You know how, the first time you get on RD skis, you have this incredible sensation of power and grip and "holy crap these things rock"? That's the feeling I got on these, except that I already own an i.GS RD, and have skied RD SL's.
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From what I understand, the idea behind the company is to make real skis available to North American racers who can't get them otherwise. Anybody can buy normal RD skis anywhere, but in order to get the real-deal special ones, racers have to be sponsored and lucky enough to get their hands on them. My understanding is that most of the special ones go to European racers, so the guys here get whatever's left and there aren't enough to go around, so there's a bunch of guys out there who want these skis, but literally can't buy them. Bomber is looking to solve that by making skis at that level and selling them to anybody who's got the cash, and is working with an ex-Rossi race room guy to get them built.
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I admittedly haven't been on a pair of RD SL's in a while, but where I've previously felt that SL's were soft and super-forgiving, these were not soft, and seemed to be asking to be cranked up on edge and run hard. It was like driving your buddy's new exotic car that clearly needs a driver better than you to get into its stride. I'm tempted to save my pennies for a pair just to keep myself honest and learn how to work them.
Anyway, I hadn't seen much about these in the way of reviews yet, so hoped putting this up would prompt one of you guys who gets on a lot more skis than I do to try a pair if you see them, and write a much better review.
Is the USSA discount on a pair of skis usually more than the fee for a year's membership?
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