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Posted by GrilledSteezeSandwich,

It's a wash in my opinion..he didn't have to pay shipping and the shop he bought them from I assume included the mount in with the purchase price.    I still feel that Salty should buy Root at least a 5 pack of beer. 

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Posted by GSSucks,

Did you buy the damn skis yet? This is the dumbest fucking thread on this stupid piece of shit site.  The second problem is that you're buying Volkl's, get a pair of Kastle BMX 115's with a set of pivots and be done with it. 
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Posted by enjoralas,

Buy them now. No reason to dilly dilly any longer. You loved 'em, Root found you a great price, just do it. Your biggest problem is going to be finding a fake ID to get into the beer store to buy Root his thank you sixer.  

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Posted by enjoralas,

Salty, nice purchase. The 177 probably would have been better, but you won't even notice it over the useful life of those skis to you. And you're not skiing on total crap now, so when you're ready for your next set you can afford to take your time and hit free demo days and test all kinds of brands and widths and lengths and really dial in on what you like best. In the meantime, these skis are gonna kick ass for you and you're gonna have a hell of a season. Also, I feel like you only purchased t

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Just now, Justo8484 said:

Looks like the standard going rate for the Griffon 13 should be $160-180 which seems fair for that binding. Not sure what blue stocks, but a mount at most might be $75? So you're probably topping out right around your $230 mark, but then you're buying products and services from somewhere local, and you can talk to a real employee in person should you run into any issues. If you've ever had to deal with a botched mount, or warrantying something, having an actual person to deal with is definitely worth something.

I saw your post and then edited mine. Agree 100% about bindings, not something I want to mess with 

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Did you buy the damn skis yet? This is the dumbest fucking thread on this stupid piece of shit site.  The second problem is that you're buying Volkl's, get a pair of Kastle BMX 115's with a set o

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2 minutes ago, saltyant said:

I saw your post and then edited mine. Agree 100% about bindings, not something I want to mess with 

Sweet. Hope they work out. I don't work in a shop anymore, but still like to help people find the right gear for a fair price. If blue can handle @AtomicSkier and @mute1080's shifts, they can handle the markers or tyrolias that those online shops were packaging with that ski. No finicky AFD or forward pressure setup on either of those like shifts or pivots.

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4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Salty I’d buy the skis online and buy bindings at Blue. They’ll mount them for free if you buy the bindings there. 

That's the game plan. I tried local shops for the skis including True Blue but no one has them, so online for the skis it is.

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35 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

Salty I’d buy the skis online and buy bindings at Blue. They’ll mount them for free if you buy the bindings there. 

That’s what I was gonna post. That $520 deal at curated.com (never shopped there but had crazy number of positive reviews) leaves you $230 for bindings and won’t have to pay for the mount. 
 

And flat skis ship faster, you might have them for this weekend if you buy now!

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31 minutes ago, enjoralas said:

That’s what I was gonna post. That $520 deal at curated.com (never shopped there but had crazy number of positive reviews) leaves you $230 for bindings and won’t have to pay for the mount. 
 

And flat skis ship faster, you might have them for this weekend if you buy now!

My skis came in three days and I didn’t pay extra for faster shipping. 

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2 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

@saltyantI’m guessing you’re typing your credit card info right now???  Don’t worry you’re gonna get some Biden bucks soon 

Will do it tonight. This is grate!

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5 minutes ago, toast21602 said:

Glad you actually got new skis after trying something. Hopefully they make Blue ski as well as Snowbasin did!

They handled icy conditions very well. Where I'd be hesitant on the RTMs, I just ripped down the ice on the Ripsticks.

Yes, I encountered many slick spots at each mountain due to freeze/thaw

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They handled icy conditions very well. Where I'd be hesitant on the RTMs, I just ripped down the ice on the Ripsticks.

Yes, I encountered many slick spots at each mountain due to freeze/thaw

Sounds great. It seems like all of the skis you tried had something you liked about them. you seemed most stoked on the ripsticks, though. Can't wait to see them! 

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16 minutes ago, saltyant said:

They handled icy conditions very well. Where I'd be hesitant on the RTMs, I just ripped down the ice on the Ripsticks.

Yes, I encountered many slick spots at each mountain due to freeze/thaw

Wow just wow you never mentioned that in your report.  

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38 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

@saltyantI’m guessing you’re typing your credit card info right now???  Don’t worry you’re gonna get some Biden bucks soon 

Cant wait for sum Biden bux. I need some new skis, a Blue season pass, maybe an Epic pass...

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9 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said:

It would be torture to me to have new skis during ski season and not be able to ski them.  

Luckily we now have the option of skiing in a shopping mall all year so you don't have to wait.

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