Explosiv Vintages

[hemas]

I think you should swap one of the 180s with my 190s... After all, I'm smaller than you or Veikko...

[the beaver]

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Amazing-Voelkl...742.m153.l1262

don't think the seller knows exactly what he's selling but probably worth it if you live in the uk

i got some 180's off the same guy last year

[monster magnet]

i have the explosive 2's picked them up in pristine shape for 80 dollars with bindings at the local ski swap...have a quiver of fat and mid fat, but these quickly became my favourites. 190's can not stop riding them, big heavy basterds, but hot damn, very good.

[Damian Sanders]

For 99/00, there was the rare Vertigo LTD, not named an Explosiv, but that's definitely what it was.

Eh......?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLKL-VERTIGO-LT...QQcmdZViewItem

[el penoso]

Its true my buddy had some of those with the Vertigo topsheet.

[mntlion]

Eh......?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLKL-VERTIGO-LT...QQcmdZViewItem

nope, that ebay ski is 105/80/98 (explosives are 95mm) and 170 was not avail until the last few years

[Rob Stokes]

i have a single 180 v-explosive. anyone got another single they are willing to part with?

please dont let me demote this to a shot ski......

[mntlion]

have you looked in the single ski thread?

Odds are I have a single explosive with a CMH topsheet for sale

[Rob Stokes]

ohh and i found this bargain
http://www.ecrater.com/product.php?pid=3238300

[Caucasian Asian]

The guys at the factory tell us the mold is gone, but I dunno...Next time I am over there, I think I'm going to go on a weissbier-fueled midnight raid and find it...

hmmmmmm. ExBROsiv perhaps?

[squaretail]

Eh......?

http://cgi.ebay.com/VOLKL-VERTIGO-LT...QQcmdZViewItem

I should have clarified this...there were both. The "Explosiv" version just said "Vertigo LTD" without any further name. The graphics were essentially exactly the same otherwise.

The "Snow Ranger" LTD version was very rare indeed. Skis like the original G30 and G40 were in the line at the same time and very close to the ranger dimension-wise, and getting a lot more attention.

The Explosiv LTD was never expected to see the light of day that year. For all intents and purposes, the Explosiv had been discontinued. Then a funny thing happened...many spring testers thought our new ski, the G40, sucked. So we went back and did 2 things: 1) completely re-tool the G40 - the ski that was ultimately delivered to retailers that fall was very different from the test samples from the spring, and 2) make sure we had a safety net...so we dusted off the Explosiv mold. There was no graphic ready to go, so we used the "Range LTD" graphic minus the "Ranger" part.

[mntlion]

squaretail: So how many would have to be ordered to get that mold back for a "reunion tour" ? 50pr? 500pr? 5000pr?


C A: if you want to try a pair ever, let me know. I think that you will like the 190's

[PhishingME]

Found the article on Page 36 of Winter 2006 Buyer's guide. I must be a god, because this was the first edition that I pulled from the shelf, and I opened it right onto the article:

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The article was written by Ingrid

Ever notice the skis actually being skied in the photo have metal tips? I've noticed them on Mantras never the Budahs.

[Doremite]

^^^^ Think that's just a pick of the author ripping Gotamas.

[squaretail]

squaretail: So how many would have to be ordered to get that mold back for a "reunion tour" ? 50pr? 500pr? 5000pr?

At least 1000, but I don't know if that would do it. As I said above, they say the mold is "gone."

[Rob Stokes]

the single 180 v-explosive that i found (was being thrown out) is a bit wierd.......

after seeing this thread i had a good look at it, and put it up against the wall to see the camber. i got a suprise.

wtf? it has a small tip/tail rocker?! looks like someone has been doing some bending.......its not suposed to be like that right?

[ulty_guy]

had my old explosiv 2's out over the last couple of weekends for some early season touring. they have the werid boot toe mount, but i just lined them up next to my cmh's and midsole for a 304mm turned out to be about 2cm forward of the boot toe thingy. that said, i think going forward of that kinda missed the whole point of the explosiv. you can use that long nose to push weird snow out in front of you and absorb. skied everything from windblown to thigh deep cream pow, they still rule it all outside of ice groomers and super fluff.

[Caucasian Asian]

I was watching an old TGR flick on the way to Edmonton yesterday and noticed that at the begining of a Kent Kreitler segment he was carrying and odd looking white ski on his shoulder. Fat (for the vintage), big K2 logo on the tip, and bright red sidewalls. Kinda struck me as strange how most K2s from that vintage were of torsion box design.

[Teletori]

This thread turned up a loot cool information. Thanks :-)

And here is a pic of my spotless pair I snagged for 100$

[verbier61]

got my blue pair on the salati lift three winters ago. A fireman from gressoney was bringin a bunch of old (but brand new) volkls to a rental in alagna, knew almost nothing about that beauty and sold it for peanuts

[ulty_guy]

i still hate you verb

[monster magnet]

okay i just took my explosivesII's in to get mounted with my touring bindings,(diamir freerides) is that crazy as fuck or what? to heavy? i am a big dude, but....
opinions???

[Wetdog]

Lots of people tour with explosives. It has always been well liked for that purpose. Yes, it is on the heavy side for a dedicated touring ski. You probably wouldn't want to do a 40k traverse with it, but for day trips and climbing for turns, it works well.

[Moss-Back]

Wasn't the Olin "Outer Limits" a version of the Explosiv...I thought I read that somewhere, but can't find it.

True or False?
If true, anyone have a picture?

(I think I found some nearby on CL. Pretty good price, if it's true. They look kinda 'sploder-ish, but the pic is tiny.)


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[Chronic]

Cool thread. I tour on Explosivs and Freerides and it works well. Yes, it is on the heavy side, but the weight is fine for most tours.