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Armada 2011 skis are out! wondering if people know anything about the ar7

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ownsthepark
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im debating on getting either the ar7 or the 2010 pipe cleaner what do people recomend for a park rat who likes big air and is not big on rails but still does them

Aug 11 2010 10:14PM
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awesomeness17
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i've tested out the ar7's and own a pair of 2010 pcs and from what i was told the triumphs(thalls) and ar7's are the only skis that have changed. the ar7's were super solid on just about everything. they really pop well on jumps and slide well. the pipe cleaners are a little more slippery than the ar7's so it makes it harder to turn on icy stuff with them, but all in all have a slightly faster base. but ar7's look so sick. i would recoment ar7's cause of price and looks
Aug 11 2010 10:24PM
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Balto
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triumphs are not t-halls, they are a non twin(partial twin, i forget) alpine ski
Aug 11 2010 10:26PM
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ownsthepark
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awsomnes17 when and how did u get to test the ar7 (because thats awsome) and can u tell me which were poppier of jumps what the flexes where like the total weight and swing wieght diferences


Aug 11 2010 10:34PM
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awesomeness17
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ya ur right, sorry i misheard. although triumphs are full twins (my brother demoed them, unless he demoed the t-halls although i am almost positive he demoed triumphs).
Aug 12 2010 12:15AM
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ARspinna
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really? I think they are far too expensive, but it is the first release wave and a new generational ski, and really? not a fan of the top sheet personally, I really thought they were going to change it from the prototype sheet that we all saw at the end of last year with ar6, but the rebuilt the ski, named it ar7 and kept the same print - ssswweeeetttt bases though. and I like the slanted sidewalls.
Aug 12 2010 1:41PM
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TimmyK
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I've tested them all the ar7 has a flex pattern of tip 6, waist 8, tail 7.  The t-hall tip 5, waist 8, tail 5.5, both have the ar50 sidewall that is on the alpha 1.  The triumph is a directional all mountain ski it has the ar50 sidewall with a layer of titanal, the tail is rounded and is raised only slightly.
Aug 12 2010 4:01PM
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TimmyK
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Forgot bout the PC it is unchanged for 10/11, just a new graphic.
Aug 12 2010 4:02PM
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Willard
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if i dont get atomics this year im defiantly going for the ar7
Aug 12 2010 4:09PM
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Park2peak
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The new Armada AR7 is straight up sickkkk. The graphics are rad and crazy on both the top sheet and the base. The new 2011 AR 7 is a bit wider than the AR6 was and it has been re-done with a new, super lightweight sidewall which will help by lowering your overall swing weight.

The AR7 is definitely for your park rat with a stiffer flex and positive camber. We should be getting this bad Larry in within a few days which I'm pumped about.
Aug 12 2010 6:25PM
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awesomeness17
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my bro must have skied with the thalls then. shit im forgetting a lot of things
Aug 12 2010 8:20PM
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awesomeness17
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the topsheet looks real sweet in person. idk, i was skeptical at first, but when you put them on snow, it is ridiculous.
Aug 12 2010 8:22PM
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315jibber94
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where were the ar7s? i looked and didnt see anything
Aug 13 2010 11:32AM
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