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K2 Silencers... yay or nay?

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alex.k.
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any body ride them? you like? how might they compare to the fugis ot PE? i know they're not as wide, but lets talk in terms of pop and flex.

thanks.
Sep 14 2007 11:49AM
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FujaSkiier
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Yay... Solid ski for its price. Not as soft as the fujas but not super stiff like the PEs. You can pretty much charge down from the top of the mountain and into the park.

Sep 14 2007 11:59AM
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skinnylove
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i've heard they are like noodles.
Sep 14 2007 11:59AM
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alex.k.
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so is it worth the 50 extra bucks to go with the fugis?
Sep 14 2007 12:03PM
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WPwhit36
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talked to a K2 rep and said silencers are just out of the old PE molds, like how a sprayer was out of the old scratch molds
Sep 14 2007 12:30PM
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LC.
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I ride them as my 100% jib ski. Just small jumps on them, but mostly rails. They are NOT a soft ski at all, like most people seem to think for some reason (they've obviously never skied them or even flexed them in a shop). They're only slightly softer than a PE. Very even flex through the ski - DEFINITELY stiffer at the tip and tail than an AR6, Troublemaker, Scratch FS or STL. The closest thing to them I've skied is a Mojo 80.

Anyway, for me I bought them as a rail ski because I got them as ex-demos ridiculously cheap and I really don't care how my jib skied actually ski. But they're the same dimensions as the old PE's so they do ski pretty nicely on groomers and they're solid landing kickers. They're stiff enough to hold a decent edge but being a K2 ski there's not a lot of pop to them. Still, I'm very happy with them given I got them cheap and they're poppy enough for me on rails.

For reference, I ride 179s at running length centre, I'm 6'4 and 185lbs and work in shops so I've skied pretty much everything out there.
Sep 14 2007 12:51PM
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FujaSkiier
Posts: 96 - Karma: 10
BTW,

I don't think there was a change from last years model to this years except for graphics. You are better off picking up the last years model for less than $200 than picking up this years to $300.
Sep 14 2007 1:59PM
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ESfreeridepa
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i just bought a pair of 179 with px12 jibs for 150 shipped so im pretty pumped to see how these things ski.
Sep 14 2007 2:09PM
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Ryanvdonk
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actually silencers are a better ski unless you're like 130 lbs or do only rails.
Sep 14 2007 2:51PM
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skiRay
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someone want to send me a link to a place where i can get last years for mad cheap?
Sep 14 2007 3:18PM
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Lineskiah11
Posts: 2029 - Karma: 21
http://www.untracked.com/p1019-07_k2_the_silencer_allmountain_pipe_park_skis.html


for 200$
Sep 14 2007 3:54PM
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GatoGordo
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HAHAHAHAHA you think the PE's are super stiff. those things are not stiff, and the fujas are just too noodly to do anything but park. you need to ride some different skis, and then re-think stiff.
Sep 14 2007 5:39PM
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lyndon
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You've been misinformed. These are a bit stiffer than my A6r's-not noodly by any means. They seem like a pretty solid ski. I would have gotten a pair, but the largest size they had was like a 169-typical for a shop that caters to a majority of race product.
Sep 14 2007 7:43PM
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currentwestman
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i heard they're shit but they're cheap and probably decent anywhere on the mtn i think
Sep 14 2007 8:00PM
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Lineskiah11
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some one in Ski Gabber just said that there is a 10% off code for NS people too so you could get them for 180

here's the thread:
https://www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/319384/
Sep 14 2007 8:04PM
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skiRay
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yeah thats a super good deal now
Sep 15 2007 1:45AM
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lindsaynator
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i got some silencers last year there real flexy for me u can butter like crazy on them but just stiff enough to hold and edge ae if u get them about 2cm off centre they work gr8 as an all round ski really
Oct 10 2007 1:28AM
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buchanan.
Posts: 1911 - Karma: 156
your huuuuuuuuuggeee!
Oct 10 2007 2:02AM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
I ride the 179's for my park ski and if your looking for a ski to beat on theyr your pair. Just a cheap fun light pair of skis that rides well in park, if your lookin for more of an all mountain id say nay, but as a park ski yay
Oct 10 2007 3:58AM
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Ryanvdonk
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no, he's actually pretty skinny. though tall.
Oct 10 2007 5:57AM
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Matty_C
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i'm pretty sure he meant stiff in the context of other twins, in which case he's quite right, pe's are stiffer than almost any other <90mm twin i can think of. obviously compared to race skis or titan pros they wouldn't be considered stiff, but all in context y'dig?
Oct 10 2007 10:56AM
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BMB
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i ski them, and its a YAY from me
Nov 29 2007 9:09AM
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