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https://fb.watch/pQHDEw1Uz8/? Joel’s is absolutely smashing the Radar Vapor ‘24….but what is this ski? The ‘25 model…

Sounds like you need to go ski with KLP…

Fair point, but judging by the side by side comparison of the 2 skis in your video - they looks very different… anyway, how does the sizing work? That info is a little scant on their website? Are they like the Denali or Syndicate?

Rossi has been involved from the start..Every radar ski has his dna all over it….the process doesn’t stop when a ski is produced…it is a constant process of tweaking and improvement…there is no rest.. looks like the ‘24 is a step change..whether it’s the shape or the materials or both - it looks awesome.. well done Rossi - well done team radar..well done Joel!!

It looks like the website is still populated with the original pineapple…what is the deal with the sizing, set up etc etc?

The Duel wasn’t planned as a one off….economics, sponsorship, site politics etc etc all played a part in why we didn’t run it this year…. Apart from the wind direction - which was not prevailing, the event was a big success. We learnt a huge amount.. The Duel will be held again!!

Be interesting to know if you can: A: retrofit/ swap out your old fin block B: use any ‘other’ fin, or does it only work with the supplied fin?

That’s exactly what I want to do….thanks for the photos..👍

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I can’t ski with a rtp, I also have wide feet and the Vapor/ strada boot is perfect. i, like a lot of skiers, am only on a reflex type boot because of an ankle injury. I skied with a double Vapor set up for a couple of seasons after I mashed my ankle, but I occasionally tweaked my ankle with this set up, so I moved to a reflex front, and kept the strada rear.. over the years I have modified my set up and now run a ‘r style’ strada boot at the rear…I really like to look of the new Vapor boot and was drawn to the fact you can remove the cuff & toe piece..this would allow me to create an r style rear, with the option of returning it to a full boot later.. a dremmel is my friend, but it would be a shame to have to drill out rivets and/ or take a dremmel to the supposedly removable toe piece..

From my time at perfski with MM, that’s what we both came up with, but thought it was an unusual step as we both thought the toe piece was removable/ replaceable just like the cuff…MM was convinced that he was shown this boot with the ability to unscrew the toe toe piece… it doesn’t make sense to have a front boot that can use the reflex release, not to be able to use the rear boot without cutting plastic or drilling out rivets…unless of course, it was never designed to be used as a rear boot with the front reflex..? why have rivets? Why not the same screws that hold the toe piece and cuff on?

Have done this mod on my old Vapor boot…the question is whether you can avoid this on the new Vapor boot as there are screws either side of the toe section that would lead you to believe that you can remove it..as you can with the cuff…

Is nobody able to answer this question? even if you use the new Vapor boot as a front boot with the reflex release, you will have the same issue when using the new Vapor boot as a rear…

Is it possible to remove the toe piece? MM @perfski tried and it now looks like the toe section is riveted to the base - although you can still remove the 2 side screws..Mike tried to call @brooks, as he was convinced that you could remove the toe piece - but he didn’t pickup.. the build quality is ‘off the charts’ amazing, and I love the plastic moulded footbed that helps the liner slide in/out… I want to use the boot as a rear, but I need it up close and snug behind a reflex release. With the older Vapor/ strada boot, I have had to cut a section of the toe away to allow free movement of the reflex release mechanism… at $350, it would be a shame to take a dremmel to the toe section…although I have done a lot more to my reflex boot - care of @adamhcaldwell..😃

Watch the YouTube video…great skiing…