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K2 Obsethed Vs. Armada JJ's
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I am 6'3 170lbs. I ski lots of west coast pow, glades, and bc booters. I was thinking either 189 seths, or 185 JJ's. I ski lots of trees and like to spin alot. So i was thinking going with the JJ's which are a bit shorter. Im leaning more towards the JJ's but i can't decide. Advice...?
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if you are talking about the 09 model go with the JJ. If last years, go with the obsethed. you probably wanna jump on the rockered ski bandwagon.
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the JJ's are way better i think. they are so much fun. i demoed both last year and i felt like the jj's were much more versatile.
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Yeah im talkin about the 09 models
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jjs. real fun ski and really versitile. sounds like its what your lookin for
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did you notice a big difference in how the seth's compared to the JJ's ride in pow?
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Im looking at getting the JJs as a second, more versatile pow ski. Theyre made to float blast through crud and theyre light which fits my ticket exactly, and from what I can tell yours as well~
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did you notice that noone heres actually skiied either of these? hahahahah sorry to be a dick but, yea, they both sound like wonderful designs and ive heard the obsetheds measure maybe 3 or 4 cms short. as to which, depends on if you ski more pow (prolly jj) or piste (prolly obsethed)
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never skiied the JJ's but i can say after having ridden armada's for 3 years now, their customer service is fucking awesome, they are super cool guys if you call them and have a problem, they hook shit up without asking, and i've never had an even remotely poor experience with them, always top notch and excellent. basically i'm on their dick like white on rice.
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i really didn't like the obsethed that much. it just wasn't playful and its a lot heavier than the jjs.
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crazy considering they are skinney in comprison^^
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u mit want to check out the k2 hellbent or the moment bibby pros the jjs and the seth mit b good 2 but idk if the jjs are rockered im sure the seth is in the 09 almost as much as the hellbents
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i liked the obsethed alot very fun in the slush, and on the morrning ice this summer
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ya the JJ' s this year are rockerd im just not sure how much compared to the seths
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good question, anyone know?
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How many of you have skied both...or even ONE of the skis?
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i own obseths, they are dope but far different from jj's. by the way ime selling them with fks185's if anyone is interested pm me
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obsethed measures long, i had a pair of 191 ants next to 189 obsetheds and the obsetheds were longer by maybe 3-5 cms
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i am skiing on seths right now and like them, i just want to go up in size and think that 189 ^ which measure longer will be to long for what im doing. Lottts of glades,pow, and spining off of clifs and booters and such. I was thinking that the 185 would be a better size for what im doing, and maybe a better ski in the JJ's?
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have skied neither of these 09 ski's but have demo the 08 seths and done alot of research on the 09 JJ's and the reason that i said "JJ's hands down" had alot to do with the fact that he will be skiing the west coast and alot of pow. JJ's will be lighter, fatter (10mm), have less sidecut and imo are a better west coast pow ski.
and in terms of rocker for whoever didn't know:
hellbents > JJ's > obsethed
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wouldnt have thought the JJ's had more rocker than the seths. I thought the JJ's were more of a all mnt ski, campared to the seths which are more big mnt inspired. Im thinkin im gonna go with the JJ's cause they would be easier to spin on, and ski glades, and if there more rockerd then pow to
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now your getting the idea^^
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haha yeah thanks for all the help everyone... now any suggestions on bindings?
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griffins are sick, i dont know if they would be good for you. im going jjs with griffins this year....
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