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Hittade följande story på en Amerikansk sida(http://www.epicski.com/cgi-bin/ultimatebb.cgi?ubb=forum&f=1)
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"Well, these are not my sentiments, but the words of a no doubt "pro" who really knows the ski world. Please permit me to indulge myself and share with you the lastest experience that I had with Mr. Ski at my brother"s shop here in SoCal.
His standing in the ski realm was revealed at his announcement of "You got anything in a de-tuned race stick over a 204-cm?!" Of course, my brother and I cracked a smile at that. He continued on, "I don"t want a shaped ski...they don"t make them long enough!" We chimed in, "Have you tried any of the "shapes" lately?" "Yeah", replied the pro, "they are all too short and soft!" We then led him over to the wall where a pair of Rossi 9X Pro (196-cm) sat for a sweet deal of $200. I said, "Here is a pair for a hard-charger, but a 196 is the longest size." I suppose that it might be important to note that Mr. Ski Pro was about 5"8" and 210 lbs...the model of a male athlete. He then went for the hand flex test and claimed that the skis were just "too soft." Upon hearing that, I said with a grin, "we should go skiing so I can show you how much fun those little soft skis can be." He replied, "I"ll cream you!" At that point he was obviously a lost cause still clinging to the ski scene of 20 years ago. As a final attempt to increase the awareness of my new friend, I showed him a pair of 198 Atomic 10.EX, that I said would "change the way he looked at skiing forever!" He replied, "Are they a GS or Super G cut?" He then said, "these are some kind of powder boards...I wouldn"t need these." The conversation drifted with comments from the Pro about his 214-cm Super G boards and how the ski world is just for wimps now. Boy, oh boy! How can a guy like this still exist!
Okay, my little story is done. After all of that, I was a bit glad that the "pro" was unable to find anything to ski. I just don"t feel a brotherhood with "his type". So, what do you think...am I a "ski bigot?" "
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Tycker att den passar in på några även på detta forum...
"Well, these are not my sentiments, but the words of a no doubt "pro" who really knows the ski world. Please permit me to indulge myself and share with you the lastest experience that I had with Mr. Ski at my brother"s shop here in SoCal.
His standing in the ski realm was revealed at his announcement of "You got anything in a de-tuned race stick over a 204-cm?!" Of course, my brother and I cracked a smile at that. He continued on, "I don"t want a shaped ski...they don"t make them long enough!" We chimed in, "Have you tried any of the "shapes" lately?" "Yeah", replied the pro, "they are all too short and soft!" We then led him over to the wall where a pair of Rossi 9X Pro (196-cm) sat for a sweet deal of $200. I said, "Here is a pair for a hard-charger, but a 196 is the longest size." I suppose that it might be important to note that Mr. Ski Pro was about 5"8" and 210 lbs...the model of a male athlete. He then went for the hand flex test and claimed that the skis were just "too soft." Upon hearing that, I said with a grin, "we should go skiing so I can show you how much fun those little soft skis can be." He replied, "I"ll cream you!" At that point he was obviously a lost cause still clinging to the ski scene of 20 years ago. As a final attempt to increase the awareness of my new friend, I showed him a pair of 198 Atomic 10.EX, that I said would "change the way he looked at skiing forever!" He replied, "Are they a GS or Super G cut?" He then said, "these are some kind of powder boards...I wouldn"t need these." The conversation drifted with comments from the Pro about his 214-cm Super G boards and how the ski world is just for wimps now. Boy, oh boy! How can a guy like this still exist!
Okay, my little story is done. After all of that, I was a bit glad that the "pro" was unable to find anything to ski. I just don"t feel a brotherhood with "his type". So, what do you think...am I a "ski bigot?" "
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