I hate gear research. Wading through all the marketing babbling isn't my cup of tea. Fortunately for me, I'm usually not very picky on gear, as long as I don't end up with something that's completely "wrong". So in that vein:
I've been meaning to update myself to a new skis in the 85 waist neighborhood, WITH ROCKER! I've tried a few different ones. They all ski just fine. Different compromise but all do what I want to do with them quite well. I'm going to just pull the trigger and get something. The Rossignol Temptation line made the finalist because I hear few complains. I figure if it pleases many and rarely disappoints, I'm reasonably confident I'll simply learn to enjoy it too.
Even the size doesn't matter much to me. I understand the compromise and either 84 or 88 waist will do for me. Except, the 84 comes with binding, presumably system bindings. While the 88 is sold flat. That gave me a quick pause. Could that be an indication they'll ski siginficantly differetly?
What may the rational be? And does it make one better choice over the other?
I would expect them to be very similar skis. OK, with ever so slightly different emphasis. According to Rossi's web site, these two have identical construction(?). So those of you who're more "in" ski tech, do you think it's just marketing? Or are there real reason for the differences? And if so, what would those difference be?
Thanks in advance to all your gearheads.
I've been meaning to update myself to a new skis in the 85 waist neighborhood, WITH ROCKER! I've tried a few different ones. They all ski just fine. Different compromise but all do what I want to do with them quite well. I'm going to just pull the trigger and get something. The Rossignol Temptation line made the finalist because I hear few complains. I figure if it pleases many and rarely disappoints, I'm reasonably confident I'll simply learn to enjoy it too.
Even the size doesn't matter much to me. I understand the compromise and either 84 or 88 waist will do for me. Except, the 84 comes with binding, presumably system bindings. While the 88 is sold flat. That gave me a quick pause. Could that be an indication they'll ski siginficantly differetly?
What may the rational be? And does it make one better choice over the other?
I would expect them to be very similar skis. OK, with ever so slightly different emphasis. According to Rossi's web site, these two have identical construction(?). So those of you who're more "in" ski tech, do you think it's just marketing? Or are there real reason for the differences? And if so, what would those difference be?
Thanks in advance to all your gearheads.