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Line Durability

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jp14
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
So i was shopping around at a local shop and i have been thinking about getting the new anthems for this year. The worker at the store said they stopped carrying Line because the durability is awful. Like edges blowing out and stuff. Does anyone have any problems with they're Lines? Cause if i don't get the Anthems I am probably gonna get the new Volkl Walls.
Sep 4 2007 7:17PM
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plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
my motherships have been marginally durable.  the topsheets get shredded really easily.  the edges are pretty good, and i guess the bases are decent.  those are from the year that they had all those problems with the 1st gen invaders, idk if that has anything to do with my skis though.
Sep 4 2007 7:20PM
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jp14
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
Anyone else got anything to add??
Sep 4 2007 7:37PM
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thedutchmayn
Posts: 1653 - Karma: 45
line is awesome. they had some problems with the invaders a few years ago and everyone blew it way out of proportion. get the anthems. you'll love them cause they are a sick ski!
Sep 4 2007 7:40PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
Posts: 3928 - Karma: 65
durability is fixed. line skis are made in the k2 factory now so its all good now. just keep in mind that anthems are a low priced ski but none the less they should get u through a full season of hard jibbing without any problems.
Sep 4 2007 7:41PM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
my orange twelve sixties held up better than any ski ive had, i dont use my blends on rails so i couldnt tell you about those, i just got last years invaders slightly used, so i cant say much about those yet.
Sep 4 2007 7:41PM
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zylstra
Posts: 3613 - Karma: 125
if you want durable skis get high societys
mk i'm done now
Sep 4 2007 7:41PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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oh and my chronic wides still look brand new after a season of use
Sep 4 2007 7:43PM
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CMF
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i rode the same chronics for three seasons cause i was broke, and i ended up with one chip out of the top sheet.
Sep 4 2007 8:17PM
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Kevski
Posts: 7056 - Karma: 2,785
That one year (06?) the invaders all broke, edges fell apart because they miscalculated the length, so it was actually like 1 cm too long (the edge), and the ink for the graphic didn't mesh with the topsheet, so it delammed.
No more problem.
Apparently shops said the only line skis they had taken back for warranty were Bacons. Invaders, the original problem, has been fixed.
Durability is fine.
Sep 4 2007 9:21PM
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tjski
Posts: 5859 - Karma: 44
but...the invaders do fall appart easily..
Sep 4 2007 9:25PM
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jp14
Posts: 223 - Karma: 10
so what do you guys think is better. the walls or anthems? both are pretty fat and symmetrical. the anthems are prolly a little mor buttery
Sep 4 2007 9:38PM
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Lukey_1080
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topsheets de-lam easily from my experience
Sep 4 2007 9:43PM
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Krush
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just not there 2005 series, lol
Sep 4 2007 9:54PM
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dozerr
Posts: 4007 - Karma: 403
this year line is killing it, end of discussion
Sep 4 2007 10:23PM
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T-Pency
Posts: 739 - Karma: 840
the wrap around edge is soo sick their going to be bomb proof i only own line skis and if they ever did delam or the edge rips out their warranty is super legit and they will most likey have you a new pair in 2 weeks!
Sep 5 2007 12:12AM
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BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
If they don't delam lines are money. However, the last 2 years a very high percentage of their skis delaminated. Ooh, and all the cap skis have really weak topsheets. But the bases and edges are high quality.
Sep 5 2007 12:21AM
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Ryanvdonk
Posts: 12811 - Karma: 1,971
a very high percentage? i heard like one case of delam on non-invaders last year. cap topsheets last longer than cap if they don't delam, stop talking out of your ass.
Sep 5 2007 12:28AM
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The_Tim
Posts: 779 - Karma: 36
Line=POOP
Sep 5 2007 12:47AM
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DJSTEVEINNIAMIXX
Posts: 1859 - Karma: 1,664
they dont have the best durabilaty but i guess there getting better.
Sep 5 2007 12:58AM
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K-Thomas
Posts: 2700 - Karma: 604
exactly. i had a pair of the 178 mike nick pro's and they were sick as hell and mad durable. but like you said, invaders were garbage. our shop had almost every one come back delamed
Sep 5 2007 1:50AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
I love how one model one year made everyone forget about that fact that line has always been making some of the most bombproof park skis out there, second to the head madtrix. One year of invaders got messed up cuz of the ink... it got fixed. all their other skis have always been and still are really durable.
Sep 5 2007 1:51AM
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