new boards arrived today!

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10-17-2005, 06:31 PM
laseranimal

new boards arrived today!

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/a...tid=7882&stc=1

179 PE's

much thanks to Altachic and the crew at Backcountry.com for bringing the stoke

first impressions

flexwise they aren't noodles, actually interestingly enough they flex very similarly to my 165 explosives, except the explosive has a little more flex in the tip

lengthwise I was plesantly surprised, I was expecting to lose some length due to the full twin but when I line up my 178 G4's the running length apears to be very close

construction feels pretty bomber, this is the first pair of K2's I've owned and I wasn't quite sure what to expect. The tips look huge, K2 says 118 but they look bigger then my G4's which also measure 118, I wonder if they measure from farthest forward contact point?

Mounting location is gonna be interesting, midsole seems to be even with the midsole on the G4 but even though I don't ski park I'm thinking about going +1 or +2. I get the feeling that I'm crazy but the ski seems to be talking to me and telling me to mount it forward :rolleyes2 It'd probably stiffen up the softer tail which would be good
10-17-2005, 06:41 PM
BakerBoy

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Originally Posted by laseranimal

Mounting location is gonna be interesting, midsole seems to be even with the midsole on the G4 but even though I don't ski park I'm thinking about going +1 or +2. I get the feeling that I'm crazy but the ski seems to be talking to me and telling me to mount it forward :rolleyes2 It'd probably stiffen up the softer tail which would be good

You're not crazy, you're just confused. Most people mount those anywhere from +5 to +9. Then again, most people use park skis for the park. ;)
10-17-2005, 06:52 PM
snwbdrhoon

i center mount. always.
10-17-2005, 06:56 PM
laseranimal

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Originally Posted by BakerBoy

Then again, most people use park skis for the park. ;)

Fujative is the "park" ski

the new PE is the answer to the Karma "all mountain twin" ski genre

at least thats the way I understood it :D
10-17-2005, 07:06 PM
BakerBoy

Quote:

Originally Posted by laseranimal

Fujative is the "park" ski

the new PE is the answer to the Karma "all mountain twin" ski genre

at least thats the way I understood it :D

Sure, and you also thought +1 or +2 was crazy on a PE. It's all good, homie!
10-17-2005, 07:09 PM
ShiveringSkier

im most likely going to be picking up a pair 0f 169's at my local shop this weekend or next

ShivSki
10-17-2005, 07:19 PM
crashnburn'd

My only question is why do you have some 165 explosives?
10-18-2005, 11:29 AM
laseranimal

Quote:

Originally Posted by crashnburn'd

My only question is why do you have some 165 explosives?

cause I'm a huge fucking pussy :biggrin:

actually they were for my wife, but she didn't like em and got Phat Luv instead

then she blew her knee out so, they're just mounted up as a short fat ski for whatever reason :biggrin:
10-19-2005, 01:57 PM
house

im so jealous, i want to fondle them. I just ordered a pair two days ago and dont know why. Suuucks that reason told me i could wait until i get back to seattle to pick them up. because i want to touch them.