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Trouble Makers '07 - new edges = best ski ever
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the trouble maker is easily the best ski i've ridden as far as flex, turns, and everything else goes, with the exeption of those pesky blow outs, with the new re-enforced edges will the ski become the jedi lightsaber of the ski world, or will it add to much weight to be atractive??, my bets on the light saber
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well b-crews snowblades are better, i mean the flex on those things! i heard there like triple reinforced edges, sooo sick, best skis yet
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If they really are durable as K2's edges, then I'd buy a pair. My old TMs were the best ski I have ever used aside from blowouts, damn.
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arent stiff enough, they just bounce around
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there isn't really a weight dofference. The metal plate inside the ski is thin, but it still serves its purpose, as does the reinforced base.
its some good shit
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i rode 175 troubles in mammoth, and i actually really liked them.
i thought it was a good flex, not too soft. but then again, i dont weigh that much.
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soft skis are fun for dicking around and butters, but noodles suck for big jumps and skiing.
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I hope mine are still good. I bought them off Malone, and they dont have the Black thing under boot, but he said they should still be good. Hopefully.
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wow, i've ridden 175 and 182 tm's and they definetly aren't what i'd consider a noodley ski. i think they have a perfect flex for big tables for someone in the 150pound range.
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they're sick. i've ridden the new ones for half a season and no edge problems. i agree, best all around twin or at least best park twin out there
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they have good pop and all, they just noodle when you land so you butter out sometimes and that blows. 175's were too small for me halfway through the season. i recommend if your gonna get TM's, get it atleast the same height as you if not taller.
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I got the old TM's for an urban ski, and they are taller then me but I like them enough for me to keep riding them urban and some back woods kicker shit, not too floppy for me but I don't ski them in the park
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if u need them stiffer get crichtons, exact same ski with an extra layer of something in them to make them stiffer and even poppier
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agreed. bigger is better.
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the TMs have a medium flex. So, as with any skis with a medium flex, anyone weighing over 160 lbs will overpower then on big hits and hard turns. Also, to the creator of this thread, why make a thread making a statement when you don't know for sure? Ride them, then make absurd claims like "best ski ever" (even though we know the ability of the ski is largely based on the rider's preference, size, and skill).
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dude those skiis r gunna kick, but I hope the dub edge doesn't screw with the flex cuz it was dope
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exactly, im 5'11 and 160 so im hoping that i dont overpower the 182s and they give out on landings and shit
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what about the big nasty troubles or whatever theyre called. are they stiff too?
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i havent heard one bad thing from these skis...im pretty sure im gunna buy them unless i dont like them once i check em out.
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my bets those grinding plates in the bases will fall out
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yeah I don't think I'd want to hit a big table on those. Too light. I'd rather use Heads or K2s for that sort of thing.
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they are under the base i think....you know how edges have the weird shape on the inside to hold in the ski? well the "grind plate" connects to those and holds them in more solid so the edges dont come out. so its not actually a grind plate just kinda looks like it.
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from my experience, k2 edges are shit for durability
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hahahahahaha sooooo flexy
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trouble makers are wayy to soft hopefully this years will b stiffer
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hmmm i dont quite understand the washing out stuff. Im like 180lbs, 8'8" and the ski is a dream on big hits and pipe, and now rails (they really dont dissinegrate or blow out like they did)
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holy shit 8'8 thats like not even possibl you must be jokinge
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i am also 8'8 and i dont find the ski bad at all
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you must be a skinny motherfucker.
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Stiffer? hum, I don't heard that they were stiffened?
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I love my '06 tm's its a great skis, i had no trouble with blowouts or edges
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another question...
how far is recomended mounting point from true center?
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ha no, something like 5cm
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