Description The K2 Public Enemy alpine ski's hood is the park, but it's a legit big mountain ride as well. Hip hop graphics tag this jibber, bringing skatepark style to the mountain. Gold sidewall stamping and a ...
Summary: Very good ski. I am mostly a park skier but i like to go everywhere. Amazing ski. It is a little heavy and chips easily but that is avoidable. Very strong ski and is perfect for everything. I got the last model of public enemy and it is da bomb. The graphics are crazy. Only complaint is chipping and a little heavy but that is perfect because i am not skinny.
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Summary: Get this--I'm 58, type 3 skier, and was looking for something "fun" to play with. (all the twenty-something girls were busy.) I ski a Rossi B2 176 and it's a perfect all-around ski. I went shorter with a 164 PE and am stoked. No, I don't do rails, parks, pipes or jumps over VW vans. What I do ski is groomers, crud, off-piste, Oregon Cascade "powder" and the occasional foray through the trees. Anyway, this fine K2 is a ski I'd recommend to anyone from young park 'n pipe beginner to old guy cruiser like me. Easy to turn, good float and some wood core construction that, for my style, is bomb-proof. A bit heavy, yes, but that works well in Oregon crud.
Customer Service: Not needed, but my 30 year experience with K2 is that they are the best in the business.
Similar Products Used: Rossi BC Scratch--a bit lighter, made from the same tree, but crappy customer service. Salomon 1080 Gun--fine, lightweight fattie, but just try to repair it. Too much foam, not enough tree.
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Summary: The PE's are my first set of twin tip skis. I bought them as a kite ski to ride on frozen lakes with marginal snow cover in the Midwest. The appeal over other skis of this type like the Dynastar Trouble Maker and Salomon Gun (formerly Pocket Rocket)was that they are stiffer and more burly (rivets in tips/tails thicker edges). I wanted a twin to ride switch, land jumps out of position without snagging the tails and have a torsionally stiff ski that can handle speed on hard pack and ice. With the possible exception of the Volkl Karma ($300 more), these seemed like the best ski of for my intended purpose.
I am not dissappointed with them over the 30 to 40 days I've had them out. They have very good edge hold, I've clocked myself at over 52mph with GPS on early seaon textured ice and they're great at holding an edge to load a kite up for jumps.
I had them mounted half way between the center mount freestyle position and the freeride position. This position works especially well on hard pack and ice. I have had them out on a foot of fresh and had no issues with float.
One minor issue I have is that the topsheets are soft and easily scratched. The edges tend to get "hangnails" of topsheet material slivered up from doing iron crosses in the air. Really this is cosmetic and has no impact on performance, but the topsheet material could be harder. Bases and edges have taken plenty of abuse with no issues.
Overall great bang for the buck in a twin tip ski!
Customer Service: Haven't needed it.
Similar Products Used: Volkl,Rossi,Fischer skis as well as K2 Telemark.
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Summary: I love my PE's. They are extremely durable and I can go everywhere in them whithout having to change out skis. I haven't had the chance to ski them in any real powder yet though. I think they're great on the rails even though they're not exactly center mounted. They're alot of fun, but they're a little too heavy and stiff for me. I'm about 130 lbs, 5'6". Overall they're a great ski though.
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Summary: The Public Enemy is a great example of an all mountain twin tip. Powder, crud, trees, moguls, steeps, groomers, park, jumps...anything. Definetly a jack of all trades ski. Don't be afraid to try this even if you never plan on entering a terrain park. A fun ski....plain and simple.
Customer Service: I popped out a rivet when I had 05/06 P.E.'s.....K2 sent me a brand new pair of 06/07 skis.....free. Excellent.
Similar Products Used: Volkl Karma, Rossi Scrath, Head Mojo 80
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