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RIP Public Enemy

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Steezasaurus
Posts: 796 - Karma: -53

not 100 percent but my friend claims he saw K2's next season's line of skis and said the publics are not in their line up for 08/09 but said that it will be replaced by the "extreme' which he said was its replacement and said it had neon bases and neon k2 logos all over it. sad to say but one of the best all mountain rippers is finally in its grave

Jan 8 2008 5:02PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
That's correct. Pick up PE's while you can, they'll be collectors shit in 30 years.
Jan 8 2008 5:03PM
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Shpadoinkle
Posts: 10437 - Karma: 84
NEVER!
Jan 8 2008 5:04PM
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deezy.
Posts: 2538 - Karma: 26
i personally think that its good.

PE's have been the same ski for past couple years. they should get rid of it
Jan 8 2008 5:06PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
i don't think they are changing the SKI - just the name and graphics
Jan 8 2008 5:19PM
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the.flying.ginge
Posts: 82 - Karma: 10
any word on wether the fujas are acttualy going up to 95 under foot? coz that would be sick!
Jan 8 2008 5:19PM
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beardstatus
Posts: 800 - Karma: 19
i heard that too
Jan 8 2008 5:21PM
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breckfreeskier
Posts: 1541 - Karma: 22
I agree
Jan 8 2008 5:24PM
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weallski
Posts: 173 - Karma: 10
its called the kang-fuji's
Jan 8 2008 5:34PM
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ThaLetterM.
Posts: 8609 - Karma: 1,612
sad to see the  bulkiest heaviest most non playful skis ever go


not
Jan 8 2008 5:34PM
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Steezasaurus
Posts: 796 - Karma: -53
true. i hated mine
Jan 8 2008 5:36PM
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invader7
Posts: 5756 - Karma: 49
i never did like them
Jan 8 2008 5:37PM
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Skiingslikewhoa
Posts: 426 - Karma: 12
At least Public Enemy was a decent name. C'mon the Extreme? K2 marketing thats bad. But neon is cool beans.
Jan 8 2008 5:37PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
truth
Jan 8 2008 5:46PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
its actually very good marketing if you remember how sucessful the old extreme was - this way they can open up futher the market for twins through people being able to associate with the ski
-also retro seems to be the way fashion is heading - e.g. new troublemakers
-plus the PE was getting stale, losing sales year by year and they definitely needed to mix it up a bit.
Jan 8 2008 5:49PM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
Yup.

I certainly won't miss them.
Jan 8 2008 5:49PM
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GatoGordo
Posts: 1496 - Karma: 10
I'm still mourning the death of the Karmas. I have a pair of them that will be kept in real nice condition forever.
I'm not a big fan of the PE's. I didn't like their flex pattern all that much.
Jan 8 2008 5:51PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
word - volkl retiring the karma was a massive call, the wall has seen great success though
Jan 8 2008 5:54PM
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Ginger.Kid
Posts: 149 - Karma: 75
i love my public enemies. oh well....
Jan 8 2008 5:54PM
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Mezmerize19
Posts: 6475 - Karma: 18
My buddy has the first PE's and I got the year after those. Both are beat to a pulp.
Jan 8 2008 5:55PM
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Avifarer
Posts: 5926 - Karma: 598
mine aswell
Jan 8 2008 5:57PM
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sirskizalot
Posts: 4370 - Karma: 161
i have some and there so dam heavy
Jan 8 2008 7:01PM
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General_Shredgnar
Posts: 3024 - Karma: 34
I heard bad things but they had pretty fricken sick graphics every year, definitely set a precedent early on for creative graphics if nothing else.
Jan 8 2008 7:20PM
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forfun
Posts: 4916 - Karma: 66
its all about original public enemys so buttery and awesome i still ride them
Jan 8 2008 7:45PM
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mike11
Posts: 150 - Karma: 65
Yeah PE's were my first pair of twin tips, so it sucks seeing them go.
Jan 8 2008 7:48PM
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calebski.
Posts: 703 - Karma: 10
agreed
Jan 8 2008 7:49PM
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b-kul
Posts: 4350 - Karma: 1,111
why all the hate for pe's? i love mine for shreddin the east coast.
Jan 8 2008 7:49PM
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SkierX
Posts: 16253 - Karma: 538
Some may like them, but I have skied them and found them to be the most uninspiring, boring ski ever.
Jan 8 2008 8:04PM
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LO_GO
Posts: 1002 - Karma: 8
o well
Jan 8 2008 8:12PM
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alpineplease
Posts: 2789 - Karma: 1,756
they were the first ski that set the 'non traditional graphic' trend over the past 5 years that every other compnay had to catch up to
Jan 8 2008 8:15PM
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poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,537
YES K2 came 2 their sences and realises the PE blows donkey dick
Jan 8 2008 8:26PM
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The_Oakley_Kid
Posts: 3128 - Karma: 179
dude, i agree. the PE was just a ski for kids whose parents wont let them ride but but who wanted some twin tips
Jan 8 2008 8:35PM
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Bdogg
Posts: 139 - Karma: 30
Good K2 is gettin rid of those crappy PE skis they were terrible
Jan 8 2008 8:37PM
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nickmcnutt
Posts: 4396 - Karma: 2,965
haha word
Jan 8 2008 8:38PM
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comeatmebro
Posts: 10720 - Karma: 66
thank god. total shit. my cousins pretty much don't have a top sheet, they're the originals. they were so heavy and just poop.
Jan 8 2008 8:41PM
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ScrappyJoeYoung
Posts: 1407 - Karma: 1,277
riiiip, i shredded the kids versions when i was like 11
Jan 8 2008 8:41PM
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skifofun
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From what i have heard the graphic is the old classic neon K2 graphic where its K2 on top of K2 and they fade into diffrent neons  you all know the one im talking about it was on there poles this year.  At least thats what some of the insiders told me.

Jan 8 2008 8:47PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
The new ski is the K2 extreme, it has the same graphic as the old K2 extreme, I don't thing the ski shape/construction changes at all though.
Jan 8 2008 8:48PM
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Steakhead
Posts: 490 - Karma: 233
long live Scot Schmidt....Hell yeah K2
Jan 8 2008 8:52PM
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KellyK
Posts: 1781 - Karma: 706
I am proud to say that i own  a pair of the original year of public enemies....
Jan 8 2008 8:53PM
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eastcoastsoloMAN
Posts: 1048 - Karma: 16
RIP pub enemys best ski ive ever skied on. got me through the icy, cold, grass and powderi will miss you
Jan 8 2008 8:56PM
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illy
Posts: 173 - Karma: 10
yea i got k2s silencers and they are stiff.. chip so fuckin easy and i rode the p.e.s and they were heavy and stiff so i really dont care about either of them... i think i might just ride solomns anyways
Jan 8 2008 9:00PM
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VTtreeskier
Posts: 1833 - Karma: 64
Likewise
Jan 8 2008 9:07PM
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GL830
Posts: 212 - Karma: 12
It was time for it to go. I used to think PE's were the shit before I skied the Karma and the MSP and realized it was a pretty underperforming ski
Jan 8 2008 9:31PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 149
Arent they the same as the 03/04 PE but with cap instead of sidewall?
Jan 8 2008 9:56PM
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Canuker
Posts: 4730 - Karma: 165
w/e they weighed a fucking ton anyway
Jan 8 2008 10:10PM
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kiesler
Posts: 35 - Karma: 10
the old PE's were sweet, but the new one suck However why the had to replace it with a ski called the extremes is a little gay
Jan 8 2008 11:55PM
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alexL
Posts: 512 - Karma: 28
ive still got my old pes as my urban/shitty day ski, ive beaten the shit outta them and theyre still holding up, it was my first twin as well, great ski

but the last 2 years of them have been pretty shitty... we havent sold any of this years enemy at all, and i agree with earlier posts that theyre super heavy and unresponsive compared to my volkls but still, sad to see them go

and the extreme?  thats super rad.
Jan 9 2008 8:18AM
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Shorton
Posts: 2889 - Karma: 13
!
Jan 9 2008 10:21AM
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mrb
Posts: 575 - Karma: 16

the extreme's will take over,  just a matter of time
what they should do is bring back scott schmidt
Jan 9 2008 10:52AM
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dave44
Posts: 11052 - Karma: 113
Old news. And anyways, PE's were wayyyyyyy over-rated. Seriously.
Jan 9 2008 10:59AM
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