schlonginator
Active member
I have noticed that most/all true twin tips are more entre mounted than regular skis and have less sidecut which mean they have greater turning radisus and suck more outside of the park.
The more centre mount is ok because our sport needs innovation like that but why not add more side cut to make a truely more versatile ski. If twins performed all over the mtn i'm sure 'carving' skis would be non-existant because people will be more willing to ride a twin that performs just as well in the short/medium turns
eg: 175cm crossmax has a radius of 17m - while a 171cm 1080 has a radius of 19m. Thats two more meters for a shorter ski !! 171cm mike nicks have a 20m radius while the faction wednesday 178cm has a radius of 21m! try riding them though the bumps
now theres going to be many people who claim they can ride their twin just as well through short turns and bumps but i know less than half really can. I think companies should take advantage of technology and create a ski that is bomb-proof but also handles as well or if not better than an all-mtn ski. Its the only way twin tips are ever going to take off on a large scale.
Twintippers make up a very small segment of the market, everyone else is looking for performance out of the park. If you were going to fork out $800+ for a new set of skis would you go with a performance ski (crossmax) or a fat-twin that rides awesome switch but sucks big time through the bumps and in short/medium turns ... People generally ski on vacation and like it to be relaxing, they shouldnt have to fight through ever turn
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The more centre mount is ok because our sport needs innovation like that but why not add more side cut to make a truely more versatile ski. If twins performed all over the mtn i'm sure 'carving' skis would be non-existant because people will be more willing to ride a twin that performs just as well in the short/medium turns
eg: 175cm crossmax has a radius of 17m - while a 171cm 1080 has a radius of 19m. Thats two more meters for a shorter ski !! 171cm mike nicks have a 20m radius while the faction wednesday 178cm has a radius of 21m! try riding them though the bumps
now theres going to be many people who claim they can ride their twin just as well through short turns and bumps but i know less than half really can. I think companies should take advantage of technology and create a ski that is bomb-proof but also handles as well or if not better than an all-mtn ski. Its the only way twin tips are ever going to take off on a large scale.
Twintippers make up a very small segment of the market, everyone else is looking for performance out of the park. If you were going to fork out $800+ for a new set of skis would you go with a performance ski (crossmax) or a fat-twin that rides awesome switch but sucks big time through the bumps and in short/medium turns ... People generally ski on vacation and like it to be relaxing, they shouldnt have to fight through ever turn
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