 Poster: A snowHead
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Wondering if any  s have skied on Liberty Lightspeeds and how did you find them? I have found what appears to be a crazy deal on some and figured it was worth the risk of them being shockingly bad (considering the graphics).
I'm comfortable on reds, progressing on blacks and keen to progress to more off-piste. I haven't played in the parks much but I like to finds bumps and jumps on and off the piste, although I'm not looking for twin tips.
I had previously been considering investing in a pair of Movement Flames but the price of the Lightspeeds is a bit of a bonus.
Any thoughts welcomed!
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Never heard of Liberty skis, but Movement Flames *rock*
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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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snowshine, I luckily won a pair of Liberty hazmats at the EoSB, only taken them to the snowdome so far but they are cool, I think midgetbiker took them out on the ski test for a day around the mountain and also loved them. No idea how they compare to lightspeeds though. I suspect that these are on old model...
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Thanks both, much appreciated. I think the Lightspeeds are an 05/06 model, terrible graphics but I guess if I'm off piste more I won't notice 
Since the price (at the moment) is £30, plus £10 delivery, I can afford to give these a go and possibly get the Flames in the future (I agree the Flames rock).
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kristof, I can only imagine it's the graphics - very 70s! But apparently they're brand new, no bindings fitted and the seller is having a clearout of old stock. I guess also that because Liberty isn't a well known brand in the UK there isn't that much demand for them. You can see why with the likes of the freeride companies now popular in Europe, Movement being a good example.
But for £40 I'm willing to take a chance...I'll put a report on here once I've had a blast on them.
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Where abouts are they for sale?
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i didn't think they looked that bad, i'd imagine they are pretty beat up though
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carroz, no problems, que sera... I'm unsure anyway but I figured it was worth a shot.
arv, hope not, the description says that they're new 
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my bad!
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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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| snowshine, I luckily won a pair of Liberty hazmats at the EoSB, only taken them to the snowdome so far but they are cool, I think midgetbiker took them out on the ski test for a day around the mountain and also loved them. No idea how they compare to lightspeeds though. I suspect that these are on old model... |
I took them out as well and loved them. Dual poplar and bamboo core and 94mm. Might even buy a pair if I could find them at a decent price.
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You know it makes sense.
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Update: I've won them (despite carroz's best efforts  )!
Now I just need to sort out some bindings and a bag. I'm told the skis themselves are very light so presumably I should look for the lightest bindings around. There is a ski shop in Sevenoaks which has been highly recommended to me but has anyone got any tips on what kind of bindings I should be looking for? This is the first pair of skis I have bought.
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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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There are some cheap Salomon 610 bindings on ebay at the moment and Sound Skis were advertising some bags as a package with other Lightspeeds. Seems a good place to start.
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Poster: A snowHead
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kiwi1, Cheers mate.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Old post...but do the lightspeeds ski like Bandit XX? i.e. pretty much take anywhere, do anything type of ski?
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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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Old post...but do the lightspeeds ski like Bandit XX? i.e. pretty much take anywhere, do anything type of ski?
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Early liberty ski, made in canada, early ones had a reputation for delaminating. After posting in the thread i got curious about them so investigated, (also they looked so disgusting..purple with stars!) and were supposed to be based on the line darksides...sorry can't remember much else. I would doubt they are like bandit xx or maybe will be like an old knackered pair!! There were some cheap hazmats going at sound skis, they are miles better. (no i don't work for them!)
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