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From: peterch@tekig4.UUCP (Peter Chao)
Newsgroups: net.rec.ski
Subject: Re: Slalom Skis
Message-ID: <336@tekig4.UUCP>
Date: Mon, 21-Oct-85 17:01:45 EDT
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Posted: Mon Oct 21 17:01:45 1985
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Reply-To: peterch@tekig4Chao.UUCP (Peter Chao)
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Summary: 

In article <287@ssc-vax.UUCP> gml@ssc-vax.UUCP (Gregory M Lobdell) writes:
>> I am going to replace my K2 710s 
>
>No, don't do it!!!  Oops, excuse me.  It's just that I own a pair of 
>these and am in love with them.  I think that K2 has continued to
>make the 710 on various styles, 710-FO, etc.  I love my pair for
>their complete responsiveness in the turns and in the bumps.  No
>other pair of skis that I have skied on have been so resposive.
>Give them a little edge and you turn.  Sure, they're not as
>forgiving as your recreational ski, but they aren't recreational
>skis.  And they have enough stiffness to hold on ice and hard pack
>for those carving turns.  OK, enough.
>
>Gregg Lobdell
>>> no graphics or silliness here <<

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Well, here's a different opinion:

I've got two boys on a ski team.  One of them used to race on K2's, using
710 for slalom and 810 for GS.  Both pair de-laminated within one
season.  Considering he's a kid racer weighing only 90 pounds.  As for
performance, the Rossignol 4S and 3G he's skiing on now outdo his friends'
K2 anytime (and I didn't see many K2's used by his teammates.)  

I myself used to ski on K2, too.  I've now switched to Rossignal also. 
I found that Rossi GS skis (3G or SMS) rather comfortable for all around
skiing as well as running Master's GS courses.  (4S seems to be a bit
"unpredictable" for me, though.)