Help - Bro's too long

[payote]

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.

I'm 5'-10", 165lbs, like powder and trees and I don't huck off much of anything.

Options I'm looking at are G3 - Zenoxide, Tonic or Saint, BD Verdicts, or Gotamas for touring and inbounds. Open to others as well but that's what I see for sale at the moment.

I've read Gotamas ski short, is 177 going to work for me or will I be better off with 168? Same for the others - do I go 170 range or 176?

ps. BRO's are for sale.

[Imz]

Dynastar Polar Bear Limited Editions... definitely.

[toast2266]

[XtrPickels]

You're 165 and can't ski 183 bro's?

Save your money and spend it on ski lessons.
Honestly.

Or, by something rockered

or snowblades.

[El Chupacabra]

[payote]

All very helpful, thanks.

I can ski them, they just put a lot of torque on my knee which I don't need.

[m01766]

I've got a pair of new un-drilled 174 bros if you really want that size.

Send me a pm for more details.

[wicked_sick]

ps. BRO's are for sale.

You should put an ad up in gear swap. They are likely to sell fairly easily.

[payote]

First I'm going to try to find a buyer who's not as cheap as all the bastards in here.

[RootSkier]

[jcnoble5]

a) what do you want for them?
b) how many mounts?
c) if (b) < = 1, then what bsl were/are they set up for?
d) if (a) + (b) + (c) is < = to 714, then I will take them

[snapt]

174 bros drilled once for Onyx in excellent shape for trade for the 183's?

[farmer]

rax skis. and quit being such a pussy

[Crampedon]

Dynastar Polar Bear Limited Editions... definitely.

No No No! You guys!

Look how much board is in front of the boot!

Here>

[Imz]

^^ Good thinking!

(Learning to turn properly will eliminate torque imparted to your knees)

[hutash]

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.

I'm 5'-10", 165lbs, like powder and trees and I don't huck off much of anything.

Options I'm looking at are G3 - Zenoxide, Tonic or Saint, BD Verdicts, or Gotamas for touring and inbounds. Open to others as well but that's what I see for sale at the moment.

I've read Gotamas ski short, is 177 going to work for me or will I be better off with 168? Same for the others - do I go 170 range or 176?

ps. BRO's are for sale.

Mounted wrong?

I love my 183s and of a similar size and height. It is a great ski, so you are doing something wrong.

[oftpiste]

sack up.

[otto parts]

If they are mint I will swap you for new 174s.

[JayPowHound]

I'm 5'7 160 and ski Euro 183 softs in the tightest east coast trees I can find without any complaint.

Seems like it's time to man up, go to the gym, and take some lessons!!

Mounted wrong?

Where DO you have them mounted? If they're too far back that could be your issue, maybe you're not such a pussy after all...

[payote]

No, I'm probably a pussy...

They are mounted about 3mm ahead of the factory marked centre. Which is where our friends at PMGear had marked a new recommended centre with a sharpie.

I no doubt could use a lesson, there's still some noodle left in my technique from the 80's, perhaps that's the problem.

What is this Rax that you speak of, I've not heard it mentioned in these parts


So nobody has an opinion on the 176 Gotama or Zenoxide?

[rush1975]

keep the skis and step up your game = win win for you.

[Mafiaverde]

Well, you should check with Splat for the new 179 Lhasa, 29m radius and a nice rocker.

[Crampedon]

All the joking about snowblades, phat luvs, and skiing lessons aside, riding my Bro 188 stiffs and a ski like the Rossi S7's or the wailer's is a very different thing indeed.

A 30 meter radius compared to an 18 ? I got off the Bro's on a powder day and on to the rockered 188 S7's... Wow.

[XXX-er]

I'm giving up on my BRO183's (soft), they're just too much for me and I'd like something a little easier to turn in tight trees... I should have got the 174's.
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dude this is TGR yer like standing up in a crowded bar and yelling "I have a short dick" ... next time blame it on the design of the ski or SFT

[Crampedon]

dude this is TGR yer like standing up in a crowded bar and yelling "I have a short dick" ... next time blame it on the design of the ski or SFT

Well that only took 25 posts to state! Master of the obvious!

Yeah, they are short (I'm a big boy on 173 Shamans w/Dynafits) so they aren't popular with the TGR long ski/short dick crowd. But if you've got the big hog swingin' 'tween your legs, it just might be the ski for you.