sizing question....

[BeanoNYC]

Nice guido music, Jersey Boy.

 

[andyzee]

Nice guido music, Jersey Boy.

Always easy to criticize, a bit tougher to produce. Show us what you got tough guy! :roll:

Oh, and my wife did the video, you don't want me to tell her what you said! :-x

 

[BeanoNYC]

Always easy to criticize, a bit tougher to produce. Show us what you got tough guy! :roll:

Oh, and my wife did the video, you don't want me to tell her what you said! :-x

Well, If your wife did the video, I like it then...because I like her. It's you I'm not so hot on.

 

[andyzee]

Well, If your wife did the video, I like it then...because I like her. It's you I'm not so hot on.

Hey likewise queen boy!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

the hunt is on for new sticks!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

considering my Metrons are 74 underfoot..would i be better of going to something like a Dynastar 8800 at 88underfoot or going for it and grabbing a Sugar Daddy at 99 underfoot??

 

[andyzee]

considering my Metrons are 74 underfoot..would i be better of going to something like a Dynastar 8800 at 88underfoot or going for it and grabbing a Sugar Daddy at 99 underfoot??

Depends what kind of skiing. I imagine the Sugar Daddy, as it's name implies, is a powder ski. Probably the Dynastars are a better choice. You may also want to consider the Nordica Jet Fuel or their latest ones, the Hellcat.

 

[severine]

based on height and wait..derrrrrrrrrr

There's a lot more that factors in than that.

I switched to a pair of 2007 Marie Martinod pro model Dynastars (same as She's Trouble, different graphics) this season and I won't ever look back. 112-78-102 in 165cm length. They're awesome. What I was skiing before was... I don't know, 60-something mm waist. Much shorter. Feel squirrelly in comparison. I bought the Maries without demoing thinking they would work well as a midfat, all-mountain ski and I've been very pleased with them. Granted, they're thinner in the waist than what you're considering for your wife, but it's the only first-hand experience I can share.

My only advice? Don't go too short. My first skis (4 yrs ago) were 140cm as a beginner. I bought 154cm Dynastar Novas at the start of the season, figuring that was more accurate for weight/ability (and was laughed at because they came to my nose - I'm 5'5"). The Maries are about as tall as I am, but they rock! I can't imagine skiing them in a shorter length.

You can also ask Trekchick for advice. She has a wide array of midfat to fat skis and she also skis longer than the height/weight ratio recommend for her.

 

[Hawkshot99]

The Maries are about as tall as I am, but they rock! I can't imagine skiing them in a shorter length.

You ski a Twin longer than you do a normal ski. When you hold them up to your face they need to be about 3 or so inches higher than a non-twin. The reason is with a turned up tail you lose a lot of affective edge if you ski your normal length. Companies do not measure what is on the ground, they measure tip-to-tail.

 

[severine]

You ski a Twin longer than you do a normal ski. When you hold them up to your face they need to be about 3 or so inches higher than a non-twin. The reason is with a turned up tail you lose a lot of affective edge if you ski your normal length. Companies do not measure what is on the ground, they measure tip-to-tail.

I know that. But it's still more than 3 or so inches longer than my non-twin (remember 165 vs 154, the 154s supposedly being too long when I bought them :roll. My point was just to make sure not to short change yourself on length. It really sucks when you do.

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

anyone have any experience with a 185cm VOLANT MACHETE (94 underfoot)

 

[Hawkshot99]

anyone have any experience with a 185cm VOLANT MACHETE (94 underfoot)

Is it metal top sheet like all other Volants I have seen? If so, they are the heaviest skiis ever created!

 

[GrilledSteezeSandwich]

Fat twins ski shorter than skinny carvers..

My 182 Rossi Scratch BCs seem shorter than my 176 Elan S12s..

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

got a line on a set of new, not mounted Line 90's at $300.00 good deal or not??

 

[Hawkshot99]

got a line on a set of new, not mounted Line 90's at $300.00 good deal or not??

Phrophet 90? If yes that is a awsome deal! My boss has them and loves them. A stiff, and fat twin. (Has a sheet of metal running right under the skin). Plus they look cool;-)

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

would need to get some bindings...

 

[Hawkshot99]

would need to get some bindings...

My vote is for Rossi Axials!

 

[SKIQUATTRO]

coming down to the following:

-Rossi B3 174cm (124/88/111) with binding $335
-Atomic Sugar Daddy 173cm (124/99/118) with binding $500

suggestions?