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The worst ski ever made

#151
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7/24/09 at 8:15pm
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Originally Posted by Dieter View Post

Do you still have the red "The Ski" TRS's ?  If so, do you want to sell them ?

What is this "The Ski" you are referring to?


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#152
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7/24/09 at 8:24pm
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What is this "The Ski" you are referring to?


 

Where did you get the hat?
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#153
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7/25/09 at 3:27am
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Where did you get the hat?
RossiSmash found it for me.

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#154
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7/25/09 at 4:20am
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"The Hat"

It's you Phil....
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#155
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7/25/09 at 7:22am
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 I want one!

Surviving is essential, thriving is incredible!
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#156
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7/26/09 at 12:18am
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Hexcel Hexcelerator Skis: Bottoms went concave in spots under boots from the Hexcel core crushing, and then the steel edges sometimes fell off. I went through 4 sets in one month - though they were free at the time being a ski pro.

Hanson Wax Liner Boot : ripped the skin right off your feet if you wore socks, so must of us just dumped in foot power and skied barefoot - again they were free, and they looked cool too.

Scott Superlight Boot: looked minimal but filled with water, and truly needed a drain plug - again they were free.

Spademan Bindings: random pre-release, and sometimes non-release when they should have. A boon for rental shops though as no sizing needed for any boot.from huge to tiny. Set-em loose for the renters, and only tighten up the occasional complainers. These were also free for me, and we ski pros like them as we could easily swap skis with buds.

In the end, free was a bad thing from a performance perspective in the '70s, but we working ski pros were dirt poor and had little choice. Now I prefer to pick what I want, and pay since gear is cheaper in real dollars...
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#157
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10/5/09 at 1:38pm
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I dunno. My Hexelerators were Hexelent!  I used to love skiing them naked with my Hanson Exhibitionist boots.
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10/5/09 at 1:47pm
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Hexcel Hexcelerator Skis: Bottoms went concave in spots under boots from the Hexcel core crushing, and then the steel edges sometimes fell off. I went through 4 sets in one month - though they were free at the time being a ski pro.
 

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I dunno. My Hexelerators were Hexelent!  I used to love skiing them naked with my Hanson Exhibitionist boots.

Just proves the point that is perpetually mentioned throughout EpicSki forums.....

There are no bad skis, there are only badly dressed skiers

Smell that?  Winter's coming!
 

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#159
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10/5/09 at 3:29pm
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haha you know whats funny? ive had  some friends come up to me and say "hay do you know what skis really suck? those  Dynastars! its too bad they dont know thats the kind of skis i have=)
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10/5/09 at 3:43pm
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Ok, there is an easy way to determine if you have the worst ski ever made. Inspect your skis very closely.  Do they have the word Atomic printed anywhere on them? 

 

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10/5/09 at 4:02pm
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haha you know whats funny? ive had  some friends come up to me and say "hay do you know what skis really suck? those  Dynastars! its too bad they dont know thats the kind of skis i have=)
Maybe they do.......:-O
I liked mine in 78.
Memo-E-bay all Atomic gear.

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#162
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10/6/09 at 3:53pm
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The Ski was one of the best skiis I've ever skied and ever made ! ! !
Burns is still making skiis. I haven't skied them; but no doubt they're great!
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Originally posted by PhysicsMan:
Didn't it have an absurdly simple name like, "The Ski"? Tom / PM
And they still do! Bob Burns, the originator of The Ski, is still making skis, though he is now in Sun Valley. A soon to be ex-buddy of mine bought a pair . . . . and he loves them! :

Now what am I supposed to do? I say "ex-buddy" because friends shouldn't let friends ski junk, but he loves the damn things.

IG

[ March 12, 2003, 12:49 PM: Message edited by: Inspector Gadget ]


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10/6/09 at 4:12pm
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Anybody remember Durafibers? They broke down faster than Chef Boyar Dee (sp?) pasta...... 
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#164
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10/6/09 at 4:54pm
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Tony Sailer; great skier, awful ski!  

The only places they did not do well were powder, soft, hard smooth, and bumps.  Did lift lines just fine. 

A shop gave me a pair to ski, used them one weekend and gave them back.

Growing old is mandatory.  Growing up is optional.

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