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GoCougs77
Posts: 16 - Karma: 375
I was wondering if I should buy some cheap twin tips for urban skiing. I plan on buying the 2014 line chronic and 2014 armada Norwalk, but I felt like shouldn't use the chronics for urban because they are known for chipping and I plan on using them on a lot of urban rails. I live in pullman, Washington, believe it or not one of the best places for urban in the west (lots of big rails, big hills, about 3 feet of pow by Christmas). So what do you guys think? Buy some cheap twin tips or risk the integrity of my chronics?
Aug 14 2013 6:27PM
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FigNewton
Posts: 2459 - Karma: 5,783
Buy cheap skis with a cheap pair of bindings that you can beat to shit.
Aug 14 2013 6:37PM
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Chubz.
Posts: 13918 - Karma: 25,661
get sponsored
Aug 14 2013 6:39PM
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d00d
Posts: 2687 - Karma: 7,086
100 dollar skis and bindings already mounted
Aug 14 2013 6:43PM
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FigNewton
Posts: 2459 - Karma: 5,783
*50
Aug 14 2013 7:19PM
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Toaster-Tony
Posts: 3531 - Karma: 5,850
I use an old pair of 171 Salomon threats. They are stiff as fuck and pretty short but they still work.

The least amount of money you can spend the better. Breaking skis is the last thing I want to worry about when I am landing on cement trying not to break my body.
Aug 14 2013 8:19PM
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Balbertt
Posts: 1585 - Karma: 4,723
I use the last skis I owned. I got thalls for this season. So I will be using my ar7's for urban
Aug 14 2013 8:23PM
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Elmo.
Posts: 4317 - Karma: 663
i use the oldest pair of skis i have laying around pretty much

i got the 08/09 a bang with a tyrolia peak 12 binding on it from the same year.

i recommend spending about 100 bucks on an already mounted pair of beater skis for urban. using new stuff on concrete isn't recommended
Aug 14 2013 8:25PM
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Jiberfish
Posts: 1041 - Karma: 310
surface blanks...
Aug 14 2013 8:35PM
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ThundaKilla
Posts: 2859 - Karma: 3,781
and if one breaks you can buy a single ski
Aug 14 2013 9:06PM
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BigScaryLarry
Posts: 1448 - Karma: 2,732
just go on B/S/T and buy some kids beat to shit mounted skis in your size and youre set plus youre helping out a fellow NSer
Aug 14 2013 10:14PM
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Rparr
Posts: 5562 - Karma: 45,588
I also use old skis. My old afterbangs work great because I don't give a single shit about them
Aug 15 2013 9:12AM
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Session
Posts: 5379 - Karma: 22,200
I'm going to another way, and say that you won't be doing urban.
Aug 15 2013 10:29AM
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Randy_Quench
Posts: 5447 - Karma: 4,343
Just use an older pair of skis that are trashed. My urban skis are retired halos that saw 2 full seasons of use. They have no edge underfoot on either ski, and the bases look like someone took a cheese grater to them but they are perfect for urban cause no fucks are given.
Aug 15 2013 10:35AM
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Pipe_Munky
Posts: 10888 - Karma: 2,184
find a pair of used afterbangs for urban.
the chronics aren't really known for chipping since last year with the addition of the capwall construction
Aug 15 2013 10:39AM
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