Administrators Horton Posted January 13, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted January 13, 2017 Oooooo @rico that is the best looking trick ski ever. You still look like a drunk orangutan when you ride it. Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 Here is my very old Torque Super Comp, fiberglass binding overlays and all. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ErikBerghiller Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 Bought this two years ago after talking to a ski shop manager who told me my 64.5 "Connelly was a child ski, changed my game a little ... i like the shape of the front on this one! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @skiinxs That's a Torque all right, but the original they came out with had a Blue tip with white stars. The remainder of the ski was red and white stripes that ran vertical Was a very sharp looking ski! I have found some color variations of the Torque Super Comp over the years but can't seem to find the Stars and Stripes scheme anywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 our Torque snapped in half. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @6balls Too much Torque:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 Wow, skiinxs, I was also thinking of the graphics thager was, but had forgotten about that heel cup- yikes! Interesting tunnel design, too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @6balls You break all your skis! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Nando Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 At the ugly end of the spectrum, I may have skied on these at one time, but... Dave Saucier had a color-coordinated Mastercraft with a 440 Chrysler engine- Hank Longo ended up with the boat (see "Anyone Remember This?" thread) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 I still have the trick skis. Bindings are orange/magenta double wraps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @thager I've only broken two skis...but lots-a ropes/handles! If I remember my brother Dan may have been on the torque when it broke...I was pretty young @razorskier1 probably remembers better. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller KRoundy Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 I love the sharp and modern look of today's equipment, but back when, the pinstripes on the mid-80's Kidder Redline Pro Graphite were a cut above everything else. Yeah - I'm a bit old... :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingshredd Posted January 13, 2017 Share Posted January 13, 2017 I am with @Horton, I have the 2014 CX Superlite and have gotten many comments on how good looking the ski is compared to the skier that rides it :D But I am thinking the new HO VTX could be quiet the looker also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 thought my some of my other skis were cool looking too, Phantom Carbon, VTX, Extreme 9.7, Concept, CompX2, but my first real ski, wooden O'Brien Competitor looked real nice especially when I mounted rubber high wraps on it. Got those bindings back in the days of COD from an add in the Water Skier. Surprised the heck out of my mom when they showed up at the house and I was in school. Oops :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Stejcraftben Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 My dad brought this new 20 or so years ago and he still skis it twice a week. It even had the original kidder front binding till a week ago. I used to think it was the most awesome ski when I was kid. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @skibrain I bought it new in the early 70's. Lucky I never had a fin pop out and re-bite for a broken ankle with no release on the rigid overlay. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ALPJr Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @Stejcraftben one of my ski buds still uses that Kidder. He just put a new fin on it. The original broke mid wake at the end of last season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @swc5150 I had one of those early MasterCraft slaloms. I really used to like that ski! I think I bought it at the DuQuoin Nationals in the early 80's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller swc5150 Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 @skiinxs I still have my asym right, and brother has his left. Got it new in high school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller_ Wish Posted January 13, 2017 Baller_ Share Posted January 13, 2017 Don't have a decent pic but for neon 90s and current looks.. Jobe then, Jobe now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Luzz Posted January 13, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 13, 2017 I don't have a picture, but I remember a green Connelly Rocket from early-mid 90s looking SUPER cool! Ski coach at Jolly Ski, Organizer of the San Gervasio Pro Am (2023 Promo and others), Co-Organizer of the Jolly Clinics. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mrs_MS Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 @MS and @Roger Here it is... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Mrs_MS Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 Radar :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller thager Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 I like the Tech-1 with the girl model better!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller 6balls Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 @wish I had one of those spectra 1600s! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller ScottScott Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 Seems HO has had a couple really nice looking skis. I agree with Hortan about the mostly black CX in his 1st post, but I always liked the blue/black here. My choice to get an Elite was largely due to its looks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller A_B Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 The original black Stiletto was pretty sharp. I liked the Strada with its carbon looking top. And call me weird, but I liked the old HO Extreme in black and lime green. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Baller kc Posted January 14, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 14, 2017 @dchristman Great American was made at/by Cypress Gardens. I don't remember them trying to hide that fact. Also, I was a dealer for Torque in 1974-75, some interesting stuff! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kingshredd Posted January 14, 2017 Share Posted January 14, 2017 And I think my current VTR is a looker also. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
art90notch Posted January 17, 2017 Share Posted January 17, 2017 This ski to me was an example of simple elegance. Even though I didn't keep it and kept the regular ARC. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller RAWSki Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 For me it has to be the first gen. O'Brien Competitor. It looked cool and made the biggest spray! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller slow Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 SansRival looks incredible Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Fast351 Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 My first ski is pretty sweet looking. 2005 HO Triumph. Here's a pic from online: http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v457/guitarzan1972/Triumph3.jpg ETA: One of my favorite pics from the river (doesn't show the ski too well, but hell, I want to just show off the pic :smile: ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller B_S Posted January 17, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 17, 2017 From the 80s, the original O'brien TRC was really nice. Black with gold pinstripe and the red TRC lettering. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wettek69 Posted January 18, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2017 When I was a kid, I could never work out if the old O'Brien Competitor graphics was meant to be trees on a shoreline or a spray. Still not entirely sure.................... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Shell Posted January 18, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2017 I favor my NEW RADAR LYRIC! <3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller eddie_roberts_jr Posted January 18, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 18, 2017 @wettek69 The graphics you see on the Competitor are indeed taken from a picture of the east shore of Lake Sammamish. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller JC McCavit Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @eddie_roberts_jr - My first Competitor looked more like spray or a sound frequency wave. My second Competitor a year later had the trees. Was there a difference or did I just imagine it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller wettek69 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @eddie_roberts_jr It's taken from an actual photo? Wow. I always wondered. Does that Lake hold any particular significance? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 Maybe not the best ever but the HO Nitro from 06-07 had a black leather top that was pretty cool. Ok it was probably vinyl fake leather but still a one of a kind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 19, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Bill22 you almost got a panda for that Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Horton you hated the Nitro that much??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Administrators Horton Posted January 19, 2017 Author Administrators Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Bill22 yea Goode ★ HO Syndicate ★ KD Skis ★ MasterCraft ★ PerfSki Radar ★ Reflex ★ S Lines ★ Stokes ★ Baller Video Coaching System Drop a dime in the can Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 The leather look always reminded me of a new sports car with a big V8. @Horton what about a ski with flames? Gotta love a car or ski with flames on it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller aupatking Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Bill22 , no ya don't. As much as I normally agree with you, my friend, neither my GT, nor my Sunbeam Tiger need flames. There's beauty just in doing it right. I wouldn't mind seeing the leather look. @Horton can be wrong, it's happened Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @aupatking oh... I like simple and sleek too. Google let me down on a search for a pic. I may have one on my PC at home. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller Bill22 Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 thank you Bing.com. Can't see it in pic but the top was soft goods with leather grain. http://goo.gl/e4P4xm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Baller skiinxs Posted January 19, 2017 Baller Share Posted January 19, 2017 @Shell Yeah, you pretty much nailed it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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