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Dynastar Sixth Sense Spin opinions?

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Raehn
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Thinking about purchasing the spins. I hear they are a good ski for big park to a variety of rails and all mountain. I currently have 2 pairs of EP pros, 2 pairs of Line invaders (although they are both pretty busted up), and a pair of old ar6's but they are a tad tall for me. I am looking for a ski that is pretty decent all around considering I have some busted skis for rails and pow skis for pow.

I am trying to decide between the afterbangs or the spins and although I love Line I feel that the afterbangs might be too light and flexy for a bigger variety of jumps and from what I hear the spins are great for most rails, great in the air, and pretty durable. Does anyone have any thoughts on the matter? I usually prefer a lighter ski and have skid on the afterbangs but after hearing some things about the spins I was just curious if anyone here has an opinion.
Sep 29 2010 2:32PM
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DUKES
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i would not choose the afterbangs for they have base that doesnt hold wax well and this causes you to loose speed and you wouldnt want to lose speed on jumps, and the abangs are definitely heavy, and due to skateboard like construction the ski chips alot in which it ca cause the base to be exposed to the snow and causing the ski to be water logged. The abangs would be banger for rails and small jumps. The spins would be better for dynastar makes pretty stiff skis and these would handle jumps better, and would still be great for jibbing and all-mountain
Sep 29 2010 3:27PM
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Raehn
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Are the dynastars pretty durable? I know that they have that specific edge for rails but will their edges be more prone to breaking with excessive rail use? I for one like jumps much more than rails but at the same time I try to diversify so I just am curious if they will hold up well throughout a rough season. I have only ever skid Line and Salomon so I know nothing about the company.
Sep 29 2010 5:03PM
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DUKES
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i would say dynastar is a pretty reputable company and i havent heard any durability problems
Sep 29 2010 5:12PM
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Pipe_Munky
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i've got a pair of spins and they're pretty decent. haven't had a problem yet
Sep 29 2010 5:25PM
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LC.
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I rode them all last year. Pretty nice overall, definitely on the stiffer side. I skied them a couple of days with sharp edges and they're one of the nicer skiing park skis I've been on (I've demoed almost everything from the last 4 years on staff ski tests). Edge durability is average (not bad, not good), the extra edge thing is pretty useless but doesn't hurt anything. The rest of the construction is bomber. The thing I liked most about them was they were 185 and had quite low tip & tail so really long effective edge.
Sep 29 2010 6:16PM
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