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twin tip freestyle skis
hello all,
I was skiing in Les Arcs (stayed in Arc 1800) between 26.01 and 02.02, everything was perfect and I have seen so many guys using that twin tip'd freestyle skis. They seemed like having the bindings fixed almost in the middle of the ski. I just wonder, is it easier to ski backwards or land after jumps ? What major benefits those have ? And also please advise whether they are able to carve ? Thanks in advance |
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twin tip freestyle skis
On 6 Feb, 13:46, Skywalker wrote:
hello all, I was skiing in Les Arcs (stayed in Arc 1800) between 26.01 and 02.02, everything was perfect and I have seen so many guys using that twin tip'd freestyle skis. They seemed like having the bindings fixed almost in the middle of the ski. I just wonder, is it easier to ski backwards or land after jumps ? What major benefits those have ? And also please advise whether they are able to carve ? Thanks in advance Yeah - you've got the idea already - easier to ride switch, easier to 'jib'. Anything with a side-cut should be able to carve. Most people I know use twin tips for day to day messing about then have some ridiculously fat skis (sometimes with swallow tails) for skiing powder in the couloirs. I meant to buy some twin tips this year but haven't gotten round to it (and haven't really got the money if I'm honest) Matt |
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twin tip freestyle skis
On Wed, 6 Feb 2008 06:09:49 -0800 (PST), in
, Matt T wrote: On 6 Feb, 13:46, Skywalker wrote: hello all, I was skiing in Les Arcs (stayed in Arc 1800) between 26.01 and 02.02, everything was perfect and I have seen so many guys using that twin tip'd freestyle skis. They seemed like having the bindings fixed almost in the middle of the ski. I just wonder, is it easier to ski backwards or land after jumps ? What major benefits those have ? And also please advise whether they are able to carve ? Depends on the sidecut, but of course anything can be made to carve. I have some oldish Pocket Rockets (aka 1080 Gun) which are fat and quite straight (although still much more shaped than anthying from 15 years back) and clearly they don't carve nearly as easily as my more recent 1080 Foils, which are much more waisted, although even fatter at tip and tail. But neither of these, nor 90% of the ones you'll see off-piste, are really what you'd call 'freestyle' skis. Yeah - you've got the idea already - easier to ride switch, easier to 'jib'. Anything with a side-cut should be able to carve. Most people I know use twin tips for day to day messing about then have some ridiculously fat skis (sometimes with swallow tails) for skiing powder in the couloirs. Most folk I know stick with big fat wide twin-tips for virtually everything. |
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twin tip freestyle skis
Skywalker wrote:
hello all, I was skiing in Les Arcs (stayed in Arc 1800) between 26.01 and 02.02, everything was perfect and I have seen so many guys using that twin tip'd freestyle skis. Thats what the kids want :-) And those of us, that wants to fool around. They seemed like having the bindings fixed almost in the middle of the ski. I just wonder, is it easier to ski backwards or land after jumps ? What major benefits those have ? And also please advise whether they are able to carve ? Only thing that seems to lack from the other posts, are the mounting of the bindings. People that do a lot of backwards riding, "centermount" the bindings. Most mount more-or-less like a normal ski. They are typically more flexible to allow for softer landing. After having rented TT's this year and last, I went ahead and bought a pair of Rossignol Scratch Eco FS 06/07 174 - they are quite cheap at the moment. Regards Mads -- Mads Bondo Dydensborg http://www.madsdydensborg.dk/ Who do you trust? Nobody? Good, let's put Nobody in charge then... - The Register on TCPA/Palladium, 20021109 |
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