The Never-Ending Stöckli Discussion

[XSki]

What better place to ask than in the never ending Stöckli thread ?

I want to mount a Stöckli Nela 80 but the midsole line seems quite far towards the tail. Any advice where to mount? thx.

 

[Tony S]

What better place to ask than in the never ending Stöckli thread ?

I want to mount a Stöckli Nela 80 but the midsole line seems quite far towards the tail. Any advice where to mount? thx.

I think that's normal for this family of skis. I wouldn't assume that because the position looks aft, based on eyeballing it next to some other pair of skis, that it's wrong in some way. Your eyeballs, just glancing at the top view of a ski, are not smarter than ski designers at major manufacturers. There are lots of variables. For starters, the Nelas and Stormriders have very little in the way of taper or rise at the tail. So effectively there is more tail.

Now if you have actually tried the ski with multiple mount points and know you like the binding in a non-standard place (within reason), that's different. So ... I'd say that if you're really fussed about it you should either mount demo bindings or else fork over to demo the same ski and play with the binding position until you've figured it out. Seems kind of crazy to mount it off the line based on pure speculation.

 

[AmyPJ]

^^ What Tony said.

 

[Paul Lutes]

Shirley there's some Nela users here that can provide applicable info?

 

[GregK]

Soothski shows the Nela mounts all -13cm from Center which is a very traditional mount like all Stockli skis.

 

[Tony S]

Shirley there's some Nela users here that can provide applicable info?

What makes you think they haven't?

 

[AmyPJ]

Shirley there's some Nela users here that can provide applicable info?

I am a Nela skier. They are mounted further back than most of my other skis. They ski great just as they are.

 

[Paul Lutes]

What makes you think they haven't?

I'm just disappointed there's been no snark e.g. "It's a Stockli, of course you have to move the bindings 1-3 cms forward!!!"

 

[Tony Storaro]

I'm just disappointed there's been no snark e.g. "It's a Stockli, of course you have to move the bindings 1-3 cms forward!!!"

Matter of fact he hinted to that but elegantly, just as an option and only to people who are real sure what they are doing. For everybody else-just slap the damn things on the line and que sera sera…

 

[Tony S]

Shirley there's some Nela users here that can provide applicable info?

What makes you think they haven't?

I'm just disappointed there's been no snark

Apparently my snark skills are slipping!

 

[Seldomski]

Regarding nela mounting.... The point looks really far back to me in person, but pictures tell a variety of stories. These are mounted on the line.

I don't ski them, so can't report. She's happy with them as they are, so that's all that matters.

 

[Paul Lutes]

Apparently my snark skills are slipping!

Naw ... obviously 4D snark.

 

[smctigue]

I don’t see Stocklis out in the wild very often but today I saw an older gentleman (like me) tearing it up on a pair of GS. I must have them.

 

[Tony Storaro]

I don’t see Stocklis out in the wild very often but today I saw an older gentleman (like me) tearing it up on a pair of GS. I must have them.

One up him and buy WRT Pro…

 

[Lorenzzo]

One up him and buy WRT Pro…

The trail rocks in UT are now well buried (except for the fate associated occasional that never go away). So if it stops snowing at some point, I'll be taking the WRTPs out for a ride next week. I sure will miss seeing them on my living room floor. Never had a better toy to walk by as an adult.

 

[Jeronimo]

I think that's normal for this family of skis. I wouldn't assume that because the position looks aft, based on eyeballing it next to some other pair of skis, that it's wrong in some way. Your eyeballs, just glancing at the top view of a ski, are not smarter than ski designers at major manufacturers. There are lots of variables. For starters, the Nelas and Stormriders have very little in the way of taper or rise at the tail. So effectively there is more tail.

Now if you have actually tried the ski with multiple mount points and know you like the binding in a non-standard place (within reason), that's different. So ... I'd say that if you're really fussed about it you should either mount demo bindings or else fork over to demo the same ski and play with the binding position until you've figured it out. Seems kind of crazy to mount it off the line based on pure speculation.

...sooooo, on the line?

 

[Tony Storaro]

...sooooo, on the line?

Unless you have spent time on them, tried, tested, double tested, triple tested and are abso-friggin-lutely,100% sure you want them mounted elsewhere, yes.

 

[Tony S]

...sooooo, on the line?

That's my suggestion. Worth what it cost you.

 

[Paul Lutes]

You can always recognize the best skis by the number of re-mount holes on them.

 

[cosmoliu]

The top at Mammoth will be opening for the first time since about 4’ have accumulated since last Thursday. My weapon of choice: