realskiers

Hey Ron,
It's not that I don't believe you, so don't think I'm doubting you.  No offense intended.  You are probably right in that it is the shop that is tuning the SS Speeds to 0.5/3, not the factory, and I said as much in my previous post:

I just checked with the store where we bought the SS Speeds, and they confirmed that they tune all new Head race skis and derivatives thereof before the customer gets them, with 0.5 and 3 angles

My initial post came from the statement from the shop (made with conviction) at the time of purchase, that the Head factory tune is 0.5/3 for the SS Speed.  I was not able to get a clear answer from them when I called a few days ago, as to what the factory tune actually is.

In any case, this is all academic for my purposes, as the skis are now being tuned to 1 and 2 (which I also mentioned), and that is making them much more comfortable to ski on, and still gives lots of grip on icy stuff.  It's working well, so we'll stick with it. 

BR
Svend