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So i rode my ar5s for the first time yesterday... a little review
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and they were so fucking stiff compared to what i have ridden my 3 earlier seasons. sure thing its a getting-used-to thing, but im not gonna lie, they demand so much more from you as a skier if you arent used to such skis. i rode troublemakers last year and the year before, and the ar5s are not by far as buttery and easy to handle as they were. i think me having a background as an alpine racingskier help me alot now that im getting used to them. i dont recomend unexperienced skiers w/o alot of confidence buying these skis. i had them mounted at +2.5 from recomended which is about -2 from true center, and they had excellent edgegrip on the hardpack, all snowgun snow. switchlandings felt pretty stable after using them for a few hours cause of the stiffness. i also rode the tanner hall pro model (176 a little short on me) for one run, and they were so much softer. they were mounted at true center and i almost ate it when landing switch cuz of the soft tips.
overall the ar5 is a solid ski, but dont buy it unless you are a skier who charge and if you are strong enough to handle such stiff skis. and yeah, they were 180s.. any questions/opinions?
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one kid i know bought them. he mounted old markers on them and got a size too short. he also sucks at skiing i tried telling him to get something for a beginer like last years fujatives but he thinks he's "the shit"
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^yeah this is not a beginners ski
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"i had them mounted at +2.5 from recomended which is about -2 from true center"
This will sound stupid, but when people talk about +X from recommended and -X from center, do they mean inches or centimeters?
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dude. I think about buying the ar5 170. I'm 182, wheigh about 65 kg and ski 60 park 40 slope.
The ar5 has the best grapichs but i think about them or k2 pe, fujative or foil.
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Go with the Armadas.
You know you want to.
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Although if I were your size I'd get them in 181.
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I like smaller skis.
I ride Tm 174 now. But would the 170 be to small?
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^what other skis have you ridden before?
the ar5 is not comparable to the fujative as this is so much softer. the pe and ar5s are very similar.
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salomon 720, scratch and tm
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Once you get yourself dialed into those skis I think you'll love em. With stiff skis you can put more energy into them before you pop then a soft ski. That is if you can put it in.
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^yeah thats what i mean. you gotta be able to handle them.
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yeah dude!
But I dont know much about about my skiing...haha:)
Didn't like the scratch, the tms are nice and the salomon 720 alltså, fun to butter!
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But I can get K2 pe, fujative, armada,volkl dogen,karma and salomon foil,teneighty for the retail price. "Fabricate price"
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Reply To "So i rode my ar5s for the first time yesterday... a little review"
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ok.. but which one would u take if u choosed a pair of skis from k2,salomon,armada or volkl?
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They'll all be good skis but if I were you I'd get the Ar5's at 176 or 180.
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if ur 182cms tall, don't even consider a 170. get the 181s (or is it 180s, i can't remember).
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agreed, plus the 176 has the best graphics anyway.
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sisi, im a noob but I like the graphics on the 170. I ski 174 tms now.
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Put who is the poser? nomensteven. I can atleast do switchup and 270s on rails.
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I want a ski thats good and easy to handle on the rails.
But I don't want a ski like fujative(cheap) becuse I can get armadas for fabricate price. Se ya
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watch out man hes in S-Status. there gunna get u now
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oh the ar5's took me a little to get used to, but i do love them. great for laying down some turns and skiing switch. i had looks mounted on them and they are a little heavy compared to my old lines. but a definite upgrade b/c they do demand more from you as a skier
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