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Do pro riders actually ride the infamous?

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AfroSkier
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Heard some pros on the atomic team just ride the older model of the punx with a refresh look that visually looks like the infamous. Is this true or just some ns bs
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Jul 25 2015 3:40PM
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Jon_Taffer
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not sure but i snapped one of my infamous's earlier today on a backyard jib
Jul 25 2015 9:47PM
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FUUUCK
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wouldn't be surprised. I mean you definitely can't get the version Keefer rides in this edit https://vimeo.com/112391738
Jul 25 2015 9:55PM
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yungsteeze
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olympic silver medalist and puppy philanthropist gus kenworthy was riding the punx at the x games i saw his backup pair
Jul 25 2015 11:10PM
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S.J.W
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Is there even any evidence that pros don't ride the infamous? Or is just one of those wive tails that originated on NS???
Jul 25 2015 11:38PM
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scott_Q
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i don't know about the infamous with regards to the Atomic team but i know that this is pretty common in the ski industry for example Noah Bowman rides the Salomon pro pipe but it has the nfx graphic, so i wouldn't be surprised if it is true
Jul 25 2015 11:47PM
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suup
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True, They ride heart carves with the infamous topsheet
Jul 26 2015 4:15AM
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jps2.0
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scottqi don't know about the infamous with regards to the Atomic team but i know that this is pretty common in the ski industry for example Noah Bowman rides the Salomon pro pipe but it has the nfx graphic, so i wouldn't be surprised if it is true

where did you hear this from?
Jul 26 2015 5:47AM
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tomPietrowski
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scottqi don't know about the infamous with regards to the Atomic team but i know that this is pretty common in the ski industry for example Noah Bowman rides the Salomon pro pipe but it has the nfx graphic, so i wouldn't be surprised if it is true


Think your a little confused there. Salomon used to do some pretty custom stuff for there riders but the NFx most of the team ride are Stock.

Ad as for the imfamous yeah quite a few of tem ride stock versions.
Jul 26 2015 11:02AM
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FigNewton
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Atomic pros don't ride the infamous. They are just punx with infamous graphics
Jul 26 2015 1:20PM
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scott_Q
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jps2.0where did you hear this from?


I saw it in person at summer camp
Jul 26 2015 1:49PM
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stupendous-man
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There's a shot of Keefer riding a pair of infamous with a duct taped tip in the first Coterie edit, so that pair is definitely real
Jul 26 2015 4:13PM
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Wrenn
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I know for sure that durtschi rides the infamous I asked him about other pros riding punx with an infamous top sheet and he was like "no wtf"
Jul 26 2015 5:17PM
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taxeh
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^ more inclined to believe that.

Why would Jossi not actually use his signature planks?
Jul 27 2015 3:05AM
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.Hugo.
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taxeh^ more inclined to believe that.

Why would Jossi not actually use his signature planks?


Because they have absolute shit durability, maybe even worse than old salomon suspects
Jul 27 2015 8:45AM
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a_burger
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.Hugo.Because they have absolute shit durability, maybe even worse than old salomon suspects


on a scale of ON3P's to Suspects I would rate them closer the the original afterbangs since they both have tip/tail delams all the time
Jul 27 2015 9:30AM
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.Hugo.
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w_skieron a scale of ON3P's to Suspects I would rate them closer the the original afterbangs since they both have tip/tail delams all the time


The infamous is the only ski i can think of that has had more widespread problems than the suspect. It seems like almost every person that uses them gets delam problems, and fast too. Id put it just barely above the suspect only because delam isnt as bad as edge ripping out.
Jul 27 2015 12:01PM
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Poikenz
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.Hugo.Because they have absolute shit durability, maybe even worse than old salomon suspects


What does he care? He can just get a new set.
Jul 27 2015 12:23PM
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Pmoore
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taxehWhy would Jossi not actually use his signature planks?


While I don't know if he does or doesn't actually ride the Infamous, theoretically he would not ride his signature ski because Atomic wants to make their price point park ski look more legit by making it appear that it can hold up for the pros, and making it a signature ski is the easiest way to do that.
Jul 27 2015 2:02PM
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K-Dot.
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False advertising is illegal last time I checked...

How are ski companies allowed to do this? Obviously it's tough to really police it but really that is the biggest advertising they do, paying people to ride their skis. Seems kind of wack that they can do it and get people to buy a worse product.
Jul 27 2015 4:57PM
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AfroSkier
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K-Dot.False advertising is illegal last time I checked...

How are ski companies allowed to do this? Obviously it's tough to really police it but really that is the biggest advertising they do, paying people to ride their skis. Seems kind of wack that they can do it and get people to buy a worse product.


Yeah thats kinda a weird situation because I doubt anyone would go through the trouble to contact the Federal and State Advertising Regulation Agency because they're mad their low price point ski de-lamed and was supposed to be pro approved. Atomic really isn't promising us anything or falsely advertising anything either: "THE ATOMIC INFAMOUS IS OUR AFFORDABLE BUT FULLY LOADED PARK SKI." Durable isn't in there sadly. But yeah for sure I do wish we knew about "modded" or "slightly changed specs" to the ski for the rider if they even exist in this case. But for the most part its not a huge issue for the industry as of now.
Jul 27 2015 6:33PM
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Twig
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tomPietrowskiThink your a little confused there. Salomon used to do some pretty custom stuff for there riders but the NFx most of the team ride are Stock.

Ad as for the imfamous yeah quite a few of tem ride stock versions.


FigNewtonAtomic pros don't ride the infamous. They are just punx with infamous graphics


Honestly, both of these statements are correct in part. I'm not going to name names because that isn't my place but there are guys on the team riding the stock ski but there are also guys riding what is clearly a full sidewall, narrower and much stiffer ski (with the infamous graphic). I've literally held the latter in my hand and flexed them and they have neither the same dimensions nor flex pattern as infamous and it isn't a stock punx either.
Jul 27 2015 8:22PM
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tomPietrowski
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What you guys need to remember is for the very top athletes the brands want to give the rider every chance of winning. If this means making slight modifications tey will but I most cases a lot of pros ride the same skis you or I could buy. I think what is confusing a lot of people is prototype skis. Often when a brand is testing new skis they don't want to really show them off so tey very often use an old top sheet. Salomon did this with the rocker 122 durin testing, those skis had czar top sheets but were clearly twin rocker. It's not the brand tryin to describe you either. Very often what the pros want is almost the opposite of what people want to buy, ie really stiff. We have some custom skis in the shop from riders and I can garentee you, you would prefer the stock version on nearly every case.
Jul 27 2015 8:35PM
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onenerdykid
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tomPietrowskiI think what is confusing a lot of people is prototype skis. Often when a brand is testing new skis they don't want to really show them off so tey very often use an old top sheet.


Quoting for emphasis.
Jul 28 2015 12:19PM
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steezerampage
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onenerdykidQuoting for emphasis.


The one person who you guys should pay attention to in this thread, if you ask nicely he may be able to tell you more about the subject
Jul 28 2015 10:01PM
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rozboon
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I know of at least one brand that makes a high-end park ski but their team riders are on a differently built though visually identical ski.
Jul 29 2015 1:32AM
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Faction
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onenerdykidQuoting for emphasis.


Double emphasis!
Jul 30 2015 5:23AM
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haggis_hunter
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tomPietrowskiVery often what the pros want is almost the opposite of what people want to buy, ie really stiff.


Volkl found this with the Kuro when the pro's wanted two sheets of metal in it, nobody else did though. I have the AD model Dynastar Legend pro 105's which are the same spec as his FWT ones and I love them, then again I am a fat bastard so can flex them, my skinner mates weren't even brave enough to have a shot.

Like Tom and Matt have have said what most pros have in a ski is similar to FIS stock race skis, they all like different set ups and tailor them for different settings and courses.

Theres a reason a stock ski might be a touch different, it has to be sold in a shop or online where anyone can buy it.
Aug 1 2015 9:34AM
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