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First twin tips

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t-rent
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anyone have pictures of like the first lines, salomons. k2s ect..... or any twin tip ski ever cause ive always wanted to see what skis have progresse from
Jan 31 2006 12:36PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
im probably wrong but i think the first lines might have been the white ones with the little alien on the bottom
Jan 31 2006 12:37PM
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BillyGoteMan
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Olin Mark VII's were wicked old school.
Jan 31 2006 12:38PM
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Dallan!
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yeah and head made som twins in the 70`s, saw an oldschool guy riding them.
Jan 31 2006 12:40PM
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t-rent
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 63
they weere the first twin tip ski but i need to see pictures!!!!???
Jan 31 2006 12:40PM
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holyDINOSAURS
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k2 poacher?
Jan 31 2006 12:41PM
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BillyGoteMan
Posts: 1983 - Karma: 12
Ah, I had a pic for Jibberish, but I can't find it!
Jan 31 2006 12:42PM
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Fusion
Posts: 153 - Karma: 10
Google...
and ya the olin's were the first 'twin tip'
Jan 31 2006 12:43PM
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chapz
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haha my dad had a pair of olins, prolly the worst skis in the world
Jan 31 2006 12:43PM
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robbieA
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Jan 31 2006 12:44PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
thos r the olin mark VIIs but they dont look like twins
Jan 31 2006 12:44PM
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thelazyboy
Posts: 498 - Karma: 35
they are basically like all those semi twin tips we have these days like the rossi bandits and the k2 omni
Jan 31 2006 12:45PM
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sim
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I dont know whether or not this will help too much, but here is a pic of the first Line 1260s, mind you, you cant see much.

http://www.biglines.com/photos_large.php?photo_id=8726
Jan 31 2006 12:53PM
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robbieA
Posts: 1371 - Karma: 30
ya those r the ones with the aliens on them
Jan 31 2006 1:01PM
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t-rent
Posts: 3038 - Karma: 63
any one have more pictures
Feb 1 2006 10:55AM
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japie99
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place to be!!
Feb 1 2006 11:12AM
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pbandj
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there was a picture of some old wooden one from like back in the 30's in a freeze article...i'll scan it and post it under my pictures for ya
Feb 1 2006 11:21AM
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w.dub.c
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they had a whole two page thing on the progressin of twintips in a freeskier issue not tht long ago
Feb 1 2006 11:33AM
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pbandj
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https://www.newschoolers.com/ns3/web/content/pictures.php?img=66665&

bam first twin tip ever
Feb 1 2006 11:38AM
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KRASHED
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Feb 1 2006 11:43AM
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Itsbackfliptime
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and you mean mark IV not mark 7 dipshit.
Feb 1 2006 11:45AM
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easson19
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haha thats a good article
Feb 1 2006 11:46AM
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OAK_TREE
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i thought they wer the olin mark III. i could be wrong. my dad skis them still to this day. he has both pairs so i could be wrong.
Feb 1 2006 11:48AM
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Paul-o-Rama
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haha sick
Feb 1 2006 12:40PM
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Itsbackfliptime
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the mark III isn't "twinned" I don't think.
Feb 1 2006 12:50PM
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