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Are silencers good...?

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.d.
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are silencers good parks skis but yet good all mountain skis?
Jan 22 2007 7:32PM
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MEGAZORD
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Bad all mountain from what ive heard
Jan 22 2007 7:35PM
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.d.
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well my home mt is 750 vert so it woulndt really matter on that.
Jan 22 2007 7:37PM
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PacificRimJob
Posts: 24725 - Karma: 29,944
They are horrible. Period.

They feel like you are wearing paper on your feet rather than skis...
Jan 22 2007 7:39PM
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.d.
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then what is a good ski to buy thats 250-350 bucks? like i dont have much cash
Jan 22 2007 7:41PM
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Stallis-good
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if you want a park ski get invaders
Jan 22 2007 7:43PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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i bought new invaders and after riding them i think id rather have silencers since there more durable
Jan 22 2007 7:46PM
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schmies
Posts: 2032 - Karma: 511
Ridiculous comments...did the first two years of the PE suck? No, they didn't and either does the silencer. It is the same dimensions but with a cap, so it is a tad softer. "Like paper on your feet." Sorry man, we don't produce skis like that. They might feel a bit soft if you are skiing a 220cm traditional GS ski, but I ski on them and think they work just fine. PK Hunder skis on them and he took second at the US Open, so something must be right with them.
Jan 22 2007 7:50PM
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.d.
Posts: 927 - Karma: 12
i see....or are u just saying this so i can pay to k2? haha no im kidding.
Jan 22 2007 8:09PM
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teamsleep
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I have heard pretty good things about them
Jan 22 2007 8:11PM
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Goobie
Posts: 615 - Karma: 30
my invaders are great their awesome in the park and handle better than i thought they would all mountain and i haven't had any durability issues after about 10 days of skiing on a lot of rocks
Jan 22 2007 8:18PM
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Shpadoinkle
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wurd.
Jan 22 2007 8:24PM
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.d.
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invaders do have a sick graphic and base too, but i also love the silencers flat black color haha
Jan 22 2007 8:28PM
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shishkababy
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all u silencer haters out there shut up
silencers are amazing, and they look sick.
best of all they're cheap - i have some.
they are not bad all mountain at all, if you mount them at the recommended point. my first twins, ive been skiing on carving skis and the silencers are comparable to them in all mt. pretty light and durable, i wouldnt get this ski if i was looking for something high performance... just got it because its cheap, looks good, good all mtn, and im a noob. i ollied on them the first time i ever skiied on them, ive never ollied before. easy on the landings too.
Jan 22 2007 9:35PM
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SkiingNinja
Posts: 1966 - Karma: 902
even though you are kidding, schmies doesn't say that stuff cause he just wants k2 to get money. he obviously stands behind these skis for a reason. they are way sick and so is schmies. id get the silencers over the invaders any day
Jan 22 2007 9:37PM
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Newschool2live
Posts: 23 - Karma: 10
I have them too and they aren't great for all mountain...but they work and i love them for park and like shishkababy said. they look sick!
Jan 23 2007 10:01PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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In that price range get some used off newschoolers or get K2 fujatives. I love my fujas, people say they lose camber after 10 days but I've been on mine for like 12 and they are fine. I ski em park, once in pow and some all mtn. (switch mostly on all mtn.)
Jan 23 2007 10:06PM
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TheStamos
Posts: 9311 - Karma: 910
Silencers are sick, you all need to learn to ski
Jan 23 2007 10:10PM
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Black-Bandanna
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k2 is legit. period.
Jan 23 2007 10:21PM
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CMF
Posts: 1918 - Karma: 16
yup. imagine trying to ski on a giant pieace of lasagna noodle.
Jan 23 2007 10:29PM
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skibio5
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^uhh i was just at a shop checkin them out today, and they definately aren't anything close to a noodle, or a piece of paper. their flex actually felt pretty close to the pe, which is pretty damn stiff. i'd imagine them being a damn solid park ski.
Jan 23 2007 11:28PM
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nitsua
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no
Jan 24 2007 12:24AM
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1-pippin
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i have silencers and they are awesome, for jumps i dont think ive ridden a better pair of skis. for rails they are ok, but mabye a little heavy for how skinny they are, and they are 179 so mabye a little long for some people that do alot of rails. that the only thing i dont like about them is that i have some trouble getting them around when spinning on, but i was riding stl's with salomon bindings last year and i dont know if it gets any lighter than that so mabye i just have to get used to it.
they have tons of pop, and they are awesome for carving off lips and really stable for landings. if i had to get an only jump ski these would be it, if i was getting an all around park ski id get something like tnk's, ar6's or something like that.

compared to fujatives i like them alot better, i just didnt like the overall feel of fuji's and they seemed kinda bulky and wierd in the air.
Jan 24 2007 12:33AM
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ArmadaAR4
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i love them...all mountain too..say wut u want they are sick
Jan 24 2007 12:37AM
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B.L.A.K.E
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Did some one here say that the invadors are more of a ski then the silencers, hehhehehehe.
Jan 24 2007 12:40AM
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=KillaKyle=
Posts: 336 - Karma: 10
Fujatives or something used is my recco
Jan 24 2007 12:49AM
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Justo8484
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i've been on my silencers about 25 days now and i love them. they're a little stiffer than what i was used to (invaders last year, 1080's previously) but for hitting jumps, they blow my previous skis away because they are much more stable. i've had no problems with them on rails either. i can spin on, switch up, etc, with no problems. my only gripe is that they are a little harder to nollie with than my old skis, due to them being stiffer, but they are slowly breaking in, and are definately a bit softer than the first few days i was on them. for $300, there's not a better ski on the market right now.
Jan 24 2007 1:20AM
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PacificRimJob
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Eh.. I did overstate.. but then again, I own some of the more stiff skis out there..

I skied on silencers for about 2 days. First day the conditions were a bit shotty on the ice and they did very marginally when it came to charging hard... the next day was a classic sierra cement kind of powder day (kinda..) and they were very rubbish there..

I dont know.. I just really disliked them..
Jan 24 2007 6:22AM
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1-pippin
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you dont buy them for groomers and pow, use them for park and then you will see how good they are.
Jan 24 2007 4:18PM
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grams.
Posts: 7406 - Karma: 186
yeah same..except on the side of my topsheet near the edge a big chunk got cut and it was gonna rip off a good portion (probably just from the edges hitting it) but i used some super super glue like rubber cement stuff and clamped it down and now its as good as new
Jan 24 2007 4:29PM
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FUUUCK
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my friend was really impressed with them, he skis all mountain, no park.
Jan 24 2007 4:37PM
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evan25
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i really like mine for about 50/50 park all mountain and or about 300 i couldnt be happier, i ski in NH and they are fine for groomers and great switch, they are also great for park and nice on jumps and rails
Jan 24 2007 4:50PM
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PacificRimJob
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They arent much better than any other ski in the park either..

Last years invaders felt a lot better to me, so I would just reccomend a pair of those.. (just... get the new ones, I'm sure they would be a lot better considering the last ones totally fell apart... or had many cases of which..)
Jan 25 2007 8:42PM
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Newschool2live
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Say whatevr you want i love the silencers. best park ski ive ever ridden. great pop, super stable landings and they ride great switch
Jan 25 2007 9:47PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
yeah. i got some, blown away. great ski. i like it way way more than the PE, (loved the old ones). like stated, fuckin amazing jump ski, loads up soo well. even thou they are priced low, its still a great preforming ski.
Jan 25 2007 10:57PM
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Alex_thedroog
Posts: 3433 - Karma: 2
K2's are bomb proof. They are like the Toyota of skis. My friend has some and said he likes them, WAYYYYY more then his invaders.
Jan 25 2007 11:07PM
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unchyll
Posts: 4554 - Karma: 96
AHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAH
the first 2 years of the PE's were a disgrace of a ski
they ski rails like shit and they weigh out like a ton
Jan 25 2007 11:25PM
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schmies
Posts: 2032 - Karma: 511
"ski rails like shit..."

whatever dude, you can 'ski' rails with 2x4s on your feet, hahahahaha.
Jan 25 2007 11:55PM
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GNARnia
Posts: 1233 - Karma: 54
they are dope

but id go invaders for sure...people hate cuz of what they read...so what my invaders all ready delammed but im still skiing them till they can no longer ride. Line lets u do this, and warrenty them for a new pair...but yet as im writing this i relize that K2 owns line now so everything up to now...isnt really all that important
Jan 26 2007 12:06AM
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Mr_Flatspin
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Okay. Just got the Silencer, but where du i mounth them?
I ski like 70% park 30% all mountain. Last year i had the Fujis and mounted them core-center (7.5). Should i just do a repeat? I was thinking about dead-center but do anyone ever mounth them there?
thanks
Jan 26 2007 6:34AM
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n0gga
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go for core. im mounting my friends silencers there. are they stiffer or softer than the pe?
Jan 26 2007 6:50AM
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skithesprings
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ur supposed to ski on snow
thought you should know
Jan 26 2007 9:17AM
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D.Willy
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I've had my original fujatives for going on my 4th season, now thats durability baby.
Jan 26 2007 9:19AM
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chris2689
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get public enemys this is my second season with them and i love them
Jan 26 2007 9:40AM
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Goobie
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if you havn't noticed theres not much snow in the east
Jan 28 2007 11:01AM
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