K2 Mindbender 90ti

[johnnyvw]

Yup, a lot of people got various Liberty skis...V76, V82, and Evolve 90s.

 

[TDCSPRINGS]

Where did you get those for $199?

Sierra Trading Post (Sierra.com). Last I checked they had some Evolves, V82 and V76 left along with a number of $299 DPS skis.

 

[gwasson]

Nothing wrong with getting a fresh tune on new skis, but having likely owned 100+ sets of skis, it is my experience that 90% of factory tunes are fine. I am yet to not have a good factory tune on Nordica or Blizzards, which has been the majority of my ski purchases the last 10 or so years.

This is my first K2 ski in probably 20+ years, but this experience will probably keep me firmly in the Nordica/Blizzard camp moving forward.

P.S. - My newly purchased $199 STP Liberty Evolve 90's had a great tune right out of the wrapper. All I did was detune tips and tails slightly (as I do with all new skis) and they performed flawlessly.

I wouldn't judge all K2's just because you got a bad factory tune. I've been skiing K2 for years and have never received one like you describe. My current ski is a Disruption 82TI and it skied fine out of the wrapper