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I will never support salomon

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SkiLife123
Posts: 113 - Karma: 16
I dont know if any of you saw Charles Gagnier at the dew tour, but did, and after 12 years of salomon supporting him and sponsoring him they drop him from the team. Not only is he in dew tour/ X games, but he had a killer urban segment in the new PBP movie. Now Charle is riding 5 year old SPK skis with the target on them, and still killing it. Im all for supporting the next generation of riders but the nerve to cut a legend, is going to far.

P.S. this isn't the first time salomon has don this i.e. CR R.I.P

fuck Pink licking salamon eaters
Dec 29 2010 1:38PM
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captainEMERICA
Posts: 1386 - Karma: 122
I have boots by them too and I love them....don't like their skis very much tho.
Dec 29 2010 10:04PM
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DUKES
Posts: 5149 - Karma: 686
my salomon sth 14 driver bindings are amazing a whole lot better than markers
Dec 29 2010 10:05PM
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GKO
Posts: 1467 - Karma: 1,410
I <3 Salomon
Dec 29 2010 10:11PM
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JsThibz
Posts: 275 - Karma: 17
i love b-dog
Dec 29 2010 10:23PM
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kilo.
Posts: 29 - Karma: 7
salomon makes great boots, no doubt, their bindings are just aight, the skis are ehhhh
Dec 29 2010 10:35PM
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KAS
Posts: 1417 - Karma: 68
So is this post not serious then?? Shut the fuck up dude, you always say how  not serious your posts are, but from what I read, you sound very, very serious.

Who would use so many unnecessary swears (at least the way you say it) to "diss" people if they aren't being at least somewhat serious? You sound so fuckin upset all the time, go ski and have some god damn fun for once holy shit.
Dec 29 2010 11:30PM
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Meases_Pieces
Posts: 1292 - Karma: 246
look at their team:
bobby brown
sammy carlson
dane tudor
simon dumont

they choose skiers to reflect the type of company they are. all of these people throw firey shitstorms in competitions and do quadruple mctwists. each company has its unique identity through the skiers they choose and charles isnt a fit for the company simple as that.
Dec 30 2010 1:40AM
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basedjase
Posts: 2510 - Karma: 640
A-fucking-men.
Dec 30 2010 1:53AM
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Barmski
Posts: 4342 - Karma: 811
The only thing Salomon has and will continue to be good at is making Good Ski Boots......thats it, nothing more, I will never again ski their skis or their bindings, their binding technology is 20 years old ( dumonts fall in the dew tour) and they skis are shit ( Shogen delaming after 10 days happened to several friends)

I will repeat myself just because I really mean it : Salomon has only figured out Boots and that is it. Fuck their skis, fuck their bindings. The only skiers you see on salomon bindings are the ones sponsored by salomon skis.
Dec 30 2010 3:59AM
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Mike-O
Posts: 14593 - Karma: 1,089
Why this tenacity? It's so easy to write fuck you this and fuck you that on the net that it's lost any and all power, especially with your "comeback" to my post. I said he's awesome and I've liked his push style since High Five, but I just don't think he fits in the legend category yet. Candide is a legend. JP is a legend. Charles has a-ways to go...
Dec 30 2010 5:36AM
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THUGwife
Posts: 1909 - Karma: 301
would like to know the full story. also charles gagniers style is not one that i prefer to others.
Dec 30 2010 7:05AM
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alexg1687
Posts: 1505 - Karma: 1,581
ive seen the heel pieces on salomon bindings come out of the railing more than once, so its not a mounting fault, its a design fault. friends who are technicians have told me they've seen it countless times.
Dec 30 2010 7:37AM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
hahaha, talk about sounding upset. pussy.
Dec 30 2010 10:53AM
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TPatel
Posts: 207 - Karma: 10
this.
Dec 30 2010 11:15AM
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japollner
Posts: 1699 - Karma: 459
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Why so serious.
Dec 30 2010 11:17AM
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PhilboydStudge
Posts: 3431 - Karma: 206
He's just upset he doesn't have a soul.
Dec 30 2010 11:25AM
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JustDidIt
Posts: 2194 - Karma: 160
Courtesy of Newschoolers.com

yeah he doesn't do dubs...
Dec 30 2010 11:57AM
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Meases_Pieces
Posts: 1292 - Karma: 246
looked more wobbley to me...
Dec 30 2010 1:08PM
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JustDidIt
Posts: 2194 - Karma: 160
Courtesy of Newschoolers.com
Dec 30 2010 1:15PM
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crankdatsoljaboy
Posts: 1123 - Karma: 1,568
thats vincent gagnier his lil bro...
Dec 30 2010 1:39PM
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theWIZARD
Posts: 935 - Karma: 76

Charles Garnier=master of the octo-grab

Dec 30 2010 1:39PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
i have salomon boots skis and a jacket and hat from them.

all i have to say is.


Fuck salomon, have you ever tried calling or emailing them?
well i did last year after my skis started falling apart then i realized they DONT HAVE NUMBER or EMAIL not even a fucking fax.





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however i do love my jacket and spks from them
Dec 30 2010 1:46PM
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JustDidIt
Posts: 2194 - Karma: 160
haha i'm a fucking idiot. i saw gangier and didn't think. disregard those videos
Dec 30 2010 1:54PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
if you're that fucking stupid then you don't deserve any help.
Dec 30 2010 2:04PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
show me a number or email.



no surprise i already had you at 0/10
Dec 30 2010 2:05PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 204
sorry buddy, gotta call you out on this one... how old is the pivot/fks design? it doesn't matter, because it still works. also, seth uses S916s, and he does not ride salomon skis.
Dec 30 2010 2:07PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
no surprise that you have no fucking clue what a rep. is.
Dec 30 2010 2:16PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
....so wheres that number or email?
Dec 30 2010 2:18PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
you are a fucking moron.
Dec 30 2010 2:22PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
i know very well what a rep is. and i also tried through the store that i purchased the skis at. i asked them for any information to contact salmon or for them to do it for me and they told me i was out of luck. i also asked to contact a sales rep and once again "sorry we cant do that"
Dec 30 2010 2:29PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
also it seems that every response i get from you, all you say is something along the lines of "____ fucking ___ ____"

looks like you have your long-underware in a bundle
Dec 30 2010 2:31PM
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Twig
Posts: 6337 - Karma: 57,125
Honestly I'll never buy Salomon either, not cos they dropped Gagnier (although that was a dickmove if he didnt quit), but because of how much they've fucked up in the past and never made up for it.

Suspects are a great example... Its pretty clear the edge armor causes major durability problems but they keep releasing the ski and refuse to admit there's a problem.

They constantly claim they have invented new technology which has been around for ages..
The shogun was the 'first' bamboo core ski..
The Czar was the first ski to be pressed in a rockered press ?!?

Those Quest 12 boots pretty much ruined life for that guy when the dynafit inserts failed..

Dec 30 2010 3:11PM
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Justo8484
Posts: 3905 - Karma: 204
you might want to try yellowpages.com, or maybe 1800 GOOG 411
Dec 30 2010 3:20PM
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Leeyum
Posts: 1285 - Karma: 168
But guys!! Salomon makes the best park skis every year according to freeskier bahahahahaha

sucks for Charles I guess that means he no longer shoots w/ poor boyz now
Dec 30 2010 4:14PM
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Thenowhereman42
Posts: 5682 - Karma: 65
That or he'll get like 2 shots.
Dec 30 2010 4:22PM
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jason...
Posts: 9006 - Karma: 780
classic skiierman, make a post, people hate on it, claim you were joking, insult the person. you sir are a winner.
Dec 30 2010 4:29PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
well then they're lying to you and fucking you out of possibly new stuff if it falls within warrenty. the site for salomon has nothing to do with the sales. keep bugging the store because it sounds like its run by a bunch of shit heads. good luck.
Dec 30 2010 5:13PM
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skiierman
Posts: 28699 - Karma: -5,563
if it works, why change it?
Dec 30 2010 5:13PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
yea they were pricks about it, and this was literally the day after i bought and got them mounted, and they said that i was riding them too hard. I rode like 3 groomers and the top sheet started coming off with the binding. they fixed it up for me in the store. Regardless the build quality is blatantly shit. That was last year and im stuck to the same skis cause the rents dont want me to "buy new skis every year". i guess its kinda my fault for not doing better research
Dec 30 2010 5:33PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810

weird, i love my 2012's to death, they are holding up great. same with my czars.

Dec 30 2010 6:05PM
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snowswinger
Posts: 261 - Karma: 25
Charles is the man and he will make lemonade outta lemons fo sho
Dec 30 2010 7:06PM
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c4t_l0ver
Posts: 5485 - Karma: 810
oh, and dubpost

I <3 SALOMON.
Dec 30 2010 7:29PM
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RyCo19
Posts: 365 - Karma: 503
I've had the same pair of Z12 lights for going on 5 years and they have never failed or given me any trouble. I don't have any experience with their skis but I totally agree about the boots/bindings part.

And at risk of sounding like a broken record, I have a hard time believing they just straight up dropped Charles. There's definitely more to the story than just that.

Also, serious question: if he's not riding for salomon anymore, will he still film with PBP (assuming he picks up a new sponsor, which he is bound to do)? His urban segment in EDIAS was unreal, and I'd hate to miss out on that.
Dec 30 2010 7:38PM
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Barmski
Posts: 4342 - Karma: 811
The spring in the Pivot is not old and out compared to how the spring works in the STH's. The Pivot/FKS is known unofficial as the most popular and best binding ever created for freeriding.
Dec 30 2010 8:17PM
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Drail
Posts: 14011 - Karma: 10,001
funny, because a handful of years ago I had some Salomon bindings break on me. I called them up and told them what was broken with my binding. With no pics or a receipt, and without me having to send them my broken parts, they mailed me the replacement parts. Quick and easy.


One of the best customer service experiences I've ever had (them and Armada have amazing warranty programs from my experience).
Dec 31 2010 6:11PM
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Peach.
Posts: 3879 - Karma: 933
10/10
Dec 31 2010 8:34PM
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alexat955
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wait wait wait... serious post?!?
Dec 31 2010 9:58PM
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Phil-X-
Posts: 7205 - Karma: 14,399
never found a number
Jan 1 2011 3:31AM
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Twig
Posts: 6337 - Karma: 57,125
dude, go in, raise hell in the shop and get in touch with the rep.. it is there job to put you in touch with the salomon and i believe part of their authorised dealer contract.

Alternatively, this is the number for Salomon HQ in France: +33 4 50 65 4141

With luck you might be able to get them to give you a US warranty dept number. But despite a few people who have had some luck, Solly are notoriously difficult to contact, and in my mind the worst about warranty/backing their product.
Jan 1 2011 4:41AM
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Chubz.
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i thought he was spanzed by k2? isnt he on hellbents in revolver?
Jan 1 2011 4:51AM
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