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colder152000

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anyone know what they are about? completely new company or some sort of reboot? interested to see how the team unfolds, i know spriggs is on it now, but im not sure of anyone else.
 
they look ill fershur. cool grabs too.
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New ski company but they seem to have a good idea of where and how they want to grow already. Good company making their skis too
 
Batalla is a different company and a client of ours that we will be manufacturing for this Fall. All Batalla Skis are unique designs and will be coming from different tooling than the EP lineup. We are really excited about the shapes they have designed and are looking forward to the partnership.
 
Hello this is TJ the owner of BATALLA skis. We are a brand new ski co launching this November. Team riders include: John Spriggs, Mike Urich, Mike Cappola, and Jordan Clarke. We are currently experiencing web technical difficulties. Please stay tuned and Follow us on Instagram Batalla_skis and Facebook Batalla skis.
 
Welcome to the party! Pumped to see you guys dropping a line in the forums -- and can't wait to give your skis a test this winter. We'll have to shred some pow and apres at some point this season.
 
I need someone to walk me through the poured urethane sidewall. Advantages/disadvantages, why, etc.
 
Urethane sidewalls have been around for a while. K2 used to do partial urethane sidewalls underfoot on some of their park skis and Ride uses it in their snowboard with "slimewalls". It is generally used to get a softer and more flexible sidewall than can be provided by ABS or UHMW. It, "bends before it breaks" essentially, so it may help to minimize sidewall or edge cracking. It is easier to bond than UHMW, which is a selling point for smaller manufacturers. You can also use different color sidewalls more easily with urethane, because you can just dye it before you pour it and don't have to meet companies minimum orders on UHWM or ABS. I would rank the correct hardness urethane sidewall between ABS and UHMW in terms of best sidewall material. ABS is generally more brittle and prone to cracking. Urethane has it's place, it is more prone to edge and base deformations on impact. Which may or may not be better than a cracked sidewall or edge. UHMW is still in my opinion the best material for sidewalls. It offers a more appropriate mix of hardness and toughness.

Here is a video of ride explaining it and comparing it to ABS.

http://ridesnowboards.com/videos/slimewalls-tech

 
Awesome post!! Also, regarding urethane sidewalls, we use urethane for a number of reasons. Urethane allows us to create a continuous sidewall with no seams all the way around the perimeter of the ski. With UHMW, HDPE, or ABS the sidewall meets a piece of tip space at some point to enclose the wood core, creating a weak point that can become prone to delamination. Using urethane also permits us to adjust the durometer (hardness/softness) of the sidewall to suit the ski in question. Where typical extruded sidewalls only come in one durometer, we can adjust the urethane to suit park skis and backcountry skis for either a smoother, damper ride, or ultimate toughness. Urethane is more bondable than most extruded sidewalls, so delamination from the sidwall is much less likely. Finally, using a cast polymer like urethane permits us to install the sidewall in all three dimensions, saving material and adding sidewall where you need it but allowing core to exist where sidwall is unnecessary, as you really want to have as much core as possible along the effective edge of the ski- core is lighter and damper than sidewall and most importantly it's what you'r bindings are directly attached to!
 
I realize you're just starting up, but you seem to have a pretty good handle on this.

Any plans on getting international dealers? specifically in the uk?
 
Thank you. Yes we do have plans to be going international. As of right now, since we have just

started up, we are currently working to get in retail shops in the USA and a couple of shops in Canada.
 
All I know is that Mike Cappola and Mike Urich are on there team and so far the skis looks sick! I probably going to end up getting a pair end up getting a pair once I bust through my pair now.

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Seems like this could be sweet, can't wait till they drop.

Do you plan on making powder skis, park skis, all mountain, or what?
 
Lineup looks pretty sick from what I've seen on facebook. The full reverse camber pow board should come in a longer size/several longer sizes. Also, the turning radius on the spriggs pro looks pretty short for a big mountain charger ski doesn't it? Either way, everything looks pretty solid, especially for the first year of production.
 
Stoked to be apart of Batalla, expect big things outta them next season, and into the future :)...... Preorder now and save 20%!!! BOOM!
 
Someone who wants amazing skis, and wants to support a start up brand that doesn't churn out skis in chinese factories but builds them in the US of A, And Epic planks is manufacturing the skis, and they have good reputation and are already established in the industry .
 
The first thing I read was "ba-tai-ya", as in the spanish word for battle. Cool, glad i was right, it's an interesting ski company name.

Probably will get mispronounced as much as ON3P though.
 
I see you've given up on logical reasoning. I'm not saying these skis are no good. For all I know they're the best damn skis ever made. But for all you know they're shit. I would hope you're a little more skeptical before you drop all of your lawn mowing money on a pair of skis. Don't buy a pair of skis until you've heard a few unbiased reviews for them. Same reason I wouldn't buy a pair of APO/Klint/Coreupt/Epic Planks. I'm done with this thread.
 
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