Armada won’t tell me rocker length and effective edge length

[KCoCM]

some companies post these details some don’t. i was ski shopping recently and thought i was a simple email away from finding rocker length and effective edge on the arv 96s so i can compare to skis i have already and to some of the other models i was browsing, armada sent me this:



if you can read the pic it says they won’t tell me those specs because it will lose them a competitive edge. pretty clown ass answer if you ask me. you can literally find the specs by taking out a tape measure when the skis are on snow? I own arv 116s and they’re a blast but tbh don’t think i’ll ever buy another pair of armadas cuz of this email

 

[JLej]

Use sooth skis to compare effective edge

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

That tells me they’ve had some employee reshuffling and guy answering your emails has no fucking clue lmao

 

[Greg_K]

Here you go! Sidecut length is effective edge and contact length is the length between the camber contact points tip and tail. Has the rocker lengths separated further down. Can also add the wider armadas to compare to them.
https://compareskis.shinyapps.io/compare/?_values_&selected_rows=[2045,2046,2047,2048]&tab="Compare"

 

[mayslay]

I've had issues with Armada durability and stuff like this email. I also don't buy things from them anymore.

 

[weastcoat]

I've had issues with Armada durability and stuff like this email. I also don't buy things from them anymore.

Armada is the new Line

 

[byubound]

Lol wtf? Skis are like $700, if any competitor wanted to benchmark they would just buy a pair and measure themselves.

 

[Jems]

Armada is the new Line

some of the worst sidewalls in the game

 

[weastcoat]

some of the worst sidewalls in the game

I wanna know who thought it would be a good idea to make sidewalls out of Lego plastic

 

[animator]

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I wanna know who thought it would be a good idea to make sidewalls out of Lego plastic

Most sidewalls are UHMW now to my knowledge. K2 was a big proprietor of ABS back in the day. Also, ABS doesn’t necessarily refer to exactly the same material.

 

[Non_State_Actor]

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I wanna know who thought it would be a good idea to make sidewalls out of Lego plastic

Legos are tough af, have you ever stepped on one of those bad boys? They're practically indestructible.

 

[BradFiAusNzCoCa]

Most sidewalls are still abs from most manufacturers

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I wanna know who thought it would be a good idea to make sidewalls out of Lego plastic

Most sidewalls are UHMW now to my knowledge. K2 was a big proprietor of ABS back in the day. Also, ABS doesn’t necessarily refer to exactly the same material.

 

[scratchskier321]

Here you go! Sidecut length is effective edge and contact length is the length between the camber contact points tip and tail. Has the rocker lengths separated further down. Can also add the wider armadas to compare to them.
https://compareskis.shinyapps.io/compare/?_values_&selected_rows=[2045,2046,2047,2048]&tab="Compare"

this is dope

 

[weastcoat]

Legos are tough af, have you ever stepped on one of those bad boys? They're practically indestructible.

Fairly easy to snap on impact. Hard material but brittle in a way.

 

[Burrito]

Hahahahaha. What a (sad) joke, Armada. Let me fix it for you (side question: was this response even written by a human or just some garbage customer service AI?)

"Unfortunately, we can't provide [the same level of basic, helpful, consumer-friendly information our competitors provide] to remain competitive amongst our competitors."

It's such a shame to see this company going the way it has the past few years, but I guess at this point it's just "sit back and enjoy the warm glow of the dumpster fire" time with them.

 

[FruitBootPro]

It's such a shame to see this company going the way it has the past few years, but I guess at this point it's just "sit back and enjoy the warm glow of the dumpster fire" time with them.

yeah bro armada is such boomer crap nowadays smh what are they gonna do next, make race skis???

in all seriousness, chill out, next year's lineup looks fire and they're not going anywhere