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Price point ski

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deezy.
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whats a price point ski
Nov 11 2007 9:00PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31
any cheaper ski that's still of fairly good quality

el rays, invaders ,ect.
Nov 11 2007 10:02PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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fujis, invaders,

assuming what my friends have said bout the bluehouse mr's is true, then id say the mr's...

Nov 11 2007 10:04PM
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freshlyDIPPED
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invaders aren't quality
Nov 11 2007 10:15PM
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freshlyDIPPED
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invaders aren't quality
Nov 11 2007 10:15PM
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BigJew
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El Rays or Fujatives.
Nov 11 2007 10:16PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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haha ok mr 36 posts!!




line had problems wit 1 yr of invaders...big deal? they fixed the problem now and invaders hve been good ever since
Nov 11 2007 10:17PM
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nothanks
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Stop.

He has been here since:
November 4th 2006

You:
July 23rd 2007

Even if you've had another username from 2001 (I'm sure you did) he is whoring less, and quite possible talking more sense.


Regardless, a price-point ski is as previously stated...a ski that aims for a larger audience with its lower price, but attributes similar to its "big brother ski."

The Armada El Ray is a great example of this. Looks up to the Ar6 but is a cap construction ski, and made with fiberglass as well as wood. Keeps the price down but people riding a respectable ski.
Nov 11 2007 10:20PM
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Pippin
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basic economics
Quality=+
Price= low
         = DEAL
Nov 11 2007 10:26PM
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C.J.
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silencer
Nov 11 2007 10:31PM
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First.Aid
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You could always shop for stuff a few years old that shops are trying to dump.  I got a brand new $900 DJ bike for $400 that way!
Nov 11 2007 10:31PM
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[]Soul_Steeze[]
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true true

i got a pair of chronics for 200
Nov 11 2007 10:32PM
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tjski
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hahaha
Nov 11 2007 11:42PM
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Caleb_F
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Moment Renos are pretty cheap. ($399)  Not quite as cheap as some of the others but they are a sick ski.  $20 more gets you the jib, which is probably my favorite park ski ever...  Buying skis that are a year or two old is usually your cheapest route though. 
Nov 12 2007 11:18AM
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skierkid_92
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el rey, fujis
Nov 12 2007 12:34PM
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jhackbeez
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i would say the new scratch ski, fuji, or invader.  im sure the el ray is fine, but not to many people have ridden it yet.
Nov 12 2007 12:39PM
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lt.milo
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its people like you who ruin ns
Nov 12 2007 1:54PM
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skiP.E.I.
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He's right. I've seen the 05-06s and th 06-07s after 1 season and both were trashed. The 06/07s which were supposed to be better quality were my little brothers, and he doesn't do anything that big. he had 2 or 3 core shots, because the base is a sloft, slow material (not sintered). edges started to delaminate on tail of one, and the topsheet was chipped down to the core all around both ends on both skis as well as some places on sides. They are a good performing park ski though and not bad all mountain, they are just shit quality.
Nov 12 2007 2:00PM
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jergriff
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the scilencer for shurrr! oh and the rossi blasts? i think
Nov 12 2007 5:01PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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my 06/07 invaaders fell to shit...but i guess they were only 300$
Nov 12 2007 5:33PM
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beardstatus
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Hands Down! El Ray super sick and tj schiller rides em. they can't be bad
Nov 12 2007 5:59PM
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poofartpee
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anything around $400 or under
Nov 12 2007 6:21PM
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kenevil
Posts: 1309 - Karma: 31

hahahahaha uhh I don't think TJ rides the el's, more like ar6's or pipe cleaners

Nov 12 2007 6:40PM
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deezy.
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yeah invaders are pretty solid skiss...

Nov 12 2007 6:48PM
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deezy.
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yeah he does

from armadaskis.com
      "With a perfect flat spin 5 truckdriver, TJ won the superfinals on his new love, the Armada El Rey ski: If it's a normal day in the park and I am not hitting a 100 foot table, these are my new favorite Armada's!" TJ said"
Nov 12 2007 6:55PM
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kenevil
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huh, well I stand corrected, kinda weird that he would ski on their price point ski as opposed to the AR6's, or pipe cleaners
Nov 12 2007 6:58PM
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skiP.E.I.
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thats not exactly complimentary to price point skis. Implications of inferior quality? lol. The more expensive a ski is doesn't necessarily mean it's better than one that costs less.
Nov 12 2007 10:54PM
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kenevil
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Well, generally a price point ski isn't as high of quality as a top-of-the-line/flagship model.
Nov 13 2007 12:09AM
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*Michael*
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definately the silencer.
Nov 13 2007 12:11AM
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SHastatahoe
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I have the first generation fujis, and they are falling apart.  But this IS after 2 years of hard riding, rails, and whatnot.  I am still going to ride them, after I remount them (healpeace ripping out).  One of the tails is delamming, and the edge is ripping out (of the tail).  Midsole edges are holding up extremeley well, though I have been treating them with 2ply epoxy every few rides, and they are splitting pretty bad. . . but c'mon . . 2 years of hardcore riding for a 150$ ski (proformed).
Nov 13 2007 2:45AM
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Krush
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pwnd n()()b
Nov 13 2007 8:13AM
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skiP.E.I.
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thsi si true.
Nov 13 2007 8:44AM
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lt.milo
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anthem isn't bad
Nov 13 2007 2:27PM
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edd1e
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I think the el-ray could be the perfect west coast price point, all-mountain jib stick. Only time will tell if they hold up to some abuse though.
Nov 13 2007 2:44PM
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deezy.
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has anyone rode it yet?
Nov 13 2007 5:19PM
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deezy.
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the el rey?
Nov 13 2007 5:20PM
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deezy.
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bump
Nov 13 2007 10:03PM
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