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A snowboard company making skis

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skipocketrockets
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thats right you read it right LIB Tech who makes the gnu (and some other) boards has made a ski using what they call magne traction.  Its real tough to tell from this picture but i saw the skis today the edge actually has a wave shape to it (so the edges arent straight) they say it really makes the ski hook up PLUS they will be great for rail skis because if you dull the edges underneath the foot the way these skis are made the other "points" in the edge will still grab onto the snow check it out
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Dec 8 2006 7:59PM
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skipocketrockets
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i messed up heres the pic
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Dec 8 2006 8:00PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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nice story hansel
Dec 8 2006 8:01PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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skinny ass snowboards
Dec 8 2006 8:09PM
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skipocketrockets
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NARROW ass snowboards
Dec 8 2006 8:12PM
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steezyjibber
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big ASS snowboards
Dec 8 2006 8:18PM
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invaderskier36
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wow this is really old news and PALMER is making skis now also
Dec 8 2006 8:20PM
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Mex_LineJib^a
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woops
Dec 8 2006 8:24PM
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invader7
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were have u been
Dec 8 2006 8:27PM
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skipocketrockets
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damn it was kinda news to me my b i guess everyone already knows this
Dec 8 2006 8:29PM
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tjski
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ya old news. they do look good though.
Dec 8 2006 8:57PM
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Literature
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I want to try them before I would even think of buying them.

Dec 8 2006 11:35PM
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skipocketrockets
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well i will get a chance to ride them soon
Dec 8 2006 11:52PM
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steezerampage
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I dont remember which one, but I heard another snowboard company will be making skis next year.
Dec 9 2006 12:15AM
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Jib_This
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Palmer snowboards is making skis as well.
Dec 9 2006 12:19AM
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invaderskier36
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read the threads b4 posting i alread stated that
Dec 9 2006 12:25AM
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Silence
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yah old shit..i dont think they took off much though
Dec 9 2006 12:51AM
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Alex_thedroog
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I talked to somebody who rode them and said that they were some of the funnest skis he has ever ridden. But they are kinda pricey.
Dec 9 2006 10:41AM
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K_9
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ye Mike wilson skis 4 them
Dec 9 2006 11:00AM
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freeheelsSUCK
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yea the skis pictured are gay i have seen the mervin manufactoring catalog and there are a tight pair of skis that look like the striped ninthwards but they have that jagged side cut that is shaped like a white-caste fry lol they are tight though
Dec 10 2006 2:32AM
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Reed.
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might be the future of edge technology with their wavy edge, sweet design, not sure if it works that well on ice, I rode them in spring conditions
Dec 10 2006 3:00AM
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MLB
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i think its a stupid design. If i was skiing i would want all of my edge to be cutting in the show. When i carve i want that edge to hold to as much snow as possible. With this thing you have less edge contact. I just don't think its a good idea.
Dec 10 2006 3:34AM
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Swick825
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holy shit stop the fucking press! no way is a board company making skis! i coulda sworn i heard about this at least 3-4 months ago!
Dec 10 2006 4:18AM
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kingsskier
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Seems like the edges would have more stress on the down parts causing them to tear up easier...How do they preform on rails and park conditions?
Dec 10 2006 4:59AM
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Reed.
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youre dumb, on regular skis only 2 points of the edge are making contact with the snow at a time, with these, several more points of edge are making contact with the snow during a turn
Dec 10 2006 11:29AM
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AtomicTweaker
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fuck them, they are just jumpin on the freeskier bandwagon
Dec 10 2006 1:10PM
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jismontheslopes
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They are some fun ski's I got a pair and they rip the turns even with the edges detuned. Before i detuned the edges they turned so bomb. Deffintly better than any other companies first shot at a ski. I would recomend get a hold of some.
Dec 10 2006 10:24PM
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*rkp*
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does anybody have a close-up pic of the edges?    i'm kindof having trouble conceptualizing them
Dec 10 2006 10:27PM
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skimasterflex
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There are currently 36 threads coming up in the SEARCH BAR on the topic of Lib Tech Skis. Which by the way Rossi.Quicksilver owns and distributes out of the new mountain center in Utah.

And by the way the skis are horrible. I've skied all of them, they have a long way to go before they'll be a successful ski lineup.
Dec 10 2006 10:56PM
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steezerampage
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Dame Quicksilver owns everything.
Dec 11 2006 12:58AM
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freeski1620
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unity is also making skis.
Dec 11 2006 4:46AM
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