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The New Machete's -wtf?

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UB6_IB9_Inches
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As many of you may or may not know, Volant was bought out last year by Gen-X sports. I rode they're new machetes for this year. They're not steel. What The FUck. Volants were Volants because they were steel. how the fuck are they going to get a highly competitive market to trust them by changing what they're skis are made of. Not all the skis are changed, I know, but the machete's are no longer steel. That sucks, I loved my old ones because I wouldn't rip chunks outta the topsheet. NOw they're busted, and they're sendin me the new ones. Oh well.I just thought it was a fucked up move.


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Oct 23 2002 12:09PM
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1080enemy
Posts: 2171 - Karma: 13
yeah, I liked the steel. we'll see how they work out this year.
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Oct 23 2002 2:27PM
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DICKCANSKITOO
Posts: 11 - Karma: 10
volants are heavy
Oct 23 2002 3:30PM
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skipimp_
Posts: 5700 - Karma: 113
you'd think so eh? try weighing some skis this year, you'll be surprised. they're a lot thinner.


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Oct 23 2002 4:23PM
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ColoradoFlats
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aren't you guys affraid of cutting your leg off mid-air?
Oct 23 2002 5:59PM
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haha that would not be cool
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Oct 23 2002 6:34PM
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skier_chick_360
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I have a pair of 3 yr old Machetes... and i think their great a tad stiff for some stuff but still!
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Oct 23 2002 6:44PM
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skipimp_
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I loved my machetes, they held out longer than any other si Ive ever owned.

I love that commercial when mckonkey kills everyone with his ski. gold.


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Oct 23 2002 10:39PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i love my machetes! i got last year's 69's and they're the best skis i've ever ridden. they aren't as heavy as everyone says they are.



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Oct 23 2002 11:58PM
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1080enemy
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yaeh, I was looken at the 69s last year, but had no cash at the time. wish I had bought them. and isn't it prettyhard to cut off your leg with skis if they are attached to the bottom of your feet? don't even answer that.
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Oct 24 2002 1:35AM
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MacheteJim
Posts: 78 - Karma: 8
ski the steel!!!! ski the steel!!!! long live my old steel machetes. i love they way the sparkle in the sunlight as the pow melts off them. cant be replaced!!!
Oct 24 2002 4:49AM
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ColoradoFlats
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Booooooooooo...
Oct 24 2002 8:50AM
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VC
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at the SIA show I saw them and was like what the fuck and one of the guys working there said they had too many problems w/ the ski breaking so they stopped making the metal ones


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Oct 24 2002 12:31PM
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skipimp_
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the only reason they kept breaking is because they put stupid plastic tails on them that snapped off all the time. Fucked. i had old volant N Zones, they were awesome.


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Oct 24 2002 8:44PM
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Kev
Posts: 7411 - Karma: 35
The steel thing wasn't selling that well...so just the first 'topsheet' is steel so it still suposedley has the Pop that steel had. The Have some good looking models out there...wouldn't mind giveing them a try,.


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Oct 24 2002 9:51PM
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dspin7x
Posts: 6414 - Karma: 63
yea volants are heavy, my legs are so tired after skiing a day on my old machetes although they do bust through any type of snow
Oct 24 2002 9:55PM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
volants aren't THAT heavy. now are all the skis not metal or is it just the machete 69's?




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Oct 25 2002 11:06AM
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Hedekar
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I have nothing against Volant, but I can tell you that everything that Gen-X has ever made has been absolute crap and garbage. It will be interesting to see if Volant turns the compnay around, or if Gen-X will ruin Volant.
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Oct 25 2002 7:12PM
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grehtnorth
Posts: 218 - Karma: 25
I have last year's 69s, and I absolutely love them. they're sturdy and nice looking. I thought Gen-x was still going to make them with the steel topsheet? Or did I just read that they're making some of them with and some without. ok, I have last year's darksides too, so I'm interested to compare them. I guess it's kind of both ends of the scale.
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Oct 25 2002 7:34PM
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