Adam Cord is a terrible human

[Horton]

If you have read my C75 review you know I really like this ski. I have been on it almost all season and am skiing the best of my like. I started the review with short deep settings something like 2.528 / 6.804 / 1.05 / 28.5 / 8

 

The problem is Adam is he is an engineer and he thinks I am basically a lab rat he can experiment on. I believe he used the Dark Side of the Force or some sort of remote hypnosis to convince me to try other settings.

 

First there was 28.75 / .980 / 7" / 2.43 / 7. These settings were easier on my body and made the ski feel faster. The downside of these settings was ski seems to have a smaller margin of error at my hardest passes. When I am skiing at my best these settings are actually VERY good but if I am not at my best the original Short Deep settings are way better.

 

Next there was 28.75 / 1.01 / 2.44 / 7" / 8. This setting was not bad but as the previous setting it resulted in rides that were hot and cold. One day I ran four out of five 38s and then went to a tournament and missed 35.

 

Yesterday - I finally returned to the original short deep settings. My passes were perhaps not as smooth as with the above long shallow settings but I ran 4 out of 6 attempted 38s. These are my settings for the rest of the season.

 

To be fair Adam thinks long shallow may be better for 32 off or longer & he is likely correct about that.

 

[S1Pitts]

@Horton - So is it fair to say that like the C 65 the CG fin has no bad settings on the C 75 just some are better than others?

I read somewhere here that the C75 was designed to specifically include the features of the CG fin. Do you feel the fin has similar results and feel on both skis ?

 

[Bruce_Butterfield]

@horton you a lab rat? You tried 3 different settings that weren’t all that different. A typical denali lab rat has a dozen rides with a dozen significantly different settings - i.e. moving the bindings at least an inch, changing dft by 0.3” or so, and getting out the sharp implements for good measure.

 

You are in the fine tuning stages of as finished a product as the Adams have built, so quit whining.

[Horton]

@Bruce_Butterfield you may have a point but @AdamCord did make me suffer.

[Than_Bogan]

If I may make Bruce's point in a slightly different way:

 

Real lab rats have more fun than that!

[Wish]

You're not a lab rat until Adam or Adam tells you to pull out a power tool and do a bit more then adjust a fin or boot.

 

So is this the longest you've stayed on a test ski?? Feel sorry for the other companies. They're gonna have to up their game to get you through that many 38s. Would this be more 38s on a single test ski then all others??

[The_MS]

All other reviews will be compared to this ski so good luck getting other skis to test.

[eyepeeler]

Just keep your driver swerving and fin numbers won’t matter.

[DW]

Perhaps the most accurate statement ever from the galactic leader > defining himself as a "... rat"

[6balls]

4 of 6 38s is awesome. U r gonna get 39...quit messing with settings and run it

[AdamCord]

@Horton I have some new settings for you to try

[vtmecheng]

Whatever @AdamCord gives you is for your own good. Just do as he says, "thank you sir, may I have another?"

[Zman]

Will be interesting to see what happens to @Horton buoy count and consistency when he gets back on his second favorite ski.

He is skiing very well. Will it continue?

I think it will.

[vtmecheng]

@MS what makes you think @Horton will ever get off that ski

[Than_Bogan]

@vtmecheng He will. The man is remarkably committed to the process.

[vtmecheng]

Better person than I. If something was working that well for me I'm not sure I would change a thing.

[VTskier]

I have 5 sets on my new C75 and find that as I am getting closer to the fin setting I want for my shorter passes (32/35), my opener is getting harder to make easily. Anyone having similar results?

[Horton]

@VTskier it is not uncommon for a settings be feel like crap on you opener and feel better as the rope gets shorter. A ski or settings that feel awesome on your opener might suck at the pass you really care about.

[The_MS]

@vtmecheng Maybe he will just keep riding that ski and then have mystery testers putting up reviews for all the new skis

[Not_The_Pug]

Mystery Tester = @Dirt

[Wish]

He needs a Stig (Top Gear)

 

[Dirt]

@Not_The_Pug I can't even run 4 of 6 35s right now and Horton is selfish

[Chef23]

@Dirt maybe you just need a Denali.

[Ed_Johnson]

Everybody needs a new Denali !!!

Just got mine in time for a Hurricane...Guess I'll get to see how well it does in 100mph winds !!!

 

 

[VTskier]

@Horton this is the first ski that had such a big change of my opener. That being said, each day is getting more comfortable and the ski is actually giving great feedbacks about my weaknesses. The rewards of good technique are huge on it.

[BlueSki]

@Horton is right about the ski, but blatantly wrong about Adam. Cord rocks! He is helping me get this ski dialed in with moves I wouldn’t have thought of. What is so fun about the ski is that even with less than ideal settings, the strengths of the ski have me running passes I shouldn’t. Some of the most fun passes have been those where I am less than ideal and make the boat driver work a bit.

[Than_Bogan]

Real lab rats need a file to set their fin.

 

 

That said, this was a day where the lab rat does get the cheese. Crazy settings were awesome. More lab-ratting to do!

 

[Skierx]

@Than_Bogan care to share those crazy settings? I have a file . I like ? cheese.

[Wish]

I miss those days. The power tool days were the best ?.

[BlueSki]

It appears that there is fresh blood on the file too. Those must be good settings.

[A_B]

How dare he send you $2k of gear and ask you to ski on it with different settings.

 

There is a form for this.

 

 

[Than_Bogan]

@BlueSki No, just rust!

[Than_Bogan]

@Skierx I think we're still in "Don't Try This at Home" territory. We need FDA approval before granting access to this experimental medicine :).

[Skierx]

@Than_Bogan No problem. I did quite a bit of grinding to the thin last winter on the 7.5 project. Are you working short/deep , short/shallow, or Long/shallow? I was using short/shallow on the 7.5 that worked great. I haven't tried those settings yet on the c-75 .

[Wish]

So not on a C75 or a C65 but one iteration between. My limited skiing do to boat and life issues seems to be in the rear view mirror now and today was a really good day. The Denali is dialed in and 2@38 straight up the line was the result. Just need to trust that the ski will in fact clear 2 ball without me pressuring the ski after centerline. Have not shortened to 35 since March do to limited ski time. Ran a scrappy surprise 35 last night with tons of mistakes so not all that confident and to me it didn't count. Today's was almost too easy. Relaxing helped. Reason for the post... I love Denalis..all of them. Thank you @AdamCord and @adamhcaldwell . 38 will fall again soon. Cord is not a terrible person...mostly.

[BlueSki]

So, @AdamCord, did you change @Horton’s settings before, during, or after the tournament this past weekend? Perhaps I should phrase it as before, during, and after.

[AdamCord]

@BlueSki I’m my own worst enemy, I changed my own fin a bunch every set in the tourney. I should have moved @Horton’s instead.

[PUoldmaid]

Adam Cord is quite the homecoming king. I’m so proud!