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Post by mark on May 31, 2023 21:44:31 GMT
This would be hilarious if not so damned clueless and stupid. Xplore is steadier than all 75MM EVEN though Rotefella will tell you for skiing the steeps and more difficult conditions, even their new Hardwired 3 pin is a better choice than Xplore. Xplore beats Switchback X2? Just Plain fucking dumb. BUT, it's what Lover boy Johnny wants repeated. the list of "steadier" 75mm setups that are clearly far more active and stable than Xplore is too long to bother naming.
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Post by LoveRonnyRavenSC! on Jun 1, 2023 13:54:32 GMT
Haha.. That ridiculous image Manny made which "proved" that Xplore was only second to NTN and TTS in "stability" and speed on the flats made me roll in laughter. Dude just makes shit up to kiss Johnny's ass. Who in the fucking world of skiing refers to bindings by "stability"? He DOES NOT SKI. XPLORE is roughly on the same level as bare pins or NNN/BC in terms of activity. It's 5 levels below a good 75mm hardwire binding or Switchbacks.. It's not even close to a 3pincable.. Manny needs to STFU.
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Post by Telebabble on Jun 2, 2023 13:41:01 GMT
This just in: according to Manny the expert, ski design matters relative to purpose of usage and skill level! Stunning I information! You what I like about him? Not a fucking thing really, but I get a kick out of his links because they just scream: "HERE'S WHERE I JUST GOT MY AMAZING OPINIONS AND INFORMATION"..
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Post by Ankle flexer on Jun 2, 2023 13:49:22 GMT
Manny is the new voice of ttalk. A xc skier promoting xc gear to mostly xc skiers. It fits a demographic that is buying that gear, xc skiers with an interest in learning tele turns to facilitate their tours. You can't be focused on touring speed and learning to turn on the same gear without compromising one of them, and he is focused on touring. ( on groomed xc trails, which is his domain)
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Post by albertatele on Jun 2, 2023 21:00:11 GMT
Interesting thing is people at that forum still keep pointing to 75mm hardwire options (also voile 3pc) as the choices superior to Xplore, NNN and simple pins for downhill control. Hilarious really in that Johnny must be shitting his pants in frustration.
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Post by Telebabble on Jun 2, 2023 21:46:21 GMT
That moron Manny says nothing new or original. It's all just copy and paste shit any decent skier knows or some random shit that is clearly irrelevant and obviously wrong.
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Post by cunningstunts on Jun 3, 2023 0:15:19 GMT
Can't believe I actually read this shit, on either forum. A lot of what I read from Manny was pretty logical. I think he stepped on his own dick here though:
Unless they changed the S Bound 98, he's a bit off here. He's correct the Objective is much slower touring on flat terrain, but both are fairly slow. He's not correct about the DH capability though. There's a HUGE difference. The S Bound takes a lot of transfer and commitment to do even a medium radius turn, short turns are near impossible without jumping. That is not the case with the Objective, it can do much tighter turns and needs much less transfer to do so. It is a bit limited on shorter end of turn radius, but a lot better than the S98. In every aspect they feel like night and day.
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Post by mark on Jun 3, 2023 12:59:50 GMT
Honestly, his opinions TOO frequently belie his experience level and often what he says is just pulled from other online sources while he feigns expertise. It's all a bit much but appears to be in line with Johnny's goal of..well, something. No experienced skier would think the 78 is close to being on par with the Objective in terms of downhill capability and this is just one example amongst daily examples that shows the real ski knowledge of this Manny. A lot of what he says is "logical" because, essentially, it is full of cliché knowledge, but again and again he trips over himself. He is, at best, a low-level skier in terms of downhill ski skills. Bits of info like more "camber+ is better for overland than single camber" are supposed to be some big revelations? He is a joke.
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Post by Telebabble on Jun 3, 2023 13:19:08 GMT
All the Manny does is rattle on about what he just read and then eventually link the info in he was pretending was actually based on his skiing. NOTICE he never talks about HIS GEAR or WHERE AND HOW he skis. He has all the credibility of a chat bot and nothing else.
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Post by albertatele on Jun 3, 2023 13:50:16 GMT
Johnny ran Al off (guessing Conny left too and wondering why Fishman stayed) because Al called out the bullshit inconsistencies in Manny's posts and refused to back down. Manny is now trying hard to be Mr. nice guy but he's quite transparently a trouble maker/troll and Johnny's dog. Al can obviously ski but as others who can and also Tele ski the detested 75mm gear who are now having to put up with the Manny-dominated Ttalk show leave, what's left will be those dedicated to flopping around, like Tom M, on the likes of Xplore and NNN/BC. And that is exactly the forum of Johnny's dreams i.e. a church of true believers dedicated only to the ultralite gear which, strangely, excludes pins and leathers. Ttalk is already regarded by experienced and stable Tele skiers as the forum for XCd skiers who cannot Telemark but persistently try on inadequate gear and without decent, stable downhill skills. Manny will help seal Johnny's Ttalk deal and hasten the demise of the joke known as The new Ttips.
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Post by LoveRonnyRavenSC! on Jun 3, 2023 14:05:50 GMT
Mike, what drives Johnny's completely irrational hate for all 75mm gear? I am thinking he simply can't ski it well? It's a vast range of bindings and boots. Those who mastered 75mm and moved on to newer options very often say the flex in a good 75mm system is for sure the best Telemark turn feel. Strange thing that he does not seem to know that, being that he has presented himself as a Telemark skier without equal.
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Post by Telebabble on Jun 3, 2023 19:44:40 GMT
Ttalk is now a dumb dick-fest more than ever. "Tallgrass", some noob who can't snowplow, posted a pic of "Voile G3 bindings", great, but there is no such thing. He posted a pic of the old hardwires that had no pins.- the bindings Lo-fi skis and skis better on them than any other skier at Tblabber does on any bindings period. Did Manny correct this clueless bullshit? No, because does not know G3 from his clueless dick's pee.
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Post by mark on Jun 3, 2023 19:54:45 GMT
Yes^ Old Hardwires. And then there was the version with the springy cable and the same toe pieces. I would buy these, great for xcD provided you are not climbing steeper slopes otherwise the Hardwire3pin is a better choice so you can release the hardwires/cartridges. Behold, something G3 had no association with.
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Post by mark on Jun 3, 2023 20:00:11 GMT
Here Manny and Tallgrass AND JOHNNY, the G3 Targa binding, just so your clueless asses know. Keep up the nonsense guys, just keep it goin!
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Post by cunningstunts on Jun 4, 2023 0:13:56 GMT
Mike, what drives Johnny's completely irrational hate for all 75mm gear? I am thinking he simply can't ski it well? It's a vast range of bindings and boots. Those who mastered 75mm and moved on to newer options very often say the flex in a good 75mm system is for sure the best Telemark turn feel. Strange thing that he does not seem to know that, being that he has presented himself as a Telemark skier without equal. Johnny has had tons of 75mm gear, and still does have some last I knew. I'm sure he can ski it fine. I mean you should probably just ask him, but I think he just gets bored of skiing the same shit all the time and is constantly looking for a new way to experience the same thing. So for him, some new kind of binding is exciting, and he's obviously obsessed with the industry and wants to see new stuff being developed. He shits on 75mm because it's a very old design. I don't know him that well, but that's just how he is. He's not interested in sticking with something "because it works", he's interested in figuring out something new. I actually don't know why he's not into TTS - maybe he did try that and didn't like it. I'm pretty sure for skiing on groomers he loves the feel of NTN. But I know he also skis leathers and 75mm, NNN-BC and probably now Explore on them too. I think he just skis whatever he feels like and likes to push his level and freak people out. Also, I don't know for sure, but I'm pretty sure Johnny is actually Autistic, or least identifies as being neurodivergent. People like this tend to think differently and do things differently than others, and sometimes just to be different or somehow express that they are different.
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