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Hellbents, a few thoughts and photos

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=nick=
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so i am priveleged enough to know some very nice people who hooked me up with some very nice skis. i thought i'd let you guys know my thoughts before i mount, as i saw some people wondering about the build on these. rocker is gnarly, not as insane as the toons but almost. cant wait to ski it. the ski is real soft, which i expected. construction looks super solid and the ski is lighter than i assumed it would be, but thats without bindings. guna mount tru center, only way to go with this ski. i'll write a full review once i've skiied them. yayer!

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Mar 21 2007 11:27PM
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masterexploder
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so it is essential that u hook me up with a pair for cheepo next year
Mar 22 2007 9:15PM
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BCkilla
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maybe you should ski them before you give us your "insight". so like i said, this thread is a claim!!

ps. i watched your promo....you seem very deserving of these skis......pppYCHEEEEE
Mar 23 2007 11:24AM
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=nick=
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yea i'll ski them, and let you guys know. who knows whether i "deserve" them or not, i'm just glad i dont have to ski BC on my scratch fs anymore.
Mar 23 2007 11:27AM
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WONTON
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hey trade skis? eh eh? ull be more core with mine
Mar 23 2007 11:31AM
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=nick=
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u wish china man.
Mar 23 2007 11:53AM
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Love_Wins.
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ZING!
Mar 23 2007 11:58AM
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WONTON
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that shit dont phase me at all....u see, words are like bullets....
Mar 23 2007 12:43PM
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J-dub
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your not going to be able to handle those, your to small
Mar 23 2007 8:17PM
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4ReeL_
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and im sure you all get that much snow that you need thoes
Mar 23 2007 8:35PM
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=nick=
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actually i live where we ge tthe most snow in the world, washington, and obviously seasons winding down theyre guna be more for next year but im guna get at least 4 or 5 day on em this year
Mar 23 2007 8:53PM
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cobra_commander
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don't try protending your skin is like mine, and for the rest of you the skis are mine I just let him take some preety pictures of himself with them. made him feel all mushy inside.
Mar 23 2007 9:04PM
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4ReeL_
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I laughf at people who ski on skis that are 110+ underfoot on a hardpack day. Plus its nor fun to ski through the pow not ontop of it.
Mar 23 2007 9:05PM
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=nick=
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try park
Mar 23 2007 9:06PM
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4ReeL_
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why would you want to it makes no sense, a gust of wind might catch you and throw you off
Mar 23 2007 9:12PM
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freezed
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yea well we laugh at people who ski sticks under 100 underfoot. and under 90 is just ridiculous.
Mar 23 2007 9:16PM
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4ReeL_
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makes no sense to me
Mar 23 2007 9:23PM
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=nick=
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have u ever skiied a fat ski? haha
Mar 23 2007 9:24PM
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4ReeL_
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ya i was one of the first to take out the 130's I hated them so heavy. just not my style of skiing. I saw josh take the pipe
Mar 23 2007 9:38PM
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drewishish
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do you have them mounted yet?
Mar 23 2007 10:25PM
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MALONE
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you claim echo mtn....... what pow are you skiing there?
Mar 23 2007 10:28PM
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GrippinGs
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ya dude dont mount them center, cuz if you want to change your mount then you have holes in front of your toe piece which equals snapage. iv had the privledge of riding them and they're fuckin nasty man, you can do a tail or nose hockey stop for days and they turn really good for a rockered ski. best ski everrrrr
Mar 23 2007 10:46PM
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DopeSauce
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sickest looking skis ever. Period.
Mar 24 2007 1:41AM
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drewishish
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why not mount them center?!??! you guys are all so stupid. the ski is designed to be mounted at center.... thats why the rocker is there, so you can be in the middle of ski and still be on top of the snow. that and andy and pep both said that they mounted them center adn that you should too(bassically with the same thing i just said)
Mar 24 2007 2:05AM
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drewishish
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but i can see what you are mena with rippage and such

sorry for sounding like a jack ass.... it was really directed twards you. more of everybody.
Mar 24 2007 2:16AM
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=nick=
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mounting tomorrow and skiing them sunday.

Mar 24 2007 3:54AM
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Dr.Thunfisch
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i will definitaly buy them next year!!! But in 189 i', 5,9.....
i think it is so unreal in pow!! lucky guy...
Mar 24 2007 9:56AM
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lizziebeth
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i heard a rumor that you can get your very own pair of hellbents (or new seths) from jibij in a couple of weeks...
Also, I've seen these things skied on groomers and it's hilarious and awesome at the same time.  You have to stay perfectly over them, and you can also spin 3s on the spot and all the way down the hill.
Mar 24 2007 10:47AM
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ski_powpow
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those are sick what size?
Mar 24 2007 1:51PM
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=nick=
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179 yo
Mar 24 2007 2:02PM
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MarkieR
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i second you on the don't mount them center. they're going to ski so much better if you mount them a little bit back. and with a ski that soft they're definitely going to snap if you move the bindings back and have holes in front of the toepiece.

they really do rip, you're going to have a fucking blast on them. i couldn't believe how well they skied on groomers. by no means are they great, but they are manageable, far better than i had expected.
Mar 24 2007 5:25PM
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=nick=
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i mounted 1 cm back from true center, will report back tomorrow after ive skiied em
Mar 24 2007 6:06PM
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BurgRider
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ever heard of switch?
Mar 24 2007 6:44PM
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=nick=
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mounted -1 from true with px12.

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Mar 24 2007 6:59PM
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RudyGarmisch
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Good lord those are sick.
Mar 24 2007 7:09PM
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BurgRider
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nice.  I have those bindings on my scratch bc's.  you should have gone true center though
Mar 24 2007 7:09PM
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=nick=
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1 cm wont matter one bit.
Mar 24 2007 7:12PM
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Sholte
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wow
Mar 24 2007 8:35PM
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WONTON
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i am seriosuly considering stealing ur skis when u sleep
Mar 24 2007 8:46PM
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=nick=
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go ahead and try, i have them set up next to a bowl of rice. you wont be able to resist.
Mar 24 2007 8:49PM
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cobra_commander
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well since I am probably steeling them off of his feet tomarow you are flat out of luck.
Mar 24 2007 8:50PM
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45.
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bahahahahahahahaha
Mar 24 2007 8:50PM
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P.J.S.
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How much did those skis set you back? I really want a pair for next season.
Mar 24 2007 8:53PM
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WONTON
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fuck, nick....i'll give u that one
Mar 24 2007 8:55PM
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MALONE
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damn I want these
Mar 24 2007 9:37PM
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ski_powpow
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sso sick gonna stick with my ak's tho the reverse cambers not so great if you dont have pow year round
Mar 24 2007 9:38PM
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MALONE
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thats why you stack skis
Mar 24 2007 9:41PM
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[poopsicle]
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nice man, nice
Mar 26 2007 12:26AM
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=nick=
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okay, skiied them today, all i have to say is wow. conditions were pretty wet cementy "pow" in the deep stuff they were amazing, floated like a motherfucker, an amazingly stable. we bilt a lil jump(took us about 30 minutes) and seshed it, the skis were really stable and amazing switch. they kind of suck in crud because theyre soooo soft, but that doesnt matter cuz thats not what they were made for. on hardpack, they really didnt feel much different than traditional cambered skis, wasnt bad at all. pretty much theyre the shit, heres a lil edit from today, we didnt film much but here you go.


https://www.newschoolers.com/web/content/videos/id/129227/member_id/69165/
Mar 26 2007 12:29AM
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