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Line EP Pro Vs K2 Hellbents

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kronickrew
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Im Looking For a Powder Ski Ive Been Interested In These Too
Aug 31 2009 1:03AM
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Spacekroft
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your size, wieght, abilitly would probably be some good things to include?
Aug 31 2009 1:05AM
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DHogg
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try typing it into the search function(advanced) and you'll get a ton of hits. Been covered heaps before, and theres a lot of good info there.

Aug 31 2009 1:07AM
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kronickrew
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Ive Been Skiing My whole like im 6"1 and weight 145
Aug 31 2009 1:07AM
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Ninja_on_Skis
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Me and some friends have looked at both pairs of skis and we think that both are pretty much legit, but personally we lean towards the EP pros because we love the pow and they're fatter and we like the graphics better. From what we've seen also they are supposed to make skiing the powder like skiing in the park because of the early rise it's easier to land switch. Also they have reverse camber which makes it easier to turn in the powder because of reduced drag. I'm not sure is the Hellbent have revers camber or not though. Hope this helps a bit.
Aug 31 2009 1:07AM
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SHastatahoe
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The hellbent is more of a charging ski, while the EPpro is more of a playfull, hoppidy ski.  its shorter and more nimble than the bently.  It is also considerably softer, so if your looking to drop large cliffs you'll want some bently's. 

I have ridden both and own hellbents.  They are both fun skis, but I prefere the bent's due to their ability to charge hardcore and shred anything.  You will have to ask yourself what kind of pow skiing you want to do, and then decide.  graphics should not influence your decision, though i think the bent's graphic is way sicker.  skiing is all about being hardcore and crazed norsemen.  The hellbent's are sicktacular. 
Aug 31 2009 1:41AM
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Where-am-I
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my new sig. yeah hellbents are for charging, eps are floaty and soft, both are about as rockered as you can get, both are great for skiing switch. bottom line Ep's=softer hellbents=stiffer, personally i'd get the Eps because i already have a ski thats good for charging, but if your'e going to be skiing in some variable snow (sluch crud) get the hellbents
Aug 31 2009 1:49AM
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schmies
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HellBents change your life. They can handle everything.
Aug 31 2009 11:52AM
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Franny
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Lanker?
Aug 31 2009 12:14PM
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austinmetsch
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how do the EPs ski on hardpack? can you carve them at all?
Aug 31 2009 10:44PM
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ScuffDUFF
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I try to stay away from hardpack as much as possible on my EPs.   But ripping down a face, they will slap up and down on the snow loud enough to make people fear you.
Sep 1 2009 3:30AM
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Twig
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yeh, they actually do pretty good on hardpack, especially western groomers that usually are a little soft anyway. They are suprisingly versatile, I found them better than bents for everything except charging.
Sep 1 2009 5:06AM
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Caveman.
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I would consider some ON3P Caylors. http://on3pskis.com/?page_id=45
Sep 1 2009 10:24AM
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J.D.
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Having demo'd all 3 of these skis, I agree: Caylor is my favourite. They're closer to the Hellbent than the EP Pro though. If you want a really soft ski, go EP. If you want something to actually shred on, go Caylor. Though you really can't go wrong here, unless you're picking the wrong ski for your terrain.
Sep 1 2009 11:34AM
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sam.gillin
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haha i like how someone said the hellbent is a charging ski. THEY ARE NOODLES! Get JJ's!
Sep 1 2009 1:01PM
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XtRemE11
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ep's! they have a way more surfey feel to them, tons of pop, and the funnest skis you will ever use for any terrain.
Sep 1 2009 5:58PM
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skyabamba
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for your height and weight i would say the ep pro is going to be too soft and short for you compared to the 189 hellbent which is almost the same ski so just get the bents because they have them in your size
Sep 14 2009 12:29PM
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Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,398
caylors
Sep 14 2009 1:38PM
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Dr.Rick_Marshall
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hellbents are not a stiff charging ski!!!!
Sep 14 2009 1:49PM
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Newschool_Pope
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im 6" would the ep be too short (and soft, though i like soft skis)? i weigh 160 pounds.
would the hell bent in 189 be too long for me?
im really undecided. help :D
thx guys
Sep 14 2009 4:27PM
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dwags222
Posts: 91 - Karma: 26
add 10 cm to the size of whatever ski you normally ride on and that is what length you want to buy for a rockered ski.
Sep 14 2009 5:47PM
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wrenegade
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Unless you are 180lbs+ the 179 Bents, 185 EP Pros and 181 Caylors are more than enough ski. The rocker and width on all three of those skis provided more than enough float.

As far as deciding between the three,

EP Pro: Softest, fattest, most pow specific
Hellbent: Still soft, slightly thinner (barely) a little better all mountain. Really heavy. 189 Size = 195 and is a BIG ski (obscenely heavy)
Caylor: Medium-stiff flex. Thinnest of the bunch (120 vs 122/126) Bamboo core provides lots of pop and is lighter than the Hellbent, despite being stiffer. Easily the best all-mountain performer of the three.

They are all good skis, but it kinda comes down to what you want. If all you are going to be skiing is nipple deep pow, then by all means go for the EPs. If you want something more suited to resort skiing, and day or two after the storm snow, go for one of the stiffer ones. And since I am biased, I'd go Caylors. But seriously, because you can get such a good deal on them right now, I don't know why you'd choose otherwise.
Sep 14 2009 6:13PM
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DrZoidberg
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Yeah, I don't get how a hellbent is a charging ski. If I wanted to go as fast as i could, which I do but NJ doesn't have big mountains, I'd ride like motherships or something big and stiff. Bents seem more jib oriented and a lot softer than something I would want to charge on. Unless my definition of charging is wrong?

That being said, I wish I had the snow to buy EP pros or bents and put them to good use.
Sep 14 2009 6:50PM
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PacificRimJob
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Get whatever the eff you want. It doesnt matter really, because you're going to float pretty much fantastically no matter what. Enjoy being on awesomely fat skis. The end.
Sep 14 2009 8:36PM
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tedmgee
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yea they are all good skis so get the one with your favorite graphic
Sep 14 2009 9:07PM
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rj.
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thruth
Sep 14 2009 10:15PM
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Tait.
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im more of a hellbent guy iv ridden eps but it just doesnt feel like you have anything in the back for chargin through crap and stuff
Sep 15 2009 1:47AM
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mrchristopher
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i know that you sort of allready have two skis that you are looking at but try www.kingswoodskis.com
they are super awsome custom made right at the bottom of the world new zealand the guy who makes them alex herbert can make a ski to suit anyones needs just look at it
Sep 15 2009 3:56AM
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mrchristopher
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???
are you sure that you know what you are talking about?
Sep 15 2009 4:00AM
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iggyskier
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umm...so hellbents ARE stiff charging skis?
Sep 15 2009 5:59AM
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dice552
Posts: 304 - Karma: 42
Hellbents may be more of a charging ski then the EP, but they are far from what i would consider a figure 11 ripper.
Sep 15 2009 11:00AM
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Dr.Rick_Marshall
Posts: 407 - Karma: 44
?????
I know what im talking about im pretty sure you dont.
Sep 15 2009 1:14PM
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mackcamp
Posts: 1207 - Karma: 263
Im the same dimensions as you and i ski a 169 Hellbent which measures out to be about 175.

I love em.
Sep 15 2009 6:28PM
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