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Surface, Surface, Surface!!!

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negativenelly
Posts: 477 - Karma: 10
First week back in SLC and got to ride my new Watch Life's, finally! I have got to give these guys props, the skis are so dope and light as hell.

Jan 17 2007 1:28AM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
so much
Feb 17 2007 9:30PM
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RoLLLinDeep
Posts: 3318 - Karma: 9
i dont do any such gnar x grabs mang
Feb 17 2007 10:25PM
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SKlAN
Posts: 1109 - Karma: 205
how else can i grab my skis if they arent all X'ed up?
Feb 17 2007 11:44PM
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RoLLLinDeep
Posts: 3318 - Karma: 9
honestly who are you....i take care of my skis and all my equipment that has nothing to do with why the topsheets on my watchlifes are not durable at all...never had skis with topsheets that chipped and peeled like these
Feb 18 2007 1:03AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
that's crazy they're chipping and peeling that bad... i have 35 days on mine and have nothing more than the usual nicks and chips.
Feb 18 2007 1:06AM
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negativenelly
Posts: 477 - Karma: 10
MIne are bomber still...I have had maybe 25-30 days on them. Everyone skis differently, maybe your skis hit together more than most or something.
Feb 18 2007 1:30AM
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the_zissou
Posts: 927 - Karma: 193
just cosmetic.
Feb 18 2007 1:52AM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
the only problem with my skis is everybody thinks i am a lot cooler than i really am i hate having to disapoint people all the time
Feb 18 2007 2:50AM
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Intergalactic
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ya me to. i usually just spend lots of money on really nice looking equipment, and then hang out in the lodge telling people i'm really good.

its a little embarrassing when they see me actually try to turn.
Feb 18 2007 10:50AM
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freeski_Shaggy
Posts: 617 - Karma: 279
Are the watch lifes soft or are they more on the stiffer side
Feb 18 2007 3:28PM
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michael_bc
Posts: 1317 - Karma: 418
They are actually pretty stiff but somehow they flex a lot and pop like mad. This is actually what I like most about them. Like, they are stiff, but once you start bending them they keep bending.

Its funny this guy saying you have to take care of your skis. This is like the Armada distributor
 in Zurich who was telling me not to do rails on AR5s. It's a park ski, you hit rails, and if you bail the top sheet chips. On any ski. But on the Surfaces a lot seems to come off at once.

But as long as it's cosmetic damage, seriously, who cares.
Good advice to sand the sides tho... I'll do that. But fuck I love this ski.
Feb 18 2007 5:50PM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
they are on the stiffer side... but flex plenty
Feb 18 2007 6:41PM
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steevner
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I'm soo stoked. I ordered mine today. you said the best way to prevent to topsheet chipping is to round off the corners of it? also is it all purely cosmetic?
Feb 18 2007 10:17PM
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GetPitted
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are next years watch lifes not gonna have the chip problem this years do?
Feb 18 2007 10:45PM
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liukangkid
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Yeah i dont want to spend 400 dollars but they look sick

Feb 18 2007 10:49PM
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Sholte
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man i want some surface watch lifes.
Feb 19 2007 12:01AM
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the_zissou
Posts: 927 - Karma: 193
no. the best way to prevent topsheet chipping is to not hit your edges on your topsheets. yes, it is purely cosmetic.

and the other guy's question...next years will no longer have this problem. los developements nuevos en las colinas de Dakota del Sur nos traerán la última protección contra el útero de los niños del unborn que producen el maíz en la mazorca en forma del plastisol. la torta gigante de la zanahoria nos salvaremos.
Feb 19 2007 1:19AM
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johanblaze
Posts: 4987 - Karma: 343
ésa era una colección extraña de palabras.
Feb 19 2007 1:25AM
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whattheshit
Posts: 6562 - Karma: 107
what's that baxter?
Feb 19 2007 7:19AM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
how would the watch lifes be for someon 5'6" 120, that skis 99% park.
Feb 19 2007 10:07AM
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negativenelly
Posts: 477 - Karma: 10
^^ PERFECT!!
Feb 19 2007 1:21PM
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the_zissou
Posts: 927 - Karma: 193
^^ PERFECT!!
Feb 19 2007 6:47PM
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powfoka
Posts: 2709 - Karma: 160
^^ PERFECT!!
Feb 20 2007 8:04PM
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negativenelly
Posts: 477 - Karma: 10
^^PERFECT!!
Feb 20 2007 9:18PM
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GetPitted
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^^PERFECT!!
Feb 20 2007 9:24PM
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Bulky
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what size should i get if im 5'8 and 145. i ride 176s now but 181s seem to big and i dont want to go smaller.
Feb 20 2007 9:29PM
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DinosaurRcool
Posts: 534 - Karma: 20
long story short, most fun park/all mountain ski I have been on. VS. (original 1080, spaceframe 1080, Line skogan's, Line E.P. (all black), armada AR5, Surface cushions(R.I.P).

I got the the Watch Life first of June skied every day at mammoth's park till closing 4th of july, then pre season jibbing in october. and constant riding since nov. and my edges are holding up so well, I don't have one crack in them. this is just my experience. oh and they are solid in the park, really playful sidecut. and strong for landings near the bottom of transition. no washouts, yet flexy enough to do good nollie/ollie's. good pop. and they look cool.

Feb 20 2007 10:54PM
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LATARIANmilton
Posts: 866 - Karma: 418
get da 181, youll grow into them, center mounted they'll be fine, and they're lighter than seagull feathers
Feb 22 2007 12:47AM
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the_zissou
Posts: 927 - Karma: 193
^^PERFECT!!
Feb 22 2007 2:32AM
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LCCkid
Posts: 129 - Karma: 10
^^^you can get the 181 or the also make the watchlifes in a 171 if you don't wnat to make such a huge jump. I love my 171's and I am 5'10"
Feb 22 2007 11:56AM
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Bulky
Posts: 1054 - Karma: 11
the thing is that i wont grow anymore i almost 19 and was told i am done. you still have the same feeling about the 181
Feb 24 2007 12:08AM
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