Skis purchased in charity shop today!
Started by TheSkiingGolfer in Ski Chatter 19-Aug-2017 - 15 Replies
SwingBeep
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Aug-2017
I wasn't really being serious, my post was just a long winded way of saying what Brucie said.
These days skis are really cheap, the market is massively over supplied and discounting is rampant. Decathlon does a ski / binding package that looks like it will be adequate for lots of holiday skiers for £105. So second hand skis are not really worth the bother unless they are in really good nick and are fitted with rental or system bindings.
I would put the telemark bindings on Ebay during the winter, preferably with worldwide shipping. The 7tm is the only telemark binding with a TUV certified safety release system. If you can get 2 or 3 bidders you should do alright.
Billip2, this would be true if you can find a 'pro', most people who work in ski shops have very little idea about what they are doing, loads of mistakes are made. A few years ago an Austrian safety organisation carried out some on slope tests, which revealed that 40% of the bindings people were using were wrongly adjusted and 5% were in some way defective. I have my bindings tested at the beginning of every season, a few years ago the shop mixed up my wife's settings with mine, in spite of the relevant information being written on a form stuck to the skis! Luckily I checked the settings before we went skiing.
TheSkiingGolfer
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
SwingBeep wrote:I would put the telemark bindings on Ebay during the winter, preferably with worldwide shipping. The 7tm is the only telemark binding with a TUV certified safety release system. If you can get 2 or 3 bidders you should do alright.
Afternoon Swingbeep...I did precisely what you said there and last week sold the 7tms for £100 on eBay!! By way of a thank you for your advice (i'd never have known the value of them without it!) do you have a particular favourite charity? If so shout up as I would like to donate £20 to them from my festive profits!
Just about to book a week in 3valleys for early Jan with some friends too, things are looking good this Christmas!
Cheers
Ben
Admin
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
TheSkiingGolfer wrote:I would like to donate £20 to them from my festive profits!
Nice one, Ben! Merry Xmas to you! 8)
Brucie
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
SwingBeep
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
TheSkiingGolfer
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
have a happy new year everyone!
Dave Mac
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
I have never really cared much about the skis I am on. My logic is that if you are a reasonable skier, you can ski on anything. I bought my first pair of skis from Ellis Brigham for £3.00, or to be more date accurate, £3-0s-0d. I still call him a robbing B. Painted wooden bases, and screw in edges.
The Niederau Day run record dates back from 1948, initially set by Austrian race international, Toni Seelos. As lifts and standards improve, so does the record. Without coughing too loudly, only one name appears on the record history twice, and both of my records were achieved on fairly ancient, and cheap skis. One of the most recent record holders is the head of the ski school, albeit on new skis! I can't argue with that, and I am no longer unable to re-challenge.
Ranchero_1979
reply to 'Skis purchased in charity shop today!' posted Dec-2017
Topic last updated on 31-December-2017 at 17:39