Dave Mac Has Some New Skis

micric wrote:Brucie,we old codgers do embrace new technology,this lap top saves a lot of writing and posting by snail mail,however,in the old days,we used to eat in the house and go down the garden to the loo,now we have a barbecue,I rest my case!As for treachery,I once moved my sons bindings forward on his K2s,he skiied like a begginer all day,no problem keeping up with him :lol: :lol:

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ise wrote:

bandit wrote:

As for skis, if Stockli Stormriders can withstand ise, they should last you a while :lol:

I snapped mine but that's probably unusual.

And the mode of failure was? :!:

I have a 90 degree sharp bend in my Fischer Superglass ski history. :oops:

Dave Mac the Raichle Flexon Comp is back in production as the Full Tilt. If you have the "right" shaped foot, this may be an option. Apparently they include a choice of tongues to vary the boot's performance. Sold in the UK too.

Bandit, thanks for that, am checking it out. You may, by now, have formed the view that I am not prone to worry overly about ski gear. However, since one of my ski-pals broke the hinge on his rear entries, I have errmm re-assessed my situation. They do have a lot of km on the clock. Do you think I could take them back and complain? 8)

dave mac, will i still see daylight between your legs on the Merky with these new skis????!!!!!!!!!!! L.

L, have to confess this worried me, so have just done a quick measure of the Volkls, only 10mm wider at the tip than the K2s. I venture to suggest that your eyesight is not that good. :shock:

Old age and treachery will not always overcome youth and skill

Yup, I understand that Brucie, more than happy with 99%. :evil: My Niederau day descent record was only beaten two years ago by two 17 year-old Austrian sh..s, sorry, er lads.

As for treachery,I once moved my sons bindings forward on his K2s,he skiied like a begginer all day,no problem keeping up with him

Micric, full respect. :P
I can still whup my grown sons down the hill, but unfortunately, not through the speed traps. :oops: Streamlining may be an issue.

Anyway, my whole philosophy on skis is this. If thay cannot make me go faster than the skis I already have, then, regardless of the shape/age/sexymodel draped over the bindings, why would I buy them?

Dave Mac ISTR the lad wondering if this was the moment he put a crack in the edge of one of his Stormriders. He is a bit of a rock magnet! He did hit the rock with his knee as well IIRC.

Well, you don't crack skis without a strong modicum of commitment!