LiquidFeet
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Scotty, these are 160s. At that length they will probably perform best for a skier weighing somewhere between 130 and 150. How much does your cousin weigh? If he's considerably heavier, skip the skis. If he's small, then go for it. They don't look like women's skis, so no embarrassment there.
The skis were bought flat and bindings were added by the owner. Those bindings will need to be remounted for larger feet than a size 6 woman's foot. That's no problem; it will cost something to have this done at a ski shop but not a fortune. If your cousin is a small guy, then the bindings will work just fine but will simply need to be remounted to fit his boots.
The biggest difference between women's skis and men's skis is the assumption that men will weigh more and thus put more pressure on the skis than women. That's the reason for my question about your cousin's weight. The binding position, which was referred to earlier in this thread, deals with the fact that women have a majority of their weight in their hips which is low on the body, while men have wide heavy chests and thin chicken legs. Your cousin will be moving the bindings anyway when they are remounted if he gets them. So all that stuff about women's skis being a poor choice for men doesn't matter if his weight is appropriate and the bindings are moved....and if the graphics are not gender-specific.
The skis were bought flat and bindings were added by the owner. Those bindings will need to be remounted for larger feet than a size 6 woman's foot. That's no problem; it will cost something to have this done at a ski shop but not a fortune. If your cousin is a small guy, then the bindings will work just fine but will simply need to be remounted to fit his boots.
The biggest difference between women's skis and men's skis is the assumption that men will weigh more and thus put more pressure on the skis than women. That's the reason for my question about your cousin's weight. The binding position, which was referred to earlier in this thread, deals with the fact that women have a majority of their weight in their hips which is low on the body, while men have wide heavy chests and thin chicken legs. Your cousin will be moving the bindings anyway when they are remounted if he gets them. So all that stuff about women's skis being a poor choice for men doesn't matter if his weight is appropriate and the bindings are moved....and if the graphics are not gender-specific.
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, but I'd probably not do it because it is just not the right ski for him for reasons stated and a remount of the bindings (assuming that they do need a remount as opposed to sliding them along a rail) would just add to the cost for a ski that he just may not really like as opposed to a different ski.
