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    Bro Model: How stiff are the super stiffs?

    So how stiff are these fuckers? What was done to make them stiffer? I'm
    6'1" 200 lbs without gear, currently ski a 10.Ex in a 184.

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    you are sking a bro soft for flex right now with the 10ex, super stiff are ,, well very very stiff.

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    Go to your local construction site, grab a steel I-beam. If you can shoulder that and carry it to some saw horses, you might be in the running. Slap that thing down, hop on top and imagine riding it switch into the road.

    They're stiffer then that.

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    So, basically, cold blue steel; a cat couldn't scratch it.

    Don't need that in the quiver.
    Last edited by assgasorgrass; 12-13-2005 at 02:56 PM.

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    Quote Originally Posted by assgasorgrass
    Don't need that in the quiver.
    Just get the Stiff Bro's. I just pulled the trigger and picked up a pair. Should be arriving next week.

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    Quote Originally Posted by monkeybones
    Just get the Stiff Bro's. I just pulled the trigger and picked up a pair. Should be arriving next week.
    You not wanting to feel buyer's remorse while skis are in the mail puts you in no position to give him any ski advice, JONG.

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    sack up and get the supers.

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    Quote Originally Posted by seldon
    You not wanting to feel buyer's remorse while skis are in the mail puts you in no position to give him any ski advice, JONG.
    Buyer's remorse? It was the best decision I made getting those Bro's.

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    Legend Pro stiff

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    Ive got the super stiffs mounted with a lightweight silvetatta only toured 3 days on em and they're a bomber rig. Not that hard to turn nor as stiff as I had anticipated. I'm 6'1 and ~ 240 w/ gear on. I mostly ski fast gs turns and these skis eat it up. I don't think they ski much stiffer than the explosives I've skied.The first run on these I charged a little two hard in the front seat and submarined the tips. I may yet move the mount back, but have began to love these sticks. The 10exs your on now are not stiff so this might be a really stiff ski in comparision.
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    Skipper, there's been a report of a submarine somewhere in the Wasatch, but sonar is only detecting a skifishbum.

    sfb - I like to hear how they're behavioring. Did they just dive?
    That's not something I hear very often. They aren't demonstrating a propensity for this kind of thing, are they?
    They'll open up a wider turn if you move them back. Tyrone ran the bootcenter back 7mm on the demo binders and said it was a very comfortable ride, something gs'ers would like. At 1038 mm, we felt the snap on shorter radius turns was more responsive.

    edit: You don't have to sack up to the supers to get Bros that rip. I started on the supers, went to stiffs, then softs. I was picking up the leftovers for myself, and that just happened to be the order they came in. I am actually amazed at how sweet the softs ski. There's a bunch of softs going out this week and you'll probably hear some feedback. mntlion likes his wet ramen noodle style stiff, so he got a special pair. The soft's flex comparably falls in around the old B3's, maybe a little softer.

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    Pretty much the first run only I should have probably eased into them. I like to charge low in the front seat. Finding the sweet spot more each time out. They sure as hell don't like to be snowplowed. I don't like snowplowing myself but the steep tight packed gullies require some sort of speedcheck at least for me this early in the season. Thanks again I look forward to vert rackin w/ these.
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    That's one shortcoming I wasn't prepared for, sfb.
    Is it the tail stiffness?

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    I went from an r:ex to the (regular) stiffs this year, I thought they'd be a little closer in stiffness but the atomics are actually quite a bit softer. One thing that I've noticed quite a lot is the difference in the consistency of the flex - the atomics have a huge 'dead spot' in the middle of the ski where the flex flattens out a lot - the bros have a nice round flex pattern that's super consistent comparatively. They're both super light skis but I think the bros are actually a lot easier to throw around and they definitely ski shorter than their 188 length.

    I'm only 175 and I think the stiffs are perfect for me, I'd guess you'd do well on the super stiffies at 200.

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    Quote Originally Posted by funkendrenchman
    Legend Pro stiff
    Which is very skiable for this 160lb, 5'10" person.

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    Quote Originally Posted by splat
    There's a bunch of softs going out this week...
    Ladies and gents, that sound you hear is a mixture of my drool hitting the keyboard and my heartbeat becoming more rapid. I only hope one of those pairs is mine....

    (Grammatical quandary: one is mine, pairs are mine. Sigh. Whatever. Wanting my soft Bros....)

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    absolutely. I gots softs galore going out and everyone that ordered should have theirs within the next 10 days.

    edit: vets - stop by for yours.

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    Quote Originally Posted by alpinedad
    Ladies and gents, that sound you hear is a mixture of my drool hitting the keyboard and my heartbeat becoming more rapid. I only hope one of those pairs is mine....

    (Grammatical quandary: one is mine, pairs are mine. Sigh. Whatever. Wanting my soft Bros....)
    Given that the pair is acting as one unit (in going out) the singular verb is correct. Similar to: The buffalo herd is heading towards Chicago. (see singular verb) as opposed to: The buffalo herd are splitting apart and running in a million different directions. (see plural verb)

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    Ah, but if the herd is moving in the same direction?

    It's still "The herd are..."

    Any time you are using a noun like "herd" as shorthand for saying "the members of the [herd]", that will dictate whether to use singular or plural.

    Idiotic, I know.

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    Quote Originally Posted by splat
    absolutely. I gots softs galore going out and everyone that ordered should have theirs within the next 10 days.

    edit: vets - stop by for yours.
    splat, any chance you bring a 179 soft newborn for me in your next yurp travel ?

    and BTW, I have recently flexed the Rossi Squad and the Armada ANT and felt they are the stiffer skis I touched ever (previous reference being stocklis DP). Not that I am interested in stiff skis, but am just curious how superstiffs would compare

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    Quote Originally Posted by seldon
    Given that the pair is acting as one unit (in going out) the singular verb is correct. Similar to: The buffalo herd is heading towards Chicago. (see singular verb) as opposed to: The buffalo herd are splitting apart and running in a million different directions. (see plural verb)
    I thought the singular was correct because he is referring to ONE of the pairs. Oh, maybe that's what you're saying. What do I know...
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    The regular Bro Stiff is sold out for the season - how relatively stiff are the Softs and how stiff are the Super Stiffs (forget if they called the Extra Stiffs - same difference)?

    I really don't like the Bandit XXX or B3 (last season), it wandered at relitavely low speed for me (skiing weight - ski boots, fleece, long underwear, gloves, outerwear, helmet, pack, etc. - is lot different than your regular weight, or biking weight). Does it have a big sweet spot?

    Now, some people like the B3 or the new B4 (same dimensions as last year's B3) and some people don't. I would guess if you're lightweight (under 165 lbs skiing weight). From what I see at Snowbird almost all the telemarkers are on Inspired Bigs (188cm or 194cm), Vertigo G4's (188cm or 195cm), Snow Rangers (200cm), etc.

    Is the Bro Super Stiff as stiff as the Big Daddy, Stormrider DP, Monster 104, Blizzard Titan 9.2, Explosiv, and other powder skis of that nature?

    I found that the Big Daddy was too stiff for me (call me a pussy), but the 180-190cm Explosiv was ideal.

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