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So many people hate them... but you know what i love them.

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Good_Deed
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Suspects that is, took a a good 10 days to break them in the way i like to ski and now they are a blast all over the mtn from park to bumps and on rails! just got to dull those edges before hand and they are great. They do have a few chips on them but all skis get those.

Overall i would give these skis a 8 out of 10 because they not the greatest ski in the pow.
Dec 30 2011 8:54PM
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callmeteo
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i dont really like being that guy, but gear talk.
Dec 30 2011 8:56PM
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Good_Deed
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force of habit to click on ski gabber sorry
Dec 30 2011 8:57PM
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callmeteo
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all good. but i was actually thinking about these skis recently haha..
Dec 30 2011 8:59PM
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120494435941
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apart from detuning edges/waxing how do you "break-in a ski" and doesn't Salomon have shitty durability or something?
Dec 30 2011 9:06PM
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Good_Deed
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I have had these skis for 2 years and they are holding up great. i dont wax and i detuned once. breaking in for me is just pressing the skis on butters and rails to soften them up.
Dec 30 2011 9:09PM
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james6345789
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You shouldn't really expect a park ski to go well in powder at all.
Dec 30 2011 9:22PM
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Good_Deed
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i had the first gen of the fugitives and those things could ski pow well due to being super soft.
Dec 30 2011 9:25PM
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stupendous-man
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this, im not sure why youre rating them on powder.


i too have suspects, and theyre a super fun ski to ride and i havent had any problems with durability yet other than some small chips (im about 10 days in as well)
Dec 30 2011 9:26PM
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Dr.DRE
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Solid ski! No more shin bang crappy landings for me.
Dec 30 2011 9:34PM
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NEEDMOSNOW
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Im about
Dec 30 2011 9:49PM
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NEEDMOSNOW
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Mobiles a bitch im about 35 days in and love them
Dec 30 2011 9:50PM
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NinetyFour
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You have 420 posts, please post no more!
Dec 30 2011 9:51PM
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NinetyFour
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This is ridiculous because of my last post..... But what model year are these suspects? Salomon got a huge bad rap for "Durability" because of the suspect which pisses me off, I'm riding twenty twelves (first year available for them) and have about 8 days total on them, with some hard landings onto ice and whatnot. I can even see topsheet chips scratches or cuts at all, and cant hear any symptoms of delams with the coin test.
Dec 30 2011 9:56PM
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Peter.
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do tell what this coin test is
Dec 30 2011 10:07PM
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NinetyFour
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Aha coin test for composite products consists of taking a coin between the thumb and index finger, and lightly tapping on the topsheet of the ski, listening for a "Rattle" or lower than usual pitch sound. The sound will change slightly as you move down the ski because of the variation in thickness, but it should be pretty apparent for an internal delam. This test is used in the aircraft industry and boat industry as an early detection method for delaminations.
Dec 30 2011 10:15PM
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J..H
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Fuck suspects i broke em in like a day
Dec 30 2011 10:36PM
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Good_Deed
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how?
Dec 30 2011 10:38PM
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steezy.stew
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Lol wut. Why wouldn't you
Dec 30 2011 10:43PM
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