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ARV vs Soul Rider?

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Jon_Taffer
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Yes, another buttering thread. I'm wondering which one is better for buttering? And I want to know the pros/cons of both of these skis. And I can get these both at around the same price so price isint a concern.
Thanks yo
Jul 25 2013 9:32AM
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Bagina
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Those skis are complete opposites, the AR7 is a stiff ski with a little bit of play. The soul rider on the other hand is wide a wide butter machine that will destroy on days even when the snow falls.
Jul 25 2013 4:43PM
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M.M
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except he said arv not ar7,
these are 13-14 soulriders:
Jul 25 2013 5:17PM
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Jon_Taffer
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But as far as bitterness goes. Arv or soul rider
Jul 26 2013 10:59AM
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GeorgiaJibber
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Henrik did land is first nose butter dub on the arv's, I've also heard that buy the end of the season some peoples arts will develop a reverse camber since they are so soft. Both are great choices for butters and jibbing.
Jul 26 2013 11:43AM
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Jon_Taffer
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Henrik landed his first nose butter dub on his nines
Jul 26 2013 11:45AM
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mr_hartl
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henrik was skiing on the new "al dente"

the soul rider in the edit above has been purposefully broken in to be that soft... it doesnt come that way out of the wrapper. with that said, it's my favorite ski in that waist width and maybe of all time... go figure.

Aug 2 2013 8:50PM
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Jon_Taffer
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He landed the first nosebutter triple on the al dente. First nosebutter dub was on his nines
Aug 16 2013 3:21PM
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.squirrely.
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loads of wrong info in this thread so far
Aug 16 2013 5:55PM
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Jon_Taffer
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What's wrong?
Aug 16 2013 5:58PM
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mr_hartl
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who are u?
Aug 20 2013 4:38PM
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DUKES
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People are so dumb thinking the soul riders are so soft. It took kieran so long to break those in this year.
Aug 21 2013 1:19AM
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Lemuel
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Soul riders are not a soft ski by any means. Good luck buttering them.
Aug 21 2013 10:02AM
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mr_hartl
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Triple was what I meant to say... Woops
Aug 21 2013 10:11AM
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RubberSoul
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so from what i hear the soul riders are not as soft as some people think

ARVs are def soft though, as someone above mentioned, mine have a little early rise now just from riding them for 2 years (really hard, in places i shouldnt be using ARVs but still)
Aug 21 2013 10:12AM
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CalebT
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Then to break them in you just butter a bunch?
Aug 22 2013 1:20PM
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DeRizzo
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I was looking into the soul riders as a ski for next year. Are they really that stiff? I was hoping they were medium flex but on the softer side.
Aug 22 2013 1:31PM
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mr_hartl
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they are a medium flex... after about half a season they get to be fairly soft. depending on how u ski. even at the medium flex the low-rise rocker makes them ski looser than the flex would suggest, still making them easy to butter around. if you are considering them, i would do it... u wont be let down.
Aug 22 2013 1:44PM
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CalebT
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I feel like I'm going to get arv's instead then cause it works better for me since I have Rossi fks and they sound softer than soul riders and more fun in my opinion.
Aug 22 2013 4:08PM
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DUKES
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no because the arv for next year has a titanium backbone making it a straightline charger. get the al dente if you want a soft flex on the same platform
Aug 22 2013 4:31PM
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RubberSoul
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yeah i just noticed the new arv is called the ARVti cause of the metal in it (plus it has nose rocker) so it'll be stiffer but idk by how much

anyone know? stiffer, slightly wider ARV with metal and nose rocker sounds great to me for a resort ski
Aug 22 2013 4:40PM
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Jon_Taffer
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Has anyone used soul riders for urban? Would anyone reccomend them for urban? Not for giant ass wallrides but like smaller rails and jibs.
Aug 22 2013 4:43PM
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CalebT
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Oh right, just noticed that after Checking it out on the armada site, I'll probably get the soul rider then. I feel like the el dente will be hard to get and I might just get a last years model of soul rider for cheap if I can. I just want a ski that will be best for flexing
Aug 22 2013 7:25PM
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Lemuel
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Ah yes, this will definitely dictate which ski works better.
Aug 22 2013 8:47PM
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CalebT
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Ah i thought they were 92mm waisted but they're not so that is irrelevant now. I said it cause I'd have to get new brakes and it'd be a hassle.
Aug 22 2013 9:09PM
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Lemuel
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Hahah oh I gotcha now
Aug 23 2013 4:39PM
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CalebT
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Yeah and to add to the discussion, rossignol slat, I search barred and literally nothing came up. Does anyone know anything about these skis cause what I've seen is that they seem pretty similar to the skis talked about.
Aug 23 2013 8:14PM
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