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Jibbing on Prophet 90s

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Drew-Z
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anyone have experience? i was looking at these and they seem geared more towards all mountain/jumps/backcountry. how do they handle on rails and such?
Dec 12 2008 9:35PM
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Drew-Z
Posts: 96 - Karma: 10
bummp?
Dec 12 2008 11:55PM
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eurotune2
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in theory you can hit rails on any ski, but if you are looking for a Jib ski, the prophet is not that. Prophets are charging skis and very stiff... they will be a little much for the park/jibs
Dec 13 2008 12:12AM
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0123456789
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since theyarent park skis, if you hti rails the edges have ike a 90% chance of falling out/cracking and breaking youre skis. adn they can tell if they broke on a rail so you cant warenteee them cause they arent park skis.
Dec 13 2008 12:15AM
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Drew-Z
Posts: 96 - Karma: 10
thanks a lot for clearing that up. i might go with bluehouse MRs (07/08) or line chronics in that case then. i think those might be better combos of all mountain/park than the 90s
Dec 13 2008 12:46AM
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eurotune2
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chronics would be awesome, but if you like the prophets check out the blend, it rips all mtn and is more park oriented than the prophets
Dec 13 2008 1:24AM
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0123456789
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haha man i was jokin around, the should be fine in the park, mabye not too palyful though, but theres nothing like i described above, i thought youd realize it haha.
Dec 13 2008 9:33PM
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Drew-Z
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haha naw i missed that, i kinda took the fact that they have a layer of metal or whatever seriously. id probably rather a ski with a bit more flex anyway, or one thats less pricey (im kinna broke)
Dec 13 2008 9:52PM
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Calb3rt
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older model blends are sick park skis. they are the same as the prophet 90s but have a carbon ollie band instead of that titanium or whatever. i loved them to death. now i have chronics and they are sick too. you really cant go wrong with LINE.
Dec 13 2008 10:08PM
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BobYohan
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also, a lot heavier than a park-oriented ski
Dec 13 2008 10:16PM
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Lemuel
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its actually really light? its not heavy at all. the PE is a park oriented ski and its alot heavier than the prophet 90.
Dec 14 2008 7:01PM
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Fish_Sandwich.
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They are definitely not a jib ski at all.
I rode the 100's last year and they really weren't fun in park, they can charge though.  I liked them a lot, but definitely won't be that fun in the park or jibbing.
Dec 14 2008 7:43PM
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