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Should i buy LINE Afterbangs, or not?

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poopskin
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Need new skiis, wondering if these are any good. if not, open to suggestions.

Oct 13 2010 4:28PM
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RubberSoul
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do you spend most of your time in the park?
Oct 13 2010 4:31PM
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joshua
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Keep in mind that they have a slow base. (Extruded.)
Oct 13 2010 4:32PM
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chardi
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do you do rails, the whole rail, and nothing but the rails?
Oct 13 2010 4:33PM
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Krystian
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i had them last year. They are good, but yes they are slow. They are soft, so depending on your height and weight. I decided to go with the k2 domain for a 100$ more cant go wrong as i have heard only good things about them.

Also the afterbangs chip quite badly so they look crappy after few sessions, only cosmetic chips tho.

let us know what you decide.
Oct 13 2010 4:54PM
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poopskin
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yeah, mostly. sometimes ill just be out in the trails, but mainly park.
Oct 13 2010 4:58PM
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RubberSoul
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you'll probably be fine then. people have mentioned already a couple negatives to them, but if you just need a cheap ski to mostly shred park with, theyll be fine. i mean, i still use some Line noodles from 2000 for park skis
Oct 13 2010 5:00PM
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joshua
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They are not that much cheaper than the average park ski. Look online for last years gear OP, usually pretty cheap now. Look on evogear.com and levelninesports.com for example. Level nine has phil laroses for like $280.
Oct 13 2010 5:02PM
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RubberSoul
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in that case i'd go for something a bit more well rounded. good call joshua
Oct 13 2010 5:07PM
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SteelShark
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I thought that you should take a look at Line Mastermind, before you decide you totally! They are very soft, and Line's lightest ski, I'll buy them soon.
Oct 13 2010 5:16PM
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Midwestjibski
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Fucking sick rail skis.  Jumps, mehh they're not bad.
Oct 13 2010 8:37PM
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blatt
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demo them. If you like them, the shop you demo at will probably give you a discount on the ski.
Oct 13 2010 8:38PM
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SlurbnBeef
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Hey well it depends how much time you spend in the park and if you live near a place that will let you demo them. There ok on the mountain but mainly made for the park.
Oct 24 2010 5:55PM
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LockyK
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I'm not a big fan of mine. After like a few weeks I did a deep switch landing rockered one of them, and can't get them. I can't afford any cryptonites tho so I gotta keep using them.
Oct 24 2010 6:38PM
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Line_Skis
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yes!
Oct 24 2010 6:56PM
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blatt
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^^biased
Oct 24 2010 6:59PM
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pinguman
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ahhahahahaha... take this answer with a truckload of salt
Oct 24 2010 7:01PM
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ya i was gonna get them cuz i thought they were cheap turns out theyre really not, does anyone know of a reallyyyyy cheap park ski? cuz i only have like 200 to drop on skis this year
Oct 24 2010 7:08PM
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blatt
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pretty sure masterminds are cheap. also try ski swaps
Oct 24 2010 7:15PM
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ya cheapest masterminds i can find are 240 which is pretty good but i need a little more cash
Oct 24 2010 7:40PM
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HiTz
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dont get this years model of skis if you only have 200... you'll just end up with a piece of shit (like the mastermind). Get a last years model ski.
Oct 24 2010 10:48PM
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Ducky.
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Armada>Line
Oct 24 2010 10:54PM
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joshua
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http://www.levelninesports.com/Liberty-Phil-Larose-Twin-Tip-Park-Skis

Phil Laroses for $240
Oct 25 2010 8:22AM
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