How to purchase blades

Rock_Inhabitant

Rock_Inhabitant

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I skied on blades for the first time a few days ago and had a ton of fun. I wanna get some for myself but don’t really know what to get. Should I buy some at full price and throw some non-releasing bindings on there or do I get a deal on craigslist or something? What kinda blades should I look for
 
topic:Rock_Inhabitant said:
I skied on blades for the first time a few days ago and had a ton of fun. I wanna get some for myself but don’t really know what to get. Should I buy some at full price and throw some non-releasing bindings on there or do I get a deal on craigslist or something? What kinda blades should I look for
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I'd get a pair of legit ones, whether new or used, instead of the crappy plastic ones. Both Moment and J Skis make them currently. I used to have some of the OG Kneissl Bigfeet from the early 90s but sold them to someone on here a few years back when the classified sections still worked.
 
Moment is supposed to be doing another blade drop before the end of season was my understanding. I know they had more in production recently.
 
14602451:PartyBullshiit said:
Moment is supposed to be doing another blade drop before the end of season was my understanding. I know they had more in production recently.
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Should I try to get some? Are moment blades actually worth the price
 
14602452:Rock_Inhabitant said:
Should I try to get some? Are moment blades actually worth the price
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Absolutely. They are legit skis. Full bamboo cores, 7500 sintered bases, real edges, real top sheet, no plastic. Quality wise they are top notch and will last for years.

also heli ski them. (Not mine but still cool)

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I just looked at eBay and there are tons of pairs from Salomon, K2, Elan, Head for like $100 with bear traps... I would totally do non-release binding on 100cm blades, much lighter and easier.
 
14602460:Non_State_Actor said:
I just looked at eBay and there are tons of pairs from Salomon, K2, Elan, Head for like $100 with bear traps... I would totally do non-release binding on 100cm blades, much lighter and easier.
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I really enjoy my knees and ligaments, so non releasable wasn’t on my radar. As it was moment cranked the dins down from what I normally would ski to lower on the blades. Evidently that’s common practice when they mount blades.
 
14602468:PartyBullshiit said:
Alright well your link just changed. Now it shows $299 and sold out. A min ago they were $350 and in stock.
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Link in my original post is right. It got changed when you quoted
 
14602469:treebeard said:
Just showing the people that options other than Moment exist (you'd disagree)
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No no I completely understand other options exist. And with the blade like the j’s it’s basically the same to a degree. Which was my point. Why pay $350 when the moments are $269 for the same thing. not claiming the moments are better
 
14602473:PartyBullshiit said:
No no I completely understand other options exist. And with the blade like the j’s it’s basically the same to a degree. Which was my point. Why pay $350 when the moments are $269 for the same thing. not claiming the moments are better
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I know, just giving you shit for being the default Moment guy here
 
topic:Rock_Inhabitant said:
I skied on blades for the first time a few days ago and had a ton of fun. I wanna get some for myself but don’t really know what to get. Should I buy some at full price and throw some non-releasing bindings on there or do I get a deal on craigslist or something? What kinda blades should I look for
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Steal David’s big feet
 
14602465:PartyBullshiit said:
I really enjoy my knees and ligaments, so non releasable wasn’t on my radar. As it was moment cranked the dins down from what I normally would ski to lower on the blades. Evidently that’s common practice when they mount blades.
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Release on blades is a non-issue, they're so short. You could twist your knee with a hiking boot on as well.

The physics are such that you would have to lower the DIN a ton to get any chance of release with such a short lever attached.
 
14602525:Non_State_Actor said:
Release on blades is a non-issue, they're so short. You could twist your knee with a hiking boot on as well.

The physics are such that you would have to lower the DIN a ton to get any chance of release with such a short lever attached.
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It may not be a huge issue but release absolutely is an issue. If all you’re doing is just riding perfect groomers you’re correct. Nothing to worry about. I took my blades everywhere I could. If I went down fucking around in trees I’d much rather know there’s a chance my blade is being released if one hits a low branch or rock and gets snagged as I’m sliding down. There’s just no good reason not to have releasable.
 
14602434:nmwninjart said:
https://www.skiboardsonline.com/c/skiboards/traditional-skiboards.html

Not sure how legit that is.

I was thinking of Rvl8 ski boards since I know someone who has a pair, and that's what came up when I searched how to buy them.
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I got some rvl8 revolt 95’s like 5 years ago with risers and tyrolia attacks. They are very fun occasionally; they are great for skiing with kids and reducing boredom at low speeds. Super tight radius, fun in powder too!

**This post was edited on Apr 5th 2024 at 3:29:23pm
 
14604418:BallClapper said:
Wish a full sized ski setup cost that much.
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i mean, it totally can? wait for some decent park skis to get 300 or below (happens all the time in offseason) and get some Attacks for 150ish
 
14604594:SofaKingSick said:
i mean, it totally can? wait for some decent park skis to get 300 or below (happens all the time in offseason) and get some Attacks for 150ish
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In my eyes attacks are dog water. Be mad. Rather go for a strive 14 at that price. Yes they drop that low.
 
14604939:Rock_Inhabitant said:
I’m prolly gonna try to get some used ones but that’s sick that they’re dropping
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Ya evidently my phone blocked their sms text because they went onsale this morning and sold out in mins. So I was behind the ball on this post. Already sold out for the season at this point.
 
I have to think something like the RVL8s from a dedicated ski board company is probably more legit than even the Moments or ON3Ps. Not that something like the J isn't probably a legit ski from an actual skiboarder but the RVL8s seems like they have way more progressive shapes and also more bomber binding options just at a glance. I know people that legit ski big consequential lines on RVL8s http://www.rvl8skiboards.com/
 
I have a pair of K2 Fatties I’ve ripped em at Eldora a few times. They’re fun but I definitely need to get them mounted with real bindings
 
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