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2012 vs 2013 chronic - please help me decide
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Hi there,
Right I'm from the UK, 6ft, 170lb agressive all round skier. ski in Europe
I'm going to buy some chronics,
1st option is to get 2012 in a 178,
2nd option is to get 2013 also in a 178,
If i could get the 2013 in a 185 i would do because they sound sick, but its too expensicve for me here in the uk, a lot more. 178 is the only option
What would you recomend, i ski more "rest of the mountain" than park 70-30, but still love doiing smaller jumps, rails, skiing switch, drops.
will the 178 2013 feel too short,
thanks in advance for your opinion
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Well Im 5'8 and ride 176 jmos which do have a little bit more rocker than chronics so i would say probably size up. Specially if your skiing alot of all mtn.
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I think I really know that the best option is to go for the older because without the early rocker it will ski a bit longer.
It's so anoying that the only websit that has the 185 in stock is selling it for £400. And you can get the 178 for under £300.
Wanted to ship from the states where it's cheaper but they won't ship certain brands out of America.
Any know if I would get any problems getting it shipped as a gift from friends, from a customs point of view?
I'm skiing in march only for 6 days since working last season and iit needs to top draw!
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My friend just ordered 185 '13 chronics for £350. I'll find out where from.
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I'm 5'10"and I ride the 2013s in a 171 and they aren't top short even with the early rise... PS I love my chronics you made a good choice
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I'm 5'8 and ride 178 and they are perfect. Those thing must be snow blades
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Also, ski Bartlett have 185 Walls for £200
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Cheers guys for responding
To conclude I have bought the 2012 in 178 and I'm sure il be happy with them, after all thats what people had before the 2013's came out.
I think i decided to get on the chronic wagon a little to late, had no idea there was so much hype on them until last week. I'm just glad i didn't already buy the salomon rocker 92's which was my original plan, and that was all down to some funny guys sarki comment about them...
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