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Bluehouse first ride- Some concern

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HeartBeatFaster
Posts: 723 - Karma: 26
Alright so I have spent parts of 2 days on my new Bluehouse 179 Mr's. I have them mounted 1.25 cm back from center with Mojo 15's and they ski really well. Light, buttery, hold and edge and don't flop at all. I really like how they ski...

I hit the park on my first shot down the hill and rode a few rails during my time out there,
My concern is I have taken a few spills... and the edges around the top sheet already look like these skis are a year old, but the base and metal edges are doing awesome. How concerned do I need to be? I was hoping for a one ski quiver (75% park, 25% mountain) but should I get a park only ski and use these for whatever?
Nov 27 2008 1:51AM
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Piste.Off
Posts: 11586 - Karma: 1,860
top sheet scratches and dings do not make our ski unskiable or weaker. all skis top sheets will get torn up to some extent and i don't think you should have any worries.
Nov 27 2008 1:57AM
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Silence
Posts: 16030 - Karma: 150
topsheet chips etc are nothing but cosmetic, if you cop some delam then that's another issue.
Nov 27 2008 3:22AM
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troublemaker3
Posts: 1954 - Karma: 225
is there anything that will help with topsheet chipping besides the obvious of not hitting your skiis together ?  ive heard something about filing the corners round
Nov 27 2008 3:29AM
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Billek
Posts: 5665 - Karma: 98
You shouldn't worry at all, pretty soon you won't see as many new chips, then you can clean up the existing ones with a razorblade and maybe some sandpaper to smoothe them out.
Nov 27 2008 9:16AM
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ilikeplants
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I took mine out for the first time yesterday and loved them. I haven't had anything on the topsheet chip but then again I don't ski park. It won't affect the way it skis.

Nov 27 2008 11:09AM
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Pippin
Posts: 4846 - Karma: 661
its somewhat dissapointing about topsheet issues with them saying they would do a better jon, and so far at least it sounds like its the same old problem
Nov 28 2008 12:52AM
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CTD
Posts: 6301 - Karma: 349
sandwich skis just get torn up man. thats y some sidewalls are beveled, it helps deflect the edge a bit. capped skis hide it better usually. its not a big deal tho, those parts of the ski are sacrificial, to protect the structural materials inside.
Nov 28 2008 1:00AM
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Calb3rt
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try dulling your edges a little bit or sanding the sides of the topsheet. both those will help reduce the damage done when you knock your edges on the top sheet.
Nov 28 2008 1:02AM
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