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Best straight rail ski

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wwatkins
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the title says most of it, im looking for the most poppy, straight rail ski.
any good suggestions are greatly great. i know afterbangs are all old out.
Apr 28 2010 8:02PM
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Ski.Ballet
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By straight, do you mean regular cambered?
Apr 28 2010 8:03PM
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wwatkins
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yeah
Apr 28 2010 8:03PM
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ike.
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afterbangs are sick and would be perfect. but if they are all sold out i guess there is nothing you can do. I would recommend the thalls or moment reno jibs. they are both very durable and have mad pop. anthems would also excel, if you like a wider ski for the bill.
Apr 28 2010 8:56PM
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PaleCelery
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Moment rockers. Rocker is great on rails
Apr 28 2010 9:00PM
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zbphoto
Posts: 7789 - Karma: 12,037
volkl's are great skis, walls are their stiffer pro level ski, i've heard great things about em. ledges, which i have, are their mid level ski, their softer for butters, still lots of pop. both are great on rails, great edges and bases, top sheets chip really easily, i'm missing the very sides on both sides of both my skis in a ton of places, they just chipped and ripped off. but not like top sheets matter anyways.
Apr 28 2010 9:49PM
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cbeebzthasteeze
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Are you looking for symmetrical or non-symmetrical? If symmetrical, then try to look for the '09 Atomic Urban Punx. They are a rail specific ski with a "second edge" underfoot to help with rail-slides and not damaging your base.
Apr 28 2010 9:53PM
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cct_222
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invaders...
soft & buttery, narrow, and fully symmetrical.......
what more could you want in a rail/jib ski
Apr 28 2010 9:54PM
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wwatkins
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im thinking about getting a pair of ledges.
thanks to everyone who has posted and anyone who will post in the future. +k
Apr 28 2010 10:32PM
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JacheOReally
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Reno Jibs
They are unbelievable but not very durable
Apr 28 2010 10:43PM
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ataraxia
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Im a big fan of T-Halls. Awesome park ski and have held up two seasons for me.
Apr 28 2010 10:47PM
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traylortrash
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as am i, i love mine. the edges are pretty damn durable, no cracks so far and i beat the shit out of my edges on rails. topsheet, thats a different story, but who cares about that...
Apr 28 2010 10:53PM
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B-runge
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ATOMIC URBAN PUNX
invaders
t-halls
Apr 28 2010 11:02PM
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PaleCelery
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new topsheets this year should be bomber.

My moments were durable as fuck besides the topsheet
Apr 28 2010 11:19PM
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K_FRANK
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this BUY these skis and you will never go back
Apr 28 2010 11:45PM
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Willard
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t-hall or invaders
Apr 29 2010 12:59AM
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kvan
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t-hall, abangs, or ar6s just cause they are bulletproof

Apr 29 2010 2:06AM
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dubaiski
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great ski-i have them. But they dont make them any more. I dont know if you will still find any
Apr 29 2010 3:24AM
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dubaiski
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sorry for the double post but this seems to be a good deal

www.newschoolers.com/web/forums/readthread/thread_id/535012/

Apr 29 2010 3:25AM
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tacobellslayer
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dont quote me, and ive never used them, but ninthward henriks.. straight up rail ski i hear
Apr 29 2010 3:53AM
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B-runge
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>:)
Apr 29 2010 9:13AM
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i.ski.troll.
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afterbangs arnt exactly bullet proof... i have seen so many people break them this year.
Apr 29 2010 9:26AM
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gnartogue
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im pretty sure if you do some searching you can find some afterbangs
Apr 29 2010 9:33AM
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gnartogue
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http://www.untracked.com/p3162c51b88lr-Froogle-10_line_afterbang_freestyle_allmountain_skis.html
Apr 29 2010 9:37AM
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MCNUGGETS
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anthems

Apr 29 2010 11:31AM
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RudyGarmisch
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Anything used, drilled a few times if fine, missing edge underfoot a plus, cheap and throwaway. Spending money on a new pair of skis just for rails seems...
Apr 29 2010 12:06PM
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Dustin.
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stupid.

Get snowblades, all you need is something that can clip to your foot if your just sliding rails.  Rocker doesn't make a difference obviously....doesn't touch the rail.
Apr 29 2010 12:19PM
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zbphoto
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apparently rocker gives a ski a lower swing weight which makes a difference for doing switchups.
Apr 29 2010 1:08PM
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Newschool_Pope
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and whats the best ski for kinked rails????
Apr 29 2010 2:51PM
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-ROY-
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i will sell you my beat to fuck invaders for dirt cheap
Apr 29 2010 2:56PM
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a_pla5tic_bag
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Maybe wait till next year, check out k2's new skis. Otherwise I have disorderly's and my edges are great. And I like to bring my rollerblading to skiing so... lots of rails/jib stuff.
Apr 29 2010 3:28PM
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Ben.
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jesus. how does that make any sense whatsoever...
Apr 29 2010 3:36PM
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zbphoto
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? pretty sure it was in the armada vid on their sight, i've also heard it on here a few times.
Apr 29 2010 4:08PM
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Ben.
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whoever has said that is an idiot.


a ski weighs the same, whether it is rockered or not.
Apr 29 2010 4:14PM
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zbphoto
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yah, your probably right.
Apr 29 2010 4:25PM
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Dustin.
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If you bend a straw does it weigh less?
Apr 29 2010 4:51PM
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Rosbif
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Pretty sure in the Alpha series, the tip and tail taper in the rockered sections, combined with the cap construction there means a lower swing weight, or at least that's how they market it.
Apr 29 2010 5:58PM
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Ben.
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its not the rocker making it lighter though, its the taper. taper means less material, rocker does not. for example reno rockers would NOT be lighter just because they are rockered, since they dont have the taper.
Apr 29 2010 6:00PM
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Rosbif
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No, obviously if you just bent a ski obviously nothing would change, but the rockered park skis in Armadas line up, would still appear to have lower swing weight, so perhaps don't be so quick to call people idiots.
Apr 29 2010 6:14PM
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Ben.
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jesus. the fact that they are rockered does not make them lighter. sure they might have a lighter swing weight than other skis.


afterbangs also have a lighter swing weight than pontoons. they are just lighter skis.


rocker does not increase or decrease weight. just like bending anything does not make it lighter or heavier.
Apr 29 2010 6:59PM
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PaleCelery
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you're right about everything, except reno rockers do have some early taper, not as much as the alpha series though. Next years will have even more.
Apr 29 2010 9:41PM
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Ben.
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i meant not the significan elf shoe stuff the alphas have
Apr 29 2010 9:45PM
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dompuch
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Man afterbangs are really good if there sold out one lines website then look harder i just bought a pair from http://www.acmeclimbing.com/ abd got them in 5 days..its a good site and there 2010 afterbangs good deal...
Apr 30 2010 1:47PM
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