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Not that I have any intention of buying them, but how is this gonna work? If you bust up one of your triplets, can you still warranty it or does it effectively count as your warrantied ski? Sounds to me like a situation where a lot of people could get fucked on their warranty.
I am planning on asking the atomic rep that same question next time he is in the ski shop.
I don't know if it will impact warranty as such. These skis are used (and broken) in ways that are not warranty issues. Skis are not really made to pound down with point impact on hard metal rails even with plastic protectors and as a result the skis break. I don't think that ever was or should be a warranty situation They've tried to beef these up (extra edge) but they are still designed to ski on not pound metal. The third ski will keep you in the running when you break one on the assumption that will happen the way guys will be using these.
In the case of an actual defect I would think warranty would still be honoured. Where is that line is the question.
I guess you could see it as guys getting screwed if rail slide damage isn't covered. I wonder if you see it as ski companies getting screwed when a guy lets a ski fly off the car rack at 100km/hr and claims he was 'just skiing'. I don't see rail sliding and skis flying off a roof rack as much different, similar impact on similar hard surfaces that aren't snow.
bumping this up. i checked out the atomic website, but details still seemed sketchy. anyways, anyone know the dimensions of the triplets, either the urban or high performance versions?
From what I understood at SIA, the triplets are built to blow. Since atomic can't build skis that take the abuse, they just throw in a third expecting things to break. I hate waste.
Specs for Urban are:Quote:
Originally Posted by ulty_guy
DIMENSIONS: [163cm] 110/78/100mm; [172cm] 112/78/102mm; [181cm] 114/78/104mm
Not what I heard--I heard claims of Atomic athletes trying to break the triplet urbans (by sliding) and failing. But I guess talk is just talk. Any way you slice it, getting three skis for the price of two is sweet. It's nice to have a backup. Even companies that will warrenty a pair sometimes run out and you end up waiting months or until next season. At least your right back on the snow with the Atomics.Quote:
Originally Posted by FigureEleven
I have a set and one of them has yet to touch snow. They carve like they are on rails, typical atomic. Not sure I like that for a park ski, but they are fun on groomers. (I like to be able to throw the tails out easily to ditch speed in between jumps and in the bottom of the pipe).
Think about the average turd that will never and has never broken a ski.
I predict large numbers of third skis being available on egay for dirt cheap, allowing bottom feeding poor skiers the opportunity to obtain a pair of undrilled new skis.
Perhaps that is the real benefit??
Or you just get two buddies to buy a set each, then sell the extra set to a third friend... Cheapo skis then...Quote:
Originally Posted by Core Shot
all normal stuff that would be covered by warranty will still be covered by warranty.
rails, jibs, etc. won't be covered per usual.
i think there will be a lot of one ski threads going on for this one.
but i like the idea of buying two pairs with a friend and having a third set.