Excuse me for making another hellbent thread. STIFFNESS?

[Powforbreakfast.]

i know they get stiffer with bigger sizes. could anyone who's ridden or at least handled the hellbent compare it to a ski of relative stiffness? i know that comparing flex is a bad comparasin, but are they invader/fujative soft or stiffer? i'm wondering specifically about the 179 length. thanks to anyone who can compare it to another common ski on the market...

 

[ShadyHillGroup]

the 179s were fairly soft, i mean not noodles, but not stiff by any means, idk what i could compair the too, maybe bacons, or ar5s?

 

[Powforbreakfast.]

cool. so like, anthem, 179 vicous comparable? sounds like it's just what i need.

 

[ShadyHillGroup]

i havent flexed either...so i dont really know, arent the anthems super soft, just a fatter version of invaiders?

 

[ski_powpow]

i just saw them in the shop yesterday (179) they were quite soft but not as soft as you'd expect them to be

 

[Powforbreakfast.]

anthems are a few notches stiffer than the invader. thanks to everyone who's replied so far, this is really helpful.

 

[Powforbreakfast.]

bump.

 

[tSki]

hellbents are a lot softer than the seths, softer than ar6s

 

[LineGhettoBlaster]

i they even making a 169 hellbent

 

[720skiguy]

tad bit stiffer than the invader. ive owned both.

 

[punkrock32]

I have the 189 but havent ridden them yet, so this is going off of hand flexing (is sometimes much different than actual riding). They are super soft in the tips and tails, very comparable to my T-Halls tips and tails.