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Cheapest Ski

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salomonskiier12
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What is thecheapest ski out ont he market.  I am not talking pricewise, but strictly wear and tear.  What skis will hold up under the harsest conditions.  I have heard that dynastar is basically the worst twintip out there for durability.  What is the lowdown on this?
Mar 12 2007 6:25PM
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AMG.
Posts: 867 - Karma: 21
any dyanastar made earlier than this year is a gamble, this year's are holding up pretty well from experience and what i've heard
Mar 12 2007 6:30PM
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chickenwang
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fuck no dynastar aint got shytt on liberties for suckking
Mar 12 2007 6:40PM
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JSBKI331
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ya i heard libertys arent that good at all. how do k2's hold up.
Mar 12 2007 6:43PM
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SwitchMahFuckah
Posts: 783 - Karma: 15
Liberty's, oldier Line's, my friend broke his 4frnt's. Rossi's hold up pretty nice.
Mar 12 2007 6:45PM
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gregor
Posts: 1069 - Karma: 83
Dynastar is no-where near the worst. In decending order of shitness, here are some examples.

Dogens
Fujis
Any Liberty
Thrusters/Flyers
Any Line apart from prophets



Mar 12 2007 7:33PM
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Tucks
Posts: 2120 - Karma: 161
You can put the K2 Public Enemy's through hell and back and they will hold up
Mar 12 2007 7:41PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
word you can beat the shit out of them
Mar 12 2007 7:42PM
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salomonskiier12
Posts: 2862 - Karma: 19
are salomons really that bad?
Mar 12 2007 8:02PM
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charmander
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Yes.
Mar 12 2007 8:05PM
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Black-Bandanna
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K2 has some of the most legit skis on the market right now.
Mar 12 2007 8:06PM
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BFFset.
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worddd.
Mar 12 2007 8:18PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,538
my opinion? K2...Elan park skis dont seem too solid either
Mar 12 2007 8:51PM
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campbell12
Posts: 396 - Karma: 10
indeed.
Mar 12 2007 8:52PM
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powriderco
Posts: 41 - Karma: 10
the only skis i have seen a kid rip through multipl pairs are head mojo 80s
Mar 12 2007 10:01PM
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fouldsys
Posts: 7404 - Karma: 39
my freind snapped his scratch fs wrs's doing a switch butter on to a box. in the end i just guess its how hard you ride.
Mar 12 2007 10:04PM
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cpas_
Posts: 349 - Karma: 22
the worst ever is the old invaders
Mar 12 2007 10:04PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Jea
Mar 12 2007 10:06PM
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railslayer
Posts: 259 - Karma: 41
i've broken a few k2s, seen a lot of rossis break. Delammed some head mad trix a few years ago on my second day skiing on them. Still have two pairs of the grey line mothership titaniums. Might not last too much longer, but they have been great.
Mar 12 2007 10:09PM
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railslayer
Posts: 259 - Karma: 41
i had two pairs og dynastars, the last pair were candides. The skis kind of suck, but besides one of the world's largest coreshots, they held up really well.
Mar 12 2007 10:12PM
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shagalabagala
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all in all armada's are the most durable i think we can all agree
Mar 12 2007 10:18PM
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siver090
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my K2 public enemies are bullet proof the invaders last year didnt hold up so well
Mar 12 2007 10:20PM
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skithedirt
Posts: 1759 - Karma: 382
my friend cracked his down the middle buttering
Mar 12 2007 10:21PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
i think invaders are the worst. they delam like crazy. my older 03-04 1080's hold up great, and most armadas are good, except the topsheets. dynastars edges do suck.
Mar 12 2007 10:25PM
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parkchilla
Posts: 445 - Karma: 12
Last years invaders are pretty shitty skis. They are some of the funnest skis you can ride though. Mine worked fine for one season but this season my edges started falling off on the tips and the tails, and the base starts to fall apart.
Mar 12 2007 10:27PM
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Scolson
Posts: 2904 - Karma: 92
Why is everyone saying k2, I mean the PE's and fuji's hold up pretty darn well. I imagine people break fuji's because of their noodle-like qualities, but if you ride that hard, they aren't really for you.

Also they aren't huge performers, but that's completely diff. than what this dude's talking about.
Mar 12 2007 10:36PM
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Park_Rider_435
Posts: 834 - Karma: 9
liberty you are gaurrented skis for life cause when you buy them they are alreay broke even ask panzieman he will give you a good lecture about liberty skis
Mar 12 2007 10:44PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
i say k2s are solid as, but i dont think the PE rides as well now as it did originally (back when it was 80 not 85 at the waist).

for a cheap ski, fujis seem pretty solid too.


Mar 12 2007 10:44PM
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Albino
Posts: 1400 - Karma: 123
i say k2s are solid as, but i dont think the PE rides as well now as it did originally (back when it was 80 not 85 at the waist).

for a cheap ski, fujis seem pretty solid too.


Mar 12 2007 10:44PM
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Literature
Posts: 13673 - Karma: 3,085

The only broken K2s I have heard about or seen personally have been by a skiier who goes huge and stomps the shit out of his tricks. Otherwise, they seem to be the most bomber skis on the market.

Mar 12 2007 10:50PM
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WeK
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No clue since when dynastar became undurable. Mine from last year have yet to have anything but topsheet chips. The base seems to get hurt easily but ragardless they've held up amazing for 60+ days. I think they lost some pop but I can't remember since they started as my first twintip, I couldn't even 180 flat back then let alone a rail so no clue how they popped before.
Mar 12 2007 10:56PM
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Sholte
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k2's are practicaly bullet proof unless there fugitives
Mar 12 2007 10:58PM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860

i say that you cant really get a real answer for this. k2s go great for some people but terrible for others thats goes the same for every other brand. it really matters more of the person actually skiing rather than the ski.

Mar 12 2007 11:56PM
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SHastatahoe
Posts: 3414 - Karma: 20
Compairing the Fujitives to the invaders, the fujitives are extremely bombproof, I still have my 05/06 that I have been riding pretty hard and they are still holding up, though the edges are destroyed and peeling away and I think I cracked a core and I'm sensing a tip delam, but c'mon, they were only like 100 bones proformed. Well worth the money.
Mar 13 2007 12:01AM
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Greenish
Posts: 2047 - Karma: 367
Liberty for sure
Mar 13 2007 12:13AM
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Fish_Sandwich.
Posts: 9108 - Karma: 16
I'm gonna have to disagree with you on this. Mine have held up fine.
Mar 13 2007 1:05AM
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bigwhite.steeze
Posts: 8227 - Karma: 1,030
k2s = omg why the fuck wont these break!
lines = wtf there broken and i havent even taken them out of the wrapping...
Mar 13 2007 1:12AM
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freeskier1316
Posts: 1771 - Karma: 27
heads are solid from what i've seen and heard
Mar 13 2007 1:35AM
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Ben.
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yeah but they r madd stiff
Mar 13 2007 1:41AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
for lines...it all depends. stay away from last years invaders, but it seems like this years have been fixed. chronics are bomber, prophet series stuff is very nice too. as for older, 1260s are alright, but i wouldn't recommend for a skier who's heavier. the old mother ships and pro models are all pretty good.
Mar 13 2007 1:48AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
this year's mojos are significantly softer than the 2x4s they used to be. oh and my cheapest ski would have to be the fuji's, with them getting a little better for this years.
Mar 13 2007 1:49AM
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DUBIE
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yah i heard the scilencers suck the y crack at the tips and tails and delam fast
Mar 13 2007 8:18AM
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