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Rasta Saloman 1080 flyer skis...
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I am most likely going to buy these skis in the next couple months, does anyone know anything about them?
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they will most likely explode in the first month of riding, like all other lower end salomon skis
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If you're not under 12 and shorter than 4'10 don't get them.
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are the flyer's the junior ski? or are they just the "price point" salomon ski?
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They have them in 171, there pretty sick
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They're really light, a kid at Marble has them, they're his first ever twintip ski, he just started this year and he was throwin lincolns the other day and he posted a movie on facebook in which he did a small rodeo 5. He totally shreds on them and they are still in good shape.
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i have them brand new never used 161 if your interested
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yeah i have seen them before too in the 171..i think the JR ski is the "fly" correct me if i am wrong though..
i dunno i would say if your not a super agressive skier and its a good deal go for them.. and then again if they break fast i would just go back to where you got them from and have them contact salomon or you contact them and tell them that they were a piece of shit and broke.. but i used to use salomon 1080's in a 161 until this season so i was a 5'4" 130lbs agressive skier on them and they never broke..
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The Jr is the "Fish"
Plus, this is nothing like the 1080 besides the name. It's a cheap, POS, to get you on the hill. If you ride MAYBE 5-10 days a season and don't hit many rails, you wont have ANY problem with these skis.
But If you actually ride park and want a pair of skis that aren't gonna be destroyed the 100th rail you hit, go with something like the K2 Silencer. I've had a pair of these for 65 days this season and the only thing I've had to fix were a few edge compressions.
Otherwise, buy a real ski.
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Oh yeah...
Salomon WILL NOT warranty a pair of skis that show signs of abuse. Warranties are for Manufacturing defects.... That's not hitting a rail and busting an edge or sidewall (which will happen if you ride these skis like a freestyler).
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oh i see.. yeah i wasnt too sure how different the 1080's were to the newer flyers..
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my little brother just turned 13 and he wants rasta everything, but he also has been listening to Bob Marley for years.................
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i would recomend getting the next ski up at least (the thruster i think).
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The Thruster is the exact same ski as the old 04/05 1080's.
If you remember the one's with the mech warrior on them, that came in different colors to size.
151-Yellow
161-Green
171-Silver
181-Orange
So in other words, yeah. It's a great ski, go with it. It's a little softer, but will still hold up a hell of a lot better than the Flyers.
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i own them not a big fan of them 171's u wanna buy ill prob sell cheap
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