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Urban concrete effect on bases

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BoomSkier
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who has some first hand experience on the effects of concrete either from the stairs or just on the ground. i want to judge if it's worth doing some urban this spring break even tho we haven't had snow on the ground for the past couple weeks.
Mar 28 2007 11:24PM
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BoomSkier
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and i will have snow right where i come off the rail to stomp it, but i'm wondering about when you ride it out till the concrete stops you.
Mar 28 2007 11:25PM
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wh@t
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watever the precautions, concrete is not the ideal surface for skiing
Mar 28 2007 11:26PM
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snocompton
Posts: 2014 - Karma: 268
your bases will have holes in them by the end of the day. concrete will completely destroy your skis. way beyond ptex repair.
Mar 28 2007 11:26PM
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wh@t
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um, not necessarily that bad dude
Mar 28 2007 11:27PM
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Salomonkid161
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Well, if your sliding concrete things then that will fuck your bases up big time but if your just coming of the rail and hitting a little concrete than it will have a little effect on your bases but I would just do this shit on some rock skis not your nice skis.
Mar 28 2007 11:27PM
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bigwhite.steeze
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if its fairly smooth concrete it wont be super bad but still not great...your edges are gonna take a harsh beating though
Mar 28 2007 11:30PM
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BoomSkier
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yeah, and i'm not totally sure weather or not i'm getting new sticks for next winter, so i dont want to totally trash them. one rail is on a playground that i think i'll hit, then i can put the wood chips at the bottom. and what about the smooth concrete in skateparks? cause i got a couple parks with trap rails
Mar 28 2007 11:31PM
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Albino
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use ur old skis bro. they will get lunched.
Mar 28 2007 11:38PM
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Jake...
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this picture does NO justice for the rest of the ski. these look in prime condition. and this is just from urbaning.

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Mar 28 2007 11:42PM
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Roy
Posts: 1982 - Karma: 1,240
I slide a fair amount of urban, concrete obv wears shit alot faster, but aslong as you land on your feet good and theres no rocks its not that bad, the worst I ever had was frozen mud, that scored the fuck outta my bases, cuz it was all pointy and hard like rock.
Mar 28 2007 11:46PM
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BoomSkier
Posts: 305 - Karma: 17
ok, i think i'll stick to the rail that i can wood-chip the landing up, making a nice place for skis.
Mar 28 2007 11:47PM
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USA
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Sooooo nice.
Mar 28 2007 11:48PM
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4ReeL_
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I cant believe you are stupid enoughf to ask that question. Its basicly common sense.
Mar 28 2007 11:50PM
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Sideways_Shane
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just use old ass skis
Mar 28 2007 11:53PM
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BoomSkier
Posts: 305 - Karma: 17
i apologize if my questing for knowledge puts me out there as stupid, i know that it will be bad for bases, but i wanted to know how bad, because as you must know damages can range from dents/small scratches to digging halfway through your ski.
Mar 28 2007 11:55PM
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titsLOL
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wow my urbs aren't in nearly as bad condition as those up there and I've used them for like a full year of summer and winter urban. actually grinding concrete ledges will chew em up pretty good, ridin down stairs and shit will definately make teh skis a lot slower and shit but i've never seen damage as bad as the ones posted above...
Mar 29 2007 12:31AM
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ski_powpow
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stay on the snow thats where skis are ment to be
Mar 29 2007 12:31AM
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titsLOL
Posts: 7485 - Karma: 396
you dont really want to use the same skis for urban and resort riding though. if you dont wanna buy new skis for next year than invest like 75-100 bucks or so on some beat ass skis from ns and trash those.
Mar 29 2007 12:32AM
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MadSteezin
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i tried to stop on some stairs i was falling down the other day and it didnt ruin the bases at all. a few scratches thts all.
Mar 29 2007 12:42AM
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skithebigA
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its actually really good for your skis
Mar 29 2007 1:15AM
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K2skipunk
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that pic is so g-narly
Mar 29 2007 1:20AM
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ArmadaAR4
Posts: 493 - Karma: 72
i would say thats an exaggeration..obviously ski bases are not meant for concrete, and they will steal some base material from you, but it can be fixed, so dont let that stopu from doing a nice urban
Mar 29 2007 8:29AM
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N.Diddy
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if u land on the flat ground it shouldnt affect ur skis
Mar 29 2007 8:34AM
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Capurnicus
Posts: 9947 - Karma: 1,886
^ are you retarded?

Dude. how did you actually post this thread? have you ever skied over a rock? think about what that does. now think about a 1000 connected together little rocks on a single flat plane......
Mar 29 2007 8:40AM
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dbchili
Posts: 2555 - Karma: 1,657
you cant say man, it all depends on what and how much if it youre riding, if one pebble puts a dent in your ski, what's a thousand pebbles gonna do? just use your head, and i dont mean that offensively
Mar 29 2007 9:19AM
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ecsm.
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get the concretewet andlean back
Mar 29 2007 10:53AM
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EL_FINRE
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wa wa wee wa that sucks
Mar 29 2007 11:00AM
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skiEER
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its like giving your skis a base grind
Mar 29 2007 12:08PM
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