More Retro memories????

So they might be something from the mid 90s with a retro topsheet? That's nothing to be ashamed of, in fact you can go hard on them and not be afraid of tearing them up. I just picked up a 77 Tony Alva Skateboard re-issue so I can have a decent everyday board and keep the original 82 Alva I have on the wall except for special occasions.

What are the dimensions and sidecut? Are they more in line with a 1995 or 1975 ski? Regardless they look really sweet. Post a Member gear Review after you take them out.

They are 201cm with 90-63-79.

Report to follow.....just need snow

We have a dozen pair or so of these left. We plan on sending a good portion to reps and dealers for display.

Original and Repro

A little side by side action......

210cm Javelin Giant slalom was my ski in High School. I can't remember if they had Salomon 505 or 555 on them. I was thinking 555. Do you know what year the 555 was available? I probably got my Javelins about 1967 or 8? One of my buds that also skied Javelins back then used to call me Javelinman! Maybe I should relinquish Atomicman and go to Javelinman & go RETRO!

Those were the days! minimal grooming (like none) 210 tanks (I think the Javelins were heavier then a B5 Metron) and old fixed grip Riblet double chair lifts with 45 minute lift lines! And it took a hell of a lot longer to get down the hill then too!

I think you must have had 505's on those GS's. The 555, IIRC, didn't show up until the early to mid 70's.

Talk to Phil....maybe he can wrangle another pair out of the vault for ya

yeah, probably was 505's. did 505's have a black housing?

AM or is it JM??

Here's the 505 and the 555....

Mine were definetly black, maybe i didn't get the Javelins 'til ';69 or '70.

AM or JM, don't know either maybe
Skihead?????::

I got my first set of 502's on a pair of Head 720s around '71, so the 505 was also available around then. I had 505's my Red Stars about '73. I think the 555 was about '74 or '75. The 502/505 series had dark gray housings and silver levers and toe cup tops. Thirty five year old memories tend to run together.

Atomicman....

Could these be the ones??? I believe these were the very first of the 500 series bindings

I think you got it!

Javelins

My wife has a pair of the reissue Javelins, she thinks they're very nice. I am looking for some 205+cm Javelins. I have some older black Hart Professionals, two nice pair w/original Markers. Very nice! Two for one swap? Rossismash, are those Javelin pictures from an Ebay listing not too long ago?

Peter,

Yes, the original Javelin's pictured were from an ebay auction a few months ago. They had an unmounted pair of both SL and GS skis. I was watching, but they sold for more than I was willing to spend. Besides, I would have mounted them up and skied them....and we can't have that

These are classic mid 90's dimensions...almost identical to my G9 Dynastar's. And that is a VERY good thing

I had mentioned to Phil that it would be sweet to have a set of sick new F17s or Twisted Twins with retro Gremlin graphics. Looks like they were on a similar wavelegnth 10 years ago.

Comparable flex?

Well, I'll give them the "bench" test... but for for real results I'll require some snow I'm afraid

Elan RC05's

Another recent find (thanks Phil)

Who else had a pair of these under them in the early 80's?

That was one of my favorite set ups from that generation. I recall having one of my best ski days on the black version of the prior year, M4-12's and Nordica Polaris's. It was a spring Friday, I skipped school, me and a few other guys were tearing up Camelback. It was a great day and that ski made it even better over my Rossi ST's.

But Phil.....These ST Comp's are MY favorite top sheet graphics of all time:

I do like them, but the same generation Freestyles even more I had the silver/blue/red ST's.

Would these be them

No, mine had a bad scrape by the one edge .

My brother had yellow Hanson's in the mid 70's. My Mom skied in yellow Scott's, and I had yellow-orange front-buckle Kastingers.

Last year I saw a guy skiing on Volkyl Tigers - the orange on white version from 1975! I replaced mine with Kneissel Shorts in 1976 - that brief period of short, fat (but straight) skis. I used them until 2005, though I had to upgrade the bindings a couple of times.

Today I saw some Scott Boots Blue/Black. They were size 8 1/2 medium - a size I dould certainly fit in to. They were brand new with not a mark on them -even the bottoms, and no spademann holes and they still had the sticker on the back. Also GWP, since they were locked to a blue ski tote. I suspect the lock combination was unknown. I resisted the temptation to inquire and purchase them. I've never even tried on a Scott boot, but know a Grail when I see one. If I had a bigger house I certainly would have bought them just to have a pair for Retro Day

Scott boots

Boy, that's twice now in recent memory you haven't
pulled the "retro trigger" (the Split tail's)

You've FAR more will power than I

I really wanted some Scotts to go with my The Ski and Spademans for a retro day.... until I tried some on. Pain has a new meaning.

That is an understatement!

Another blast from the past...

Were these out when the Head Yahoo 2's were
being made? Or before