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    Armada Skis 2011 video from SkullyBoom

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tcc0qRnaRk0 they don't go thru everything but enjoy - cool . Video is out there already so why not post it. http://www.youtube.com/user/SkullyBoom
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    Armada 2010 website up

    http://www.armadaskis.com/ upgraded for 2010 prod line -------new colours new product new clothes....pictures
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    Wax monkeys only

    awesome pictures - electron microscope images of a new ski base made of P-Tex2000 by Davide Uglietti ski base without wax Unwaxed base 100 x magnification...
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    2010 Armada's link

    Geez Australia gets them first - pics & desc http://snowbiz.com.au/snowboarding_skiing/snow-skiing/snow-ski-snow-skis-snow-skiing/new-armada-skis-2010.html or http://snowbiz.com.au/snowboarding_skiing/online-snow-shop/skis/armada.html fyi cool
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    Poor Boys Song Plze move thread

    Sorry - somebody please move this to where it belongs. There are questtions about the PBP movie trailer music for "Everyday Is A Saturday" Teaser Song. Off the PBP site ----"The Mastermind behind it, is Salomon Pro and Master Mashup Mixer Andrew "Hathbanger" Hathaway". We are working now to...
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    HOW DO YOU DE-TUNE YOUR SKIS

    Somethin smells wrong here. If u got a good tune then u turn / carve better and have grip on hardpak. U may have got a bad tune - this happens with both machine and hand tunes. The machine is out or the guy does something wack - something was overdone. Do both skis behave the same or is one...
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    ARV 2009? where did u mount ? How does it ride?

    Anybody ride 2009 ARV's yet ? (2008's ?) 185cm or 175cm.....How far back did u mount them from tape measured center ? Are u using ARV's for pow or all-mtn or park? I am hearing that most are being mounted way back like -5, -6 or -7.... how happy r u with it - would u re-do it a bit different...
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    Pay for wax job or buy an iron?

    A cork is a real cork or artificial material kinda cork the size of a small fist that is used to rub in wax. It comes from the old cross country ski thing. So u get a soft wax, or a rub on wax or u already have wax and u r adding FL powder or some special additive like moly and u crayon wax to...
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    Pay for wax job or buy an iron?

    What u get from an expensive ski iron - if u care for the features: Top of the line ski irons often have a choice of power - say 600 watts or 1200 so if u need the heat when working in a cold garage u use 1200. Other irons are OK with 850 w. Cheap irons maybe like 600w. House hold irons can be...
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    Pay for wax job or buy an iron?

    Here's what they don't tell u. And there are simple fixes to this, but think about it because once u start waxing , u may have to start tuning and want more etc.... and in the long run if u keep skiing u save $$ but for the 1st year u wind up spending money... 1) where r u gonna wax - it can...
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    How to take the power/booster strap off SPK pro's to put booster staps on

    just off the website forgot this link http://www.skimetrix.com/instruction.html ... http://www.skimetrix.com/instructionimgs/instructionvid.swf
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    How to take the power/booster strap off SPK pro's to put booster staps on

    I saw a mount of a RACE booster strap by 1) remove boot liner, 2) put a block of wood or something in to spread the shell cuff / collar, 3) drill out the rivet from the boot shell 4) out comes the old strap 4) depending on the booster strap match to the old rivet hole -mount or drill or melt...
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    09 Armada JJ's

    I don't have JJ's. Maybe this helps http://www.armadaskis.com/news/article.php?id=96 "... urban slopestyle contest that takes place right down the middle of the city's streets. JP Auclair skied his new pro model, which is a backcountry/all mountain ski with rocker, on the icy hard slopes...
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    DIN for buttering?

    try http://www.dinsetting.com/ or use the chart http://www.dinsetting.com/dinchart.htm . Shops have to set to spec due to liability issues... The only thing open to interpretation is skier type....Skier type is an opinion that becomes a number...Everthing else weight, height, age, boot sole...
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    Wax

    all good and reliable- KUU http://www.kuu.com/ has some great syntheticwaxes that last a long time for cold , -Holmenkol http://www.holmenkol.us - Beta is good hydrocarbon otherwise their stuff is great, -TOKO - can be pricey in their hi-end but have good sport / Low FL moly, this stuff is...
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