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Dumont still using 07/08 skis

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Switch46
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I was watching his slum dog edit and I noticed that his skis had the basis of the 06/07-07/08 model but the topsheet of the 08/09 dumonts. What is up with that. Dumont is one of the few pro who continues to use those bases&construction. Why not make his new skis more like those?
Mar 18 2009 8:33AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14486 - Karma: 10,635
it is true that he is still using he previous model with the new graffic, but that's because its a much better ski than the "Dumont" that you can buy.  and you can buy his ski, its the same thing as the 10th anniversary edition.
Mar 18 2009 8:35AM
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Balto
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yep, people who want dumonts just need to buy the new teneighties
Mar 18 2009 9:15AM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
in my eyes, the whole point of a pro model is for advertising and marketing. so he needs to market the most recent skis, yet likes his older ones more. i know that doesnt answer your quesrion, basically because there is no answer. only one i can think of is once they work out all the bugs in this years, they will kick the 07-08's ass.
Mar 18 2009 10:41PM
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B_Hubbell
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high quality bases get better and better as they are used.   professional racers get the bases ripped out of their best skis and put into the new ski with new graphics and shit.  my guess is that salomon did that for simon's skis as well.

Mar 19 2009 4:41AM
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skia4life89
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if he liked the 07/08 models so much, then why the heck did he change them? dosnt make any sence..
Mar 19 2009 8:12AM
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Snowgoner
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exactly what I've been wondering ever since this came out
Mar 19 2009 8:15AM
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Aaaron.
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he's the dudemont.
he can do whatever he wants.
Mar 19 2009 9:30AM
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Sun_Ra
Posts: 983 - Karma: 279
Nope, in that edit he was using the current dumont with sidewall construction rather than cap. You can clearly see it at the end of the edit was the ski is messed up.
Mar 19 2009 11:46AM
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pmw
Posts: 5760 - Karma: 831
oh god....
Mar 19 2009 10:28PM
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ski-swagga
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winner!

Mar 20 2009 1:38PM
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