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Big31Air
Posts: 17 - Karma: 10
Whats the easiest to learn on? I tried sliding this one that was about two inches off the ground and I kept eating shit. Should I try rails with more height or what?
Mar 20 2002 1:17AM
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Five40Guy
Posts: 4733 - Karma: 39
either 2 pipes or flat bar. honstly dont start with pvc, if you learn right from the start it will be easier. its al about yoru weight and balance though remember that and keep that in mind

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Mar 20 2002 1:26AM
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Big_Willy
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Learn on something thick, like a double barrel rail or flat rail at least 2' wide. It would help to learn on something like a foot off the ground. When you do something like 2' off the ground it forces you to do more work, I dont know how to explain it but its just harder. With rails like a foot high (with a little snow kicker up to it obviously) all you have to do is turn 90 degrees, less work, harder to screw up.



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Mar 20 2002 1:46AM
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jono
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yeah, when there lying on the ground some times you can catch your tips or tails on the ground. also, you dont have any pop onto it, so its a lot harder to spin a whole 90 degree's onto it.
and he flew round the world on a never ending dinnerroll...
Mar 20 2002 9:46AM
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Nine_Milla_Killa
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Honestly, I found PVC harder than metal ones. I also found it way easier if you have a small jump onto it instead of sort of riding right on, kinda like olly on to it.
Mar 20 2002 11:59AM
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zeb
Posts: 68 - Karma: 31
pvc is dangerous aside from crappy to slide on. i saw a guy jump onto a pvc rail, shatter it, and then fall onto a shard of it and cut his arm to hell. he had to go to the emergency room and get stitches.
Mar 20 2002 12:07PM
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CTripper
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i learned on rails real low tot he ground like you said 2 inches. it was a big thick metal round one. it was hard at first but then i got the hang of it, they hardest part was not catching my tails and tips in the snow
skiing is fun
Mar 20 2002 2:05PM
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AppSkier
Posts: 4797 - Karma: 86
wood


'Let him go first, he is out of control when he is skiing backwards.'- Stupid Tourist
Mar 20 2002 6:27PM
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sirjibsalot
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try a little bir higher ones...
--To Be A Jibber You've Got To Be So Fresh, To Have Style And Finesse Way Above The Rest--
Mar 20 2002 8:43PM
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under_achieved
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haha, I built this rail in early fall with wood and a 13ft allumnium irrigation pipe, I couldent wait for the snow to come, and when it did I was out there building an aproach kicker. a days later I gave er a try, had good speed, good form in the air, I soon realized that allumnium is way to soft and my inside edge dug in hardcore, as I landed on the pipe the wooden supports broke and left a bloody gash from my hip to the middle of my ribs, haha it all part of the game. now my brother built us mini fun-box out of crossed 2x2s and some angle irons, its gonna be sick.
Mar 20 2002 8:54PM
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johnnypsunami
Posts: 5024 - Karma: 221
I made a wooden rail in my backyard with like a 10 foot piece of 2 by 4.... it was alright if you put a layer of ice on it but after a while your skis started digging in.. that hurt quite a bit, oh and its not good to learn rails on wood cause you want to lean back on wood and if you do that on metal you fall immediately... good sliding PEACE
Mar 20 2002 9:15PM
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Ski_Instructor_Mike
Posts: 6146 - Karma: 73
learn on a laminated wood bench. they are amazing you can perfect your balance on them.

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Mar 20 2002 9:24PM
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powder-pig
Posts: 371 - Karma: 9
dont be a wuss go 4 the biigist posiblew
SPKA- stevens pass kicks ass
Mar 20 2002 9:34PM
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Mr.Bishop
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I learned on ABS, it's like PVC only better (black pipes)

It allows you to get the position without getting hurt.


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Mar 21 2002 4:02PM
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LineBoarder
Posts: 3762 - Karma: 84
for some reason, i can grind PVC rails easily, but flat rails are really tough for me, and i never tried a double barrel rail? anyone know why pvc is easier for me?
'Ride On'
Mar 21 2002 4:38PM
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AppSkier
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metal is alot slicker than pvc. Thats why.


'Let him go first, he is out of control when he is skiing backwards.'- Stupid Tourist
Mar 21 2002 7:34PM
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sirjibsalot
Posts: 5751 - Karma: 19
PVC is slicker that a ice hockey rink....the first rail i ever tried when i didnt even think skiers did rails was this shit pvc one and slide back like mother fucker...
--To Be A Jibber You've Got To Be So Fresh, To Have Style And Finesse Way Above The Rest--
Mar 21 2002 8:02PM
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DREW
Posts: 368 - Karma: 13
yeah, PVC is faster than metal appskier, especially ours...
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Mar 21 2002 9:29PM
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Big31Air
Posts: 17 - Karma: 10
cool, thanks for all the help, ill go try some this weekend, and try to keep my teeth off the metal too.
Mar 22 2002 12:55AM
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