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2006 Liberty Stealth Reveiw
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To start off im 6feet 160lbs. Skis are mounted at there cab forward stance. (2.5cm back from center im pretty sure)
The new construction, core thickness and added "3D leveledge" which prevents binding rip out and adds stiffness, and the new tip and tail shape make this ski pretty much uncomparble to last years ski. Other than the fact it's the same dimesnions.
These skis are stiff. They reminded me of the orginal madtrix before they softend them up. But a wider platform.
I couldn't make these skis chatter, and while going as fast as i possibly could arching huge hard turns, i could never overpower the ski. Which is pretty easy to do in almost any other park ski.
They rode everywhere with ease, super stable, great and smooth switch. Held there own on rails, and in the park. You can hit anything with the big stiff tails.
But, the stiffness comprimises butterability. You can still butter, but cranking all my wieght and power on the tips and tails, it was a barely a butter compared to something like the fujative.
If your a strong skier sick and tired of skis washing out on you, and chattering like a mad man at high speeds, or a bigger skier looking for somthing that isn't a noodle, this ski rocks, it has lots of camber and has pretty good pop if you can load the tails with enough pressure. It took my a while to get used to it, but in no time i was olling it just like any other park ski. It's a great all mountain twin that holds it's own in the park.
All in all, as i stated earlier i would say it reminded me most of the 'original' Head Mad Trix but on a wider platform.
I guess that's it.
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good to hear. I was speculating on how they would ride, and that helped. My buddy just got a pair but is considering sellign them, and I am considering buying them :)
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glad i could help. let me know if you have any specific questions.
im not bias, just sprending the truth.
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FULL Retail MRSP is: $550 American.
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What other skis have you ridden? and how do they compare? what do you mean when you say butter? I am looking to buy a pair right now and i have never done alot of freestyle skiing some 360's and whatnot i've been skiing for about 10 years now and am an agressive skiier want an all mountain with park ability. Is this what i should own?
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What other skis have you ridden?
i have ridden a bunch of twin tips everythoing from line skogen sprangs, 1260's, to armada ARV's, head mad trix
and how do they compare?
compared to most twin tips they are stiff in the tip and tail. This ski can handle high speeds, and huge turns. It will also handle. Skis like the K2 Fujative, 4Frnt STL, Armada AR5/Thall etc. Are softer, and when skiing really hard outside the park, they can be overskied
what do you mean when you say butter? a butter is when you pivot on your tips and tails. either going from switch to forward or forward to switch. Instead of just pivoting and sliding the ski on the snow, a butter would be leaning way back on your tails so that the tips or back part of the ski is the only surface touching the snow. This is easyier with softer skis, and is used in the park to butter on rails, and softer skis it's easyier to tail and nose press on rails. Advanced techinacal park tricks. You can do them on stiffer skis. Just a little harder
I am looking to buy a pair right now and i have never done alot of freestyle skiing some 360's and whatnot i've been skiing for about 10 years now and am an agressive skiier want an all mountain with park ability. Is this what i should own?
if you want a ski that can go everywhere, and like going fast and carving aggressive turns outside the park this ski is for you. mounting it at the cab forwad stance, along with it's snappness and light beefy core, and wider dimensions (84mm waist) allow it to bust through anything and charge, and still rip switch 7 in the park.
a softer ski will allow you to have a little bit more play while your skiing, and you don't need to ski as aggressive all the time when your making turns. you'll get a snapper response out of a stiffer ski.
If i where ONLY skiing park, i would want a softer ski then the stealth. But if you find yourself skiing all over, and really want a responsive ski after you carve a turn while skiing fast, the stealth will suit you better.
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awesome,^ i wish all of NS answered questions like that, straight balla.
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Kev knows his shit.
I have been riding the stealth all year, and only had one park day. Colorado has been getting blasted with powder, so we have spent all our time away from jumps and rails and these skis ride great everywhere.
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i second that
the skis are ill, even though they take a day or two to get used to
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ye i got the stealths
nothing to complain about except the top sheet is soft
and there stiff so buttering isnt as easy as say on an invader
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hey ya, i have been riding my set for 2 weeks now, first day wanst to great, now a big fan of brand new edges, but i took a file to them and de-tuned them and they r fuckin sick skis now, soo good for switch ridin, only thing i miss is that on my armadas is was sooo easy to ollie super high, and these, well very very hard to pop because of the stiffness, leanred nose presses on the, when i thougth u needed a soft ski to do a nosepress, tunred out a stiff ski works great too, and i luv how wide they r as a park ski, u can take em anywhere
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i love my old mad trix...
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i just got the predators but my shop cant mount them cuz their jig ishn't big enough? i might have to send them to rossi to get them mounted(rossi bindings). looking foward to riding them tho
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thoguth they were nice last year and this year, but both years they delaminated in a number of days, wait utnil they get there stuff straightened out and have them not delaminate
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sweet. im getting a pair as soon as i find some for a good price
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best review i have ever read. EVER.
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if you want softer ones wait till next year, they are softening the tail in the kgb
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