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SUSPECTS, AR6s, or SOMETHING ELSE?

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Drop~The~Disk
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I'm 6' 2", 170 and have brown hair. Im lookin for new skis this year that can handle rails, be buttery, be poppy and playful, and hit jumps all day (basically the best ski on the market) and I was lookin at the Suspects or the AR6's. I heard the suspects break into pieces and cant find info on the AR6s. Which ones are the best and if there are better throw them at me and ill be glad to take a look. Slater.
May 17 2009 6:25PM
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Codfish.
Posts: 529 - Karma: 22
since your tall maybe look at 185 volkl walls, ive only heard good things about them and they dont explode
May 17 2009 6:28PM
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Evan.Frazee
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Atomic punx's
May 17 2009 6:35PM
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Ming
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also look into line chronics, similar to suspects i think a tad stiffer not sure
May 17 2009 6:38PM
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MAjibber
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since you have brown hair youre required to get ar6s.
May 17 2009 6:49PM
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Big_Spence
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181 AR6's.
Don't even think of getting suspects.
May 17 2009 7:14PM
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YooperSteeze
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AR6s, Anthems or Chronics or Chronic Kryptonite
May 17 2009 8:19PM
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Pee_and_Ski
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ar6=god

May 17 2009 8:39PM
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MRoden
Posts: 753 - Karma: 211
you have three main options. The suspect, Ar6, or wall. The suspect is a stiffer ski that is great for going big. I've heard about the sidewalls ripping out but never seen it. The Ar6 is really flex and buttery. Perfect for sliding rails and going for big hit. The wall is inbetween. It isnt to stiif or soft. Slides rail really well and takes air good also. Your best bet for sizing if probably a 176 177 or a 181
May 17 2009 11:04PM
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mammothsteezz
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I ski with two kids regularly who have the suspects, and one kid who has the AR6's. If you are one who likes to shred the jumps all day then the suspects are deffinatly for you. Now on the other hand if you are the type of kid who loves so slay the rails go with the AR6's. Now i dont know where you have heard it from but i have never heard/seen of the suspects "exploding into peices", they are bulit to go big. I would reccomend the Suspects.  they are equaly good on rails. and they are also the most rode ski by the pros. thats sayin something. Now i dont know what you plan on doing but if i were you i would deffinatly slap on some STH 12's. I have the STH 14's and i just wasted my money i wish i got 12's all you need them on is 9 or 10 and your fine. Good luck and keep ballin like a straight G.
May 18 2009 10:12PM
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mcknzbrutal
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I thought about getting the suspects but I got a quite a few bad reveiws on them though, breaking easily? You can check out the thread I posted and see what others said about the Suspects even though I had a different question.

May 18 2009 11:04PM
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pjbauer
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walls or ar6's
May 18 2009 11:21PM
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BEagle
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Walls are super tight man, go with them
May 18 2009 11:37PM
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MRoden
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I've talked to countless numbers of people including pro about this problem with the suspects. They have had tinny cracks that do nothing and can be fixed. No one has even known about sidewalls coming out. Plus they have edge armor which is a wire that goes from sidewall to sidewall to keep it from "exploding".
May 19 2009 8:52PM
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summersover
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which also helps to tear out the base when the edge gets ripped out
May 19 2009 8:57PM
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Big_Spence
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https://newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/444848/





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Not all of these are about edges, but they're all about how shitty the Suspects are.
May 19 2009 9:13PM
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MRoden
Posts: 753 - Karma: 211
there has been things about getting the right batch and so forth. I've rode all of the skis that I'm talking about. None of them are good for the whole park. Suspect is just better for jumps and such. Not to sound all weird but you always run the risk of tear-out. There always is awareness of stuff like that but a lot of ski shops will give you a new pair...well the nice ones at least. I've also heard that a way to prevent t is getting the marker griffons or jester because the cover the whole waist. Dont know if its true but mine haven't torn out.
May 19 2009 10:25PM
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summersover
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yeah bindings will help the construction of the ski stay together
i mean come on dude think about what you just said
May 19 2009 10:28PM
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MRoden
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either way its some skis. We live for skiing and die for skiing
May 19 2009 10:30PM
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lands11
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Yo dog i just did mad research and i'm thinking you should get the AR6's with the Jesters.Oh and go look at my facebook when you get this cause Rick just bought a gnarly ass wakeboarding boat and it only has 4.9 hours on it

May 19 2009 10:30PM
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Big_Spence
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What does this have to do with the shitty construction of skis?
May 19 2009 10:32PM
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lands11
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yeah seriosuly that was the dumbest thing i have ever heard
May 20 2009 8:55PM
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headlight
Posts: 165 - Karma: 15
Ar6 = great all mtn, great park ski, great pipe ski , good up to 8 inches of pow. U can get to the park, play and get to the lift even o hardpack days. It can even carve. 
May 20 2009 9:37PM
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Whifazoo
Posts: 737 - Karma: 132

suspects= love them but they tend to break if u hit lots of rails. they are really stiff and stay stiff, super fun all around ski, they Kill it on jumps and have really good edge hold

Ar6= really fun ski when you get it, super poppy low swing weight, a little softer at the tip and tail but after about half a season they turn to noodles just like every armada ski.

May 21 2009 2:53PM
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Franny
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AR6's are sick but the topsheet chips really easily.
May 21 2009 6:33PM
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