s not right for you or are you gana wish it was different?
PartyBullshiitGenuinely curious. Why do you think no ski company is doing what you’re asking for? And I don’t mean you personally but why aren’t they building the exact ski you want? In all these years? Over all these designs? Could it be because the design itself just doesn’t work?
Voyage86this ski basically does exist, the season nexus is pretty much it but it’s alittle wider than what i’m looking for although i still will probably end up getting it. but past that the concept behind this ski has been executed for sure, the mirus cor and the season kin are the prime examples i can think of but both of those ski are way more tilted in the freestyle direction than i’m looking for. just add some metal and a stiffer, denser core to either of those skis and dial back the turn radius by a couple meters so they are more stable at speed and boom, that’s my ski. just take one look at my mock up at the top of this thread and it should be obvious to you that this idea would work 100%, literally just add a tail to an all mountain ripper, that’s all i want.
PartyBullshiitSo again. Back to my question. Why doesn’t this ski already exists. You just named a bunch of skis and said it’s the same then contradicted yourself by explaining why they are not what you want. So not the same.
so what do you know that the ski manufacturers don’t?
Voyage86I didn’t contradict anything, i explained that the concept already exists and then i explained how simple it would be to get exactly what i’m looking for by slightly modifying existing skis. that’s not a contradiction. my best answer for why it doesn’t exists is because brands don’t have the balls to make it, they easily could, and as i have said, a hand full of brands are minor tweaks away from doing it.
sicbithAgain…..you don’t know much about ski design, construction, or production. “Minor tweaks” you can’t just add a little of this or a little of that without making big changes in balance. Modifying existing skis=new molds=more $$$. They want to stay in business right? You don’t want to pay $1500 for a pair of skis right?? Don’t have the “balls” to make it? Business 101, If there is $$ to be in the category, they’ll make the ski.
Brands can, and have made your skis. They just have not made it past prototyping cause they can’t get them to ski well, and there is not enough demand in the market for them.
Your idea is great, keep searching for it. Who knows what is going to come out next year.
Voyage86by minor tweaks i mean the same shape with different core construction, we know adding a stiffer or softer core to the same shape works because companies offer those modifications, ON3P offers a stiffer core on the mango and jeffry and another brand, (maybe it’s fatypus? not sure) offers a pro stiffness for an existing ski and all those ski great. It really is that simple to build the same ski with a different core. it just isn’t that deep. and again my thought is that we would just take an existing all mountain ski and add more tail to it behind the contact patch so it won’t affect how it skis at all. take a look at the mock up at the top of this thread again. and thanks for the props, im glad we’re keeping this respectful, percs should take notes.
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2024 at 3:08:42pm
sicbithAdd more tail behind "contact patch" changes how the ski feels on edge, changes weight, thus balance, need to address how to add the tail without if breaking, it really is not that simple to do it right, and you don't seem to believe it so...go build some skis and find out.
I'm not sure what ON3P does to offer a stiffer core(?). If it changes the thickness of the ski it means it most likely is small batch skis they can make in prototype molds or a different mold from the standard flex ski? You should ask them how they do it.
Voyage86what about adding more tail behind the contact patch makes it feel different on edge. most of it would just be fiber glass. but ya ON3P uses a thicker core for their stiffer layup
**This post was edited on Apr 7th 2024 at 3:32:58pm
sicbithlast one......sidecuts are progressive, when you tip the ski on edge and bend it, you know to "carve", the effective edge length gets longer, there need to be some strength to support that. Also, "just fiberglass" can break when you land on your head, which I'm guessing you have, so it needs to be engineered (strong enough) to take a certain amount of force or it will break. You and your buddies will then claim the ski breaks and it is a shit design. Full circle bub.
Voyage86this ski basically does exist, the season nexus is pretty much it but it’s alittle wider than what i’m looking for although i still will probably end up getting it. but past that the concept behind this ski has been executed for sure, the mirus cor and the season kin are the prime examples i can think of but both of those ski are way more tilted in the freestyle direction than i’m looking for. just add some metal and a stiffer, denser core to either of those skis and dial back the turn radius by a couple meters so they are more stable at speed and boom, that’s my ski. just take one look at my mock up at the top of this thread and it should be obvious to you that this idea would work 100%, literally just add a tail to an all mountain ripper, that’s all i want.
jimbobsStiff, freestyle, all mountain, carving ski? Koala 103 is exactly what you're describing, they fucking rip.
Voyage86thank you man. my issue with most of the skis that would fit the bill of a twin tip that carves great is the rec mount point, black ops 98 has a rec of -7 and im looking for somthing with a rec around -3. I been telling people they need to make a sender free 100. i loved the 110 when I demoed them, such a sick feeling of stiff yet poppy and damp and i could lean into them so hard. and the -3.5 rec mount is exactly what i’m looking for. I would buy a sender 100 or a 95 in a heart beat.
Voyage86update: went with the season nexus in 184. Really really fun ski, got 7 days on them so far and they rip hard, surprisingly quick edge to edge slarving around and they rail carves. really happy with this thing, durability has also been really good. the top sheet just doesn’t scratch. haven’t noticed any issues with skiing fast bases flat. 9/10 all mountain ski.
