I think my first shaped skis were the Merlin V and I am sure I skied them in a 198. I am still using the carbon poles I got when I got those skis but the paint has worn off of them. I went from them to a pair of Volkl P30RC in a 195 or 200 and I loved those skis. When I moved about 20 years ago I got rid of a bunch of stuff including some Rossi 7XKs, Volkl P9s, Atomic RS, K2 KVCs and TNCs. I always had a hard time getting rid of my old skis.