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My brand new 2002 Armada AR5s (pic)

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Lioncourt
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Payed 115 bucks on ebay.
Was surprised at how beefy these are considering they're 8 years old.

So stoked.
Dec 2 2010 3:39PM
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Blurst
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Wow that is the greatest deal of all time.
Dec 2 2010 3:48PM
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EmperorKuzco
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nastyy
Dec 2 2010 3:48PM
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DUKES
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115 what a deal, and for mint ar5's sick
Dec 2 2010 3:51PM
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AwR
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I had those skis! they were awesome and I still have them at my house.
Dec 2 2010 3:58PM
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BWalmer
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It very well might be.

SUCH A SICK SKI!!!!
Dec 2 2010 3:59PM
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Lioncourt
Posts: 204 - Karma: 16
What were they like on rails and pipe, and how was the flex for butters?

It's hard to find information on these guys.
Dec 2 2010 4:02PM
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Campeador
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Those are sick!

If I had them I'd just hang them up
Dec 2 2010 4:06PM
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Campeador
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They're exactly like the old Rossi Scratches, the red and yellow ones with the silhouette of the girls tit
Dec 2 2010 4:10PM
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AwR
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Alright here goes a hung over review...
So i can remember thrashing these things on rails, rocks, and other jibs and the bases were fantastic.  As far as the topsheet goes, it suffers a lot of cosmetic damage from ski to ski chipping, but who cares it does not affect the performance of the ski.
As far as pipe goes, my mountain did not have a pipe back then, my guess they would be alright nothing spectacular but nothing horrible.   As far as flex, i loved the flex on these, super flexy (at that time) in the nose great for butters and somewhat flexy in the tail.  I really learned how to butters on these skis, so once you break them in they are golden.  Next to the Pow Air, these were my first true twin tip skis and learned a lot on them.  My best review can be for you just to go for it and take them out. Hope this helps.
Dec 3 2010 12:20PM
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FUUUCK
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I am beyond jealous
Dec 3 2010 12:22PM
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Coalescent
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My favorite ski of all time. hands down.
Dec 5 2010 9:02PM
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Coalescent
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I'll give you 150 for the skis! haha
Dec 5 2010 9:21PM
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Literature
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I remember skiing yours and thinking, "Why the hell is the tip so buttery and the tail so stiff?"
Dec 5 2010 9:43PM
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SellMeYourArmada
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What happened to these?
Lioncourt


Payed 115 bucks on ebay.
Was surprised at how beefy these are considering they're 8 years old.

So stoked.
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