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pat-rickdaigle
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how durable are there poles?

i have a pair of rossi poles that don't bend, are joy stick like that? it bends but goes right back into place afterwards.







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Jun 11 2005 12:52PM
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PowderCanuck
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you're probably talking about carbon fiber or carbon composite poles.

No the joysticks aren't carbon fiber. They are a high grade (light and strong) aluminum pole. They will break eventualy, just like any other pole.

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Jun 11 2005 1:48PM
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J.D.
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Pretty damn durable so far. Not even very many scratches. I haven't fallen on them, or anything, but I have no doubt that instead of breaking they would spring me back up to my feat and immediately propel me into a massive switch 9 nose mute. "Joystick" is Armenian for "ridiculous steeze".

Jun 11 2005 2:03PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Scott has the best poles, i have a pair of evil secrets, and they havent even bent yet...there amazing



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Jun 11 2005 3:18PM
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J.D.
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I just said "Feat" instead of "feet".

What the fuck. It won't be long before my typos cease to be words entirely.

Jun 11 2005 3:34PM
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doitbig
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i'm feeling the new armada graphics more then my joysticks. jd i assume you've seen the grips on the armada's, they look weird and bmx like?

Jun 11 2005 3:47PM
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*rkp*
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i just cant justify spending 100$ on poles


Jun 11 2005 4:38PM
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Jib_This
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Joystick is the shit, period. Ask good skiers who own them, and the opinions don't differ: They're light, durable, have good swing weight, and the grips don't suck. So stop bitching about the prices and ante up and buy them already.





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Jun 11 2005 6:43PM
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french_fry
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nah. I got scott poles with a w/b logo part of the graphics, maybe some edition scott makes for rental shops, that are made of lightwheight and really strong aluminum, they are of a pimpin' electric blue, and cost me 5 bucks cdn by donation at the ski patrol.





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Jun 11 2005 7:35PM
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trevorwoulddoit
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Joystick makes the greatest poles in skiing's history. Coincidentally TMC has them at 15% off right now so you best be buying them.



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Jun 11 2005 10:45PM
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ECfreeski3
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youre talking about the swing weight of poles. come on

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Jun 11 2005 11:02PM
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pat-rickdaigle
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i bought them, now i have to wait about 7 month to use them







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Jun 12 2005 12:14AM
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Jib_This
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Don't believe me? Try using shitty poles after using any good quality pole. You'll soon realized what's better. Joystick poles kill it. End of story.





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Jun 12 2005 12:26AM
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TwinTipWonder
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Get poles on sale kiddos. I got some dynastar poles last summer for 10 bones, and theyre the best pole ive ever had. Theyre made by kerma, so they were originally real expensive. For any colorado kids, wait until SNIAGRAB... thats where i got mine.

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Jun 12 2005 4:13PM
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alev
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seriously there just poles., joy stick poles are sick, but my 16 dollar nordica powder blue poles work fine

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Jun 12 2005 5:24PM
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Jeff_Lo
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joysticks are expensive as will be armada's, personally i think the armada idea is very good, but in the end you're spending to much on gear that is hardly essential to most skiiers, poles are poles, not there for looks ya know? just get something durable and somewhat inexpensive, ive actually seen more broken joysticks than most poles, and i use the scott evil secret, ive hardly scratched the pole, and i fall a ton and twist it weird....and it holds up, and i got them fo 30 bux....



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Jun 12 2005 5:56PM
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cab_D
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i broke one of my poles, then found one under some stairs at the day lodge. works fine for me

Jun 12 2005 7:18PM
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i got some nice scott poles, there the shit


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Jun 13 2005 11:48AM
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eastAR5
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do they really cost 100?



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Jun 13 2005 11:57AM
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ya


'....a ninja skier probly came by and whacked him with his pole.... thats my guess' -nordas-
Jun 13 2005 12:28PM
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Lineskier-101
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Joysticks retail for $60, and I think armada's are going to be around $80.

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Jun 13 2005 12:29PM
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trevorwoulddoit
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Joysticks are selling at TMC for $80 Canadian right now +15% off. Which is like 50 bucks and change American dollars. So quit crying about the price. You won't find a better pole anywhere for that price. Not to mention they're the sickest things ever. You don't even know.



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Jun 13 2005 4:21PM
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Jeff_Lo
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Scott evil secrets are better and cheaper....ive seen lots of broken joysticks, i know 4 or 5 kids that have the same pole i do...hardly even scratch them



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Jun 13 2005 6:03PM
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R.Fahey
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i've never paid for poles. thats a silly idea.

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Jun 13 2005 9:27PM
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pat-rickdaigle
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i've seen lots of broken scotts.







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Jun 13 2005 9:29PM
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Jeff_Lo
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have you seen lots of broken Evil secrets?



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Jun 13 2005 9:30PM
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pat-rickdaigle
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never seen evil secrets







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Jun 13 2005 9:34PM
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trevorwoulddoit
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Do you even know anybody who's rode with Joysticks?



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Jun 13 2005 10:02PM
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pat-rickdaigle
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no, does that matter?







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Jun 13 2005 10:02PM
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Jeff_Lo
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yup...the guys at jibij do!



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Jun 13 2005 10:29PM
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J.D.
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The guys at jibij also ride with next year's skis and a quiver big enough to make a swimming pool of skis... I wonder if they tend to go for the best equipment? Stop hyping your own crappy poles, until you've skiied with a pair of joysticks, YOU HAVEN'T SKIIED AT ALL.
I stand by my review: Steeze immediately increased by factor of 10. No other pole can say this. I could hardly get down a blue run before I bought these, now I'm Tanner Hall.

Jun 14 2005 9:36AM
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MLB
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JD. your a fucking moron, ALL POLES DO THE SAME THINGS. they all brake, they all suck, i would rather just buy some no name brand pole, then anything else. Who care, poles are fucking poles they are all the same. I cannot believe the amount of stupid shit that comes out of your mouth.




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Jun 14 2005 10:04AM
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J.D.
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Yes, I was totally serious there. I really couldn't ski at all before, and now I ski like Tanner. I'd say "you're" the fucking moron here... hey, weren't you the guy who actually believed I thought gay people were making a giant ray gun to queerify us all? Hahahaha... oh man. Welcome to the internet, stop taking everything at face value, because you look like a jackass right about now.

Jun 14 2005 10:39AM
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strode
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i don't own joysticks, but i went into jibij once and held a pair, and i could do switch unnatty cork 5's after that.....in the pipe.....it's kinda like in the matrix when neo learns kung fu.



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Jun 14 2005 1:07PM
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johanblaze
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word jd

Jun 14 2005 3:58PM
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MLB
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Oh man, i guess will just have to go back to my salomon ski poles and just keep doing my switch unateral 540s.




Matman10: Man lat you had that 7 down but you binder poped off
Laterails:Yeah i think they aren't adjusted, or it could be the fact that all that is holding them together is one of my pubes
Jun 14 2005 4:39PM
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