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NO INVADERS!!!! WTF?

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Dr.Scholl
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um i love theses skis with all my heart, and i cant understand why they would discontinue their best selling ski. Needless to say the afterbangs look dope, but life wont be the same without invaders.

Jan 29 2009 6:50PM
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Snowgoner
Posts: 5047 - Karma: 965
i think the masterminds might be replacing the invaders but i can't say for sure. I'm just guessing from the pics
Jan 29 2009 6:52PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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I think the Masterminds and Afterbangs are replacing
Jan 29 2009 6:55PM
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Bamski
Posts: 814 - Karma: 79
Masterminds are their new price point skis.. I imagine they wouldn't let one of their biggest money making products vanish just like that.

We'll have to wait and see some specs first though.
Jan 29 2009 6:55PM
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Balto
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the mastermind doesnt look symetrical tho.
Jan 29 2009 6:58PM
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.brian
Posts: 1710 - Karma: 233
i neverz liked the invaders anyways. i know like 3 people who had them 2 of them snapped first year.
Jan 29 2009 7:04PM
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Calb3rt
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i felt the same way when the invaders replaced the 1260's.
Jan 29 2009 7:16PM
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Motes
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afterbangs are a whole new ski construction so im guessing that the masterminds are replacein the invaders
Jan 29 2009 7:18PM
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Bong_Master
Posts: 975 - Karma: 177
i think they will still have the invaders cuz afterbangs are new and people may not like tham and the invader is so popular that they should cary it.
Jan 29 2009 7:27PM
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Snowgoner
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did u even see the sia article with pics on the front page^^^^?
Jan 29 2009 7:35PM
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Dr.Scholl
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i know the afterbangs arnt the replacement i was just simply stating that they seem sick. Im basing that on the article thing that was about the line skis winter confrence.
Jan 29 2009 8:01PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,403
i really see no point in invaders ever sense anthems came out. over all better ski
Jan 29 2009 8:08PM
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Squid.
Posts: 1904 - Karma: 23
I'm stoked for the Afterbangs, they look legit.
Jan 29 2009 8:09PM
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Dr.Scholl
Posts: 1139 - Karma: 47
yea maybe for a park out west but the invaders are the perfect ski for 200 ft vertical resorts like mine in the midwest
Jan 29 2009 9:51PM
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dylansiggers
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 6,096
Afterbang is the new invader, mastermind is an all mountain ski
Jan 30 2009 11:45AM
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TheBeardedOne
Posts: 2286 - Karma: 58
The invaders and anthems are almost the same dimensions... i put them up next to each other yesterday at work and there is maybe 2 mm on either side that is wider.. this doesnt make that much of a difference. the anthem is a better ski, they used the anthem to phase out the invader i'm sure.. the afterbang should be a better ski than the invader though, symmetrical(115-88-115), bombproof construction, sick graphics.
Jan 30 2009 1:13PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165

The Masterminds are not replacing the invaders. They are more of an all mountain ripper.

They are unsymmetrical

No Ollie band

No butter zones

The only thing these two ski's have in common are the price point. I will also be missing the invader's because i LOVE them, but i believe that the afterbangs are going to be a great replacement. I am really looking forward to riding them.

Jan 30 2009 1:19PM
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yeahitsdave
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im gonna say this again, mastermind is still a price point freestyle based ski, think silencer from k2. afterbang is the truly symmetrical park ski replacing the invader, its not price point tho, but better construction and a little wider platform.
Jan 30 2009 3:11PM
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Johnson00
Posts: 202 - Karma: 172
The invaders are not durable at all. All of the sides are chipped and peeling on mine. The bases are easy to scratch too. I wanted something more durable.
Jan 30 2009 5:09PM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14509 - Karma: 10,783
hmmm, let me think........... is there a ski that doesnt chip or scratch? no, because there is no such thing. and the scratches on your bases, are probably from hitting rocks branches etc, which leaves a scratch, not a gouge, in any ski.
Jan 30 2009 5:12PM
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Snowgoner
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Does anyone know hom much the Afterbangs are gonna be?
Jan 30 2009 7:11PM
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Dr.Scholl
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i just got a message from the lineskis member on ns, and the afterbang is infact the replacement ski for the invader
Feb 1 2009 2:56PM
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