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Barons vs. Dukes

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+Tahoe_Shredder+
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Are Dukes really worth the extra $100? Planning on mounting my pow skis with either barons or dukes, but I would also use them for resort pow days in addition to bc which kinda makes me wanna get the dukes because of riding resort.
Mar 1 2013 6:32PM
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clive_bixby
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No marker experience but from what I've heard absolutely.
Mar 1 2013 6:43PM
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fudgenuggets
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guardians
Mar 1 2013 6:43PM
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+Tahoe_Shredder+
Posts: 189 - Karma: 124
^ my local shop doesn't sell guardians, wish I could afford them online (450)
Mar 1 2013 6:46PM
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zahava
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How much do you weight? What DIN do you ride? Do you huck big cliffs? Are you generally hard on gear?
Mar 1 2013 6:54PM
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+Tahoe_Shredder+
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I weigh 130, ride with 8.5 din, and I plan on hucking cliffs at resort and backcountry plus ill probly ski some couloirs where I wouldn't want anything to fail. Wouldn't say im hard on gear but my bindings ripped out of my park skis a month ago probly due to shitty bindings and two years of use on them.
Mar 1 2013 7:01PM
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zahava
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You should be fine on barons. Suck up the extra cost and buy new, I bought used barons an learned that lesson the hard way.
Mar 1 2013 7:17PM
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Banane.
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Buy new baron's, they will last longer.

And I have baron's and they are good. I have 60 days on them, from groomer's to cliff to chute. And I have maybe 20 tour's days.

Just buy the baron's unless you are buying the new duke epf
Mar 1 2013 7:30PM
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