Elan X-Carve SR opinions?
 

A sale on Overstock.com caught my eye: a pair Elan X-Carve SR skis with
bindings for $165.01 (plus $2.95 shipping).[1]

I can't find much information about these skis online. Does anyone have
any information or opinions about them? Should I be worried that the
details about the skis and bindings are so sketchy?

I can ski groomed diamonds reasonably well, ungroomed not so well, and in
the trees horribly. Usually I rent 170 cm shaped skis about 6 days a
year, and I don't think I'm a good enough skier to detect differences
among the many I've rented over the years.

[1] http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2....ROD_ID=1047052

--Ed

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Ed Swierk

Ed Swierk wrote:

A sale on Overstock.com caught my eye: a pair Elan X-Carve SR skis with
bindings for $165.01 (plus $2.95 shipping).[1]

That was a "saving" of $165.01. The price is $199.99.

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Cheers,
Bev
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The beatings will continue until morale improves

On 2004-12-20, Ed Swierk penned:
A sale on Overstock.com caught my eye: a pair Elan X-Carve SR skis with
bindings for $165.01 (plus $2.95 shipping).[1]


I know nothing about the skis. I'm not that picky about skis, but I'm very
picky about bindings. My knees are bad as it is, and I want to give them the
best technology I can. And that's why your deal worries me. The price of
skis plus bindings is easily the cost of a good pair of bindings.

It still might be a good deal, but if I were you, I'd make sure the bindings
were up to snuff.

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monique
Longmont, CO

On Mon, 20 Dec 2004, Monique Y. Mudama wrote:

It still might be a good deal, but if I were you, I'd make sure the bindings
were up to snuff.

I notice upon more careful reading of the ad that the bindings are Tyrolia
SL110 ABS. Granted, it's been a while since I shopped for skis, but I had
no idea bindings were equipped with antilock brakes ;-)

A Google search for Tyrolia SL110 indicates that some people consider them
decent enough to use for themselves.

--Ed

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Ed Swierk

The Real Bev wrote:
Ed Swierk wrote:

A sale on Overstock.com caught my eye: a pair Elan X-Carve SR skis
with
bindings for $165.01 (plus $2.95 shipping).[1]

That was a "saving" of $165.01. The price is $199.99.

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Cheers,
Bev
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The beatings will continue until morale improves

Actually they're discounted. There is a special from dealcatcher.com:

http://www.overstock.com/cgi-bin/d2....R4ew&cid=60604

159.99 for skis & bindings

If the above linkk doesn't work try this one:

http://forums.dealcatcher.com/m_2919.../tm.htm#291903

I just got mine in, and they seem very nice. Took them out yesterday
and they rode a lot better than the rentals i had been getting for
years :)