Does cap construction really suck?

mccsteezy

mccsteezy

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some one recently said that cap construction sucks. and im not shure if it realy does. my skis are cap and i love em, but my friend has sidewall and has cracks and big chips out of em. is there really a difference? lets see what you have to say newschoolers
 
It really just depends. I've skied some crappy cap construction skis, but I also really loved the scratch bc in '07 which i believe was cap. Soooo
 
I hate it when people spell "sure" "SHURE." It drives me nuts.

Onto your question: I find sandwich(sidewall) skis are stiffer, but thats not always true. My Armadas are sidewall, and they chip like crazy. My Sprayers are cap (rossitop) and they never chip.
 
Shure, don't buy Fischer Addicts FOR SHURE! Well, they're a super sick ski, but the top sheets chip like a mofo fo shure. If you combine my topsheet, with this other person who has addicts i saw up at killington we would have about 1/4 of a topsheet left.
 
people who say cap or sandwich constructions sux are stupid

its just the way the out side of the ski is built...cap is cheaper to construct yes

but sandwich does not have a performance value that can be really noticed...

so i say this for all NS

dont make decisions on skis because of cap and sandwich construction
 
aren't they just wrapped?

i thought they, like the surface's, were abs sidewall construction with 3-d wrap.

idk, i don't really know that much, except my nordica sparks are poopy skis, and i dont think it's because they are capped.
 
In the park, yeah, you probably wouldn't notice. But out skiing the rest of the mountain it can make quite a bit of difference. Cap skis will start a turn slightly quicker, but sidewall will hold an edge noticably better. Each type has its pros and cons, and there have been several threads already with enough information to make an informed decision of how important it is to you. For what it's worth, I try to buy only sidwall skis unless they're for touring, then it doesn't matter as much.
 
For some reason the look of a white or any colored sidewall looks sick. Plus i'd guess that cap construction takes a bigger beating, cause you can see the top sheet peeling where as.. Ok i'll stop, i lost my train of thought.
 
Nah cap doesn't suck. I can name plenty of dope skis that a cap ... Dumonts, vaders, anthems, spk's ... It kind of just depends on what you're looking for and personal preference.
 
I like my cap skis, and I like my sidewall skis, I can't tell a difference between them due to the construction, and both chip so its not like one is noticeably better than the other.

 
It depends.. the line chronics for years were cap, and those were bombproof..

same with the line prophets...

same with the salomon 1080 line and the dumonts, etc...

and from what I hear, new companies like surface are doing well with the watchlife...

also, the armada El Rey is pretty good so I hear...

Cap doesnt mean sucky.. it just means.. constructed different.
 
I've owned both and the difference is not as big as people make it seem.

Aenigma is right, generally speaking sidewall skis hold a harder edge, but cap skis bite quicker on initiation...so it's a tradeoff.

As far as durability goes, just depends on the company and the ski...My ARVs (sidewall) seem to chip a lot easier than the Prophet 130s and Mike Nicks I had (both cap)...so it just depends. I have no problem riding either style as the both perform the duties I expect when riding...which is to make me smile.
 
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