Message #5291

[Perry]

I got the RX8 second hand here last year.  They are 170cm.  I weigh 195 in the am with everything off  .  I think for me that was the right length.  I bought them for the turns and at 170, I have only felt them quiver at speed once last year.  Some of my speed used to come from poorer control of speed on steeps. Now that I have improved a little, I haven't felt that this year yet.

I would say that unless you ski real fast or plan to ski it out west where a little more float would help, 170 is probably a good choice.  Some of the people on epic say they like the 175 with our same size and weight.  I would guess they are younger, faster etc.

Again for me, I was looking for increased quickness, I wasn't sure what the best length would be, but I am not disappointed with the purchase i made.  Of course the best method would be to demo them at both lengths.

Maybe sometime we can makes some turns together.

Perry