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urban skis

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CTripper
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what if companies put out skis specially made for urban? they could be softer and less quality since you'd be shittying them up anyways, no metal edges since you don't carve on pavement. would that be a decent idea or no?
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Dec 16 2003 2:53PM
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freeskiing04
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id think u'd want edges for sliding the rails...? and who would pay for a ski u cant use anywhere else
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Dec 16 2003 3:07PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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i think burton makes a snowboard like that. that would be a good idea.
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Dec 16 2003 3:09PM
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ECkevin
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you could just throw a pair of bindings on two pieces of ply wood....but seriously not a bad idea, haven't heard it before.
Dec 16 2003 3:10PM
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aclsarescary
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^^I would buy those skis...the fujative is a good start towards something like that.
Dec 16 2003 3:14PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
its actually a good idea. They couldnt sell them for much over 100 though. Even a grindplate would work in them but wouldnt really help on flat rails.

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Dec 16 2003 3:33PM
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MasterFlo
Posts: 254 - Karma: 9
Companies should just make a removeable thin plastic cover that covers the bottom of the ski.
Dec 16 2003 3:40PM
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RossiScratch-411
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Forum snowboards has a jib board specifically for all your urban endeavors, it's called the street dweller, skiing def needs one







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Dec 16 2003 3:52PM
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Lanemeyers
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It's a great idea......the Street Dweller is cool...it comes with stencils and shit to make your own graphics...

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Dec 16 2003 3:55PM
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west
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The Fujative is a step in that direction. Very soft, rail specific, cheap as shit.




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Dec 16 2003 3:58PM
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Bob_Loblaw
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yea, i meant forum.
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'. . . thou shalt eat the herb of the field ' (Genesis 3:18)
'. . . eat every herb of the land ' (Exodus 10:12)
'Better is a dinner of herb where love is, than a stalled ox and hatred therewith' (Proverbs 15:17)
“He Causeth the Grass to Grow for the Cattle, and Herb for the Service of Man” (Psalm 104:14)
Dec 16 2003 3:58PM
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Itsbackfliptime
Posts: 18901 - Karma: 75
snowboarders can just buy the 80 dollar wal mart boards that are actually real boards. Too bad they don't make junk skis like that.

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Dec 16 2003 4:17PM
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manwiththemetalleg
Posts: 1636 - Karma: 91
It would be good if they designed an urban ski just for trashing, but i doubt it would happen, there isnt a very big market for it really.
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Dec 16 2003 4:40PM
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ECfreeski3
Posts: 12019 - Karma: 126
DAMN i was just thinking of that last week


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Dec 16 2003 5:01PM
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Mykel
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yeah, building your own isn't the same



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Dec 16 2003 6:14PM
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CTD
Posts: 6300 - Karma: 348
heres what you do. go buy one of those shitty snowboards, trace the general shape of your ski on um and cut um out. then mount them up with bindings. but seriously, those plastic boards would break in half on a rail. the street dweller is a REAL board, it just lacks edges and 8 inserts (only has one stance)The best bet is to go on ebay, and buy some old 1080s or 1260s, and detune the shit out of the edges, and walla! your own beater skis.






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Dec 16 2003 7:25PM
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dilla_says_go
Posts: 5333 - Karma: 168
whatever happened to those pow'airs with the plastic grindplate? i just paid 20 bucks for tuning because i had no sweet spot on my scratch's from sliding rails. my dad is pissed because i go through skis like shit through a camel.
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