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Line's "true twins"

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Sharpy
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For some reason I remmember them having a patent on having same height tips and tails on skis. Is this true?


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Mar 16 2005 6:13PM
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aclsarescary
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nah, its a play on words.
I think it was like they patented the first one.










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Mar 16 2005 6:14PM
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Malczyk
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nope, true indeed. jason's got the patent framed down at the office

Mar 16 2005 6:16PM
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Sharpy
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so do they make money off selling the patent to companies like K2, that also advertise having true twins?


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Mar 16 2005 6:19PM
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Jib_This
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3 possiblities

1-Line doesn't enforce their patent
2-Line does, and yes, they make money everytime another company makes a true twintip ski
3-No other company makes a true twintip ski. I wouldn't say K2 does from what I've seen.





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Mar 16 2005 6:32PM
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00000000
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i dont think anybody else makes a "true twin tip" they prolly come extremly close tho


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Mar 16 2005 6:33PM
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ECfreeski3
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well i may be incorrect but i would guess that the "loophole" is just make them not EXACTLY the same height. for instance, a lot of the lines are 55mm/55 mm.
k2 or someone could probably do 55/54 and get away with it, and there is NO way you can notice a mm difference

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Mar 16 2005 6:34PM
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LineAddiction9
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It sounds like a stupid rumor but its true ask Jason Leventhal. BUY LINE SKIS BECAUSE SKIING NEEDS A FUTURE!!!!!!!!!!

Mar 16 2005 7:06PM
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WONTON
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well armada has the jp vs julien which has a higher tail than tip...so if u cant match it..beat it!

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Mar 16 2005 7:08PM
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Sharpy
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I am pretty sure K2 advertises a true twin tp ski


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Mar 16 2005 7:30PM
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mk2
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^then they probably license it from line

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Mar 16 2005 7:33PM
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SmoKinSkier
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HAHAH yea Armada did 1 up them!!

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Mar 16 2005 7:44PM
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MHFreeriderD
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even if Line does have a patent, the costs in legal fees required to enforce it may be too great for line to undertake. there have been cases where patent holders see their claimed ideas reproduced simply because they did not have the means to enforce it. just because you have a patent does not mean that the police will be knocking on the door of anyone violating your patent.




why use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice?
Mar 16 2005 7:57PM
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Switchstyle
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really the jb vs.julien is large on tip then tail...that shit is whack...

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Mar 16 2005 7:57PM
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*jp

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Mar 16 2005 7:57PM
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Elife
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wow, taking that patent show some foresight

Fuck tha police
Mar 16 2005 8:39PM
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MdanteL
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Origanlly 1260's were true twins dead even back n front.. my chrons now r almost exact, but the fron is a couple mm bigger, but its impossible to tell

Mar 16 2005 8:42PM
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J.D.
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^No... they should be identical. They're produced with 56mm of and 56mm of tail. The only lines without true twins are Assassins.


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Mar 16 2005 8:46PM
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levistewart
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guess who sells all of those great skies JIBIJ buy line and armada core companies

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Mar 16 2005 8:46PM
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Malczyk
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got on a pair of invaders today, those are completely symetrical, 83 underfoot, butter zones (core thinner in front and behind binding). these are funn funn park skis, taking buttering to the next level, and 300 MSRP is pretty cheap too for a sweet ski. (sorry to sound like an ad but i like em)

Mar 16 2005 9:18PM
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its probably just for bragging rights

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Mar 16 2005 9:26PM
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lanks
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whats next? patenting the dimensions of a specific ski? so every other ski with the same dimensions has to pay royalties? i think that patent is pretty useless.


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Mar 16 2005 9:32PM
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WIllW
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yes invaders are fun indeed, i would describe them as lighter fujatives with lots of crazy random graphics

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Mar 16 2005 9:32PM
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skimasterflex
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most of this years lines aren't true anyways. measure them yourself it's the truth. My Mothership Ti's have 2mm higher tails than tips. When you make a ski by hand no one is exactly the same. They just have nearly even mold heights and that doesn't really translate exactly especially when you're talkin milli's.

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Mar 16 2005 9:35PM
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MHFreeriderD
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you wouldn't even be able to patent something like that. it has to be original and unique




why use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice?
Mar 16 2005 9:40PM
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lanks
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thank you for your clever insight into this situation.


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Mar 16 2005 9:41PM
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MHFreeriderD
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any time




why use a big word when a diminutive one will suffice?
Mar 16 2005 9:42PM
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Intergalactic
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its true my chrons have 'true tail'

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Mar 16 2005 10:25PM
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freeskier1316
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crazy 04/05 scratch bc and pocket rockets have same dimensions crazy shiat


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Mar 16 2005 11:18PM
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it is funny because line's true twin is not actually a true twin. a true twin would be a ski that if turned sideways it would be symettrical. no ski company has ever made a true twin. a true twins sidecut would be like 120-90-120.

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Mar 16 2005 11:38PM
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mattster
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^nope it only seems that way cause you only got one shoe on

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Mar 16 2005 11:41PM
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KeegLove
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i think thats kinda gay that they would do that like who cares



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Mar 16 2005 11:56PM
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J-squared
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Actually, we made the world's first true twin, the 1260, a completely symmetrical ski. This was only the case for the first two years when the ski what white/sidewall construction and orange DJ sidewall construction.

For next year we are re-introducing a true twin tip with the invader, 110-83-110, centered stance, totally symmetrical ski.

And also, yeah we own the patent, but no we don't enforce it. We don't want to hold back skiing's progression. I freely encourage all ski companies to make equal height tip and tail skis.

Jordan Judd
Product & Promotions Manager
Line Skis

Mar 17 2005 12:41AM
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skibum193
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^good to hear from someone who knows wat is going on


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Mar 17 2005 12:46AM
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skihillraod
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scratch bc and pr are the same sidecut but different lengths, makes the pr look wider but not true in all sizes.
Scratch bc has a higher tail than tip, not identical with different angles and different heights.







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Mar 17 2005 4:27AM
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LPT_311
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its good to hear someone who acctually knows whats going on

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Mar 17 2005 10:34AM
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bcenemy
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how tall is the bc's tail compared from the tip in mm?

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Mar 17 2005 10:40AM
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teamdummy
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the only true twins are the Olsen twins. i'd bang them equally hard

Mar 17 2005 10:47AM
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J-squared
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^Nice, that's freakin' hilarious.

Mar 17 2005 11:35AM
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waynewong
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? for j-squared -

are you guys still based out of Albany??

I rememeber going to empire skates years ago in downtown Albany and catching rides to Stratton to "ski-board" -

keep killin it!

Mar 17 2005 11:46AM
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Luc.
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^^^ yeh boyeeeeeeeeee

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Mar 17 2005 12:10PM
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