 Poster: A snowHead
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Anyone know where the Crossmax LTD fits in Salomon's range? Decathlon are selling then for a bargin price, but I can't seem to find any specs on them. Anyone know, worth a look or steer clear (bottom of the range bendy junk)? 
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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In my opinion, comapred to an Atomic Supercross or Dynastar Skicross or Head RX all Crossmax are 'bottom of the range bendy junk'!!! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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A mate of mine mentioned these skis and that shop to me yesterday and asked me for my thoughts. I told him I had no idea about them.
He's after them for his wife and himself who are, probably, at the beginner/intermediate stage. If they are bendy boards I presume they'll be OK for him. Would you agree?
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Powderhound, Enak Gavaggio doesn't seem to do too badly on them!!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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PG, Yeah, but he is clearly far far far better than me and able to make them work for him! I need the stiffness of the Atomic to help me out - and the not inconsiderable weight to get me out of the air quickly on those skicross courses that frighten me witless each time!
marc gledhill, for your mate they would probably be fine. Are they the ones with the darker graphics on them?
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Powderhound, The graphics are like last year's Crossmax graphic, not this seasons. A Ski instructor mate thinks they may just be a standard Crossmax 8 or 10, built as a limited addition, in bulk for Decathlon. I'm going to got and have a look at them next week. They also offer Atomic C:9 for a similare prices, so I should be able to compare the flex between the 2.
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They were Standard Crossmax 8, but with S810 bindings in stead of S710 and different graphics. Unfortunately Decathlon only have 160s and below left, too short for me! They had the Atomic C9s in my length, so I went for them. At £169, I couldn't pass it up, it's cheeper than 3 weeks ski hire, so if they last 2 seasons I can't complain.
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The Crossmax LTD was are not just a rebadged version of another Crossmax model.
They have been made specifically as a low-price entry level ski and are really only suitable for beginners or low intermediates.
One obvious difference between them and the crossmax8 is that the CM8 has two vibration absorbers on the front whereas the CM LTD only has one.
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u brain, I bow to you expert knowledge. "The Staff in Decathlon they lie" then! Maybe there Crossmax 77?
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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Ironically it was a member of staff at Decathalon who clued me up in the first place.
It's probably how U ask the question 
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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Or who you ask???? I just hope my Atomic C:9s are ok. They look like the standard Atomic C:9, as pictured on the Atomic website. Any intel on these???? (there's alway eBay of they don't ski well!!)
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I presume you got 170s Mark? They might be a tad soft - fun in the soft stuff but a bit bendy going hell-for-leather down Mannlichen (just don't do any turns, what could possibly go wrong?  . At the price though I don't think you can go far wrong to be honest.
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You know it makes sense.
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telford_mike, yes I went for 170s (link to the Decathlon page below, they seem to have put the price back up to £289). If they don't work out I can always hire a better pair and put them up for sale on eBay. Atomic rate them as an on-piste ski for advanced skiers, although I think their advanced is intermediate in most people's language (I wish the manufacturers would standardise there ratings). Then again I don't intent to break any down hill records!
I'll just have to give them a good work out down Mannlichen and see where the Oh Sh**t point is (got a helmet too, so the fall won't hurt so much ).
http://www.decathlon.co.uk/ukstore/produit.asp?int_DeptId=23227&int_DeptPereId=32899&int_PfId=154562
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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You'll be racing on the Lauberhorn mate - might want to rent a pair of stiffies for the day. And yes, you'll need that helmet
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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There's another race now Mark, standard GS 1 at a time with timing. On the Wednesday I think. 80th anniversary Lauberhorn race, and we're all doing it! 
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Another race????? This is sounding far too serious! I'm off down to the gym to get fit...... 
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'fraid so mate. See helmets thread in main forum. Get one
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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bug the helmet, get me serious insurance now!!!!
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