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Fujatives...$299...?

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AppSkier
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The ski shop at the place i ski has fujatives marked down to 299. I have skis that i like pretty good, and i would like a little longer then 169... but should i get them? it seems like i shouldnt pass this up


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Dec 19 2003 4:42PM
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freeskiing04
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yea i mean then ud have later on when u do need new skis
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Dec 19 2003 4:46PM
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SeanB
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if you want to get them get them but don't grab them without thinking about it because the price is low, keeping it affordible was one of the goals in designing the fujative and I'm pretty sure they will always be that price.


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Dec 19 2003 4:47PM
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AppSkier
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good point... i could get them at the end of the season maybe


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Dec 19 2003 4:52PM
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Melvs
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$299 isn't THAT much off.... infact, I think most stores I've sen have them at that price... oh ya, they're made to be inexpensive...
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Dec 19 2003 5:21PM
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KAF
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If you go to First Tracks, they are $279 AppSkier.
Dec 19 2003 5:35PM
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PocketRocketRipper
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I have a feeling that we will all find out pretty soon how K2 made them so cheap...
Dec 19 2003 5:38PM
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eastcoastskier
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what online places have them?
Dec 19 2003 8:56PM
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bigsky_gurl
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I found that people LIKE to spend alot of money on things. It somehow makes them feel like what they bought was 'better'. This applies to every aspect of consumerism, why else would so many girls drop a few g's on a Luey Vuitton bag? You are just talking out of your ass, just because they arent over priced doenst mean they are crap. I bet tomorrow you will be bitching about how expensive skis are.
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Dec 19 2003 9:20PM
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weazelzb
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mad cheap... curious to see if they hold up


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Dec 19 2003 10:13PM
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*cowboy*
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yeah, they clearly didnt use the best most expensive materials.. But look at it this way:

K2 has a reputation to withhold. They arent going to go out and make some piece of crap because let me tell you, word would get around.. I would expect them to be a pretty good ski despite the cheap price. Clearly the materials will be less expensive and it wont hold up as good as a Seth Pistol. But, im sure you will still get a quality ski.


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Dec 19 2003 11:43PM
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SeanB
Posts: 3022 - Karma: 71
yeah seriously I'm surprised you guys have so little damn faith, K2 is trying to do something admirable here (i.e. make a dope ski that people can actually afford) but all that aside do you really think they're going to risk giving arguably their best/highest profile rider (I'm sure I just pissed off a lot of Morrison fans) a pro-model that sucks?


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Dec 21 2003 1:03AM
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4-Front
Posts: 5306 - Karma: 199
skier shop has them same with another one but i forgot there namme



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Dec 21 2003 3:45PM
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skibum21
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that ski looks sweet to, i want to get a pair when my local shop gets some

Dec 21 2003 3:54PM
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gambino500014
Posts: 6882 - Karma: 12
im getitng them wsoon.... very soonnnn
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Dec 21 2003 4:25PM
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bigtreefallhard
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yea they definitely are going to be my next ski considering the price




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Dec 21 2003 7:36PM
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LineBoarder
Posts: 3762 - Karma: 84
Yeah i saw them today at a local shop today in CT... they look pretty sweet... the tips and tails are wicked flex as spoken for... sidewalls look a little cheesy, but for the price, a good jib ski if they hold up





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Dec 21 2003 8:02PM
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Rip
Posts: 1158 - Karma: 3
they cant be that bad... pep fujas uses them if he wasnt hurt


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Dec 21 2003 9:25PM
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D-rocket
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i woudl just be a little more carefulp on them, that way you odnt break them, i did hear the bad side of it but i dont rememebr somehtign abotu not using a durable material in some part of it but i dont rememebr what it was, if anyone remembers they should say.
Dec 21 2003 10:05PM
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~Pete~
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i went and flexed it today at the shop and it didnt seem special or anything and the guy there just said it was a cheap version of the PE and thats even what k2 said i dunno if thats right but thats what he siad
Dec 21 2003 10:28PM
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PocketRocketRipper
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i'm not sure where I heard this, but I heard they're cheap because due to their soft flex, they will wear out more quickly, so they're cheaper to make it less of a big deal to buy some new ones.

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Dec 21 2003 10:40PM
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D-rocket
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^ i highly doubt that
Dec 22 2003 3:18AM
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BoomBotix
Posts: 885 - Karma: 200
I break just about anything, whether it's expensive or cheap. Honestly, I think most of the tricks I pull on/off rails, and over tabletops I could likely do just as well with any ski as long as I have twin tips, so cheap is good.
Dec 22 2003 8:50AM
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D-rocket
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when i had bad cheap skis they were fine and they broke a lot slower then my new beauties, but those skis r dead now. but for a qaurter of the price
Dec 22 2003 9:13AM
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lineskier10
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yea i work at a shop and i need some new skis and we have them so i might get them, but they id also want an all mountain twini, but if i got the fujatives and the PEs id be set, or i could get the seth pistols just because they are so sick
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Dec 22 2003 10:59AM
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VANULAR
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k2 is known to have problems with their shit

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Dec 22 2003 11:07AM
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schmies
Posts: 2032 - Karma: 511
Think what you want. I've absolutely beaten this issue to death. The Fujative is nothing close to a cheap Public Enemy, your shop guy is retarded, it isn't made with shitty materials to make it cheap, K2 actually makes less than on a Fujative than on a pair of PEs, and it won't 'wear out quicker' because it has a softer flex. Try it out, you might really like it, you might hate. It's all good. Only that way, you can make an educated deduction of its performance rather than meare speculation.
Dec 22 2003 11:32AM
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sherLocke
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anybody who judges a ski but how it flexes in the shop, in your hands, is an asshole.


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Dec 22 2003 11:39AM
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D-spin
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haha yah most of the time people flex them on the ground anyways, witch just shows u flex of hte tip not the actual body of the ski

Dec 22 2003 12:27PM
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gambino500014
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i just ordered them, they come in on the 9th, 179 ooooohhhhhhh yea
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Dec 22 2003 4:14PM
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hucksterjibber15
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ive heard they ride like a 300 dollar ski, just like the pe rides like a 350 dollar ski. plus, k2 will NOT stand behind their products






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Dec 22 2003 6:11PM
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Melvs
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they won't? is that why i got warentee for having chipped the topsheet a TINY bit? sounds to me like they definitly don't stand behind them, either that or your just a ignorant moron.
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Dec 22 2003 6:28PM
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Johnny
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No one gets it. K2 is diong something smart and good for the industry. You see not everybody can afford 500 dollar skis a 200 dollar coat, 150 dollar pants a 100 dollar helmet 100 dollar goggles 300 dollar boots 50 dollar poles, 100 dolar bindings, a 350 dollar seasons pass and gass money. So K2 still kept there same materials as a 500 dollar ski which really cost them 100 dollars to make. So they made there skis cost less for the industry and also they would sell more ( which is obviously working today). So you see they just have a different perspective for selling things.



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Dec 22 2003 6:51PM
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schmies
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More profit is made from a pair of PEs, than a pair of Fujatives. Food for thought.
Dec 22 2003 7:07PM
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Mykel
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I paid 500$ for my enemies and they fell apart about a week after th warranty was up. K2 wouldn't warranty them because they had a core shot in the middle of one of the skis. K2 is poor quality.


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Dec 22 2003 7:47PM
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uuhno
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i think the fujatives were designed to break after a while, that is one reason they were made cheap, the other reason is because so many of them were made





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Dec 22 2003 8:26PM
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TimmyP
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They have a sticker saying, 'Made in China' it is the seal of quality. I support asian workers, eviedened by the clothes I wear, not by my Skiis.
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Dec 22 2003 8:27PM
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Durtschi
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pep dont worry about them wearring out cuz he gets 50 pairs, and most pussys take two runs and go eat food in the lodge so i dont understand what all the fuss is about



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Dec 22 2003 8:34PM
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cork5
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today i skied my pe's and fujatives back to back...i personally think the fujatives are way better at everything (including all mountain) than the public enemy...they don't feel cheap at all and you guys just need to try them before you hate on them
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Dec 22 2003 11:48PM
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CorkWormTurn
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what the hell would that schmies dude know about k2 skis.
Dec 23 2003 12:17AM
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ALS_RIDER
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Cork Worm are you Shiting me?
Dec 23 2003 12:21AM
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SeanB
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I wonder if there's any sarcasm involved?


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Dec 23 2003 1:07AM
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UTmeathead
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I doubt you'll see Pep skiing on anything but PE's.

Dec 23 2003 2:06AM
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schmies
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It is also unfortunate that you actually won't see Pep skiing on much of anything in the near future. He is out for a bit, getting himself healthy and strong again. And seriously dude, why would Pep have his pro model he wouldn't want to ski on? I'm over it, these threads become so repititious. One person actually tried the skis and then commented. Novel idea eh?
Dec 23 2003 11:06AM
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