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K2 measureings

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Ceru
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ive read a few things on the measureing of k2, but just to make sure cuz im wondering, my pes are 169 so would they be like 172-174 in other brands like line?
Aug 12 2006 12:27PM
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ATLskier
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I have 169 PEs and 169 1080 Vincent dorion Pros. The PEs are about 2-3 cm longer. 169 is the exact measurement from tip to tail. I think salomon measured the 169 when the material for the ski was flat or soemthing like that. So either the 1080s are 166-167 or the PEs are 171-172.
Aug 12 2006 1:03PM
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eheath
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Yeah i thought it was like that, until i took my 179 vicous and put them next to my 180 thall and they were pretty much the same height....
Aug 12 2006 1:12PM
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C.J.
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I have pe's, fujis and madens all from the same year and all 179's and each one is a different length. So I dont know what to make of this.
Aug 12 2006 1:43PM
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C.J.
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I just measured my skis, the fujis are right about 179, the pes are 180 and the madens are almost 181.
Aug 12 2006 1:45PM
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TWoods
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I held my 179 pistols up to 187 MSPs, and they were only about 4 cm taller than the pistols. K2 measures diff. I think. However, my 180 Firstbloods are longer than the 179 pistols, so ninthward measures just like k2.
Aug 13 2006 2:01AM
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CHARLES.BRONSON
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i think sometimes companies share moulds from one model to another, so say a 171 of one ski shares its mold with a ski from a different lineup that is say 169, they bump the lenghts(the lengths they say they are) up or down a few cm's to make it sound ideal for that perticular ski lineup.
Aug 13 2006 2:11AM
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monkeysteez
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OK imagine K2 and some other company say Line are making two similar skis. Both ski's ACTUAL planar length are 180 cm. However Line advertises its ski as 176 cm long and K2 advertises its ski 180 cm. The reason? Line measures their skis BEFORE the tips and tails are flapped up. The K2 is measured when the tips and tails are flapped up. The ski is still measured tip to tail its just the tip and the tail are a few centimeterls closer.
Aug 13 2006 2:14AM
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monkeysteez
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I am sorry ^ that should say "However K2advertises its ski as 176 cm long and LINE advertises its ski 180 cm. The reason?
Aug 13 2006 2:17AM
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Ceru
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so, k2 does not say a ski is 169 but is rele bigger, or does k2 say it is 169 and is rele 169? im still a little confused
Aug 13 2006 10:04AM
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cobra_commander
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My vicous 169's are exactly 169 cm tall. my 177 Kehua's are 174 cm tall. Ans I have seen skis 170-175 that were no taller then my vicous.
Aug 13 2006 1:01PM
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