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Brenone
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I Have a new pair of Surface Eichorst Artist Series. Dimensions - 142/112/132. I'm mounting them with Look PX 18's that i got. im about 5'6" 140lbs.

I only plan on using them on powder days. since i live in the east that will only be about 5 days! haha but i do some traveling too so hopefully ill get more than that.

i just want some suggestions on how far back to mount them. thanks

Sep 26 2009 6:19PM
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blackoutbill
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I'm assuming these are the ll2/new life because of the dimensions. 3 stage rocker right?

If they are, there are a lot of threads on this topic. Check this thread on tgr for some good stuff http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=147346
Sep 26 2009 7:09PM
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EMK
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They are the old live life 1 thats got blue bases right?
Sep 26 2009 7:24PM
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blackoutbill
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Actually ignore my post. I don't think they are the LL2's. ^Yeah they are the One lifes with blue bases Here's the old site http://www.rughsterdesign.com/surface/
Sep 26 2009 7:32PM
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chazz.
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they arent one lifes/LL2s, they are the old live life 1 that has a blue base and different topsheet. Only ski eichhorst has been involved in. i wouldnt mount them too far back, but im biased toward center mounting. do you play around a lot in the powder, switch and spinning at all? if you do, mount more forward obviously. If not, dont mount forward just to look cool, go back more so you have more tip and better performance riding forwards...
Sep 27 2009 12:59AM
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chazz.
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i take some of that back, they do have a 2mm fatter tip than the LL1 last year and no rocker at all. And eichhorst also did the graphic for the watch life last year so i was wrong about that too..
Sep 27 2009 1:02AM
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blackoutbill
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Ahh my bad. I think I meant to say live lifes. ^thanks for catching that. It sounds like his skis are most similar to live life 1
Sep 27 2009 2:22AM
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Brenone
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you are correct on the dimensions.  i play around when riding powder (riding switch etc) but probably not enough to justify a mount closer to center. i intend on mounting them back i just wasnt sure how far back was enough. this is the first true powder ski i have owned and have never ridden a ski with such a wide tip and tail. 
Sep 27 2009 10:48AM
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chazz.
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if i were you, id put some tape down on the ski and measure out where true center is. then find whatever mounting lines are on the ski and see how far back they are. someone correct me if im wrong, but traditional powder ski mounts are usually around -7cm from true center. if you are going switch at all but only a little, maybe shoot for around -4, -3 cm from center. first i would find what the recommended mounts are on the ski.
Sep 27 2009 12:58PM
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