'13 chronics have cap construction

[120494435941]

WTF? unless i missing something wont these skis chatter like a motherfucker during carving over 30 mph? i mean shit there supposed to be all mountain skis. anyone ride them yet and can disconcern my assumption?

 

[Errl]

so nice he did it twice.

but i think they'll be just fine.

 

[bleevus]

that sucks

 

[FerrisBueller]

the only thing i hated about the chronics was the not capped sidewalls, but now...aweomse!

 

[120494435941]

my topsheets are beat to shit on my '12s but cap will ruin the ski but we'll see

 

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[Alex.B]

*capwall

 

[Peter.]

best of both worlds

 

[Line_Skis]

to beat the dead horse, Capwall brah!

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[juanborlando]

no chatter on these bad boys, they rip

 

[FerrisBueller]

^armada has been ahead of this for 3 years now

cap/sidewall mix like on the 12 thalls

 

[HamFaceGirl]

Glad you cleared that up. Watching the video I honestly thought he misspoke hahaha

 

[Bateman]

I am so going armada next ski-change.

 

[yhprum1720]

How can they even call this ski the chronic anymore? It is a completely new design and is totally different from every other chronic except for dimensions.

 

[DonNut]

Pls tell me you're not stating that Armada INVENTED this thing? Capwall, partial sidewall etc etc. Whatever the name is, it has been around for way more than 3 years by most major ski companies, mostly in intermidiate level skis for regular skiing, but have been around in twintips also. As basic a construction as cap or sidewall alone.

And yeah i too was bummed from the construction change but can't wait to test the new version of the Chronic next season. It might not be as hard-charging as it has been before but i think it'll be even more versatile and kick ass as much as my previous Chronics have.

 

[KravtZ]

ridden multiple skis with the cap/sandwhich construction....can't say im a huge fan of it kinda inconsistent flex i prefer just overall sandwhich

 

[wiglaf]

The new chronic still feels like the old chronic in the way it turns and flexes. The only things i noticed... it is lighter, it butters better(early rise) and the top sheet holds up better. Also the transitional side wall to cap has been used forever. The original trouble makers had it and that was 2003.

 

[Lemuel]

Rossi has been using it for almost a decade. Best construction in my opinion. Wish I could afford to replace my cryps with the new ones!

 

[Heart]

Skis evolve over time. Do you think every ski stays the same for its entire lifetime?

 

[Emma_Watson]

Fuck the side wall

 

[DUKES]

yeah armada is by no means the creator of cap/abs construction. they would like to think so just like how the whole 5 dimensional lawsuit went

 

[SKI.ING]

Just wait until you see their product page in Powder Mag. Everything says "patented" on it. (Coming from an Armada supporter) it comes off as pretty cocky.

 

[Balto]

and they stole it from snowboards, armanda does not pioneer shit

 

[TheClap.]

isnt the AR5/6/7 based off of the rossi scratch?

plus their new replacement edge smh smh