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PussyFinderSuper underrated skis, not trendy enough for the new wave clones, so they just buy up vishnus. If you want a good ski that will last, get some fatypus. I still have pairs from 3-4-5 years ago with no damage, just cosmetic.
WittyCongI got a pair of 6 year old d-roots that were my park skis for the longest time. honestly was the perfect ski for just about everything east coast. still have them kicking around but I have the l-toro and bu now which I find myself reaching for more.
JFUDoes anyone know how the 5-point design from fatypus compares to similar designs of DPS skis?
DPS ski's life time warranty looks to be more attractive when compared to the 1 year warranty of Fatypus from a consumer point of view.
**This post was edited on Feb 18th 2024 at 2:18:19am
WittyCongI don't have experience with DPS but I did get on a pair of BU's from fatypus recently. They were wicked fun in tight trees. As far as durability goes fatypus fuckin rocks. My fattys are by far the most durable skis I've ridden
dwt802Not that ski specifically but I have a pair of fat-ypus el’toro’s and they’re bomb proof, super fun, well built skis.
JFUAlright I'll definitely consider Fatypus.
WittyCongJust dropping back in here to let you know they're currently running their spring sale on skis. 575 a pair so might wanna consider pulling the trigger now if you wanna cop a pair
dwt802Interested in copping a pair of M5’s, how do they compare to a ON3P Kartel/Jeffery 108? Want to be able to play with terrain heavily yet be able to charge hard at the same time.
dwt802Interested in copping a pair of M5’s, how do they compare to a ON3P Kartel/Jeffery 108? Want to be able to play with terrain heavily yet be able to charge hard at the same time.
WittyCongI haven't ridden ON3P so I can't speak to how they compare. The m5 is a sweet ski. it's super snappy edge to edge cuz of the design. Out of the box its medium stiff but it definitely softens over time which makes them incredibly playful all over the mountain. It probably wouldn't be my go-to for super chargy lines but for all mountain jibbing and trees it's a great option. You can get athlete stiffness which is 20% stiffer I think so that may check the chargy aspect but you may lose some play, there's tradeoffs to everything I suppose. I think it'd be a great choice though especially for the price point
**This post was edited on Feb 27th 2024 at 12:48:14pm
dkelsI made this exact swap a few years ago from 186cm Kartel 108s to 188cm M5s. The Kartels are definitely a better ski for charging as they are considerably heavier (2050g per ski vs 1800g per ski) and have way more effective edge. However, I personally like how much more nimble the M5s are with their tight sidecut radius, shorter effective edge, and lighter weight - all these aspects make them a more playful/versatile ski and easier to throw tricks in general (for me). I do have the athlete stiffness model, and find that the M5 can handle ~90% of the charging situations my kartels did, but there are definitely a few situations in which I was hauling through chop where the kartel would definitely out-perform the M5. If I was in the PNW where the snow is heavier, I would probably prefer the kartel in even more situations, but in Colorado, the M5 is such a great one-ski quiver. I even took it in the park this weekend for the first time and was surprised by how easy it was to ski there. For reference I'm 6' and 195 lbs.
dwt802Thanks so much for this insight! Incredibly helpful. The M5 sounds like a really fun ski and with the athlete stiffness like it could do it all and rip well. Might have to pull the trigger, I already have a pair of Kartel 98s and 116s. An M5 in the middle doesn’t sound like a bad option at all.
