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**Grinding Cement***

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tay03usa
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you see it in all of the videos now. but i would never do that to my skis. have any of you guys done it? how does it compare to a box or rail? did it fuck up your skis?? just wonderin
Feb 26 2006 6:46PM
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pwallstreet
Posts: 1627 - Karma: 41
the reason why you see it in vids is bc those guys are pros which means they have contracts which mean they get free shit which means they can mess up what ever they have and they'll just get new stuff, for free-thats why you go pro!

and no i havent but im looking forward to it once i get new skis, when ever that will be
Feb 26 2006 6:48PM
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shagalabagala
Posts: 2101 - Karma: 10
i've watched people try it
it's way stickier than a box or rail
and fucks up tha skiis
Feb 26 2006 6:57PM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
concrete/cement would have to be the most damaging out of any surface available.

if you arent spancerised and if you want to be able to use those skis again, don't grind concrete..
Feb 26 2006 6:58PM
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Snowcase
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ask dweezileast what happend to his skis
Feb 26 2006 6:59PM
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SmoKinSkier
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Obviously its rougher than a box?? Kinda common sense that it fucks bases up i dont think when they go to film on a concrete ledge they wonder if they r gunna fuck up their skis!!
Feb 26 2006 7:06PM
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Subjekt
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what ledge did he slide and what happened?
Feb 26 2006 7:23PM
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leone
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i'm thinking about trying it this year and i believe the trick is to wait until the concrete ices up so there's a nice smooth layer over it
Feb 26 2006 7:26PM
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chrismoJBEATS
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prolly or just use a shit pair o skis
Feb 26 2006 7:30PM
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lineskier106
Posts: 538 - Karma: 11
of course it screws up your skis what do oyu expect
Feb 26 2006 7:35PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
somewhere in vermont. i wasn't there but i saw the aftermath cheese grated the bases.
Feb 26 2006 7:54PM
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Holte
Posts: 10740 - Karma: 7,816
i tried it at the end of last season on a crappy pair of pocket rockets. I expected to get at least seven or eight slides before the skis were seriously messed up, but after four hits, my uphill edges were totally falling off. So ripped them completely off and it was considerably easier to slide.
Feb 26 2006 7:54PM
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ECfreeski3
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if its smooth concrete, and you ice it up and put snow on it you can get away with minimal damage. and i hate sliding ledges because it looks easier but actually is harder (at least to me).
Feb 26 2006 8:13PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
If you have shitty urban skis, why not fuck them up?
Feb 26 2006 8:24PM
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Holte
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it's definately harder.
Feb 26 2006 8:39PM
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Switchstyle
Posts: 1194 - Karma: 11
when reading freeze a while ago something came up where pro's actually get bonus' for having shots of ledge slides published on top of getting new stuff. this is because people go out and try it and then ruin thier skis that way they need to buy another pair. no joke.
Feb 26 2006 8:43PM
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SkinTrack
Posts: 360 - Karma: 41
i slid a concrete ledge and it didnt mess up my skis that bad because we waxed the ledge up and then put some crisco on it
Feb 26 2006 8:54PM
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e.will
Posts: 1981 - Karma: 967
thats why its always funny when the gapers ride their skis onto the pavement.......
Feb 26 2006 8:57PM
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ajax
Posts: 2852 - Karma: 1,245
haha, good point
Feb 26 2006 8:58PM
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monkeysteez
Posts: 2655 - Karma: 99
i've slid a few ledges in my day. and by that i mean i have tried 3 and gotten 2 or them. my skis were undamaged (well if they were my mountain skis yes i would call them damaged but they were my urban skis) they got a few scratches and the edges are way gnarly now but they are fine. oh ya they are original Fujees.
Feb 26 2006 9:15PM
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Thomson.
Posts: 4634 - Karma: 227
So a down ledge is harder than a down rail? Doesn't make sense, its like rails and boxes...
Feb 26 2006 9:16PM
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Snowcase
Posts: 11456 - Karma: 634
uneven surfaces?
Feb 26 2006 9:21PM
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Polar_Bear69
Posts: 110 - Karma: 10
my friend always grinds cement. its not that bad. as long as its not the rocky kind ur skis will be fine. just dulls the edges
Feb 26 2006 9:56PM
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fillup
Posts: 4904 - Karma: 568
tru dat
Feb 26 2006 10:04PM
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TheQuailman
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i heerd pro's rip out the edges under ther feet for urban and grinding wood
Feb 26 2006 10:12PM
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kristie
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 214
There's this nifty substance called wax that helps in that department. But I wouldn't recommend doing ledges without urban skis.
Feb 26 2006 10:28PM
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coolhandluke
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 153
itd be pretty hard to grind cement. but you could grind concrete. learn your fucking materials.
Feb 27 2006 1:24AM
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Download-My-Apps
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very sticky, resulted in me looking like an ass in front ofmany people
Feb 27 2006 1:35AM
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Holte
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haha nah, you could grind cement. It just probably wouldn't be as much fun, and you'd probably bail a lot, and sooner or later a bag would get ripped open, and you'd be covered in the stuff, and it would get mixed with the snow and harden...
Feb 27 2006 1:50AM
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coolhandluke
Posts: 4465 - Karma: 153
true dat.

i just dont think these kiddies have mixed concrete anytime recently.
Feb 27 2006 2:09AM
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PacificRimJob
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This is what you do.

Go on Ebay.

Find some cheeeep ass and possibly already fucked up skis, something like a '04 1260 or shit.. find a pair of 99 or '00 1080s or 720s.

Grind the fuck out of them.

I am yet to do this, but once I do it will be sweet because I wont have to fuck up my new Rossi Scratches..
Feb 27 2006 4:09AM
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Roy
Posts: 1982 - Karma: 1,240
Ive done it before looks for smooth ledges and its not too bad on your skis, but I got free ones this year so i dont really care
Feb 27 2006 11:08AM
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Treestman
Posts: 3049 - Karma: 300
whats the diff between cement and concrete?
Feb 27 2006 1:01PM
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Steazy-E
Posts: 379 - Karma: 10
just go faster than you think. it slides slow.
Feb 27 2006 1:09PM
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tay03usa
Posts: 542 - Karma: 11
i did know that it would fuck up your skis but i was wonderin how bad. thanks for the insight guys.
Feb 27 2006 3:49PM
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dweezileast
Posts: 9661 - Karma: 276
i didnt grind a ledge, but the outrun for a rail i did was into a parking lot, and the surface was alot like rough cement, and basically peeled the bottoms of my fujatives
Feb 27 2006 3:52PM
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coolhandluke
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cement is an ingredient in concrete.

you mix cement, water, aggregates, and possibly some admixtures....cure for 28 days...and concrete!
Mar 1 2006 1:58PM
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