AR6s

xcjamie · 2006-11-18 12:17:15

I was looking at these but what size should i get? im 5 10 and 140 lbs

skiRay

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170 or 176. i am 5'11'' at 150 and i have 176's

Nov 18 2006 12:42PM

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fouldsys

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171 cause your a pretty light guy

Nov 18 2006 1:04PM

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Triple_Strum

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why wouldn't you get the 176? I think it is silly to assume people can't handle appropriate size skis. I have the 181 ar6 and the guy at my shop asked me why I wanted such long skis. I am 195 lbs for the love of all good things. If anything, I still want longer skis. Arg. Anyway, get the 176, I promise you will be happy you did

Nov 18 2006 1:12PM

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Huck313

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im 510 around 170 and im getting the 181s, i rather have a long ski then a short one, in the past ive had a ski that was too short and trust me you dont want that. if a ski is too long it will take you just a couple times on it until you get used to it and then youll shred that ski anyway. so i would say go with the 176 with out question.

Nov 18 2006 1:21PM

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yea im probally getting the ar6 too. not to take away from your thred or anything, but im 6 foot and one half inches and weight 173lbs..should i go 176 or 181???

Nov 18 2006 1:23PM

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181

Nov 18 2006 1:25PM

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A_Thomas

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im 5-9 or 5-10 and like 145 and im rockin 176s. if i grow at all, they wont become too small like
170s would

Nov 18 2006 5:32PM

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Swick825

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some people like shorter skis, deal with it.

either 170 or 176 is fine, you just got to decide whether you like longer or shorter skis.

Nov 18 2006 5:37PM

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xcjamie

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alright thanks for the help

Nov 18 2006 7:21PM

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fnstoked

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I saw the 176 today, and they don't look long, especially for somone who is 4 inches taller than me. Get the 176.

Nov 18 2006 8:24PM

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go as long as possible. they need to be like 10 cm above your head to be super stable. you can easy take the 176 or 181

Nov 18 2006 8:27PM

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176, he's not that tall or heavy 181 would be rediculous, ESPECIALLY center mounted. As my friend recently pointed out to me, excessively long skis aren't smart for park when you center mount them becuase the more tell you have the more leverage you have to blow up your knee. longer is definately more stable, but there needs to be more of a happy medium, not just telling people to get the longest ones they make.

Nov 19 2006 5:49PM

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ECsleez

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I'm the same but I'd say go 176, longer -in my opinion- is only going to give you a heavier, bulkier ski than you'll want. More swing weight and even though it adds weight it's still made out of the same stuff, so it won't do that much to dampen it - rather when you go of a jump you'll feel the larger ski wiggliing in the air more than a shorter ski - merely because smaller means less to wiggle and they will sort of stabilize quicker, but I'm not saying get snow skates or whatever the hell they are either.

-just my 2cents

Nov 20 2006 7:37AM

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ECsleez

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anyone know how fast the ar6's are? like if I wanna blast the occaisonal straightline will I be moving or just look like some idiot who can't turn?

Nov 20 2006 5:28PM

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