Fattwins 0 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 You know I dont bother to check anything that I write. When I get seroius the dictionary comes out and I can do it. Im one of the best Kids teachers youll ever see mate. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 17, 2005 Share Posted May 17, 2005 plus you got the 24th post so thats poo on you. lol Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 I take it the guy sells a number of ex 'demo' skis from some heli operation? Could you please send me the contact details? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 sava I have his email but untill I talk to him I dont want to hand it out. He is a very good guy and you dont have to worry about him at all. His handle is mtlion at TGR Forums here is the link to the Teledaddie thread. Sign up and pm him. Then tell him Nick from Japan told you about him. The more skis you buy the cheaper the shipping is. Ask him if he can pass you on his present gear list. he has lots of stuff. the top sheets will be scratched up from the heli rides but the skis are always bang on. get the binders also. If you dont want to sign up at TGR ill email mtlion and then send you his personal email addy. How is that? link http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=28528 Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 thanks heaps! know any other people/places that are good for gear? don't have to be the absolute cheapest, just a decent amount available... it's all too complicated also why is kyoto bad? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 kyoto bad =cause I like snow I buy also from evogear.com Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 fattwins: any opinions on: a) pocket rocket fischer big stix 8.6 c) volkl explosiv ? (or anybody else of course ) Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 also check www.tramdock.com and www.backcountry.com and www.backcountryoutlet.com May not have much stock in at the moment though. Get a pair of 85 - 100 mm underfoot skis for Japan. You will seldom use anything else here apart from spring and early season before the trees are available. Get yourself some Line assasins and some Line motherships and one pair of reactor bindings. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 Hey capt every line binding I saw this year had the worst binding drag. Do you really rate them that high. Guys on their own team wont use em. I love the way they build their skis but im not ready to buy the binding. Link to post Share on other sites
mattlucas 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 I've always wanted to try the 8.6 Just seems like a good ski. Especially since I love the 10.6 so much. I wonder how the 8.6s different core skis against the 10.6s wood core Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 sava as for the rockets i wouldnt pay more than 400 auzzie for it. I not a huge fan although they are bad for auz. Just dont like the fact that they keep kacking up thee price for the same ski year after year no changes. fishers good and forgiving, biggest ski maker in the world and is for a reason. they wont fall apart and can do everything pretty much. that width might not ski the bumps well. Explosive great soft snow eater! I tried them and fell in love. stiff but you can rail them in 2 cms of powder. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Author Share Posted May 18, 2005 rang a few more places... hard to get 85+mm can get a few 80ish... mainly (in $au): rossi scratch fs - $630 public enemy - $499 rossi B2 - $550 there's a store with lots of wide stuff, and has: elan 777, k2 recon, pocket rocket and big stix... only found out the price for the pocket rock $900 I'm probably only going to do about 1 week in nz and i can use my dying head m70s... would like something 75-85 for japan though and some NZ hiking... Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 18, 2005 Share Posted May 18, 2005 to you ring the mtlion? I think you can get 2 pairs of skis with bindings shipped for under 900 auzzie. then flip one in auz for 450. the Pe is a good all round ski. Elan is not big here, but when ive owned them in the passsssssssttttttttt, I found them to be pretty good. As i said the Pocket Rocket is way overpriced. How do you charge 500 the first year and 900, 4 years later with only top sheet changes. Sally boggles my mind. Id go PE before B2 cause you can get a better ride in the park. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 What do you mean by "binding drag"? Are you saying that they are too wide for the skis? I have a pair but I havent used them yet - the line skis I got (and siem got) were shipped directly to NZ. Siems getting some too. If we really dont like them we can always get others - and there wont even be any extra holes in our skis. It really does make traveling with multiple pairs of skis easy. anyway, we will see. Sava - forget shopping in OZ or NZ - they are overpriced. Even including shipping better deals are available if you buy from the US, especially now that the season is over. Now go to this page and select your powder ski. any of the fat skis they have available in your length will be fine. http://www.tramdock.com/tramdock/group/18/c1/s1/Fat-Skis.html Then go to this page and purchase the line Assasin for all-round and park. http://www.tramdock.com/tramdock/group/125/s1/Park-and-Pipe-Skis.html Shipping will be about 150 for 2 pairs at a guess but if you add them to your shopping cart and put in your address you an find out for sure. You may find similar skis in exactly the same format stuff at www.backcountry.com enjoy Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 update - I put an Aust address into the shopping cart and shipping for 1 pair was about $60 and 2 pairs for $100 Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 Fatts: I might do that, I'm just about to pm him. The pockets for $900 was a bit silly, even with bindings it would be too much. Stag: Thanks for those, the shipping is a lot more reasonable than I thought it would be (I've been quoted $250usd+ by other companies). Turns out that my gf is also after some skis (she would want something 150-160 and 70-80mm in the waist I think) which makes the shipping a bit more economical she's a good intermediate - any suggestions for a fem ski? Will have another post in an hour or so with skis i'm considering Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 dont rush talk to the lion and look at stags links. Stag knows as much as me about skis, except that I hoard equipment and he shops a bit more wisely. The Shipping into Japan is much more expensive then the shipping into NZ or AUZ I dont really understand why. The lion is only really goo for fat boards. Capt what Ive seen for real has been that the brakes do not retract all the way up. thus you get the brakes hanging off to the side of the skis instead of folding up. from edge bottom to brake was about 5mm and the brakes were touching the snow every time I saw a pair. As Ive said before the brakes are a great idea but they still havent worked out enough bugs for me to buy em. For touring the added weight of trekkers and line bindings would be a pain. If you are doing all day hikes I just cant see it being comfortable. That said I cant stand my looks and trekkers together anymore for long hikes, im going freerides next year and the trekkers are sticking around for short tours starting at the top of ski resorts. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 ok, you guys are *awesome*. not going to rush into it, and waiting to hear back from mtlion, also talked to gf. For my skinnier ski, it doesn't necessarily have to be a twin tip, but I would like something that can carve hard/groomed/ice as well as being able to go off. Probably 60 groomed, 40 easily accessed off piste not deep, NZ stuff. From that site, Considering bigstix 7.6, head m75, assassin (thanks stag!). Not sure which of these would be best - would have also considered the mad trix, but they only have it in 163, too small Going to wait on the fats until hear back from lion. The links from stag totally kick ass also. Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 the heads will be much stiffer than the either the lines or the 7.6. I prefer the line chronics to the line Assasin but that price on the Assasin is damn hard to beat anywhere. Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 what's the worst thing about the assassin ? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 nothing really I just prefer the specs of the chronic. specs 110-80-103 The Assasin was made to be an affordable park ski for young jibbers. Think of it as a K2 fujative. The goal of the ski is to not break the bank and still give you everything that you need for the park. Possible thinner piece of wood in the ski. specs 112-75-101 Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 do you know if it's stable on hardpack / has edge grip ? Link to post Share on other sites
Fattwins 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 that i do not know, it should be ok but it wouldnt be the best carving ski. my lines are fine but a pure carving ski will always be better. Link to post Share on other sites
jared 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Share Posted May 19, 2005 Are you sure that you aren't confusing the assasin with the 1260 there fatty? http://www.lineskis.com/products/freeride_assassin.php?navid=3 Link to post Share on other sites
sava 0 Posted May 19, 2005 Author Share Posted May 19, 2005 would the assassin be too soft for a 100kg guy like me ? Link to post Share on other sites
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