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Elan TBT

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derek.urben
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Has anyone rode these skis?

I just got them for the next season and they look amazing but i dont know their functionality, anyone have any input?
Jun 25 2013 11:12AM
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GaleTheSnail
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bump. im thinking about getting these too and want to know more.
Jun 25 2013 9:47PM
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Cleapster
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Yeah thes look really cool and i have not heard much about them
Jun 26 2013 3:07AM
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TACO-DOG.exe
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do they have anything to do with throwback thursday?
Jun 26 2013 4:19AM
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derek.urben
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I have a pair but i havent ridden them yet but I know all the specs and technology in them. If anyone wants any info. just message me. I will update this thread once I ride them this next season.
Jul 3 2013 5:13PM
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Lemuel
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I was thinking about getting a pair this past season. I've always loved Elan skis. It is the same "technology" as the lab 2, just more underground and hyphy.
Jul 3 2013 9:53PM
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derek.urben
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just to get some general info out there. the flex on these skis iis pretty good if surface double times is a 1 and k2 press is a 10 the puzzles tbt is around a 6/7. the durability on them feels really solid and the edges are comparable to the filthy riches. elan is known for there tech in the ski industry and their durability is amazing too.
Jul 9 2013 4:17PM
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k2andcannoli
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Elan, is underground and hyphy. Those words shouldn't even go in the same sentence.
Jul 10 2013 7:33AM
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keystoneandbone
Posts: 187 - Karma: 15
The ski shreds, TBT technology makes butters and switch take offs easy! If anyone has any specific questions I would be happy to answer them!
Aug 19 2013 1:47PM
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the.ghost
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Unfortunately I have to ski with snowboarders most of the time, and they all ride lobsters with Tbt and lovvvvve it. I've heard the tech is still really heavy in skis tho and I don't like weight so ill check it out once they perfect that shit. Seems cooler than shit tho
Aug 20 2013 9:42AM
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derek.urben
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my elan puzzles are not that heavy at all
Aug 20 2013 10:41AM
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.[sanhedrin].
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Did the Boomerang TBT get dropped from the line up? It was debuted at the trade shows in early 2013, but now it isn't found on their website and google results in very little.
Aug 21 2013 2:51PM
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derek.urben
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Bumping this back up because I have been able to ride my Puzzle TBT and want to give people a decent review. Alright now I am not some crazy mo fo when it comes to park but these skis are TOUGH. They do not take shit from anyone and they have not failed me at all, I know I only had 3 hours of park time on them.

Now from a frontside of the mountain standpoint they beautifully carve even with the TBT bases, which if you dont know what it is its like the deep dish on the Surface 002 but Elan had it first... And I am an instructor so there is a lot of carving to be done on these bad boys and I have full faith in them.

I know that everyone thinks that Elan is a boring company and people think they don't change anything about their line up but they are THE most innovative brand out there, damn it they got the "most innovative brand" award. go look it up. Their new tech. such as TBT and Amphibio, I think thats what its called, are new concepts that they came out with and I think more people should look into their stuff. But what do I know...

Any questions you guys have I would be more then happy to answer to the best of my knowledge.

Thanks
Oct 28 2013 10:59PM
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xkuza
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Have them from 2012. Solid build, heavy din 15 bindings, loud click in. Too stiff for my liking. Base is most probably extruded, as those skis are slow as hell, even waxed. Tbt does its job whenever that little extra spin is needed, and you underspin - no hard consequences. Average Joe skis. Get some real skis.
Oct 30 2013 9:52AM
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Michigoon
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I've had these for about half a season now and they've been a solid ski so far. The triple base tech is actually really helpful with keeping you from catching an edge and its definitely easier to throw switch tricks off kickers. They're super poppy and pretty easy to butter with, but coming off the Liberty Morphic skis, they are a little bit on the heavy side. My only complaint is they aren't a true twin, so if you mount them dead center, the swing wight is more on the tails which made me over rotate on spins at first, but eventually I got used to it. Dope ski overall.
Apr 13 2014 2:37PM
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