Just now, I'm really getting the complete control of my 178 Invaders, and I'm so happy with them. They can ride out of almost any fucked up landing, regular or switch. And they are super soft. If you don't like a soft ski don't buy it, I love it cause I'm with snowboarders all the time, and they butter like crazy, and now with the flexible Invaders I can have fun too. They are in the middle of the weight scale, if you get the smaller Invaders I'm sure theyll be pretty light. With my Axium bindings, They weight 7 pounds (i think thats what it was) on each foot. The only problme I have with them is that they arn't that great on large backseat landings because they tend to flex a bit, and the cosmetic topsheet thing is a pain in the ass.
So the shorten it up...
PROS:
-Super fun buttering, have some fun on flat ground.
-Easy switch landings, and small fucked up landings.
-Easy to manuveur
CONS:
-Slides out on large backseat landings
-Cosmetic problem is a pain in the ass
-BUY THE INVADERS!