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tell me all about ar5's

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SchweitzerSki
Posts: 4479 - Karma: 11
I just got a pair of ar5's and I am really anxious to use them but I don't know yet. I'm 5'7' and they are 160's. I don't think they will be too short. anyways, they are the old green kinds but brand new. tell me everything good and bad about the older armada's if you've skied them. do you take them all over the mountain or jus park? stuff like that
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Dec 3 2004 9:33PM
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MrPantyDropper
Posts: 5016 - Karma: 65
well first off i would have got 170's but w/e
They are a kick ass ski except for chipping and scratching.Cuts ice, floats in pow,AWESOME moguls and awesome pop..also look in the review section and previous posts on them..but ya they are fucking awesome
Dec 3 2004 9:38PM
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winterkid33
Posts: 2267 - Karma: 52
I have the 05 Ar5s 180cm. if your 5 7 I think 160 is too short remember twins have less edge on the snow then reg skis. my friend is 5 8 and skis 171 and he likes smaller skis. But ar5s are great all mountain and rule the park older models tend to chip alot not real important but they fixed that for 2005
Dec 3 2004 9:39PM
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SchweitzerSki
Posts: 4479 - Karma: 11
170's? i got them at the ski swap for cheap and i figured they would be okay at 160. I'm not very tall but my salomons were 165's so i hope they won't be too short because that would really suck
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'One celebrity that irritates me is that commercial voice-actor Thurl Ravenscoft. His performances as Tony the Tiger have recently become wan, dispassionate, and uninspired. Ravenscoft's newborn apathy threatens the vitality of a great American icon. I can scarcely consider such a tragedy without also bracing myself for convulsive fits of grief-grief of a fallen hero'-John Symms



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Dec 3 2004 9:39PM
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ArmadaEC
Posts: 62 - Karma: 10
just got mine today, they look soooooo sick, mounted a P12 jib on them. Cant wait to ride them tomorrow, or yea and 160 are too short for you
Dec 3 2004 11:02PM
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KNUCKifyouBUCK
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 9
i have last years there really cheao they chip and shit all over the place but other than that there so sick



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I have Armada AR5's and they are glorious
Dec 4 2004 12:11AM
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break_a_leg
Posts: 179 - Karma: 16
aaah cant wait to get mine, ordering 'em today
Dec 4 2004 12:15AM
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KNUCKifyouBUCK
Posts: 1330 - Karma: 9
i def think mine are gunna delam this season my back metal peice on my tail fell off



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I have Armada AR5's and they are glorious
Dec 4 2004 6:27PM
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friday01
Posts: 1342 - Karma: 24
what warrenty on those?
Dec 4 2004 6:42PM
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freeskier108
Posts: 921 - Karma: 12
Fuggin Sick skis. Great warranty too.
www.absoluteskishop.com
Dec 4 2004 10:05PM
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ArmadaEC
Posts: 62 - Karma: 10
Just rode mine today, and they are the sickest ski ever. Huge pop and i couldnt mess up a rail no matter what i did. Super stable and they carved pretty nicely too
Dec 4 2004 10:10PM
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KeegLove
Posts: 10166 - Karma: 55
they are dope

SKI FOR LIFE!



If it was easy it would be called snowboarding.

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Dec 4 2004 11:19PM
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guddgulf17
Posts: 3037 - Karma: 10
the time i tried them in a 170, they felt really weird because their flex pattern is so much stiffer in the tail then it is in the tip
depending on my mood, you might get a nice thoughtful responce that might make sense, or you might get complete jibberish that is not wise to even read. good luck



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Dec 4 2004 11:46PM
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Miss.Jibber
Posts: 86 - Karma: 10
hi i am 165! ín 160 or 170 i ride everythinG! powder, moguls, parkand piste a lot!
best wishes
Dec 12 2004 6:02AM
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rk1080
Posts: 1849 - Karma: 12
i like mine alot, way better than the 1080's i used to ski on. i'm 5'11' on 176's and i find it difficult to tail butter but that will soon come with practice. they started to delaminate just a little bit my first day on the hill, but they stopped that and i haven't had any probs since. i think they did a good job in fixing last years problems.



11-01-04, the saddest day in skiing
Dec 12 2004 12:21PM
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Miss.Jibber
Posts: 86 - Karma: 10
Hi, i dont know how big 5'11 is!

Dec 12 2004 12:29PM
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