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rails fucking up your ski's??

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1080SwitchRider
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i started to hit up a lot of rails this year. so far no real damage. but how long can i expect them to hold up? if i ski rails aggresiivly all season (i get up mabey 20-30 days), will they be finished next year??
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Dec 26 2003 6:29PM
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poniverus
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nah dood.....it all really depends on the skis you have.....i had salomons last year and slide every day and i skied all winter every day
they're still good this year


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Dec 26 2003 8:27PM
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marlin_102
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ya it affects the edges...they'll probably get cracked/fall out under the boot. that happened to me last year. so visually it does affect it, but i didnt notice an affect in the performance of the ski. and when the edges fall out it makes rails even easier i thought.

maybe im completely wrong tho.


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Dec 26 2003 8:42PM
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4-Front
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i dunno maybe it depends on wut ski u have and my hill dun have a terrain park

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Dec 26 2003 8:48PM
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johnnypsunami
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naw my 720s have no edges under the boot and it is easier cause you dont have to worry about catching an edge and they slide smoother









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Dec 26 2003 8:52PM
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FreshCoast
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I lost a whole edge on my Candides after about half a season. It just really depends on a ton of different factors.
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Dec 26 2003 8:59PM
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B-Flip
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u just have to be lite on ur feet
don't hack it up
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Dec 26 2003 9:31PM
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took my old 720s half a sesion, my lines are holding up nicly.



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Dec 26 2003 9:32PM
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270oUt
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my edge went about 1/8 of an inch into my ski today and i didnt even clip the rail i just caught an edge and now the edge is totally messed up but it skis fine just looks kinda wierd and i have k2 enemys and they arent holding up to good on rails hich may be a factor

Dec 26 2003 9:42PM
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midwest_720s
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can you sharpen them enuf to get back into good shape for nethin other than rails?

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Dec 26 2003 9:45PM
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Natedawg
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Once you get good on rails you'll learn to not slam down on them too hard and your edges will last longer, but they'll be so dull it wont even matter. You can sharpen them a bit, but if you jib a lot it won't help all that much. I jibbed almost every day on a pair of Atomic Tweaks last year and aside from a couple cracks, the edges were fully intact. Dull as shit, but I found the skis to hold up really well.

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Dec 26 2003 10:09PM
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ECfreeski3
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it depends the most on how good you are at rails
if you're smooth, you won't have a single problem
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Dec 26 2003 10:15PM
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3ski6guy0
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isnt it really stupid how companies make twin tip skis, expect people to use htem for rails, and usually the warranty doesnt cover rail damage
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Dec 26 2003 10:38PM
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Grimedawg
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I just bought my first pair of twin tips, they're Line, is anyone familiar with their warranty at all?
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Dec 26 2003 11:00PM
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cj
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lines good with warrenty, but rails are not coverd by warrenty...its not a manufacture defect for your edge to fall out b/c of too many rails...

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Dec 26 2003 11:02PM
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Apple
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you would think that it would be covered on a twintips warenty, it is a pig part of the sport now.I just bought Scratchs today and they have a 2 year warrenty, but im going to ask what the warrenty covers when i pick them up tomorrow.
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Dec 27 2003 12:56AM
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Big_Willy
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Its not stupid to make skis for jibbing and not cover edge damage under warrenty, theres no metal that can sustain that kind of abuse, its metal on metal friction; when the edges then hit the snow (hot metal vs. cold snow), they crack. Its like saying why dont companies that make racing tires warrenty against their tires going bald, they are going to take abuse.



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Dec 27 2003 1:50AM
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welcometojamrick
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No it shouldnt be covered even on twin tips because the warrenty is to cover factory defects, something that happens because of the company not because of the rider.
so those your skis...... both of them
Dec 27 2003 1:53AM
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