REVIEW: DP Lotus 120

i have a pair of fritschi brakes (i think they are actually the 85mm brakes) that work OK on spatulas, which are even wider.

one easy way to do it is to put a boot in the binding (i.e., retract the brake), then use the circular end of a combination wrench to bend the brake arms so they curve outward. there won't be a dramatic 90* bend but, rather, a more gentle curve.

if you are starting with the fritschi 100 brakes (which are actually about 108mm when you factor in the height of the fritschi), then it should take very minimal bending by the method i describe above.

Thanks again. I didn't have any tools around, but I was able to bend it enough at a single point quite easily.

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On a different note, damn these skis are light!

nice, looks great! enjoy!

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Originally Posted by AK Rev

One of my favorite DPS photos...

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Just want to tell that those sticks will end up at my house in a week or two... Stoke-meter: blown!

Hey Marshall & everyone else,

What seems to be the preferred mounting point on the 120 in a 190? Has anyone had the chance ski the 200 120 yet? I am wondering if you or anyone knows what the flex & feel of the 200cm 120 is like and what it ski it might compare to. I am having a REAL difficult time deciding between the two. I think the 190 in a flex 3 would just kill it as an all day every conditions stick in Little Cottonwood Canyon & the occasional trip out back. But then the thought of a 200 120….decisions sometime suck!

Thanks!

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Originally Posted by marshalolson

i'll tell you my dream quiver:

195 wailer 95 flex 3 - everyday inbounds ski.
lotus 120 flex 2 w/ AT - touring - they are so light and turn so well that there is really no reason to tour with anything else.
lotus 138 w/ alpine & trekkers - sidecountry, inbounds POW, and mini-golf. they rip and stomp the shit out of stuff.

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yes sounds really like a dream quiver. to build up a similar dream quiver i ordered a lotus 120 in 190 cm and flex 2 this september first. i hope they will arrive before season gets started.
i want to put a pair of dukes on them. now i'm thinking about the mounting point. i saw here, that for the 06/07 lotus 120 +0.75 cm from the midsole mark was recommend from a few guys.
does anyone knows if this is still valid for 07/08 lotus 120?

thanks in advance for your input.

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Originally Posted by memysoulandi

yes sounds really like a dream quiver. to build up a similar dream quiver i ordered a lotus 120 in 190 cm and flex 2 this september first. i hope they will arrive before season gets started.
i want to put a pair of dukes on them. now i'm thinking about the mounting point. i saw here, that for the 06/07 lotus 120 +0.75 cm from the midsole mark was recommend from a few guys.
does anyone knows if this is still valid for 07/08 lotus 120?

thanks in advance for your input.

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pm me when you get them before you mount, and i'll have your answer.

What is the mount point recommendation for the 07/08 Lotus 120 190cm?

I looked around a bit and only found one suggestion (which was for +1cm I guess, although his were on the line).

Is the line in the same position on the 06/07 and 07/08? If so then the recommendations from last year could be useful.

Thanks

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Originally Posted by The Dark Side

What is the mount point recommendation for the 07/08 Lotus 120 190cm?

I looked around a bit and only found one suggestion (which was for +1cm I guess, although his were on the line).

Is the line in the same position on the 06/07 and 07/08? If so then the recommendations from last year could be useful.

Thanks

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go boot center on those for this year.

Guess this thread is for the 190's, but I had Marshal mount my 200s with some p18's on the line.

skied UT last weekend, Snowbird, Snowbird, Brighton (I lobbied for Snowbasin to no avail).

these skis perform at a whole other level than anything I've ever had on snow. the majority of my days over the past year have been on Big Daddy's and even though the measurements of these two skis might make you think they are redundant in a quiver. They are not. Honestly the Big Daddy's were engineered by the A-Team and the Lotus 120s by DARPA.

the 120s railed everything, whether it was tight trees and chutes off the traverse at Snowbird or open pow fields (the one you can see from the road). On the open pow fields I've never skied a ski that held its energy through a pow turn like the 120. it's like being catapulted out of a turn.

on everything else they are extremely skiable. groomers were as easily turned on as the Big Daddy's. I'd say the big daddy has a longer radius.

can't believe I almost forgot. Thanks to Marshal for getting my binders squared away. A number of shops in Summit county and vail looked at me like I was crazy. That it was going to take hours of work. My skis went to denver and back in three hours. done and done.

I'll be skiing either snowmass or highlands on sunday so we'll see how they do on some different terrain.

All in all I've got to take my hat off to the guys at DPS they have made one hell of a ski. Worth every penny.

:yourock: sweet man...I'm glad I was right! :yourock:

So where are we mounting 178s this year? On the line or forward?

on zee line... on zee line.

are you related to the dynafit alias?

;)

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Originally Posted by dps

on zee line... on zee line.

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Does that apply to the 190's as well?

yep. on the line, unless you have a very small foot, or really need help getting forward to activate the shovel for harder snow....