Trab mounting point

there's a thread on the trab mountin point in an italian AT forum. Since Trab are imported in US this winter, this might be of interest to those who would like to try these AT sticks.

I already noticed on my freerandos that trab suggests a drastically rear-oriented spot:

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic44491.jpg

this is not only for freerandos. All trab skis are the same:

http://www.forum.planetmountain.com/...ic.php?t=15939

this italian dude called trab. They said this rear spot has been studied a lot to improve the direction change when skinning uphill

Quick; remove pic, take new pic wo the Scott's that ruins an otherwise so beatiful quiver. If you hurry nobody will notice.:D

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Originally Posted by KANUTTEN

Quick; remove pic, take new pic wo the Scott's that ruins an otherwise so beatiful quiver. If you hurry nobody will notice.:D

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scotts came from the garbage. They were instrumental to show how rear is the trab mounting point :D

The boot tip point on Trab's touring skis is set near the ski's balance point to better enable kick turns on switch backs and while side stepping uphill. It eliminates the annoying tendancy of the tail to drop and drag on the snow when using free pivot bindings. The skiers I know of who have mounted their FreeRandos using the boot tip mark have liked the performance of the ski, especially in powder where the rear mount keeps the tips up for better float. For Trab's DH oriented skis (the FreeRide and the FreeOne) a more forward boot center mark is used as the recommended mounting location.

For tele mounts, I have found chord center to be the best 3-pin line. It is generally located ~5/8' behind the toe mark (varies slightly depending on model and length).

I mounted my Freerandos using the midsole mark on the ski, and they work great. Even on ice on Mt Baden Powell they handled really well.

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Originally Posted by tele mark

The boot tip point on Trab's touring skis is set near the ski's balance point to better enable kick turns on switch backs and while side stepping uphill. It eliminates the annoying tendancy of the tail to drop and drag on the snow when using free pivot bindings. The skiers I know of who have mounted their FreeRandos using the boot tip mark have liked the performance of the ski, especially in powder where the rear mount keeps the tips up for better float. For Trab's DH oriented skis (the FreeRide and the FreeOne) a more forward boot center mark is used as the recommended mounting location.

For tele mounts, I have found chord center to be the best 3-pin line. It is generally located ~5/8' behind the toe mark (varies slightly depending on model and length).

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Tele Mark, how far forward is the boot center mark on the DH oriented Freeride and Freeone compared the touring oriented Freerando?

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Originally Posted by harpo-the-skier

Tele Mark, how far forward is the boot center mark on the DH oriented Freeride and Freeone compared the touring oriented Freerando?

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The boot center mark is 76.2cm forward of the tail for your 178 FreeRandos, I believe that should shift the boot mount forward a couple of inches.