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Foils/tangerine dream

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GNARnia
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in tangerine dream Peter Oleanick segment..was he riding the foils? and i was also considering on buying them...are they any good. or is there a reason that people talk shit about the 1080s that i dont know about.
Nov 13 2005 9:36PM
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Alkyy
Posts: 2839 - Karma: 149
they arnt bad i just never thaught they were to snappy or anything (i had the really old ones with the nose cap on them so things could have changed)
Nov 13 2005 9:43PM
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MarkieR
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ummm the foils never had caps. they are super rad though.
Nov 13 2005 9:45PM
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GNARnia
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 54
so are they stiff/soft/tough/weak recommend?
Nov 13 2005 9:56PM
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t3shellvenom
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i preferably dont use salomon because they are heavy and i dont like them, its personal preference s i cant answer your question
Nov 13 2005 9:58PM
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Tinga
Posts: 11349 - Karma: 2,333
theyre not heavy what are you talking about theyre made out of foam and then they just become noodles after a while theyre definately not heavy what so ever
Nov 13 2005 10:01PM
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monkeysteez
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Salomons are a lot of shitty things but they are not heavy
Nov 13 2005 10:06PM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
they for sure don't become noodles. i have a pair of the orinal teneighties i have kept for rails, and they are fine. i have had 3 more pairs of teneighties and they all have held up wonderfully.
Nov 13 2005 10:07PM
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BillyMFBadass
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the foam doesnt have anything to do with the flex of the ski. thats just pretty much space filler which also makes them very light. the flex or stiffness of the ski is determined by the space frame cap
Nov 13 2005 10:16PM
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thejackal1177
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Yea personally i enjoy rideing salomons too ........this is ver opinionated but in my opinion it has everything the other skis have minus some exesive wheight
Nov 13 2005 10:21PM
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heavymetalwinner
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you never have any idea what you talking about.
Nov 13 2005 10:23PM
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forfun
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the foam doesnt make them loose their life any easier than a wood core wood. the foils are stiff and light. they seem pretty durable too. ive spent 10 days on snow only but so so far they are sick
Nov 13 2005 10:38PM
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mathers
Posts: 1865 - Karma: 490
salomons are not made of foam, they have a wood core with foam surrounding them
Nov 13 2005 10:40PM
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skibummer
Posts: 235 - Karma: 10
Foil's heavy - not true. Actually is one of the lightest skis. I have them.

Foam - you say you don't like it but you don't know the diff. Why...? Cause today there is no diff except for the fact that today's foam is actually more durable then wood.

Wood vs Foam... it's all about dampening... (shock absorption) So unless you want to test your landings... then shut your freakin' traps about not liking wood or foam cause it's not an issue....

Today's foam composite materials are lighter and more durable then wood... It's actually not an advantage to have wood over foam anymore...

Pretty much those who say they don't like foils are talking out of your asses... It's a new ski,,, which is putting Salomon 1080 back at the front of the sport...

It's a great skis which does everything. It has plenty of snap, pop, energy, it's also super light and fun to freerider with.

Before you go out and say FOIL and Salomon are not your favorite... Try them. They rock.

I'm back on Salomon. Foils are fucking ill.
Nov 13 2005 11:44PM
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KeegLove
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salomons are sooo light you fool! i can lift them with only one arm and that is saying something.
Nov 13 2005 11:47PM
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1-pippin
Posts: 1741 - Karma: -2
my 1080's turned into noodles after like 1 season. i could bend the tails 90 degrees the opposite way of the flex easy. i definatly dont like them, but they would be sweet for butters.
Nov 13 2005 11:49PM
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Hctiws_iks
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hahhaha, yea ok. salomons way soo damn much, that foam is sooooo heavy.
Nov 13 2005 11:49PM
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BigJew
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That's saying that you have pathetically weak arms.
Nov 13 2005 11:50PM
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Jaskittin
Posts: 5606 - Karma: 195
Ok, just leave. Salomans heavy? Are you shitting me kid? Thats the whole point of their space frame. Flex and lightness. Seriously, you do not know shit. You throw around big words. Its kind of like a mad lib for you huh. "I like to stay away from (Insert random company here) because they are extremely (insert describing word here).
Nov 13 2005 11:53PM
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MarkieR
Posts: 5337 - Karma: 98
if you could bend your skis 90 degrees, thats probably because you broke them.
Nov 13 2005 11:54PM
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