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Need help buying twin tips!

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lakai6127
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Hey, ineed your help.

i really want to buy my own pair of skis because ive been renting ever since i started when i was 8. I have no clue what size to get or what brand. for the last two years, i rented salomon teneighties that were 145 but thats way too small.
I am 5'5" and weigh 120, if anyone could give me some ideas, that would be awesome.

thanks,
~alex~
Aug 26 2006 7:16PM
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titsLOL
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Where do you live and what do you like to ski? at your size the salomon 1080 foils or thrusters would be sweet for you because their foam core makes them super light. Unless you need a fatter ski I'd probably say thruster. K2s are also a pretty good value, fujatives if you like the park, or silencer if you want a more versatile ski. those are I think $330 and $300 and the thruster is in the same ballpark.
Aug 26 2006 7:29PM
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titsLOL
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well i lied i guess the thrusters are like $450, but you could prolly use the 1080 flyers too which are cheaper. the scratch sprayer fs is also pretty similar
Aug 26 2006 7:31PM
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lakai6127
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i live in new jersey, so basically i ski on crap, groomed crap. i doo make trips to new york and vermont.

yeah, money is another thing, i don't think i can spend 500 bucks on skis.

do you know of any good websites to get stuff, of should i just google it?
Aug 26 2006 7:33PM
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lakai6127
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i try to ski the park more than naything, but i do like the ocasional cruise down a normal slope; anything from green to double black.
Aug 26 2006 7:41PM
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freeski24seven
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you can check out www.getboards.com, tramdock.com, d-structre.com
Aug 26 2006 7:43PM
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titsLOL
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fujatives or silencers would be dope for you I think, although I dunno how small they make them.
Aug 26 2006 8:26PM
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poofartpee
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maybe k2 fungative in 159
Aug 26 2006 9:56PM
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Tha_Grouch
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Check www.jibij.com seriously you can't go wrong with their service. Fast shipping. super nice. free stickers with your order.

If I were you and you just ski a lot of crap.. I wouldn't get too fat of a ski. Look into Line invaders or Chronics. k2 fujatives, silencers, or public enemys. 9thward butterlicious, MIP, or firstblood. Maybe even a scott p3.

All of which should be below $500. Some WELL below.

If you have anymore questions call them and ask for Josh, he'll steer you in the right direction.
Aug 26 2006 10:03PM
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DBrinto
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also if you don't have a lot of money to spend look for deals on last years equipment. You can save mad money that way.
Aug 26 2006 10:33PM
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lakai6127
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i have another question, what would i not be able to do on a center mount ski that i would be able to do on a regular monut?
What is the real difference, because i cant explain it to my dad.
Aug 27 2006 10:21AM
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steezerampage
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The center mount makes spins, riding switch, and some other tricks easier, the center mount balances you in the middle of the ski. Like I said, spins and switch riding. A traditional mount allows you to ski more aggressively, carve and turn with more power. However spins are harder becasue your not balaced between your tips and switch is harder becasue you have less ski behind you.
Aug 27 2006 10:44AM
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lakai6127
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but that doesnt mean i cant carve with a center mount, i just wouldnt be able to put a lot of power behind it.
Aug 27 2006 10:48AM
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kabozo101
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nah dude i think go with a 165 or 169 cause if you dont totally beat the shit out of them the first year you can use them for 2 years.
Aug 27 2006 10:58AM
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Skipig25
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if you're a good skier, you still will be able to carve fine at a center mount.
Aug 27 2006 11:01AM
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cjgncjgn
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true that!
Aug 28 2006 1:00AM
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DBrinto
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yeah but if you ski pow it's good to be back from center a little bit. It keeps your tips up out of the pow so you don't sink. If you're not skiing pow go center
Aug 28 2006 12:12PM
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titsLOL
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I think for his size the chronic would be too stiff and probably the PE too although I've only skied the earlier style PEs. Invaders or fujatives would both be a good ski and sweet values. You can definately get a good two seasons out of fujatives unless you get unlucky and clobber them on something, invaders have yet to prove themselves but I have high hopes.
Aug 28 2006 12:18PM
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lakai6127
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yeah, im thinking flyers, thrusters, or invaders.
Aug 28 2006 12:30PM
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Tha_Grouch
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^don't get salomons. I really think that you'll regret that after a few months.
Aug 28 2006 1:08PM
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madtownfreestyle
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i hava pair of liberty predators 160cm with bindings for sale...me me there barely used
Aug 28 2006 2:18PM
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steezy-joe
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169 fujatives cheap and pretty good. good size too, but mount them as forward as possible cuz if u let the store mount them where they are ment to be mounted, its like 100000000 million inches back from the center. that was a slight exageration. but get those.
Aug 28 2006 3:12PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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whatever you do don't buy from getboards!! they always fuck up orders real bad
Aug 28 2006 4:44PM
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titsLOL
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being 120 lbs I'm pretty sure he'll love foam cores because they will be super light and poppy and plenty stiff for him. By the time you get too heavy for them you'll be too tall and they'll be falling apart anyway regardless of what ski you get.
Aug 28 2006 4:46PM
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