Member of the Month

KilaTsunami
October, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

don't buy armada

profile picture
steezyme
Posts: 212 - Karma: 10
got my second pair this year 2 weeks ago and they are done already. good thing this winter has sucked with lack of snow cause i'd have a 6 pack of these shitty skis. they completely fell apart on me. again. and i've never had such problems with 1080 which i've had in the past. They lasted my 2 years.

This is my second pair and I'll never again ski on a brand that says it's for rider and by riders. that's horse shit. no warranty nothing.

what a joke. no... what a front.

Seriously, why bother with these small brands that say they are cool cuz their little...

Sure we're hard on the gear. That's what the stuff is for.

I'm gonna get back on Salomon. At least they stand by their products with good warranty's.

I don't care about graphics anymore and rider propaganda stuff after this Armada desaster
Feb 14 2005 11:13PM
0 0
profile picture
plorr
Posts: 3131 - Karma: 528
wow i must be a either be a wuss, i got the crappy rossi scratches cuz im poor, and all i got in 1 season is some scratches and small chips on the topsheet
***************************************
'you must have pissed off ronald mcdonald, id watch the fuck out that guy rolls with a big crew, and that hamburgler guy looks pretty sketchy i wouldnt fuck with him'- switchskier88

WE SALUTE YOU GEORGE!

Feb 15 2005 5:47PM
0 0
profile picture
XtRemE11
Posts: 5680 - Karma: 246
ive got armadas and there really durable except for the top sheet but i dont care about that.
the fell off my car like a week ago on the highway and they only got a couple scrapes on tip. one of my friends snowboards fell off on the highway once and it was totally destroyed, so id say armadas are probably better than most. and 1080s are shitty.
Feb 15 2005 6:27PM
0 0
profile picture
jibmastaaa
Posts: 395 - Karma: 13
my frind has armadas and has had no problems with them
Feb 15 2005 6:50PM
0 0
profile picture
candidefan04
Posts: 755 - Karma: 11
go line my nicks are bombproof
GMM_Represent



'do you have any idea

how strong a monkey is?'

Feb 15 2005 6:51PM
0 0
profile picture
PeterTosh
Posts: 910 - Karma: 615
FUCK THAT YOU STUPID PEICE OF SHIT ARMADA IS THE SHIT AND HAVE DONE MORE THATN FUCKING ADDIDAS(soloman) EVER WILL FOR THE SKI INDUSTRY. only faggots hate armada




bitches
Feb 15 2005 8:31PM
0 0
profile picture
skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
ive said it before, my '05 AR5s are missing about 18 inches of edge combinded, and the edge is trying to rip out on the front tips of both skis, and the base is fucked on the front tips too
but i still like them
Feb 15 2005 8:35PM
0 0
profile picture
skier_boy26
Posts: 11295 - Karma: 502
oh and PeterTosh, you are seriously a major dumbshit
Feb 15 2005 8:36PM
0 0
profile picture
barberdude
Posts: 520 - Karma: 140
All skis out there are durable and good, it just happens that luck of the draw you will get a shitty pair or land the wrong way it happens to all skis, everyone hates on line, ive got 2 pairs now that i have pretty much destroyed for 2 seasons and theyre fine, no edge cracks, no horrible delam problems, skis break deal with it.
Feb 15 2005 8:36PM
0 0
profile picture
EastcoastAR5
Posts: 2721 - Karma: 15
man i love mine but one complaint is the top sheet is super brittle and also they seem like they are just plain weak. I got a huge scratch on the bottom of mine and it went into the core and scraped it? I dont know how i did that but i dont care they still are amazing when im riding them




word

I Heart Skiing
Feb 15 2005 8:43PM
0 0
profile picture
kjfreerider
Posts: 2495 - Karma: 14
about the only companies that consistantly break are salomon and dynastar




dont get it twisted
Feb 15 2005 8:44PM
0 0
profile picture
Spam_Man_1500
Posts: 1358 - Karma: 12
Whatever, just skis that are the cheapest (price wise). Cause all skis were expensive at one time!
Feb 15 2005 9:04PM
0 0
profile picture
The_Drizzle
Posts: 136 - Karma: 10
ya I'v had my armadas since they first run of them and i love um i don't ski varry hard but i'v still had um for like a season now and there like mint
Feb 15 2005 9:09PM
0 0
profile picture
skibummer
Posts: 235 - Karma: 10
Whatever you guys, I work in a the warranty department of a Major Shop in Montreal and I see lot's of stuff. Won't you just quick bad mouthing Salomon and other big brands...

All skis break alright. Not one brand more then the other.

I'm so sick and tired of reading you bash stuff like Salomon.

The only thing I have to say is when it comes to warrantees Salomon stands by it's stuff and will replace then if they need to be waranteed. They are leaders and it's not because they break more then anything else.

I feel for the kid who wrote this because I've had to deal with situations like this with Armada.

Just be careful the smaller guy isn't able to do as much. Armada is our #1 skis on the combustication list.

Feb 15 2005 9:16PM
0 0
profile picture
mr.ski
Posts: 384 - Karma: 11
i can get old AR5's from last year at a store..for $400 cdn. do you think i should do it..or is it too much for a last year pair?



short skies suck !

You can't get hurt skiing until you fall
Feb 15 2005 9:19PM
0 0
profile picture
Freestyla_01
Posts: 8586 - Karma: 34
Contact 'dude_le_skibum' his store is selling last year's armada's for 299 CDN.
---
It's the batontwirlertwistshakebakecakeholehumperdinkkink rail.
Feb 16 2005 12:34AM
0 0
profile picture
3rdgearpinned
Posts: 338 - Karma: 18
I have both ARV's and AR5's from last year. The ARV's have well over 120 days on them, hard crashes and rails & boxes. They are in very good shape for what i've put them through, the end metal cap things have fell off though. I just got the AR5's and they have about 20 days on them and are holding together just dandy!! Maybe it's just because i know how to ski? anyway, i'm going to buy two new pairs of armada's next year because i like them so much.
Feb 16 2005 2:44AM
0 0
profile picture
trevorwoulddoit
Posts: 6153 - Karma: 199
Yeah, I've rode my ARV's super hard. Other than some core shots that would have happened to any other ski, and some minor topsheet chips, they're fucking awesome. I love em.


My heroes don't appear on no stamps.

Don't be such a swineherd. -Anewmorning

Our greatest glory consists not in never falling. But in rising every time we fall.

Feb 16 2005 2:47AM
0 0
profile picture
skimack
Posts: 2458 - Karma: 33
My ARVs are the sex...nuff said.


------------------------------------------------------------------
'Today I washed my shirt with my washboard abs. I didn't even have to take it off, I just poured water on the stain and scrubbed it on my abs.' (My little brother)

'I'm in his nigger crew' (my little brother in response to my statement that he was in my 'digger crew')

'My knee hurts' (Jeff Merat after grinding a lunch table for an hour instead of sitting in the ski patrol shack for his torm mcl and acl which he got earlier that day.)

'I'm not asking for any help, just maybe for you to get off your ass.'(my dad)
Feb 16 2005 4:01AM
0 0
profile picture
wiener
Posts: 2247 - Karma: 63
peter tosh likes chewing on my ball hair........wait PETER TOSH LIKES CHEWING ON MY BALL HAIR







' yes wiener you are the coolest, sexiest piece of man meat ever to walk this planet' Jeff Schmuck ahahahah

Feb 16 2005 4:12AM
0 0
profile picture
J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,142
I'm kinda neutral on my Ar5s. Only had them a few weeks. So far, they ski amazingly well (kinda suck on ice, but what soft ski doesn't), especially switch, and the edges hold up really well. The bases, though, are really thin and really soft, and it doesn't take much to rip a gash in them. I've got 5 core shots (2 major ones, 3 minor ones) in them thus far, from rocks and sticks, and I haven't been out of bounds much on them at all. That and a whoooole bunch of scratches that didn't get through to the core. Pretty soon I'll be skiing entirely on clear p-tex. I don't know if they'll last a full season... I think if I keep them in the park they'll take longer to utterly destroy. These are the 03/04s, by the way.

5*****~~~~~~~~~~
F*****~~~~~~~~~~
R*****~~~~~~~~~~
N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Current Reigning NS Moron: ''There is no way a nuclear missile would ever reach our shores... the 'star wars' program was developed in the 70's and it uses satellites to destroy nuclear cruise missiles.'' -Seanpistol, Member # 53038
Feb 16 2005 5:14PM
0 0
profile picture
J.D.
Posts: 21362 - Karma: 5,142
Er... summary:

Performance: 9/10 (park/soft snow),
Durability: 6/10.

5*****~~~~~~~~~~
F*****~~~~~~~~~~
R*****~~~~~~~~~~
N~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
T~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Current Reigning NS Moron: ''There is no way a nuclear missile would ever reach our shores... the 'star wars' program was developed in the 70's and it uses satellites to destroy nuclear cruise missiles.'' -Seanpistol, Member # 53038
Feb 16 2005 5:16PM
0 0
profile picture
Nivrittam
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 21
just the name its a shitty little co.
i like girls
Feb 16 2005 6:53PM
0 0
profile picture
eastAR5
Posts: 15084 - Karma: 730
i hope you're joking. Armada is by far the most progressive and illest company out there. I beat the shit out of my 03/04 AR5s constantly for a year and there's nothing wrong with the edges or base. The only problem I ever had is that the tailplate ripped off on both skis, but it turned it out it didn't affect riding at all so I didn't bother sending them back.
_______________________________________

*Welcome to the dub ski radio show*

no, all of my friend snowblade 2, skiing is gay, y do u need poles? snowblades r sick. - linesnowblades


Feb 16 2005 6:59PM
0 0
profile picture
novel
Posts: 420 - Karma: 10
i like rossignol




IT'S GONNA RAIN!!!!!!!!
Feb 16 2005 8:27PM
0 0
profile picture
Anathema
Posts: 21048 - Karma: 5,061
maybe you just abuse your skis. I've got public enemies and they're super. very durable


- Harvιε




I skι therefore I aм

Feb 16 2005 8:32PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)