Help - Bro's too long

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.

I'm 5'-10", 165lbs, like powder and trees and I don't huck off much of anything.

Options I'm looking at are G3 - Zenoxide, Tonic or Saint, BD Verdicts, or Gotamas for touring and inbounds. Open to others as well but that's what I see for sale at the moment.

I've read Gotamas ski short, is 177 going to work for me or will I be better off with 168? Same for the others - do I go 170 range or 176?

ps. BRO's are for sale.

Dynastar Polar Bear Limited Editions... definitely.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...tdynastar2.png

http://lh4.googleusercontent.com/pub...9DmioSsHFtA_r6

You're 165 and can't ski 183 bro's?

Save your money and spend it on ski lessons.
Honestly.

Or, by something rockered

or snowblades.

http://images.usoutdoorstore.com/uso..._06[1].jpg

All very helpful, thanks.

I can ski them, they just put a lot of torque on my knee which I don't need.

I've got a pair of new un-drilled 174 bros if you really want that size.

Send me a pm for more details.

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Originally Posted by payote

ps. BRO's are for sale.

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You should put an ad up in gear swap. They are likely to sell fairly easily.

First I'm going to try to find a buyer who's not as cheap as all the bastards in here.

http://t0.gstatic.com/images?q=tbn:A...Q-6IVfffIyMNYg

a) what do you want for them?
b) how many mounts?
c) if (b) < = 1, then what bsl were/are they set up for?
d) if (a) + (b) + (c) is < = to 714, then I will take them

174 bros drilled once for Onyx in excellent shape for trade for the 183's?

rax skis. and quit being such a pussy

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Originally Posted by Imz

Dynastar Polar Bear Limited Editions... definitely.

http://i104.photobucket.com/albums/m...tdynastar2.png

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No No No! You guys!

Look how much board is in front of the boot!

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http://snowsportsgear.co.cc/wp-conte...500_AA300_.jpg

^^ Good thinking!

(Learning to turn properly will eliminate torque imparted to your knees)

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Originally Posted by payote

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.

I'm 5'-10", 165lbs, like powder and trees and I don't huck off much of anything.

Options I'm looking at are G3 - Zenoxide, Tonic or Saint, BD Verdicts, or Gotamas for touring and inbounds. Open to others as well but that's what I see for sale at the moment.

I've read Gotamas ski short, is 177 going to work for me or will I be better off with 168? Same for the others - do I go 170 range or 176?

ps. BRO's are for sale.

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Mounted wrong?

I love my 183s and of a similar size and height. It is a great ski, so you are doing something wrong.

sack up.

If they are mint I will swap you for new 174s.

I'm 5'7 160 and ski Euro 183 softs in the tightest east coast trees I can find without any complaint.

Seems like it's time to man up, go to the gym, and take some lessons!! :the_finge

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Originally Posted by hutash

Mounted wrong?

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Where DO you have them mounted? If they're too far back that could be your issue, maybe you're not such a pussy after all...

No, I'm probably a pussy...

They are mounted about 3mm ahead of the factory marked centre. Which is where our friends at PMGear had marked a new recommended centre with a sharpie.

I no doubt could use a lesson, there's still some noodle left in my technique from the 80's, perhaps that's the problem.

What is this Rax that you speak of, I've not heard it mentioned in these parts :fmicon:


So nobody has an opinion on the 176 Gotama or Zenoxide?

keep the skis and step up your game = win win for you.

Well, you should check with Splat for the new 179 Lhasa, 29m radius and a nice rocker.

All the joking about snowblades, phat luvs, and skiing lessons aside, riding my Bro 188 stiffs and a ski like the Rossi S7's or the wailer's is a very different thing indeed.

A 30 meter radius compared to an 18 ? I got off the Bro's on a powder day and on to the rockered 188 S7's... Wow.

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Originally Posted by payote

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.
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dude this is TGR yer like standing up in a crowded bar and yelling "I have a short dick" ... next time blame it on the design of the ski or SFT

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Originally Posted by XXX-er

dude this is TGR yer like standing up in a crowded bar and yelling "I have a short dick" ... next time blame it on the design of the ski or SFT

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Well that only took 25 posts to state! Master of the obvious!:biggrin:

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Originally Posted by Big Steve

Yeah, they are short (I'm a big boy on 173 Shamans w/Dynafits) so they aren't popular with the TGR long ski/short dick crowd. But if you've got the big hog swingin' 'tween your legs, it just might be the ski for you.

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