New Thrashers!!

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10-27-2005, 05:20 PM
3pin

New Thrashers!!

After pacing all day in front of the door, I'd just given up hope. The UPS man never comes to our office after 3pm. Skis were supposed to arrive today, but it looked like I might have to wait for tomorrow. I heard the door creak open at about 3:30, and I heard what could only be the setting down of a heavy package, like a box of skis. My apologies to the UPS man if I nearly mowed him over in the process of retreiving and opening the box.

New Capital Thrashers (188cm, 147-121-134, medium flex)!! :yourock: :yourock:

http://www.couloirmag.com/by_contrib...thrashers5.jpg

Time for the snow to start piling up.
10-27-2005, 05:22 PM
seatosky

damn, that's a nice looking ski!
10-27-2005, 05:25 PM
Greydon Clark

Beautiful. 121mm under-foot is HUGE! Also, I assume you’re running them tele, eh?
10-27-2005, 05:26 PM
shirk

Those look to good to mount. They could hang from the wall as art...when not ripping up the pow.
10-27-2005, 05:30 PM
3pin

Quote:

Originally Posted by Greydon Clark

Beautiful. 121mm under-foot is HUGE! Also, I assume you’re running them tele, eh?

Will be mounted tele. Just gotta find a template to freehand, since the jig isn't wide enough.
10-27-2005, 05:44 PM
onehotchili

sweet stix... maybe the snow gods will smile on us and turn up the precip!
10-27-2005, 11:24 PM
Greydon Clark

Quote:

Originally Posted by 3pin

Will be mounted tele. Just gotta find a template to freehand, since the jig isn't wide enough.

What a surprise. What binding? Hopefully Bulldogs with custom extra-wide breaks. If you're not running the dawgs, you can find PDFs of most templates on the manufactures website.
10-28-2005, 01:25 AM
Blurred

now that's a cool fucking ski!
10-28-2005, 02:27 AM
Lok

That must be the best looking ski I've ever seen. Gorgeous. :)
10-28-2005, 02:58 AM
rippah

Waaa! I can't see them!
(Stupid Internet.)

I'm picking mine up tomorrow. So I guess I'll be able to see them and touch them and everything all I want. Very exciting.

Graham, have you decided on a fore/aft position for your binding mount? I'm a little perplexed about what to do because of the Swallowtail and would be grateful to hear your thoughts. Greg said not to mount them more than 5mm behind the toe line he's marked on the topsheet. Hmmm...

Come on snow!
10-28-2005, 08:11 AM
Xover

look nice GG
hope those babies can make it to Alta and the wasatch back this year :)
10-28-2005, 10:08 AM
3pin

Greydon... probably putting G3's on there. It's been my go-to powder binding for a while (I've got Linkens, Cobras and 02s on different skis for different uses). Can't quite commit to mounting those pins only.

Rippah... Check your thread on Ttips, but I'd say don't mount back. Greg's mark looks good.

Xover... Utah plan is in the works this winter, and those skis will be with me.
10-28-2005, 10:33 AM
Particle

Siiick lookin ski! Why am I tempted by the G-Funkenstein? I have a problem...
10-28-2005, 10:44 AM
onehotchili

hey G-

when do i get to check them out in person? i keep staring at the pic of the skis and start reaching for the wallet.

anyhoo, saw the GF out at lunch the other week. we should all get together soon. drink some wine and do a snow dance or something...

-ohc
10-30-2005, 11:47 PM
onehotchili

maggots...

had a chance to check out 3Pin's thrashers... way cool skis. not light, but soooooo sexy. here is a toast to the snow gods to bless us with extreme pow so skis like the Thrashers can thrive!
10-30-2005, 11:56 PM
HeadCase

Where did you buy those? Sweet ...
10-31-2005, 12:19 AM
Z

Quote:

Originally Posted by HeadCase

Where did you buy those? Sweet ...

http://www.capitalskis.com/
10-31-2005, 01:07 AM
rippah

Here's my new chargers:
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_46905.jpg

In the future all Thrashers will have Linkens on them. (Well, mine will anyways).
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_46906.jpg

The newest family member gets aquainted. The others laugh and make fun of Thrashers girth.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_46907.jpg

Walnut country split by a Maple rubicon.
http://www.biglines.com/photos/norma...ines_46908.jpg

A happy rippah, sigh. :cool:
10-31-2005, 07:32 AM
Twoplanker

Daaaaamn, those are swanky.
10-31-2005, 07:56 AM
lemon boy

ohhh so sexy.
10-31-2005, 02:58 PM
surftb15

sweet skis
10-31-2005, 03:37 PM
Tippster

But how will they stand up to Mid-Atlantic Sickness? Inquiring minds n'shit....
10-31-2005, 04:25 PM
3pin

I was a little nervous about the weight, since they don't have the super-light carbon construction going for them that DB had--though Capital has a distinct advantage in actually shipping in about 5 weeks. Anyway, just weighed them here in the office, and they're a surprising 10 lbs (4.5 kg) per pair. Not light, but not bad. That's only a half pound per ski more than my Karhu Jak Teams (Line Prophet 100), which is 2cm skinnier underfoot.

Tippster... no plans for mid-Atlantic, but I will be watching for storms when I head back East this winter. If conditions are right, there are a few places I'd love to take them in NE/Quebec.
10-31-2005, 04:59 PM
freshies

wow, those are sexy 'mo fo's...damn! 3pin, did you get a chance to test these during C's Ski Review last year? I have the new issue at home, but don't remember seeing these bad boys in the ski test? Inquiring minds want to know how they ski before the CC comes out....
10-31-2005, 05:02 PM
jump

Very nice on the eyes.
10-31-2005, 05:16 PM
3pin

Quote:

Originally Posted by freshies

wow, those are sexy 'mo fo's...damn! 3pin, did you get a chance to test these during C's Ski Review last year? I have the new issue at home, but don't remember seeing these bad boys in the ski test? Inquiring minds want to know how they ski before the CC comes out....

Nope, haven't skied the Thrashers. Can't tell you exactly how they ski, but I can say that I know I like that sidecut (almost the same as the Tabla Rasa, which I did get a run on, before I broke them), and I like the flex, which I chose.
11-10-2005, 01:01 PM
marshalolson

^^^ BUMP ^^^
11-10-2005, 01:18 PM
3pin

Marshal... got your pm, replied with feedback. Still haven't skied them (where's the Tahoe snow? :mad: ), but I'm dying to.
11-10-2005, 01:24 PM
marshalolson

3pin thanks for the info mang... appreciate it.

can't wait to see them in action!

rippah: did you get the big mountiain chargers w/ a swallowtail? or thrashers?
01-17-2006, 08:47 PM
endlesswntr

how stiff is stiff in the capitals?
01-17-2006, 10:41 PM
3pin

Timely bump by endless...

My mediums are about as stiff (maybe a little softer) as my Powder Pluses. Supposedly the stiff's are like the Volkl Explosives. Given the size of the Thrasher, I'm very happy with the medium flex.

After a couple Tahoe days on the Thrashers, I have to say, they flat out rule. Someone said earlier that they'd demoed the Thrashers and found them fast and stable. That would be a vast understatement. They crave more speed, and turns just seem to get longer and longer until you stop turning. I skied some Tablas last year, and the Thrasher has all the float (almost identical profile), but its extra weight gives it the edge in stability, especially in heavy, chunky snow and debris. It's not a quick turner, obviously, but at high speeds the lack of big tail sidecut makes it very easy to turn sideways and scrub speed. With the flex options, I imagine you could get a playful swallowtail like a Sanouk, or go the other way with something impossible to turn. At 121mm underfoot, the scariest part is turning on the groomers. It took a little getting used to, and it's still hard to turn them at slow speeds on anything firm. You just need to go faster to get them on edge.

The float is the best part though... it's such a different feeling from other fats that I've been on (TeleDaddies, Jak Team Editions, Scratch BCs, Powder Pluses, Axioms). Hard to describe, except that I can't wait to get them out again on Thursday.
01-20-2006, 04:47 PM
endlesswntr

What'd you pay total in USD for those Thrashers? They sound inticing but I don't know if I can afford them on a college student's budget.
03-13-2006, 05:03 PM
glademaster

For people considering the Thrasher, Capital has made some changes to it.

The shape is now 147-124-134, and they've changed from a conventional tip design to a "powder tip," which is a rise of 9cm's over 25cm's of length, compared to their traditional eise of 5.5cm's over 14cm's. So now its a badass swallotailed superfat with tip rocker.
03-13-2006, 05:54 PM
Dromond

Quote:

Originally Posted by glademaster

For people considering the Thrasher, Capital has made some changes to it.

The shape is now 147-124-134, and they've changed from a conventional tip design to a "powder tip," which is a rise of 9cm's over 25cm's of length, compared to their traditional eise of 5.5cm's over 14cm's. So now its a badass swallotailed superfat with tip rocker.

And a little straighter, too? Nice. Did this ski have camber before or was it flat?
03-13-2006, 10:11 PM
glademaster

Yup, a bit straighter. I don't know anything about the overall camber of the new vs. old design, just that the new one is fatter, straighter and has tip rocker to compliment the swallowtail. Talk about a progressive ski, eh?