Tell me then, kind sir, why do they put rivets in? I'll give you a hint, its not for style. They put the rivets in to hold the skis together. They did this because K2 knows that they have a delam issue. A few years back my cousin went through 3 pairs of K2s in one season, all because they delaminated. Now don't get me wrong I love K2, the PE is a solid ski, perhaps the p-tex top sheet was a poor choice, but thats a different discussion all together. I'm just saying that K2 has delam problems.