Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

06 Mothership flite

profile picture
Emperoryder
Posts: 764 - Karma: 11
Who rode the new mothership flite???
How are they in park and outside the park.
I saw them but didn't get to demo them,
I was really thinking of going with the elizabeth's
but if the new mothership flite is good in park
and better than elizabeth outside the park than
I might go for the mo flite. I like 6 holes setup.


Jul 21 2005 8:46PM
0 0
profile picture
Sugarloafer95
Posts: 333 - Karma: 10
Honestly I had more fun on the Elizabeth than the Flite, I thought it was going to be the other way around. The Flite was a lot of fun in the park and alright in powder, but the Elizabeth was a blast in the powder and with its pretty beefed up construction it plowed through crud and had great edge hold on hard pack. Having the 6 pack was very useful. Went back in the pow and when I was using it all-mountain and in the park mounted it forward. It is a little more work in the park than the Flite which was still a great ski.
www.untracked.com

Jul 21 2005 8:55PM
0 0
profile picture
Emperoryder
Posts: 764 - Karma: 11
So the Elizabeth felt stiffer to you???
I thought that Mothership would be stiffer...

Jul 21 2005 8:58PM
0 0
profile picture
joshbryant
Posts: 2133 - Karma: 228
The Mothership Flite is a great all-mountain ski. I ride it in the 182 length, so it feels a little stiffer in the tip and tails than the Elizabeth. I'm about 5'10", so the 172 length of the Elizabeth makes it easier to butter the tip and tail than it does on the Flite. I enjoy both skis in all conditions.


Jibij Pro Shop
2714 28th St.
Boulder, CO 80301
303-440-1244
www.jibij.com
Jul 21 2005 9:07PM
0 0
profile picture
Emperoryder
Posts: 764 - Karma: 11
Do the eliza ride better outside the park when its mounted back a little???

Also how is the Mo Flite in the park???

Jul 21 2005 9:17PM
0 0
profile picture
Kev
Posts: 7411 - Karma: 35
if your over 5'10 at 172 cm the eliz is going to feel tiny for anything but park (personally i think to tiny for park too) but im 6ft 160lbs. wither you mount back or not.

The mo ship flite is supposed to be a go anywhere do everything ski, lots of people rock them in the park.

if your shorter are usually ride less then a 175cm ski then the eliz might be a sick choice.



Dragon's Lair Member
Drop Cliffs, Not Bombs
Make Turns, Not War
Bomb Hills, Not People
Member #259
Jul 22 2005 9:49AM
0 0
profile picture
joshbryant
Posts: 2133 - Karma: 228
It will ride a little better outside the park when mounted back, but I rarely move it back. It feels fine in the regular position. Mothership's are very fun in the park, but I still prefer the Elizabeth for it. It's incredibly stable off big jumps, but still super easy to throw around.


Jibij Pro Shop
2714 28th St.
Boulder, CO 80301
303-440-1244
www.jibij.com
Jul 22 2005 10:41AM
0 0
profile picture
Deezl
Posts: 2112 - Karma: 8
I have the 06's and got to ride them quite a bit before the season was out. They are really great skis. Not much is different from last years model so if you liked them before you'll still like them.

As for using them in the park and all mountain, they are really great for exactly that. For a long time I was considering having them as my only ski, but I decided to get the Invaders as well.

I'm not going to bother to type much more as I'm pretty much saying the same thing as Josh.

Jul 22 2005 10:52AM
0 0
profile picture
Emperoryder
Posts: 764 - Karma: 11
Right on, thanks.

Jul 22 2005 11:14AM
0 0
profile picture
hemlockjibber8
Posts: 5977 - Karma: 3,543
there are no mothership flites. there are only one this year. the motherships, no flite.

-------------------------------------
The re's business Schmuck
and there's rockstar Schmuck'
'the graphics should be completely flat black on his pro model... that would be intense.' -Jc_Dunn
LORD OF THE PARK 2006.....
Jul 22 2005 1:01PM
0 0
profile picture
3ski6guy0
Posts: 9201 - Karma: 132
^^no, there isnt a mothership TI but there is a flite. the flites are pretty sick. they work really well all mountain and also in the park, i liked them. im getting those for next year

--------------------------------
-Jon

go to jibij
Jul 22 2005 1:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Sugarloafer95
Posts: 333 - Karma: 10
Here is a pic of the '05 Mothership Flite. It was a blast to ski, but I liked the Prophet 100 more for Freeriding and park.
www.untracked.com/highlight-175920.html

Jul 22 2005 2:56PM
0 0
profile picture
Emperoryder
Posts: 764 - Karma: 11
Where do you guys mount the bindings on the moship flites???

Aug 4 2005 9:43PM
0 0
profile picture
joshbryant
Posts: 2133 - Karma: 228
At the recommended spot. It works great there.


Jibij Pro Shop
2714 28th St.
Boulder, CO 80301
303-440-1244
www.jibij.com
Aug 5 2005 12:06AM
0 0
profile picture
ihatemyscratches
Posts: 753 - Karma: 9
i was debating motherships or eliz's and this thread made up my mind for the flites. they seem perfect for just messing around all over the mountian and will be fine for my annual trip to idaho. flippin sweet. plus ill have more money left over.
Dec 30 2005 7:52PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)