mattlucas 0 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 She isn't going to ski Can't she safely ski until at least a few months pregnant?? Just tell her not to fall. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 they dont let you do sports anymore if your with child mate. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 They might not let you. But that doesn't mean you have to listen. At Bigwhite I was in a lesson (quite a few years ago) and our instructor was a level 3 and she was 6 months pregnent. You should have seen her going down some of the double blacks. She was good. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 6, 2004 Author Share Posted November 6, 2004 I wont let my wife walk to the station if she is with child mate. To be honest we have been trying a while so if she gets knocked up she gets the royal treatment. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted November 6, 2004 Share Posted November 6, 2004 If she is busy getting the royal treatment you may not have any time to ski. Good luck anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Bindings are mounted and they look amazing. It's amazing how light the FreeRides and Skis are. Compaired to my 1080's which are the same dimensions just shorter they are so much lighter. I am ery exited to get them on the snow. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 pretty soon you are gonna want a pair of jaks 190s mounted with another pair of freerides Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Well I was thinking if I have enough money I might just get some bigger skiis and then just swap the bindings in the springtime. But that would mean getting some bigger skins. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 yes it would but that would be deal time. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Pretty rare to see skins on sale though. Would be nice to upgrade my skins though. I have old black and red G3s. They are pretty dirty. But I guess that just means that I use them lots. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 my buddy scored some cheap ones at a fire sale cause they were imprefect. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Before you write off the idea of using your old skins on fat skis completely, borrow some treckers and try out your current skins on your bixsticks - they just might work well enough. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Author Share Posted November 9, 2004 they will work but you will slip quite a bit. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 Depending on where he's going it might not matter/be worth buying another pair of skins. Could traverse at a lower angle on the steep sections. Try it before you buy anyway. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 9, 2004 Share Posted November 9, 2004 I just ordered myself a prezzie. All of my future skis will either be line or have a line mounting plate on them. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 I know that he is planning on skinning sonetimes 2 to 4 hours to get into some other areas.plus skins set up for 1080s wont work well on big stix. prs to big stix so so but 1080s to big stix no way. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 nice pair of binders. I like their idea and I believe it will be a future thing but for me they freaking heavy. I picked up a pair this weekend and they are like 2000 grams each Link to post Share on other sites
Ski Beaver 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Those binders have not been getting the best write ups; Line Skis Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Yah the skins to bigstix doesn't look pretty. Like a narrow piece of tape. Also the tip of the bigstix is to big for the hoop thing on my G3's It might be worth it though. I could probably rig something up. And I already have adapter thingys as well. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Line Bindings. If anyone knows where there are actual reviews from people that have used them I would love to read them. The TGR thread can only be described as lame speculation from people that at most read about them. I have spent a fair while trying to find out how much my Rossignol Axial 140 T-Plates weigh but I cant seem to find it. The only binding weights I can find are for super light ones that are bragging about being light. Any idea what a good pair of din12-14 bindings weigh? You will notice that one of the first pieces of info Line gives you is the weight 1800grams per binding and challanges you to compare it to other top of the line bindings. The only proper review I can find so far is here and they dont even mention weight while they did for 2 other pairs of bindings. p.s I'm getting a good deal on em. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 Try NS for reviews. I think the system is good one binding for every ski just too heavy for me. both sally and the look jibs are really light around 1000 grams each I dont like tyrolia but they make a very light din 11 and 12 binding. Capt man Im talking about me and what I like. Link to post Share on other sites
quattro 1 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 Toque Black Diamond sells diffrent size skin tip loops. This may allow you to put your old skins on your larger skis. http://www.bdel.com/gear/backcountry/tip_loops.php Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I still havent found weights for bindings. Its almost like they are trying to hide the info. Unfortunately I wont get to try them out for a while as I'm not going to mount them until the end of this season on new skis for NZ. I've got to finish off the Candides before I'm allowed new skis. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Author Share Posted November 10, 2004 speaking for toque skins cut at 75mm width wont do any good on 106 width. we are talking 3 cms difference. I got to pick up the line binders on Saturday. again I really like the system cause you can remount easy. but its felt really heavy to me. In a few years when newer lighter materials can be used Ill get a pair for sure. For now I will stick with something a bit lighter I would buy extra screws and rotate them though. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted November 10, 2004 Share Posted November 10, 2004 I really don't want to haul those monsters into the backcountry anyways. They are so heavy. Add my adapters to the mix and it would be like skinning with cinder blocks on my feet. I really like torturing myself on backcountry trips but I think that might be a little far. Link to post Share on other sites
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