indiggio Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 10 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Sounds messier than Doug banging mashed potatoes. It'd be worse with gravy, luckily he dislikes it. 1 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Posted January 5, 2018 Just spoke to the shop; I'm going to send them back and they'll send me a replacement pair. Just a bummer having to wait. 2 Quote
eaf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, SallyCat said: Just spoke to the shop; I'm going to send them back and they'll send me a replacement pair. Just a bummer having to wait. Too bad. I was gonna ask for your feedback on them this weekend. If you got them with only some discount like you've said, have you considered Renoun? Has got to be close in price. Quote
saltyant Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 33 minutes ago, SallyCat said: Got them online for a slight discount. Not worth it it seems. I don't necessarily care about resale, just not killing myself on sketchy bindings Yep, this tells me I made the right decision to pay the extra $50 to buy them from a reputable shop. And I know far less about mounting bindings than SaltyCat. Quote
SallyCat Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Posted January 5, 2018 6 minutes ago, eaf said: If you got them with only some discount like you've said, have you considered Renoun? Has got to be close in price. I demoed the RTM 84s a couple of times in different lengths. Just demoed the 2018s two weeks ago to be absolutely sure before I bought them. They are definitely the skis I want; love them. Saved up my $$ for a long time, sold some stuff, etc. and was finally able to afford them and now this. Boo. I feel like Homer Simpson when he tried to buy a gun (at "Bloodbath and Beyond") only to find there was a seven-day waiting period. "Seven days!? But I'm angry now." Quote
saltyant Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, toast21602 said: That doesn't help differentiate. I assume this is because our forum avatars don't help. Quote
toast21602 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, saltyant said: I assume this is because our forum avatars don't help. That must be it... 2 Quote
SallyCat Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, saltyant said: I made the right decision to pay the extra $50 to buy them from a reputable shop The shop has been great; they agreed to take them back immediately, shipping at their expense. The skis were brand new and wrapped in plastic, so the fault is Volkl's, not the shop's. 3 Quote
eaf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, saltyant said: Yep, this tells me I made the right decision to pay the extra $50 to buy them from a reputable shop. And I know far less about mounting bindings than SaltyCat. They're swapping the skis for her, what better support do you expect from a reputable shop? 2 Quote
eaf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, SallyCat said: I demoed the RTM 84s a couple of times in different lengths. Just demoed the 2018s two weeks ago to be absolutely sure before I bought them. They are definitely the skis I want; love them. Saved up my $$ for a long time, sold some stuff, etc. and was finally able to afford them and now this. Boo. Still. Close to Renouns, and those can be tested for 100 days, so the point of you testing and liking RTMs doesn't apply. You could've tested Renouns whole season and then gotten on proven RTMs in spring if you didn't like them. 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 Salty and Sally look almost identical written out. 1 Quote
toast21602 Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 Just now, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Salty and Sally look almost identical 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 39 minutes ago, toast21602 said: Sounds messier than Doug banging mashed potatoes. Bahahahaha Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 1 hour ago, RootDKJ said: Does the acronym "RTM" on this ski mean anything? Real Tits McGee 1 2 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 31 minutes ago, indiggio said: It'd be worse with gravy, luckily he dislikes it. Yeah I'm not a freak...gosh Quote
SallyCat Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Posted January 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, eaf said: lose to Renouns, and those can be tested for 100 days, so the point of you testing and liking RTMs doesn't apply. You could've tested Renouns whole season and then gotten on proven RTMs in spring if you didn't like them. Cool, I didn't know that. I know some people who really like their Renouns. I ski on Atomic Vantage 90 ctis right now and I'm very happy with them--light and playful. The Volkls mean business. They are burlier, faster, and grippier. Having the two together I think will be a great combo. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 15 minutes ago, SallyCat said: I demoed the RTM 84s a couple of times in different lengths. Just demoed the 2018s two weeks ago to be absolutely sure before I bought them. They are definitely the skis I want; love them. Saved up my $$ for a long time, sold some stuff, etc. and was finally able to afford them and now this. Boo. I feel like Homer Simpson when he tried to buy a gun (at "Bloodbath and Beyond") only to find there was a seven-day waiting period. "Seven days!? But I'm angry now." Wow you bought the new model...is that the one Salty was talking about with the hologram or glass? I honestly don't think I've ever bought a new model ski. Just about always buy a year or two old model. Quote
RootDKJ Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 3 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Wow you bought the new model...is that the one Salty was talking about with the hologram or glass? I honestly don't think I've ever bought a new model ski. Just about always buy a year or two old model. Same here. Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 What are the renouns and what's the 100 day thing Eaf is talking about? Quote
eaf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 4 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Wow you bought the new model...is that the one Salty was talking about with the hologram or glass? I honestly don't think I've ever bought a new model ski. Just about always buy a year or two old model. It's not a hologram. They just have the fiberglass layer turning up under the bindings to get some rigidity. Close to what Head does with graphene on M88. And an UVO attachment on the tips to dampen vibrations. Like those rubber dampeners on axles. Quote
SallyCat Posted January 5, 2018 Author Report Posted January 5, 2018 1 minute ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: Wow you bought the new model... Yeah last year's RTM 84s don't seem to depreciate; they cost almost as much as this year's so since I was going to spend a big chunk of cash anyway I figured I'd get the latest model. Like I said, I sold a bunch of stuff on Ebay, which added up to the price of the new skis, so it's even-steven. Except for having to wait forever. I may still take them to Blue and see what the shop tech says. If he can get me on them tomorrow with whatever jury-rigging they can come up with, I wouldn't care about resale value or anything I'd just be happy to be on those skis. Quote
eaf Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 (edited) 7 minutes ago, GrilledSteezeSandwich said: What are the renouns and what's the 100 day thing Eaf is talking about? Renouns are the new breed of skis from a tiny company that everybody's raving about elsewhere. Instead of going the usual route of overloading a ski with tons of metal and graphene to make it more stable, rigid and hence skiable at higher speeds, they loaded it with a non-newtonian polymer that's normally soft, but becomes stiffer when abused. This creates a ski that can be both soft and rigid, depending on how you drive it. You can carve slowly, you can fly fast. Hence all the hype. And they do have a 100-day no questions asked return policy. Edited January 5, 2018 by eaf Quote
GSSucks Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 2 minutes ago, eaf said: Renouns are the new breed of skis from a tiny company that everybody's raving about elsewhere. Instead of going the usual route of overloading a ski with tons of metal and graphene to make it more stable, rigid and hence skiable at higher speeds, they loaded it with a non-newtonian polymer that's normally soft, but becomes stiffer when abused. This creates a ski that can be both soft and rigid, depending on how you drive it. You can carve slowly, you can fly fast. Hence all the hype. And they do have a 100-day no questions asked return policy. Are you getting a pair? 1 Quote
GrilledSteezeSandwich Posted January 5, 2018 Report Posted January 5, 2018 Do people really think about resale value?? I bought Atomic jeffs old mantras for $200. Not a very good resale value on those. Quote
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