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armada skis dont last

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dave1080
Posts: 264 - Karma: 8
when i bought the ar5 i was planning on skiing them for a few years. but half way through the season im already looking for a new pair of skis. its not that im too hard on the ski i've skied the same 1080's for 3 years and ive had half the problems with those and i slid 1000 times more rails, and crashed a shitload more. i dont know what it is the bases just seem really soft and the edges are really weak. i hate to say it but i think i'm gonna get some trouble makers with my tax return. sorry armada

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Jan 22 2004 11:10PM
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smuggs
Posts: 6561 - Karma: 1,375
thats the spirit broda man.
Jan 22 2004 11:45PM
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destroy
Posts: 6665 - Karma: 12
tell armada, if they're trashed enough they might give you a new pair.

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Jan 23 2004 3:26AM
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destroy
Posts: 6665 - Karma: 12
trashed as in pre-maturely falling apart

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Jan 23 2004 3:28AM
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Maximumsushi
Posts: 7837 - Karma: 3,351
You could probably warrenty them instead of buying a brand new pair of skis.
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Jan 23 2004 9:35AM
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ScratchCobra66
Posts: 3688 - Karma: 11
sorry man, i had a pair of Ten Eight's for ever, if thats what you like stick to them, Maybe your pair is defaulty
I'm so big
you'd have to jump and swing up
just to hit me in the knees....
Jan 23 2004 9:41AM
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doghoy
Posts: 5169 - Karma: 11
buy 4frnt
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Jan 23 2004 10:10AM
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doghoy
Posts: 5169 - Karma: 11
buy 4frnt
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Jan 23 2004 10:10AM
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jtski
Posts: 805 - Karma: 21
yeah im kind of pissed im going to have to buy new skis next year. i like the ski alot but they fell apart



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Jan 23 2004 11:43AM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
try and warrenty them at least. you may even get the new model armadas, which are made by a completely different manufacturer, and are likely to be a much different ski.






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Jan 23 2004 12:23PM
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.Blake.
Posts: 1911 - Karma: 38
i have the ar5's too and the bases are holdin up good and i love how they ride and im riding harder than i ever have. the only thing is that the top sheet is week and is gettin destroyed
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Jan 23 2004 1:12PM
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WIllW
Posts: 4578 - Karma: 2,512
tms edges are weaker than armadas so if you want to grind a lot, use old skis or buy other skis
Jan 23 2004 1:26PM
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freeskiing04
Posts: 4454 - Karma: 10
my friends armadas are delaming for no reason...get PE because they are durable as hell.
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Jan 23 2004 1:27PM
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LineJibber1260
Posts: 53 - Karma: 10
Man, my Line 1260's do that same thing
Its like they are really soft or something.
I bought them this year and have hashed them
freakin bad.



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Jan 23 2004 1:28PM
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east
Posts: 1073 - Karma: 94
I don't know what peoples perceptions are on skiis but no ski will last forever. If you take one wrong fall and damage a critical component your skiis integrety is gone and it's just a matter of time before they get fuct, there must be 100000 forums on peoples skiis falling apart...that's life, skis will break even the 'almighty aramdas'
amen...
Jan 23 2004 1:39PM
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Jaykyu
Posts: 294 - Karma: 10
Guys think how long Line and Armada and 4frnt ahve been making siis, for like 5 years maybe tops? Maybe longer for line ... but compare that to decades for Rossi, Atomic and Salomon with utli billions dollar companies backing them with top r and d dollars. The armadas are a very very basic ski .. simple sandwich constructioon .. which isn't bad (look at the Scratches) but ROssi knows how to do it right.
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Jan 23 2004 1:39PM
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mckeeman
Posts: 2674 - Karma: 122
buy head, they never fall apart...they are bombproof skis and i weigh in at 180 lbs....never broken never bent, never delammed


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Jan 23 2004 2:02PM
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snafu
Posts: 999 - Karma: 10
the armada is just a scratch bc its pretty much the same design. so get the scratches they are less money if you have to get new skis but try to warranty yours first
Jan 23 2004 2:06PM
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Jaykyu
Posts: 294 - Karma: 10
pus rossi is better with warranties/
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Jan 23 2004 2:16PM
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snafu
Posts: 999 - Karma: 10
for real rossi is the shit
Jan 23 2004 2:35PM
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beaudry
Posts: 1 - Karma: 10
rossi is, i've used rossi race skis, twin tips and bandits, they are all awesome, give armada a couple of years, they are just goin through the first season glitchs like line went through


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Jan 23 2004 3:53PM
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fredsters_s
Posts: 1659 - Karma: 16
1080s are the killas..and scratch
think what you will, but english skiers will takeover one day...
Jan 23 2004 3:59PM
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ScratchCobra66
Posts: 3688 - Karma: 11
Rossi's are the shit, and are 1080's
I'm so big
you'd have to jump and swing up
just to hit me in the knees....
Jan 23 2004 4:10PM
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wrenegade
Posts: 6631 - Karma: 41
mckeeman is right, ive never head problems with heads. K2 also has minimal problems. both my brothers have PEs and have no problems, and no problems thus far with my pistols






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Jan 23 2004 5:19PM
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Skierguy48
Posts: 527 - Karma: 10
warranty them man
Piss on tits, piss on piss, and piss on this. PEACE OUT
Jan 23 2004 5:26PM
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OnionKing
Posts: 166 - Karma: 17
dude ur over ur shameless head product plugs on this forum. gay
Jan 23 2004 5:37PM
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SofaKingdom
Posts: 122 - Karma: 10
Yeah I've used my armadas twice and already encountered delam probs. That and I've done a few grinds and some funky shit happened to the edges that never happened to my 1080s. My 1080's are now 5 years old and the tips popped off but rivets work wonders. They're slow because I never waxed em properly but shit, they held up through the worst midwest iced-flat landings. If my armadas can't hold up this season I'm gonna look into head or the troublemaker... the heads looked like solid ski. But i love my look jib bindings.
Jan 23 2004 6:37PM
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Jibtech
Posts: 2523 - Karma: 227
Dude, just warrenty them man, if somthing is really wrong with them, ARMADA has probably the most forgiving warranty policy running right now.










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Jan 23 2004 6:45PM
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T-Schill
Posts: 192 - Karma: 738
Or just get the 04/05's cuz they are the best damn ski in the whole world.
Jan 23 2004 7:30PM
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vOiCe
Posts: 61 - Karma: 10
all skis fall apart... give me a ski and ill tell you its weakness..they all have one...
Jan 23 2004 7:46PM
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link80
Posts: 1072 - Karma: 418
1080's delam as well....I have delamed 2 pairs( the blue ones and the orange space frames) My Rossi's are doing good. I havent owned a pair of armadas, so i cant talk.
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Jan 23 2004 8:27PM
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Durtschi
Posts: 6897 - Karma: 1,878
heads are a mean ski, they are super stiff but thats a good thing with them



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Jan 23 2004 8:32PM
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ECM
Posts: 4614 - Karma: 101
1080s suck and so do armadas from what i hear
ECM productions presents... 'Last Man Standing' coming end of Jan.
Jan 23 2004 8:51PM
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skiingswitch
Posts: 24 - Karma: 10
EMC man no one wants to hear what you hear, saying that just makes people think 1080's suck when in fact they are awesome skis. all i am saying is use the skis thn gie an opinion.
Jan 23 2004 11:13PM
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Irotate360
Posts: 6836 - Karma: 22
i thought armadas were supposed to be bomb proof





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Jan 23 2004 11:15PM
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shootr
Posts: 293 - Karma: 20
Why does anyone expect a ski to be bombproof? Because we know some groomer cruising tool who has ten years on his boards?
Forget that.
Freeskiing kills skis, and that is fine. A good ski is not determined by how long it lasts. It is determined by how it skis.

Lately almost all twin tip park skis have been 'marketed' indirectly (word of mouth, etc) as being the next best, most indestructible skis going.
I remember how much discussion there was regarding the Rossi Scratch FS With it's rubberized topsheet and it's supposed 'indestructibility' and I was a snowboarder then for crissakes!!
Yes, your Armada's broke.
big deal.
If you feel they broke prematurely call the store you got them from and ask them to be sent for warrantee evaluation. Going online and telling everyone how pissed you are that they broke does NOBODY any good, it does not get you new skis, nor does it convice others not to get the skis you had.
We have no idea what you were doing when they broke, nor do we really care, as everyone always says (mountain bike term here).. 'I was Just Riding along!!' regarding the nature of the incident.
Your statements might have had some weight in a forum if you had broken more than a single set, in a short span, or if you had been dealt with by the company in a shoddy manner, but you don't even have a clue what Armada might do, as you NEVER EVEN BOTHERED TO TRY.
So seriously,
Get real.
Jan 23 2004 11:28PM
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SkiRoundtopRules
Posts: 158 - Karma: 10
Dont get me wrong, my 1080s are sweet but they really need to LOSE the foam core. After 10-20 times they are now noodles there so soft. Its sad how soft they are when I take off the lip in the pipe I can feel them vibrating a lot. Gets annoying somtimes. I have not tried many rails with them so I cant speak about that. Because of how soft they have become, they also chatter an unbelievable amount if the surface is packed at all. Other than the foam core they have been GREAT! No delaming for me.
Jan 23 2004 11:30PM
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heman
Posts: 270 - Karma: 10
get some pe the edges are thicker than those of a normal ski. I ski nearly all rails and they have held up great so far!
Jan 24 2004 12:04AM
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auntsaltine
Posts: 299 - Karma: 10
yeah my PEs i got this year the top has a bunch of chips in it.. but its still skiable there really durable just the top gets trashed easy
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Jan 24 2004 12:09AM
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Jibtech
Posts: 2523 - Karma: 227
^^I really enjoy the rational logic of shootr... thank you.










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Jan 24 2004 1:32AM
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aclsarescary
Posts: 4010 - Karma: 31
support the 'core' companies: armada, 4front, line and k2. the more money you spend on their skis now, the better they will be, sooner, in the future. These companies are actully trying to push the new ski construction but they need more money.

Jan 24 2004 3:36AM
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Konsta
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^yeah right.. Did you know that K2 makes it skis in China? Truelly a 'core' company.
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Jan 24 2004 7:45AM
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Schoellkopf
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haha, good point
Jan 29 2006 2:39PM
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