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Worst ski up to date?

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MLB
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So i did a search before posting this, and seems like it ain't been done before. What do you guys think is the worst tiwn tips out there that you have tryed. Im gonna go and say that mine is a tie between the Elan Mo2, and the older Atomic line( Stomp, tweak). The sidecut on the elans were just weird, and they were little brittle sticks. They were pretty heavy for their size, and not worth the money. The tweaks and stomps were just plain crap. The foam core was poop, no pop, weak skis, edges were not stong....the only thing was they were light. But by todays standards they aren't really that light anymore. Soo your opinions?
Jan 23 2007 11:12AM
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StealthSteez
Posts: 3183 - Karma: 11
The Atomic Thug


Total shit. Atomic needs to stop making skis
Jan 24 2007 10:40AM
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skates_mcfarlin
Posts: 214 - Karma: 10
Worst ski ever would have to be Nordica Beast. That thing was so heavy, turned like shit and was torn apart after only two days of powder riding. The only benefit was that when u went straight it was a an ok ski.
Jan 24 2007 10:45AM
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dustingreenall
Posts: 106 - Karma: 76
nordica beast is brutal but for topsheets im guna hafta say lines almost all of them and the reps and shit r brutal aswell
Jan 24 2007 10:51AM
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freestyledork
Posts: 345 - Karma: 17
i had last years volkl dogens and the top sheet de laminated the ski it self broke in 3 different places and the rail blew out all within a month.
Jan 24 2007 11:06AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
i am afraid that YOU'RE a tool, what line skis have you ridden?



oh yeah, i have fujatives, and they are only good for buttering and rails, pretty much useless in the pipe and on groomers, there are much better skis out there.
Jan 24 2007 11:18AM
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SIX
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jibbed
Jan 24 2007 11:27AM
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MLB
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Ok...well im gonna have to elaborate on everything. Im a pretty huge guy as far as this site goes ( 6'1 185 lbs) for these weren't really heavy for me. I just really didn't like the way they rode compared to all the other skis have tryed ( Ar5, Chronics, Fujis, Invaders, Old Salomon 1080, Foils, Prophets, Head Mad trix, Sprayer BC).

Now pretty much this is personal prefernce and it just goes to show that there is a specific ski out there for specific people depending on the way you ride, your weight, height, and skill. I totally have to dissagree with people who say ALL line skis suck. I rode LAST years invaders and they were incredible. For rails, jumps, skiing switch i loved them. They had soo much pop, and were relatively stiff. They had delam problems, but they were sick. I just had the chance to try the new chronics, and those are pretty sick too. A little stiff for my liking, but for anybody who wants a true twin all mountain ski that is the ski for you. Also i have prophet 130s.....and anybody who makes a ski that size that i can still use on the groomers no problem...well they deserve props. I think people who say all lines suck are just ignorant....more NS hearsay BS.

Umm i could see how the fujis would suck after a while. With my size i would need a new pair after a year and a half about. They are just the softest new skis i have ever got on. Like my old Ar5s are softer then that, but they are the ORIGINAL series....soo took them a while.

Now the best ski i have ever ridden would have to be the old salomon 1080. These are the toughest skis on the planet....any of the new skis don't even come close to how tough these are. Ive had them since 2000 and they ski just as good as they did 6 years ago. No delam, no coreshots, edges are still perfect, i love them. I know that they newer salomons are pretty shitty, the foils are not that great of a ski. But now i look at the dumonts, and it shows that the company is moving up. I say that the old skis that this sport started out with are pretty much the toughest old tanks out there, and all this new stuff coming out can't even stay together for a season.
Jan 24 2007 11:34AM
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FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
and thus all line skis must suck right?
Jan 24 2007 11:38AM
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dan.b
Posts: 866 - Karma: 10
the mothership titanium was one of the sickest ski ever...
Jan 24 2007 11:39AM
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Drunkenmaster
Posts: 435 - Karma: 9
fujis are the shit...i like them a lot I am not that great of a skier...but I know a bunch of ppl who ride them and they are all happy...
Jan 24 2007 11:41AM
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mdvorak
Posts: 658 - Karma: 85
the early Public Enemys were horrible, especially mounted traditional.

I skied lines once and they sucked so bad, they had no torsional stiffness and just skied like shit.
Jan 24 2007 12:08PM
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socktrooper
Posts: 337 - Karma: 13
yea, i use to have elan skis and the side walls just blew up
Jan 24 2007 12:34PM
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skiRay
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some ols elan that i had when i raced
Jan 24 2007 12:47PM
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.John.
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either the Line 1260, or the line Maveric. I love line skis, but those were just embarrasing
Jan 24 2007 12:49PM
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AKdiv
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That pretty much sums up most of this thread.

For the record, I have a pair of Line Skogens from 2000/2001 and this year's Prophet 100s. Both are great skis and have withstood a great amount of abuse. I'm not saying that all skis ever made by Line skis are great, but I've been pretty happy with my experience.
Jan 24 2007 12:57PM
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snocompton
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 267
they still do. But there a beastly ski.

Jan 24 2007 1:16PM
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Badfish2
Posts: 3453 - Karma: 21
i saw 2 pairs have the whole cap split off, but it was still attached at the tip and tail which was weird.
Basically, you could have the base in one hand, and the topsheet in the other and look through it.
Jan 24 2007 5:31PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
ill give you 20
Jan 24 2007 6:06PM
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sbark
Posts: 300 - Karma: 11
They only skis I have used and I don't like are the 1080 spaceframe, and the 1080 foam, they broke down on me faster than my other skis and they flexed strange. but i am not bashing skis/ companies i just like the feel of good ol wood for a core.
Jan 24 2007 11:58PM
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DaysToCome
Posts: 1601 - Karma: 86
this is funny cause i can honestlysay that ive never ridden a ski that i didnt have fun on. my 1999 junior x-screams were sick as nuts, my volkl v-legends were stiff but rocked the moguls, my karhu ruckit (tele line maverick with bigger tail) were sick and just ripped the mountain up, my rossi sick birds kill it EVERYWHERE, and my scratch fs are easily the best all around skis ive ever ridden, but maybe what im trying to say is that as long as your a good skier your skis shouldnt hold you back, even if they are prone to breaking they still worked before they broke, didn't they? i mean none of you got on the skis and just like fell over did you? no

Jan 25 2007 12:53AM
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CMF
Posts: 1918 - Karma: 16
Hands down, the K2 Silencer.
Jan 25 2007 1:01AM
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Jib_This
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My scratch BCs. Worst skis ever. And they haven't gotten better since then either. Rossi, for all its claiming, I don't think has ever gotten it right.
Jan 25 2007 2:06AM
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dustingreenall
Posts: 106 - Karma: 76
elan/line

salamon\armada r the way to go
Feb 13 2007 12:32PM
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user098123
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haha i almost bought those
Feb 13 2007 12:33PM
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tanseygram54
Posts: 441 - Karma: 23
other than the delaming problem i really enjoyed em they were a fun ski
Feb 13 2007 12:40PM
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Barmski
Posts: 4342 - Karma: 811
scratch, rossignol sucks. cant stand em. pow air grind is up there too -worst idea ever the grind plate defeated the purpose of the skis i still fucked em up on rails. retarded.
Feb 13 2007 2:31PM
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steezyjibber
Posts: 15967 - Karma: 11,016
NINTHWARD!
Feb 13 2007 4:21PM
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bondi011
Posts: 135 - Karma: 10
your mom is sweet
Feb 13 2007 4:22PM
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snowboardkid21
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lol haha dont care
Feb 13 2007 4:23PM
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snowboardkid21
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im sorry i jusr dont give a shit
Feb 13 2007 4:28PM
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Black-Bandanna
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You just couldn't handle em.
Feb 13 2007 4:35PM
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Edward.
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if its worst topsheet its probably the 05-06 public enemys and the 05-06 invaders
Feb 13 2007 4:40PM
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watchmefall15
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haha i dont believe that, everyone in my crew has fujas and no one has broken a pair, this is my second season with them and i love them for everything in when the pow comes in and i have landed plenty of rodeo 5s they are still bomb
Feb 13 2007 4:40PM
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-+Siver+-
Posts: 1902 - Karma: 12
public enemys for sure
Feb 13 2007 4:43PM
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Flo_Rida_2016
Posts: 2804 - Karma: -5
i personally think public enemies blow. hteyre kind of a noob ski, weigh like 50 lbs, and are super stiff. and their mounting plate is like 5" back from center.
Feb 13 2007 4:47PM
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Ryanvdonk
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ok, im a tool because i go against the popular opinion, great reasoning idiot. i hated my fujis, and i snapped them. im a college student, i can't affor to replace skis a couple times a year. and i hated how they were too soft, they washed out easily and made me put my hands down whenever i didn't land near perfect. and they also skied like shit out of the park, couldn't hold an edge. my TMs with rounded edges are 100 times better out of the park as well as in. and my experience with line has been good, it might be cause i didn't jump on the band wagon and buy invaders, but whatever, i still have my orange DJ 1260s (first pair of twin tips) and use them for urbans (too short for anything else), and they only have a couple edge cracks. so maybe i got lucky with my lines and unlucky with my fujis, but that;s my experiance, and thats how i see it. so get off your high horse and go skiing on your sledding hills in minnesota. oh yeah, vikings suck.
Feb 13 2007 4:49PM
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SHastatahoe
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I dont know what the worste were, but I know what the best were . . ..

the original k2 enemy. such badass skis, way ahead of their time. sure they delamed like your mothers clothes, but they were the sickness.
Feb 13 2007 4:51PM
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Ryanvdonk
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this is what i was talking about, and you would break them faster than that. im 5'10" 180, so im fairly big as far as this site goes, but as for people my size they are too soft.
Feb 13 2007 5:01PM
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KillerMonkey
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hehe, i remember those mounted at the recommended was like 6inches from the tail. Only the rental shops did that and was one of the ultimate gaper skis of the day.
Feb 13 2007 5:47PM
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bryceCTS
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i dont understand, my chronics are fucking great
Feb 13 2007 7:12PM
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skogenjake
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agreed. i had the first years...durable...and man i could flex them so fucking much! im waiting for my ar6's to soften up a bit...
Feb 13 2007 7:15PM
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Eastcoast157
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line is such poop now
Feb 13 2007 8:11PM
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Eastcoast157
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^i had the first chronics and they were good but now i dont like line armada is where its at
Feb 13 2007 8:12PM
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S2daJ
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all the line haters can suck it, but i'd say triplets, just for the oure thought of someone buying three different skis and none look alike, not to mention they all look like chick skis.
Feb 13 2007 8:58PM
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