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Bill Talbot

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Olin orange crush. 140s, 180s, 190s. Of all my vintage skis, I ski the Comps the hardest. Just a great ski. I did not have very high expectations of the tribute ski so they were easy to exceed. Actually a nimble carver and a nice light-weight all round ski. I have not skied the Mark 4 but after the Comp it does not seem a very exciting proposition. I should try the bindings one day though.
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Agree the Comp IV is a nice ski to spend some time on.(the Mk II VCE ain't bad either!)

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Royal

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picked up this sweet package from the original owner today( thanks to JOAL) said he bought it is '79 or '80. only remembers skiing them a 1/2 dozen times before moving and putting them in storage. they look to be in excellent condition. Joal will get the boots. I'll fix up and ski the Spademans.

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crgildart

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Couldn't think of a worse binding for a bump ski than a :nono: toe ball plate binding. Rest of those make up for it though, very nice. I'd drill the Ballets and ski them..
 
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da-cat

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Love the gloves!

Some of my photos were taken on different days... therefore a little photo shopping here:
Cool thing is I have run of 180cm versions in the center of the quiver
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(not Shown are my 180cm MARK lV Comps in red)...
Note: My Orange MARK lV's say "OLIN lV" on the tail.
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MARK 1 in 200cm. My go to skis were 205cm MARK 1's in the 1980s. These in the pic were my brothers, we purchased the 2 pairs at a ski shop closeout sale in the late 70's
"The first thing is to recognize you have a problem."
Yes. I still need a pair of MARK Vll's!
 

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I hated the Comp IV's in RED, ORANGE was the only proper color!
 

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I agree...
The last versions of the OLIN MARK series were becoming peculiar and Red Comp Vl's.. totally whack!
Yet, when a pair of them in180cm showed up at a decent price on eBay,
I couldn't look away- as they are pretty rare and a snap shot of the last blast of the breed.
 

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I sense a binding swap coming up probably off the Rossi as there is some blunt force trauma to the tips. Results from a couple of road trips, several pair went straight to the dumpster.

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