Thankyou sixam675, O,brien have always been a good source for competitive products for skiers around the world for a long time, its a shame they are having difficulties, O,brien is my preferred manafacturer of ski, I have always gone well on them, I am desperate for a replacement ski, I will give it two more weeks before I cave in and buy something else, as for the Nano guy,s I tried a normal mid, didn,t like the setup. attaching velcro to the ski with adhesive, and then a plate to the velcro and then the bindings to the plate was far from ideal for me, I am going to stay with a ski I can take out of the box and bolt my bindings on straight away, Sorry but, I like it that way