dude, you so need a pair! or at least demo mine...Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
anyhow, 5% off. pm me for details.
poacher - did you get the email? shold be about 3 weeks. :stoked:
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dude, you so need a pair! or at least demo mine...Quote:
Originally Posted by pechelman
anyhow, 5% off. pm me for details.
poacher - did you get the email? shold be about 3 weeks. :stoked:
Marshal,
No email yet, I was told I am in the first batch, so should be all good.
Marshal,
Whats new this year? I got an email saying they were replacing all of last years skis and to ski mine until Dec then send them in. Must be something significant to warrant that. Said they weren't satisfied with quality.
the only issues are that they felt that some of the skis came out a little softer than planned, the mounting lines were not perfect, so some people remounted, and there was some topsheet chipping issues.
good companies stand behind their product. stephen wants to offer the best ski money can buy, and if it isn't perfect, he wants to make sure that it is.
I seriously cannot wait to get my grubby little hands on my 120s and have a shit ton of snow to surf with them.
soooo... i have ski'd the last 2 days on mine. one was a pretty sweet pow run (1800 vert 40deg), and the other was inbounds at loveland.
amazingly stoked. so much fun. so lively. they make tracked firm snow feel like pow.
i will prolly be on mine everyday its soft. and plenty of days when its not.
i hope my garage of iggy's don't get jealous...
marhs, i saw you had them in your TR from Bert? the other day. Trekkers or AT on there?
lemme know if they need a new garage to be loved in;)Quote:
Originally Posted by marshalolson
trekkers. tour pretty well, except my 110 cut to 95mm waist skins kinda sucked. i have been working on mod'ing my trekkers to be alot stiffer. workign pretty well. i am throwing a through-bolt in the toe to see if that will help the pivot from loosening...Quote:
Originally Posted by XtrPickels
just posting to say that just when i'm relaxed about waiting for the dps, this thread resurfaces and gets me psyched again.
3 weeks until "christmas".
I hear ya, upallnight. Anticipation can be a bitch. I have 138's on order, but I'm trying to be disciplined and put it completely out of my mind until they arrive. In fact, I'm gonna try to have discipline to wait until everyone else mounts theirs up and provides feedback before I drill mine. I might hold out as late as January 10. We'll see if I actually make it that long...Quote:
Originally Posted by upallnight
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fair enough. i think that around here it's not the greatest idea to use them before early jan anyway, as there is rarely that great coverage.Quote:
Originally Posted by Vitamin I
when'd ya place your order? the discipline thing worked for me from mid-april to early november...but around 6.5 months of waiting i get a little antsy. :)
every ski i've (pre)ordered this year has been delayed. we'll see what happens.
waiting a few weeks/month to mount the dps might now be so bad. i'm not in any paritcular rush to use them...i just want to fondle 'em!
UAN,
I am in the same boat. The two pairs of skis that I ordered this season Lotus 120s and Jak BC100s have been delayed :( The anticipation is killing me.
I hope to get the Jak BCs by December and the Lotus 120s by Christmas.
x3
I hope too many more trips because of skis :(
I hear ya. The anticiaption of riding my Iggies is losing to my fear of multiple compressed edges.......on those skis at least.Quote:
Originally Posted by upallnight
hey, kya... you've been on them before (last season), right? or am i just imagining that. for some reason, i've been as excited about your iggies and that whole story of how you got them as much as or more than my excitement for any of my skis.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kya
you truly have major willpower if you've held out!!!
iggy bases, though, are particularly bomber = less to worry about.
in the end, they're just skis; nevertheless, i'll probably try to hold off until the january (i hope!) storms roll in.
here's to discipline (yeah...easy for me to say when i don't have any choice!).
i have 3 days on my 120's this season now. fuck willpower.
Ok, true I had them out last year on a wind buff day. But I'm talking about real deep blower pow. Thanks for being stoked UAN, that is totally cool, I'll be sure to let Kenai know about that :D
Thanks. ;) I understand what you're going through, too.Quote:
Originally Posted by upallnight
I have the 2005 lotus 120, and have asked to get them warrantied to the 2006/07 version, due to the well known top sheet issues for the first batch. But the 06/07 is also stiffer than the old ski. My question is how much stiffer the 06/07 model is.Quote:
Originally Posted by marshalolson
I suppose you MarshO have gotten the newest model and should know this...
i should be getting them tonight. stephen says less than 20% stiffer in the shovel, and about the same in the tail. really a more round flex, but still a medium-ish shovel and stiffer tail.
i'll report back tonight.
twiddles thumbs
all i got was my t-shirt.......
theyve shipped!!!
paging UAN...how do you like your 120's & dynafit set up?
Re-reading your review, schral, makes me want to up and sell my deep powders right now. What I love about them is how little they're deflected in crud because of how fat, straight, and especially heavy they are. Sounds like I should be covered on that front. :D
Cheers to DP for keeping everyone up to date on shipment information. Even if it's not what I like to hear, they're not afraid to tell it. Wonder if I'll be able to weasel my way onto the first-shipment batch. ;) If not, mid-Feb could be a joyous time of the year.
i havent heard that he's even gotten them yet and we shoot a lot of email back and forth. I know he's not in Jackson ATM, so maybe they're on his doorstep waiting for him or something....at least I hope they are.Quote:
Originally Posted by foreal
so.. mine arrived today and FKNA.. they are SWEEEEEEEEETTT.. so effin light its unbelievable.. feel like 1/2 the weight of my ANT's, which I would have to gander will make them much much easier to ski.
I am mega-stoked to ski these but sadly they will be latent for a month while my injury heals up..
nice wooden sidewalls, construction feels really bomber and the bases are very niiiiiiccceee..... the topsheets look great and feel strong as well.. overall this ski looks VERY high quality and worth every cent I paid for them. I would say easily 1.5-2x stronger construction than my ANT's. and again, very very very light.. CANNOT WAIT TO SHRED WITH THEM!
Marshall, since you are "marshalling" my 120s, why don't you take a photo of them and post them on this thread so I can droll from 1000 miles away.
YESSSSSS!
stiffer but a shade in the shovel, nice round flex. a bit better in the flex 2 straighlining, but still super lively and smearable.
the new topsheet is $ too. much stronger bond to the carbon. stoked!
oh, and the bamboo sidewalls are pretty, and alot stronger.
rontel - no bindings thus far mate... hit me whenever...
:fm: :fm:Quote:
Originally Posted by marshalolson
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heres some pics.. im not taking mine out of the plastic..
it's easy to miss, as I am not aware of any other skis that come in them, and they are small and hidden on one end, but those are zipper bags, so you can pull them in and out and reseal at will....
you may have caught that already though and have alternate reasons for keeping them caged, if so....apologies
hi thanks again, these are amazing. how do I read the serial numbers? does it show the date on which they were made?
i have no willpower. thru them on floor, unzipped and gettin em ready to rip. they are so sexy i think i'm gonna tuck'm into bed with me tonight. bamboo sidewalls are killer. definitely a nice round flex. cant wait i am staring at them in my living room as i speak. i think i'm in love.
Oh yeah when i picked them up from ups it felt like the box was empty. So light it is unreal. Nice work dps!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :biggrin: :D :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin: :biggrin:
any confirmation on the 198cm 120 rumor for next season?
confirmed, provided people actually sack up and order them. at least 10 pair need to be ordered to make it worthwhile to dp to engineer and press them.
I am trying my hardest to get a pair of O1s to you. It may just have to wait until next week when I come to town.Quote:
Originally Posted by marshalolson
Rontele, are you still CHI part time?
gf and I are in Chi-town for her sisters wedding next weekend.
You'd have to come to me - I am 100% booked/committed/not in control of the schedule - but if you can get out to Oak Park (green line stop is close), I can bring them back to Marshal for you.
Check my latest post in the quiver thread for motivation.