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1 ski company youd never buy?

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eastAR5
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Id say Liberty would be my last choice for progressive shaped double tipped trick skis
Dec 4 2006 11:38AM
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eastAR5
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9thward makes sick skis.... i wouldnt buy lines or volkls either
Dec 4 2006 11:41AM
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SIX
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Ninthward.
Dec 4 2006 11:44AM
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Schoening
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yea probably liberty
Dec 4 2006 11:44AM
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RoLLLinDeep
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liberty
Dec 4 2006 11:44AM
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thedutchmayn
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probably 9thward. they're attitude, marketing, and gangster image doesn't appeal to me. who said line and why? i like line because i know the invader delam was a total fluke. the angle of the tips was wrong and created vibrations that the ski couldn't withstand. they're stuff is quality and they're always innovating. plus even if they were bought out by k2 they still started as a small company in my town, burlington, which i like. k2 will solely provide them with the financial backing that they lacked so they can continue to make excellent products.
Dec 4 2006 11:45AM
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RoLLLinDeep
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i used to think salomons ....now that i have the spks and the dumonts .....im hooked
Dec 4 2006 11:45AM
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Krongos
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salomon
Dec 4 2006 11:47AM
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i+am+ghetto
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9thward
2much gangsta 4me :)
Dec 4 2006 11:47AM
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SIX
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why? I don't see anything wrong with them.
Dec 4 2006 11:48AM
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Schoening
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maybe he said salomon because its not because he doesn't like the company but maybe price?
Dec 4 2006 11:49AM
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eastAR5
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the foam core gave them a bad rep
Dec 4 2006 11:50AM
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SIX
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I agree the prices are expensive, but I really like their skis.
Dec 4 2006 11:50AM
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industry-insider
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9thward. yup.
Dec 4 2006 11:52AM
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Bees_Knees
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9thward
Liberty
Dec 4 2006 11:56AM
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Pigletpen
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salomon and rossi...
cause thier skis are the exact same every fucking year.
They never change.
boo to that.
Dec 4 2006 11:58AM
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Rez4frederick
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saloman.  Cap construction is just gay....
Dec 4 2006 12:03PM
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nothanks
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I know my answer but I don't want to trash anybody.  Rhymes with Biverty. I don't want to hate on any companies supporting freeskiing. They have non-bomber quality. Each company deserves to be ridden and tried and conclusions drawn from there. Way to stiff, with no life. So therefor I'm not hating on anyone.
Dec 4 2006 12:05PM
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Matty.
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Liberty. They might have better skis now adays, but they gave themselves a bad name from the start, and I just wouldn't trust spending a lot of money on a pair of skis from a company that has had a bad past. Plus, I've found a ski company that I'm going to stick to because I have no reason to buy from another ski company. :)
Dec 4 2006 12:11PM
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Ryanvdonk
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i wouldn't ride elans.
Dec 4 2006 12:14PM
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eastAR5
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yeah I didnt make any judgement until i rode them... waaaaaaaaay too stiff, you might as well take a piece of wood, put a base and topsheet on it and call them biverties

and they completly delamed on my friend 2 days after he bought them, got a new pair and 3 days later they were ripped apart again
Dec 4 2006 12:18PM
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FERREZZ
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line, ninth ward, liberty, and marker. everything else is good imho well id give them a shot atleast
Dec 4 2006 12:25PM
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wrenegade
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9thward and Liberty.

and for bindings, Marker.
Dec 4 2006 12:29PM
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deleted4
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elan
Dec 4 2006 12:29PM
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*Fujative*
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volkl
Dec 4 2006 12:30PM
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plorr
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i definitly wouldnt buy ninthwards. i hate that gangster bullshit.
Dec 4 2006 12:31PM
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titsLOL
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umm rossi makes their shit fatter all the time, and made the wrs technology this year. and salomon completely redid the 1080 and created the thruster last year and now they've created the spk AND dumonts. what the deuce are you talking about? oh and the guns are different too.

If I had to pick one I guess it'd be bivertie just becuase they're a lot of money for something that hasn't really proven itself yet. and volkl just because of price.

Oh and boo hating on lines. The chronic has always been such a solid ski that gets no respect. They are also always tyrin to step it up with freeskiing technologies, like with the invader, lizzies/bacons, yadda yadda. And they have the most solid prices of pretty much every ski company except k2 which they're pretty much tied with.
Dec 4 2006 12:33PM
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Swick825
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nordica because theyre just really gay skis

surface- sicks skis but just way too emo for me. i cant stand it. no offense to them though, keep wearing your girlpants!
Dec 4 2006 12:37PM
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Lineskier-101
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I'd be open to riding any company, they all make sweet skis as far as I'm concerned. Maybe some companies are better then others, but I wouldn't single them out and say I'd never buy from them.
Dec 4 2006 12:38PM
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Pklink04
Posts: 5608 - Karma: 392
what ever someone on NS tells me not to buy, because i want to be accepted here
Dec 4 2006 12:41PM
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BenJAMIN4aWhil3
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I probably wouldnt buy nordicas... and Im not a fan of atomic twins either... maybe because I havent ridden them... but im just not a fan
Dec 4 2006 1:04PM
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mnjib
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yes!
Dec 4 2006 1:05PM
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grapesoda
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same
Dec 4 2006 1:08PM
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skogenjake
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wont knock till i ride
Dec 4 2006 1:08PM
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CMF
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burton skis
Dec 4 2006 1:11PM
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=FLO=
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Ninthward - i would never trust this company if i had a warranty issue, they have proven to be a joke as a business
Salomon - too much foam and cap construction
Dec 4 2006 1:14PM
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Logchucker
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Right now I'm only a lil hesitent to ride Salomon. Not because there skis aren't sick, but the foam core on my PRs really didn't have the longevity I was seeking from a ski that cost that much. The ski lost its camber, and though still rides hard, but is not quite as agile as I would like. I think I'm sticking to wood cores. But unless you see a technical reason to not ski most ski I'd give them a chance.
Dec 4 2006 1:15PM
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skogenjake
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according to NS. how about you deal with them yourself before you talk shit.
Dec 4 2006 1:16PM
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Ben_Grunow
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haha silly fools
Dec 4 2006 1:18PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
ive never demod a pair of liberties yet, but now i want too just to see if theyre as shitty as everyones saying
Dec 4 2006 1:18PM
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nothanks
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I'm no pro nor anti 9th guy...but I do know for a fact when a certain someone dialed a certain someones 9thward official phone number the phone was answered "ninthward..what?!"

Dec 4 2006 1:20PM
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jksl
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the question should probably be "what other ski company besides liberty would you not buy?"
4frnt obviously.
Dec 4 2006 1:21PM
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michael_bc
Posts: 1386 - Karma: 721
to all these fucks hating on the 9, if you'd ever hung out with any of the people working for 9ward, you wouldn't be talking shit like this. At least for Switzerland they are the most real, passionate skiers who do everything for the sport and their riders. Just because they're not like you doesn't mean they're bad.

For now, I'm not buying Armada, until Roman gets fired as head of Armada Europe. Their european operation sucks ball and I'm not supporting it, no matter how sick their skis are.
Dec 4 2006 1:22PM
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TimothyLord
Posts: 2114 - Karma: 568
libertys suck
Dec 4 2006 1:22PM
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ry.will
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i was waiting for someone to say them, i shoulda figured youd be the first one.
Dec 4 2006 1:23PM
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hiphopopotamus
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i wont buy a bad ski not by the company
Dec 4 2006 1:24PM
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cmo
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exactly. theres a thoughtful statement
Dec 4 2006 1:24PM
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michael_bc
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I hope that was ironic.
Dec 4 2006 1:24PM
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