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Trouble Maker, Mad Trix or Pistols?

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bdubs
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Ok, about to final buy one of these skis. It seems like everyone says good reviews on all of them, but here are my final thoughts. I ski everything but mostly stay in the east (SR/Killington), park 10%, pipe 20%, pow/trees/cliff 30%, fast/air 40%). I am about 5/10 185 and ski very aggressively, but mostly fast and on edge.

I have heard the TM's are a bit squirrely at speed, which concerns me as I will most likely spend more time straight lining rollers then waiting for the next turn on the table...

I hear great things about the mad trix but am not sure about the older ones compared to the new - OR

The O5 TR Larose seems like a good ski/value -

And the same thing goes with the 05 PE's-
I am currently on the old Dyn Candide 180's, which treated me really well last season till I nailed a rock....Any Suggestions?
Oct 28 2005 11:13PM
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bdubs
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Old trix -http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/e4/69/29_1_b.JPG

New - http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/03/41/53/e5_1_b.JPG

Larose-http://www.sportsliquidator.com/imagesproducts/3115b.jpg
Oct 28 2005 11:14PM
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=nick=
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well troublemakers are actually pretty decent at high speeds and dont rattle too much, i would go with those or the larose's...cant tell you much else as i havent skiied either the PE or the Mad Trix
Oct 28 2005 11:15PM
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J.D.
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Ignore all of that advice. Do not get Dynastars if you intend to jib on them. Just don't. Even if you don't, Mad Trix are by far the better skis for carving and so forth, especially on ice. If you need extra width for pow, consider the Karmas in a 185, since that's your height anyway. Either way, there's a guy on here, Coyote something, selling a pair of MTs with bindings for 125$. I forget if they're 181cm, but if they are, I suggest you pick them up even if you plan to get something else, because they're exactly what you should be after.
Oct 28 2005 11:17PM
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bdubs
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Cool, thanks JD/TM.

Don't plan on jibbin too much.
Know the diff between these two -
Old trix -http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/e4/69/29_1_b.JPG

New - http://i18.ebayimg.com/01/i/03/41/53/e5_1_b.JPG

I found a new pair on ebay of these - http://i12.ebayimg.com/01/i/02/e4/69/29_2.JPG for $150
Oct 28 2005 11:23PM
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J.D.
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The picture you have of "Old Trix" are mad trix moguls, they're (surprise) mogul skis. The second picture are last year's MTs (and the year before's). New ones look like this:
http://www.head.com/ski/products.php?region=us&tag=park_powder&id=236

The new mojos have their waist width listed after them. The oldest ones didn't have the snakeskin topsheet (more durable) and were heavier.
Oct 28 2005 11:45PM
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bdubs
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Thanks again JD.

Found them @ 181 for $350 w/Tyrolia LD12 bindings...

Karma's I couldn't find w/out bindings for less then $500...

Older TM's were 250...

Spendin money on the Dabello Kryptons this year, so trying to shave some $$ off the skis... How do the TM's compare to the older Dyn Candide's?
Oct 28 2005 11:59PM
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OReJow
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thanks for the plug, but i've sold em!
Oct 29 2005 12:00AM
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Literature
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Don't see where the pistols fit in, but the MT's seem like an excellent choice.
Oct 29 2005 12:50AM
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Coalescent
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madtrix
Oct 29 2005 12:51AM
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