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Chronics or Invaders?

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The_410
Posts: 152 - Karma: 13
i am looking to get a new pair of twins, chronics or invaders, and i dont know what to get.  i spend about 50% in the park and 50% riding.  im a east coast kid and spend a lot of times hiting urban rails and boxes, but still like to rip it up on groomers.  im about 5 10 and 150 pounds, and i dont know weather to go with chronics or vaders. if anyone has ridden the 09 model of each ski please leave our comments below.
Jan 24 2009 6:07PM
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Alex_G
Posts: 11902 - Karma: 1,019
chronic is the best ski line makes
Jan 24 2009 6:12PM
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AnthonyMoceri
Posts: 140 - Karma: 15
both are a nice ski but the invader is way more playful. and for the money you cant beat it. i would get the invaders for sure
Jan 24 2009 6:13PM
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Bumbleton
Posts: 1474 - Karma: 13
well it sounds like you do a lot of skiing out of the park and chronics are way better out of the park than invaders so i would go with chronics
Jan 24 2009 6:16PM
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The_410
Posts: 152 - Karma: 13
i am leaning mor eto the chronics bc there stiffer from the groomer, but i like the invader bc of the price and bc there lighter for the rails....does anyone know how the look px 12 jibs are?
Jan 24 2009 6:19PM
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Bumbleton
Posts: 1474 - Karma: 13
Good fucking bindings. Look's are always good
Jan 24 2009 6:22PM
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The_410
Posts: 152 - Karma: 13
does anyone know how durable the 09 invaders are?
Jan 24 2009 6:35PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
chronics for surree, vaders should only be used when skiing anywhere from 85% park and up.
Jan 24 2009 6:59PM
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DrZoidberg
Posts: 5675 - Karma: 4,269
You're almost the same as me, i'd say i ski about 50/50 and i just got 08 chronics. I heard they are the same as the 09 ones, so i'll give my input anyway:

I've ridden my three times now i think, and so far I love them. Jumps are so much fun, and i have never had so much fun landing backwards before. they are stiffer the the invaders as everybody said, and since i'm like 120lbs, i can;t really butter too well. You'll probably have a better time buttering these, since you are heavier. Rails are fun on these too, and they seem extremely durable. They have good pop of lips of jumps, and a nice flex for landing bigger hits. Overall, they are a very good park ski, i have mine mounted inbetween recommended and true center, and they shred!

Groomers are also fun with chronics. When i ski groomers, i like to haul ass! These are awesome at high speeds, and would probabaly be a lot better than the invaders for just crusing or going fast.

Obviously, my vote is for chronics, and i live in New Jersey, and ski Pennsylvania and New York too, so i'm mostly on ice/ grommed and thin packed pow
Jan 24 2009 7:33PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14499 - Karma: 10,719
i have the 08 chronics, super sick ski.  i felt the 09 chronics, and idk if it was because it was a smaller size or what, but it was definitely softer than the 08. mine are stiff as hell, even after 20 days of hard riding on them.
Jan 24 2009 8:39PM
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eli112233
Posts: 1028 - Karma: 15
personally, i dont like the feel of a stiff ski, unless of course you like to just charge and well idk. I like softer skis because its a lot more fun, sometimes i go on ym bros invaders, and i cant get off they are so light and playful So much fun.
Jan 24 2009 8:46PM
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Cudder.
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i have invaders and there so fun to butter on definitely get them
Jan 24 2009 8:59PM
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PKalow
Posts: 254 - Karma: 11
I have both, I mostly use my invaders but I've really mostly been skiing park lately. I'd suggest getting the chronics and mounting them -2cm from true center, they're a better ski for cruising and they feel good and stable off of jumps. The invaders would be good if you were doing mostly park or park/urban, but they even feel a bit too soft on bigger tables, so like I said, chronics are the way to go.
Jan 24 2009 9:56PM
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The_410
Posts: 152 - Karma: 13
im leaning towards the 09 chronics with look px 12 jibs...i think that would b a pretty sick set-up for all mountain and park as well
Jan 24 2009 11:51PM
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CoachG
Posts: 2546 - Karma: 448
I own invaders and ar6's which are very comparable to chronics. If i were you i'd def grab the chronics. If you throw on a light binding like the jester or griffon you'll be so well off in the air and on rails. Very light setup that will kill it in the park, and shred the groomers, even rip a little pow if it's not too deep.
Jan 25 2009 12:39AM
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Pop-a-Steezy
Posts: 42 - Karma: 20
thats almost wat im doing except im getting the px 12 lifter (wide) because the normal wont fit on the chronics
Feb 25 2009 11:50PM
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_mike_
Posts: 377 - Karma: 77
invaders are soo fun to play around with. def get them if ur into jibbing
Feb 26 2009 12:34AM
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Z_rob
Posts: 3076 - Karma: 152
chronics.

i would normally say invaders if you were a 100% park kid but if you still like to shred everywhere else too then id say chronics.

super fast and responsive

but they are STIFF
Feb 26 2009 12:55AM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
yes. chronics
Feb 26 2009 9:10AM
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allyoop_media
Posts: 86 - Karma: 9
chronics...ive heard nothing  but good things about the chronics, they are the skis that i am getting for next ski season...
Feb 26 2009 9:51AM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
ha wasnt it me that first suggested them to you?...pretty sweet i actually made a difference
Feb 26 2009 10:29AM
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allyoop_media
Posts: 86 - Karma: 9
yea i think it was you..so good job, they are really nice
Feb 26 2009 11:26AM
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The_410
Posts: 152 - Karma: 13
ended up goin wit chronics from sieera skis for like 280
Feb 26 2009 1:36PM
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