Ouch!LoveJohnny wrote:Socal ATers? Engineers?Next Question: Who has $600 CAD to try a pair?
I spent all my loot on canoes and bikes
Better get fixin' some computers my friend
Hey... that kinda sounds like engineering 
New G3 XCD skis
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MikeK
Re: New G3 XCD skis
I spent all my loot on canoes and bikes
Better get fixin' some computers my friend
Hey... that kinda sounds like engineering -
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Re: New G3 XCD skis
The profile and flex are very similar to the S-112 and only slightly wider than the Annum/Guide. All three of them have the same waist. They are all single cambered, with at least a slightly rockered tip (The Stinger may have more rocker in the tip).
The Stinger has a wider tail, giving it a true parabolic profile- enabling the shorter turning radius. This makes the biggest difference on a dense base- when the ski is carving.
The profile of the Stinger would make it squirrelly as a xcountry ski- there is no way it is going to track like a Guide/Annum when K&G touring.
That seems like a very big price to me- especially compared to the Annum. I suppose the Stinger is strong enough to put AT bindings on it....oooooh!
If I was going to spend that kind of money I would definitely go for the Vector BC.
The Stinger has a wider tail, giving it a true parabolic profile- enabling the shorter turning radius. This makes the biggest difference on a dense base- when the ski is carving.
The profile of the Stinger would make it squirrelly as a xcountry ski- there is no way it is going to track like a Guide/Annum when K&G touring.
That seems like a very big price to me- especially compared to the Annum. I suppose the Stinger is strong enough to put AT bindings on it....oooooh!
If I was going to spend that kind of money I would definitely go for the Vector BC.
Cross-country AND down-hill skiing in the backcountry.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.
Unashamed to be a "cross-country type" and love skiing down-hill.