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ARE THE AMRADA BDOGS DURABLE

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ISkiTheEast
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I had a pair of Armada arv 86s this season, and they broke within 2 months, and I saw a forum that there were flaws with Armadas last season.
Just wondering if any one with the last years Bdogs could tell me if there were any flaws, and how they held up.
May 11 2022 7:51AM
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fukkkz
Posts: 26 - Karma: 577
I’ve had two pairs and both broke underfoot, other than that perfect. Unfortunately I think a lot of skis has this problem, my friend broke 2 pairs (both skis on both pair) of k2s on the exact same spot. Super fun ski and probably my favorites either way, probably just bad luck

May 11 2022 8:55AM
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Dlonetti
Posts: 1849 - Karma: 19,293
ISkiTheEastI had a pair of Armada arv 86s this season, and they broke within 2 months, and I saw a forum that there were flaws with Armadas last season.
Just wondering if any one with the last years Bdogs could tell me if there were any flaws, and how they held up.


Armada's have an issue with sidewall separation like the picture above. My friends that ride em all had that happen, and it happened to mine too. Skis are pretty much always gonna break, but the separation seems to happen more frequently with Armadas. Skiing midwest rope tows for reference
May 11 2022 9:39AM
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BradFiAusNzCoCa
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I had some Alpha X’s that also broke that way. Haven’t really seen it in other skis
DlonettiArmada's have an issue with sidewall separation like the picture above. My friends that ride em all had that happen, and it happened to mine too. Skis are pretty much always gonna break, but the separation seems to happen more frequently with Armadas. Skiing midwest rope tows for reference
May 11 2022 2:02PM
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faber-castell
Posts: 42 - Karma: 489
fukkkzI’ve had two pairs and both broke underfoot, other than that perfect. Unfortunately I think a lot of skis has this problem, my friend broke 2 pairs (both skis on both pair) of k2s on the exact same spot. Super fun ski and probably my favorites either way, probably just bad luck





same thing happened to mine after abt 18-20 days of riding. Everything abt the skis I loved except the sidewall/edge durability
May 11 2022 10:01PM
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Jems
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wow! armadas with blown out sidewalls!?!

i’m so surprised!
May 12 2022 12:17AM
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weastcoat
Posts: 6435 - Karma: 74,254
NO THE ARMADA BDOGS ARE NOT DURABLE THEY USE LEGO PLASTIC FOR THEIR SIDEWALLS NO ACTUALLY LOOK IT UP ITS ABS PLASTIC BETTER YET ITS A MULTI LAYER SIDEWALL WHICH OFTEN BREWS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF A BLOWN SIDEWALL SINCE THERES MORE AREAS FOR FAILURE
May 13 2022 2:29AM
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dmcdmc
Posts: 207 - Karma: 1,429
weastcoatNO THE ARMADA BDOGS ARE NOT DURABLE THEY USE LEGO PLASTIC FOR THEIR SIDEWALLS NO ACTUALLY LOOK IT UP ITS ABS PLASTIC BETTER YET ITS A MULTI LAYER SIDEWALL WHICH OFTEN BREWS THE EXPECTED RESULT OF A BLOWN SIDEWALL SINCE THERES MORE AREAS FOR FAILURE


I've got lego that's over 20 years old still going strong on my shelf
May 13 2022 9:44PM
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rojo.grande
Posts: 1508 - Karma: 12,258
dmcdmcI've got lego that's over 20 years old still going strong on my shelf


I’m praying this was a joke bc if not I’m scared for you
May 14 2022 9:55AM
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Jacobthesadskier
Posts: 491 - Karma: 4,839
dmcdmcI've got lego that's over 20 years old still going strong on my shelf

Same.
May 14 2022 1:06PM
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dmcdmc
Posts: 207 - Karma: 1,429
rojo.grandeI’m praying this was a joke bc if not I’m scared for you


I don't play with it everyday
May 15 2022 12:29PM
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Koshermilk
Posts: 503 - Karma: 1,880
I don’t understand how armada hasn’t gone full sidewall yet for their park skis. Makes no sense
May 17 2022 9:49AM
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Chuy
Posts: 10 - Karma: 34
the Bdogs might last you another 2 months
May 17 2022 1:01PM
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Brother_trucker
Posts: 184 - Karma: 673
ISkiTheEastI had a pair of Armada arv 86s this season, and they broke within 2 months, and I saw a forum that there were flaws with Armadas last season.
Just wondering if any one with the last years Bdogs could tell me if there were any flaws, and how they held up.


Fuckin hope so, just bought a pair of ARV96 for next season :-)
May 17 2022 10:11PM
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Brother_trucker
Posts: 184 - Karma: 673
fukkkzI’ve had two pairs and both broke underfoot, other than that perfect. Unfortunately I think a lot of skis has this problem, my friend broke 2 pairs (both skis on both pair) of k2s on the exact same spot. Super fun ski and probably my favorites either way, probably just bad luck



I'm no expert in broke kit, but if you guys ski rails all the time this is the reason why your kit is breaking. All skis will have edges crack and allow delamination to start. It would eventually result in what you see in the photo as it will be most prominent under your feet where all your weight is transmitted to the edge via the rail.... Looks cool, but fucks yer planks.
May 17 2022 10:13PM
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