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08 armada AND volkl VS 09/10 versions

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MayorWest
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asked this about the pipe cleaners but decided a new thread would be best since ive changed the criteria.
i found 08 walls in my size for way cheap but i remember hearing pullout issues with them (i had this problem with my 09 ar6s)
so i was wondering if i was correct with that statement or not and if anything has changed in the newer models.
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i found the 08 pipe cleaners in my size for way cheap. so has anything changed since 08 in the pipe cleaner category??
thanks!
Oct 5 2009 11:54PM
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BWalmer
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I beat the CRAP out of my 08 walls, I literally got to a point were I didn't care about them what so ever (I already had a back-up ski and antidogmas on the way), I skied them on ANYTHING - snow, slush, rails, boxes, mud, rocks, backyard jibs, the last day of the season at my home mountain there was pretty much a lake at the bottom cause was 50 degrees out and I skied them through that and then took them to mount snow the next week and pretty much did the same thing. I skied them on my summer set up, I pretty much tried to kill them. The result...barely a scratch, I'm not joking, minor base damage (not even worth ptexing) and minor top sheet chipping. No edge damage what so ever, no sidewall damage. I swear that is the most bombproof ski I've ever skied, if you don't mind a stiffer ski I'd total get them and not worry about destroying them, plus Volkl's warrenty is normally pretty legit (I say normally cause I saw one kid on here had a bad experience but it looks like poor communication between the shop, rep, and delivery department).
Oct 6 2009 12:09AM
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BWalmer
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Just for reference here are the pictures of the base of my ski, I sold them so I had already taken these pictures. Also, I did detune my edges with a file and gummy stone (if you don't know, it's a stone that people use to sharpen and dull edges), so that might have made a difference.


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Oct 6 2009 12:25AM
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TheClap.
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quality post
Oct 6 2009 1:05AM
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MayorWest
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word that was a quality post for sure haha thanks man!
other then the pullout issue that has been fixed that how my ar6s are but i dont have nearly the cash flow i did last season so i cant buy new ones haha i got to find old shit in my size so yeah.
more info on model changes and new on pipe cleaners??
Oct 6 2009 1:11AM
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BWalmer
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I think I remember hearing something about the flex point being moved on the PC for this year - I think they made it slightly stiffer in the nose, but I'm not 100% on that, other than that its pretty much the same as 09. Sorry I don't have 100% facts right now.
Oct 6 2009 1:16AM
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MayorWest
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bump, any change between 08, to 09 or 10 armada pipe cleaners???
thanks
Nov 23 2009 11:41PM
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Shredaholic
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I know they beefed them up considerably from '07 to '08 ... I suspect if they were changes if any at all they were minor from '08 -> '09 -> '10

I love my '08 pipe cleaners because they kill it everywhere and can ride em hard n dirty but yea i was waxin em twice a week minimum!
Nov 24 2009 2:22AM
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fouldsys
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fwiw my volkl dogens like 3 or 4 years ago fell apart in 2 months. if i remember correctly it was their price point ski so that may be why. not sure how volkl's quality is now though.
Nov 24 2009 2:36AM
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