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Thread: 25/26 gear rumors thread

  1. #201
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    Quote Originally Posted by gaijin View Post
    Sorry I missed out on the politics.

    Now back to the real question— what the fuck is Van Deer? Are they just brand new, or am I moron.

    (I know I’m a moron.)


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    Augment rebranded

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    Quote Originally Posted by Flippo View Post
    Augment rebranded
    Well, that's tragic. I was much more stoked on the Marcel / RB concept.

    Why the fark would I ski a rebranded failed brand?

    How do startups not know that ski boots are finicky as fuck? You don't invest in a startup ski boot company, you buy an existing reputable brand.

    Who knows. Maybe they learned from their first failures. That would be cool, too.

    But even K2 is taking decades to pull my RS off my feet.

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    25/26 gear rumors thread

    VD/RB system adult race skis in our shop are $twok, kids $onek


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    Quote Originally Posted by gaijin View Post
    Why the fark would I ski a rebranded failed brand?
    Why would you say that Augment is a failed brand? While distribution here in the US stalled, in the rest of the world the boutique manufacturer from Mittersal still produced some of the best skis on the market. There is the question, why are they even keeping the Augment name and just go full RB/VD. Compared to the other sports that Red Bull is involved in, skiing and ski racing is a rounding error on their ledgers .. I reall expect a lot of disturbance in the industry from them over the next few seasons.
    Click. Point. Chute.

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    Was the new Atomic “freeride” CS / “remedy” going to be available this season or not till next? Gave this thread a skim again for the answer but started to get dumber the more I read about BOA and politics.

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    What's the word from Lange? When are they going to offer a non-assucking walk mode mechanism?

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Thomas View Post
    What's the word from Lange? When are they going to offer a non-assucking walk mode mechanism?
    Seriously

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    Yeah, seriously. Want to know if they're going to drop XT4 on us any time soon. With the recent rollout of the shadow I don't suspect there will be a hell of a lot going on with their core alpine lineup any time soon

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    Quote Originally Posted by Lord Thomas View Post
    Yeah, seriously. Want to know if they're going to drop XT4 on us any time soon. With the recent rollout of the shadow I don't suspect there will be a hell of a lot going on with their core alpine lineup any time soon
    The concept collection is their new stuff. Seems pretty cool but not probably of interest to many here. But there lower end version uses a cool cable buckle concept which I thought was cool.

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    25/26 gear rumors thread

    When’s k-two gonna roll out a tele boot?


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    Quote Originally Posted by bodywhomper View Post
    When’s k-two gonna roll out a tele boot?


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    people still tele???


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    When can I buy a hybrid double boa 130 fitted boot?

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    Gotta admit…. I’m cuff-BOA-curious. The logic makes sense to me.
    Are we getting any hybrid walk mode boots with that this year?

    The mechanism would make for quick walk/ski transitions, among the other magical benefits being touted.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judo Chop! View Post
    Gotta admit…. I’m cuff-BOA-curious. The logic makes sense to me.
    Are we getting any hybrid walk mode boots with that this year?

    The mechanism would make for quick walk/ski transitions, among the other magical benefits being touted.
    K2 mindbender

    maybe fisher ranger?


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    Hopefully a better mindbender fit this time around?
    I tried those and the recons. One had a bit of a bucket heel and the other felt almost a size too big. Can’t remember which/which. I did want to like the recon though. And I have had my hands on a Cortex (sized too small for me to make a fit assessment though) and those look pretty good.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Judo Chop! View Post
    Hopefully a better mindbender fit this time around?
    I tried those and the recons. One had a bit of a bucket heel and the other felt almost a size too big. Can’t remember which/which. I did want to like the recon though. And I have had my hands on a Cortex (sized too small for me to make a fit assessment though) and those look pretty good.
    Recon and anthem are next up for complete redevelop. Mindbender will follow up those.

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    Don’t know how they ski, but the Van Deers have the nicest factory base grinds I’ve seen. Thumbprint margin grind on the all mountain skis (I may be wrong on the thumbprint, but definitely a margin grind). Couldn’t find a real pic, but this:

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    [QUOTE=tompietrowski;7176742]I think this sums up boa cuff really well. At one point in development I even asked if we still needed a power strap. Ultimately we obviously kept it but I still don’t think it’s totally needed and I have found I often don’t do mine up any more.[/QUOTE

    hi Tom, intuitively I would then think that a boot with BOA upper preferably needs an elastic powerstrap to make most benefit from this effect or am I wrong ? or is it a preference thing again ?

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    Quote Originally Posted by mntlion;[emoji[emoji6[emoji640
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    Yes, but nobody cares anymore. Would love to see another player in the game, but unfortunately I don’t think the $ is there to support it. (Which is what it comes down to ultimately)
    "Not all who wander are lost"

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    Quote Originally Posted by mntlion View Post
    people still tele???
    Absolutely nobody telemarks anymore, but somehow Scarpa sold out of the new TX Pro just on pre orders. Too many undead zombies I guess.

    Next year's TX Comp is the new product I'm most excited about.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mn_teleswede View Post
    Yes, but nobody cares anymore. Would love to see another player in the game, but unfortunately I don’t think the $ is there to support it. (Which is what it comes down to ultimately)
    Doesn't help that tele skiers take pride in using the same boots for 20 years

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    [QUOTE=slashy;7180614]
    Quote Originally Posted by tompietrowski View Post
    I think this sums up boa cuff really well. At one point in development I even asked if we still needed a power strap. Ultimately we obviously kept it but I still don’t think it’s totally needed and I have found I often don’t do mine up any more.[/QUOTE

    hi Tom, intuitively I would then think that a boot with BOA upper preferably needs an elastic powerstrap to make most benefit from this effect or am I wrong ? or is it a preference thing again ?
    Elasticated works well yes and that is what we use on most models with boa cuff. I just personally don’t use a power strap much any more at all with a boa cuff but I’m sure not everyone will do the same hence why we kept it.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mn_teleswede View Post
    Yes, but nobody cares anymore. Would love to see another player in the game, but unfortunately I don’t think the $ is there to support it. (Which is what it comes down to ultimately)
    If you build it, they will come.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mr_pretzel View Post
    Doesn't help that tele skiers take pride in using the same boots for 20 years
    Lol!

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    Lol, those double Boa boots like like some kind of AI prompt.
    If I could actually ski one before buying it, I'd try it.
    No longer stuck.

    Quote Originally Posted by stuckathuntermtn View Post
    Just an uneducated guess.

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