 Poster: A snowHead
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| theskibob wrote: |
| Whatever you do ....... DON'T ask how much! |
I did? Come on, how much? I suspect it makes your argument about over-priced big branded skis look silly.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Also don't see any Park 'n' Pipe skis in the Lagriffe line up so probably irrelevant to the OP. More like Pipe 'n' Slippers J
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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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| uktrailmonster wrote: |
| theskibob wrote: |
| Whatever you do ....... DON'T ask how much! |
I did? Come on, how much? I suspect it makes your argument about over-priced big branded skis look silly. |
£150.00 plus £20 courier!
Yup , that's one hundred and fifty pounds ................. off the world's favourite auction site. Looks like nobody else had done their homework!
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You need to Login to know who's really who.
You need to Login to know who's really who.
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| uktrailmonster wrote: |
| Also don't see any Park 'n' Pipe skis in the Lagriffe line up so probably irrelevant to the OP. More like Pipe 'n' Slippers J |
The IX Powder is nice...............................
BTW, I'll Probably take them to Sochi ......... but not to race on obviously! Just a quick ski down to the nearest Caviar/Champagne house.
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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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| theskibob wrote: |
| uktrailmonster wrote: |
| theskibob wrote: |
| Whatever you do ....... DON'T ask how much! |
I did? Come on, how much? I suspect it makes your argument about over-priced big branded skis look silly. |
£150.00 plus £20 courier!
Yup , that's one hundred and fifty pounds ................. off the world's favourite auction site. Looks like nobody else had done their homework! |
Oh what a surprise! Did it occur to you that nobody else would want to be seen dead on them?
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Now, now ............... stop being so cute! 
I guess you prefer to be seen dead on Sally/Tomic plastic fantastics!
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| theskibob wrote: |
Now, now ............... stop being so cute!
I guess you prefer to be seen dead on Sally/Tomic plastic fantastics! |
In this case I would to be honest - those Lagriffe skis have zero appeal to me after a brief browse of their website (just looks like a rip-off snob brand). I don't have anything at all against niche brands (I tend to even favour them in many cases), but your comments about mainstream brands and those who choose to buy them was more than a bit pompous and deserved a good challenge.
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| In this case I would to be honest - those Lagriffe skis have zero appeal to me after a brief browse of their website (just looks like a rip-off snob brand). I don't have anything at all against niche brands (I tend to even favour them in many cases), but your comments about mainstream brands and those who choose to buy them was more than a bit pompous and deserved a good challenge. |
Pot.......Kettle.......Black!! 
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| theskibob wrote: |
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| In this case I would to be honest - those Lagriffe skis have zero appeal to me after a brief browse of their website (just looks like a rip-off snob brand). I don't have anything at all against niche brands (I tend to even favour them in many cases), but your comments about mainstream brands and those who choose to buy them was more than a bit pompous and deserved a good challenge. |
Pot.......Kettle.......Black!! |
What other conclusion would you come to after looking at their website?
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That there's a niche market for highend high-tech artisan handmade crafted low volume stand-out skis, for example?
And THAT's most possibly the holy grail of this thread's initial direction. Rather than buy the obvious (over-priced offerings from already dissed mass production manufacturers) there's a Snowhead checking out the pro's and cons of independent ski producers based in Europe! And most possibly NOT the plasticy fantasticky offering from the likes of Sally/Tomics.
For your info Salomon skis I've had... Equipe 9000 S2, 2V LAB, 1080 LAB CR, Salomon X3 (Japanese market 3V), XWing Fury, Xwing Hurricane, and a couple of others I've forgotten.
It was the Fury and the Hurricane that proved the plasticky disappointments.
Atomic skis ............. Coax.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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| theskibob wrote: |
That there's a niche market for highend high-tech artisan handmade crafted low volume stand-out skis, for example?
And THAT's most possibly the holy grail of this thread's initial direction. Rather than buy the obvious (over-priced offerings from already dissed mass production manufacturers) there's a Snowhead checking out the pro's and cons of independent ski producers based in Europe! And most possibly NOT the plasticy fantasticky offering from the likes of Sally/Tomics.
For your info Salomon skis I've had... Equipe 9000 S2, 2V LAB, 1080 LAB CR, Salomon X3 (Japanese market 3V), XWing Fury, Xwing Hurricane, and a couple of others I've forgotten.
It was the Fury and the Hurricane that proved the plasticky disappointments.
Atomic skis ............. Coax. |
Oh there's definitely a market for these and it's obvious from the marketing 
Still don't see a freestyle model in their range anyway? I thought the OP was looking for something along the lines of the Whitedot One or a Euro equivalent of Armada etc. Outside of the odd fleabay cast-off these are hardly going to represent good value for money either.
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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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| theskibob wrote: |
For your info Salomon skis I've had... Equipe 9000 S2, 2V LAB, 1080 LAB CR, Salomon X3 (Japanese market 3V), XWing Fury, Xwing Hurricane, and a couple of others I've forgotten.
It was the Fury and the Hurricane that proved the plasticky disappointments.
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Who cares? The point is that the mass producers make decent skis too, even if you don't think so. Get over it.
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| Who cares? The point is that the mass producers make decent skis too, even if you don't think so. Get over it. |
You're being a tad defensive again Mr monster! 
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You know it makes sense.
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Just defending the masses of ski sheep from the elite few, that's all
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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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