What are jets like

steez_apprentice

steez_apprentice

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Those who own/have ridden jets before, how do they feel? I don't see them that often in the east coast at all, (only about 2 pairs) and wanted to hear from you guys that own them. Pros and cons?
 
Never heard of jets, i looked up jet skis and the only thing that comes up are jet skis.

**This post was edited on Jan 19th 2023 at 8:01:08am
 
14500193:BallZach420 said:
Flat Stan said it’s like Icelandic and Vishnu had a baby, classic shape and feel with some nice flex.
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a lot of people on this site hate/clown on jets but you gotta admit that sounds like a fun ski. i've skied on both vishnus and icelantics and enjoyed both.
 
14500494:chef_boyardee said:
a lot of people on this site hate/clown on jets but you gotta admit that sounds like a fun ski. i've skied on both vishnus and icelantics and enjoyed both.
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I was thinking about getting them when my ON3P's bust in a season or two, but I don't really know how they'll last compared to the 3 years of use my ON3P's have seen
 
14500533:steez_apprentice said:
I was thinking about getting them when my ON3P's bust in a season or two, but I don't really know how they'll last compared to the 3 years of use my ON3P's have seen
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The current ones are known to snap
 
14500590:Slowbro said:
The current ones are known to snap
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Yes. Blues might be the biggest flop I’ve ever seen. They had the design nailed with the gen2s, good ski aside from only being 177, but man did they drop the ball with the new ones. I could actually snap them with my own hands that’s how soft and weak they are. Way too soft even if you like soft skis. Hence a shit ton of them are snapping.
 
I still can't fathom how somebody could drop $500 on a pair of skis with effectively no information on what they actually ski like, no reviews, and from what I can tell, no way to contact them.
 
14500610:Jacobthesadskier said:
I still can't fathom how somebody could drop $500 on a pair of skis with effectively no information on what they actually ski like, no reviews, and from what I can tell, no way to contact them.
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lots people will drop $1200 on skis that lack any real reviews as well
 
14500599:weatcoast said:
Yes. Blues might be the biggest flop I’ve ever seen. They had the design nailed with the gen2s, good ski aside from only being 177, but man did they drop the ball with the new ones. I could actually snap them with my own hands that’s how soft and weak they are. Way too soft even if you like soft skis. Hence a shit ton of them are snapping.
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I heard the blues sucked ass which is why I never see anyone riding them, if the guy behind jet was more transparent compared to someone like Emmett who is very community driven and always open to criticism I think jet would see a lot less critique than it does
 
Ordered the blue ones, snapped a ski on a very mellow trick within a month of riding. Fun skis but the durability on the latest gen is trash and the customer service is nonexistent. Biggest waste of $500
 
14501284:Young_patty said:
It's weird, they ski exactly just like the Icelantic Da'nollie's
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that's exactly what they were made after, the guy who made Jet's was sad the Da'nollie's were discontinued and said fuck it I'll do it myself and made Jetskis
 
14501284:Young_patty said:
It's weird, they ski exactly just like the Icelantic Da'nollie's
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actually met a guy at seven springs who was rocking one da’nollie and one gen 2 jet, he said they’re the same ski
 
14501331:bootspace said:
actually met a guy at seven springs who was rocking one da’nollie and one gen 2 jet, he said they’re the same ski
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Saw a guy at Sunshine the other day with one plus and one wet. I thought that would probably feel really weird
 
14501331:bootspace said:
actually met a guy at seven springs who was rocking one da’nollie and one gen 2 jet, he said they’re the same ski
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Other than a slight difference in the way the rocker is structured, it’s the same damn thing and I’d bet money you can’t find someone who could actually tell a difference between both skis from riding them

Rocker on Icelantics starts more aggressive and has a definitive start angle, whereas the jets just have a gradual start to the rocker. Really hard to tell unless you’re looking super carefully and the whips are side by side.

Both have same total rocker length in tip and tail, tail/tip splay, dimensions, etc. Only other difference is topsheet texture.
 
I talked to him today about it and he said the wet plus is so beat it flexes about the same.

SlowbroSaw a guy at Sunshine the other day with one plus and one wet. I thought that would probably feel really weird
 
from what i know they’re just icelantic nomads with a different topsheet. So nomads are playful, stable, and huckable if that answers your question
 
14501429:weatcoast said:
Other than a slight difference in the way the rocker is structured, it’s the same damn thing and I’d bet money you can’t find someone who could actually tell a difference between both skis from riding them

Rocker on Icelantics starts more aggressive and has a definitive start angle, whereas the jets just have a gradual start to the rocker. Really hard to tell unless you’re looking super carefully and the whips are side by side.

Both have same total rocker length in tip and tail, tail/tip splay, dimensions, etc. Only other difference is topsheet texture.
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