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Line Invaders. worth it or not?
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are the line invaders any good?
ive been told Line sucks and wont last for shit.
by a guy who told me that about the skiis i got last season and well... he was right the didnt last a whole season. but thos were Elans...
and he told me that if i would buy Lines they would break easly and there shit.
concidering this is my second season(07-08) but i push as hell and im not scared to try things and get hurt. as i did on my first season (06-07)
should i get the line invaders or not?
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well line said that they fixed the invaders for 08 but ya in the past they have been crap
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The 08 ones should be alot better becuase the plastic is harder in the topsheet. But next time...use the searchbar.
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they fixed the invaders last year. i havent seen/heard anything from anyone with the 06-07 about them breaking or anything. i will admit the 05-06 sucked but they def fixed them. I love my set.
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i love me 06/07 invaders, they chip if you ride em hard, but what do expect? so far my edges and bases have held up from 50+ days, so they're definitly worth the money. And by now you can probably find a good deal on them.
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Seriously they're $200 skis...you get what you pay for. Invaders, Silencers, Fugatives, and any other price-point ski just doesn't have the quality of a more expensive ski. If you ski hard, hit a lot of rails etc... these skis probably will only last you a season. If you only ski a few times a year and are pretty mellow you'll probably think they're bombproof. It sucks that dumbasses on here have given line a bad name because they're invaders fell apart. Line screwed up, yes, but they warrantied probably 1000's of skis. They owned up to the screw-up. They still make some of the best skis in the industry and have done soooo much for the sport.
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yeah same here. I have a few top sheet chips but thats basically the norm unless you ride your skis like a pussy
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yea they are alright i demo'd them and they felt good but i snapped my old line's sooo...
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^what brand were they?
also there are a lot of threads about this that you can get info about the invaders if you havent already researched them on NS
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Invaders are awesome skis for the price... the base and edge on the tail of one of mine ended up delaming at the end of the season.. line have replaced it under warranty... I beat on them pretty hard so I'm stoked
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line has fixed basically all of thier previous problems
now brands like Fischer, Moment, and Atomic are making symmetrical skis
invaders look fun, and if you like them and have a blast riding them, they're worth it
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they fixed the 08's but personally i would never get them
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why they are sweet im gettin them
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they are the most fun ski i have ever ridden. both forwards and backwards.
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well it looks like some of you liek them and some dont...
but yeh if there not gonna lst me the season then nevermind
cuz i skii everyweekend of winter if not 3 or 4 times a week. (i live beside a mountain)
and well i snaped my noses on my elans and the tails look like there about to snap to. and i have like a a gazzilion 2 inch gashes in them.
i do beat my skiis. i put them through tough stuff.
but if invaders wont last a season for there price. never mind ill go for a biggger brand and more expansive if thell tough longer.
thanks for the help
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ill bet you a hundred dollars invaders will last you the season and the first time you ride them youll be smiling the entire day
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it just depends on the ski man..
i have the 05 chronics and i skied em HARD for 2 seasons and theyr still holdin up great.
my friend bought the invaders and he liked em but he said they were a little squirley at faster speeds but he said they were solid well built skis.
plus K2 bought out LINE so with a big strong company like K2 behind a sick company like LINE that is progressin the sport even further...the next years LINE's should be pretty gnarly!!!!!
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wow i was going to get invaders and was worried about all mountain should i be i get hardly any powpow so thats not to much of a problom i have the green white flyers now so im not sure
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What Elans did you screw up? M02.2? 'Cause they look rock solid. If you can break those then Invaders won't last for shit
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bro the invaders are conpletely durable for 08 they got tips and tails made of urethane so they ill not delam.
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every 08 line ski is amazing. seriously.
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I hate how Line still gets a bad rep just because the first year of invaders had delam issues, their 08 line-up is lookin super sick, and from what I've heard durability is not an issue anymore. I love Line just because they have the balls to come up with new and innovative designs (eliptical sidecut, butter zones, early taper ect.) I'm pretty sure the invaders will last a season for you, if not 2
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i like the invaders i got a pair of 07' and i dont have any damage on them from last year
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Line is good stuff the ones that delamed were warenteed and ppl got new ones if it happens thats what they'll do for ya but it is very unlikely that was a problem they had one year. If they had kept the same exact constructuion and continued to make the improvements they have but changed the name of the ski after the first year people would be all over them. Get over the problem they had one year and buy the damn skis, there not ment to last forever no ski is, ride em wreck em and get a new pair thats the system.
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Bottom-line. Invaders are skis with a MSRP of $299 and can be found for $200 at end of season sales.
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