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Sam__M
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Hey dudes, I'm considering buying the armada t-halls and while looking at the ski i noticed that the base was a S7 base, I was just wondering how fast this base is and what type of base it is (extruded or sintered) i have had bad experiences with extruded bases and i do not want to ski on an extruded base again.

thanks
Mar 4 2014 12:27AM
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AJizzle
Posts: 1882 - Karma: 522
Sintered, as far as I'm aware, armada doesn't make anything with extruded bases, including kids skis.
Mar 4 2014 12:42AM
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dolanslebensraum
Posts: 5959 - Karma: -13,099
Bump
Apr 26 2020 11:11AM
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SoggyOatmeal420
Posts: 296 - Karma: 1,527
I've got the 's7' base on my skis and it's kinda slow considering I wax it pretty frequently, but I can beat the shit out of it and it only has a couple scratches and no core shots, so that's an even trade off I'd say. As for the 'speed additive' I think that's a fancy way of saying they come pre waxed.
Apr 26 2020 12:04PM
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dolanslebensraum
Posts: 5959 - Karma: -13,099
SoggyOatmeal420I've got the 's7' base on my skis and it's kinda slow considering I wax it pretty frequently, but I can beat the shit out of it and it only has a couple scratches and no core shots, so that's an even trade off I'd say. As for the 'speed additive' I think that's a fancy way of saying they come pre waxed.

Yeah.
have you tried the bite test?
according to some other forum if you can see bite marks on the base after biting into it its sintered.
Apr 26 2020 4:20PM
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SoggyOatmeal420
Posts: 296 - Karma: 1,527
Not yet but I guess it's time to consume my skis
Apr 26 2020 4:27PM
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dolanslebensraum
Posts: 5959 - Karma: -13,099
SoggyOatmeal420Not yet but I guess it's time to consume my skis


Bah. You clownchoad
Apr 26 2020 4:37PM
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