seeking suggestions: 90-100mm ski

Actually at that weight, you might enjoy blue skis with a robot on them...

I measure in at 5'8", as well, but have like 45 lbs. on you...you may want to disregard my Volkl suggestion...

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Originally Posted by Deuge

Hi, thanks for the replies guys! It is helping.

For those who asked, My height is 178cm, and weight 61Kg.

I'll convert from metric for u americans: height 5'8" and 135 pounds.

im a relatively advanced skier

cheers!

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I'm 180 cm, used to be 60 kg like you up to 20 years..... now I'm 72 :rolleyes:
anyway, I personally tried extensively these:

Gotama 130-105-122 32m @190
S W E E T!!! really user's friendly. My best pick for the first 5-7 days after a good release of snow. But I had the 03-04, and the 04-05 is prolly stiffer. Anyway, the general consensus is that gotama rule. Quite light, BTW, and a good pick also for AT

ScatchBC 122-90-115 22.8 @ 188 21.3
too dump and heavy. Didn't like the so much

Rossi B3: 122-94-112 25.5 @ 185
By best pick for a one-ski quiver. One of the most impressive fat skis of the last year (M O better than XXX and XX), and I felt them OK also on icy days.

P Rocket 122-90-115 21 @ 185
I loved them until I met gotamas and B3. What else can I say?

R:EX 115-84-107 21 @ 177
nah!

1080 114-80-108
easy and lot of fun, but they are not really the big mountain you are lookin for.... although some people in cham still use them that way

other stuff I tried extensively are not an easy pick in US (Zags, Scott etc)

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Originally Posted by Darkside

Seldon, you go so put in your place. One minute you're ripping the guy, and the next you're writing him a review of every ski model out there.

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I didn't have time to write anything the first time, otherwise I would have.

PNWBrit,
Of those, I made pretty clear which I haven't skied. I've skied (of those):
Volkl xploders
Sugar Daddys
Gotamas but only on slush
B3s
Seth Pistols (the old ones)
Scratch BCs
Pocket Rockets

Since the search function wasn't working, I figured I might as well sum up what I believed was common opinion from previous reviews.

Well, I'll agree with those who have said the Bros can't be recommended until they've actually been skied (seldon doesn't count).

So until that time, I recommend anyone to go buy whatever ski they think might work best for them. When the Bros have been skied by the many who bought them, the reviews will be in. We ain't fightin for biz here by breaking our arms patting ourselves on the back, but we're doin our best to deliver the ski that will be appreciated in all conditions and rule in powder. We prefer to let others speak about our product to negate any obvious bias or bullshit.

edit: verbier 61 - Have you experienced any tip dive on your B3's in powder or deep wet snow?

splat-
verbier61 has the b2s methinks cause he seemed to be pretty bitter about not having b3s a couple a threads ago...[digs for quote...]

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Originally Posted by verbier61

Demo.
Don't buy before, or you'll make a mistake.
Demo extensively.
Take time. Try ALL you can try in the range 90-120, feel the difference and than pick up the best for you.
I am sure you fill find something MUCH better than Vipers, and as a B2 owner, I am also sure you can find something better than B2......... B3, for instance ;)
But give a chance to many other fat skis..... volkl, dynastars, atomic, sollys etc, whatever you can demo, demo before buying.

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Originally Posted by seldon

splat-
verbier61 has the b2s methinks cause he seemed to be pretty bitter about not having b3s a couple a threads ago...[digs for quote...]

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Then he'll like the stiffer Bro Model flex. Just flexed the stiff version in a shop up against B3s and LPs. It flexed inbetween the two, virtually right in the middle of those two skis' flexes, but very similar in overall flex. We're still deciding on whether we should go any stiffer. It's actually harder making a soft ski that has some life to it. But like I said, we'll let those who ski it do the reviews.

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Originally Posted by splat

Then he'll like the stiffer Bro Model flex. Just flexed the stiff version in a shop up against B3s and LPs. It flexed inbetween the two, virtually right in the middle of those two skis' flexes, but very similar in overall flex. We're still deciding on whether we should go any stiffer. It's actually harder making a soft ski that has some life to it. But like I said, we'll let those who ski it do the reviews.

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OK splat. I'll buy both. I mean the stiff and the soft version :D

I bought the B2 to use them for AT in no-powder days. They work, but after trying B3 more extensively it became clear in my sick mind that B3 were much better not only in powder but in ANY other place. (BTW, you've B3, I guess..) So this summer I gladly sold them. Neadless to say, the decision about the stiff vs the soft flex is driving me nuts :rolleyes: