All Things Lange

[skiJ]

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Bring on the Lange Girls !!!

Bought these a week ago . They arrived yesterday ...

I would say 1972 .
And they are 175 cm so much too small to try them on the snow and - as always , I would not redrill them .

They need to be cleaned , obviously , as they are the same as when the previous owner stored them after his last season in the early '80 or so I was told .

Fantastic find for my region as Lange - the skis - were never very popular .

Now I must find a Lange Girl willing to be a model for a photoshot ...
Difficult ...

I believe these are actually a mix of model years -
the skis from the early 1970s ,
the bindings from '78 or '79 ( note the custom paint job on the N77s )


good catch on the (red) binding hole plugs
( they are positioned such as Solomon heel units of the 1970s had ('blocks') that anchored the rails of the heel piece ( see DaveP. diagram of a S5x5 or S444 ) ) --

skiJ

 

[skiJ]

@Philpug

This thread needs a couple of pics of the reissued lange pink Panthers. I remember you posting you got a pair of the 200 that were made.

Not sure why lange doesn't do a limited release of them for sale. They'd definitely sell I think.

skiJ

 

[Philpug]

Here is a screenshot from the Lange XRi into. The boots that are circled were provided by SkiTalk.com and @Dave Petersen

 

[Uncle-A]

Lange Freestyle Boot
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When I was dating my wife we would ski a day trip to Hunter every weekend. I was using this combination of ski and boots, so she decided to surprise me with a Christmas stocking that looked like my ski boots. She didn't have a pattern and did it all freehand by memory. I think she did a great job.

 

[Philpug]

 

[4ster]

I am in search of some 5mm sole lifters for my RS130’s if anyone has any ideas?

I would also be stoked on a new pair of those purple X9’s in a 26.5

 

[4ster]

Gotta admit the new shoes look good with the Forzas…

 

[Tricia]

I am in search of some 5mm sole lifters for my RS130’s if anyone has any ideas?
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I would also be stoked on a new pair of those purple X9’s in a 26.5

Gotta admit the new shoes look good with the Forzas…
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There you go!
And they look "Goode" with the Forza!

 

[4ster]

There you go!
And they look "Goode" with the Forza!

Not only do they look good but I think they are the perfect boot for me. Never thought I would say this about a ski boot but I am loving them!
It's not what you know but who you know
Thanks!!!

 

[Bill Talbot]

Lange Skis 1976-77

Skiing Magazine Sept. 1976

 

[rickg]

I have been a Lange Fanboy as of late. Though I had a pair of Mid 5.0 back in the day, I was Langless till the RX130 was introduced around 2012. The translucent green and white in 100 mm last. Loved that boot even though it leaked. Leaked so bad, Lange replaced it. That one was better but still a leaker and the best fitting and performing boot I ever had. So 5 years later, I replaced with the black with green buckle version. Just past summer I picked up the latest version before the Shadow. Just had Surefoot liners and footbeds made. This boot is still skiing better than ever!

Rick G

 

[Uncle-A]

Lange Skis 1976-77

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Skiing Magazine Sept. 1976

I owned the Freestyle model in that picture. IIRC it was a 190 CM length, a very fine ski. It is the ski I took when I went to Aspen February 1979. Also I had the Lange boots in the matching Freestyle model are on my feet.

If you look closely at the tip it has the double bars of Dynamic ski. That is my new bride with me on the chair, Aspen was a great place to go on our honeymoon.