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Edge Cracks. Wow

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K-G
Posts: 316 - Karma: 24
Alright, i just picked up a pair of skis for this season, and took them out for the first time today, and only skied for about 4 hours. When i got home, i looked at them and counted 11 edge cracks!!!! One of them seems to be pulling out already. What do I do now?? Please help.
Dec 19 2009 12:57AM
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xxMdahlxx
Posts: 552 - Karma: 15
wht skis?
Dec 19 2009 2:09AM
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Ski.Ballet
Posts: 2860 - Karma: 200
Get them warrantied. Unless you bought a rep sample, in which case you're SOL. That's a major bummer though; I've had a similar thing happen and it's really frustrating.
Dec 19 2009 2:17AM
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urbanjib
Posts: 1801 - Karma: 255
What kind of skis were they?
Dec 19 2009 3:04AM
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Big_Spence
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Burton Hyphy Stix.
Dec 19 2009 3:14AM
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K-G
Posts: 316 - Karma: 24
Foils
Dec 19 2009 9:49AM
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BC.
Posts: 1551 - Karma: 86
salomon? really? i mean they have the best edges in the industry. geeze, didn't see that coming.
Dec 19 2009 10:40AM
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psychkub
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1 or 2 would be expectel, but 11? That's a bit excessive and hints at a defective product. If this is in fact true, I would seriously consider getting in touch with salomon to inquire about warranty issue.
Dec 19 2009 4:39PM
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dubaiski
Posts: 961 - Karma: 37
even 1 or 2 is to many

claim it on warranty, if there are 11 crack they wont be able to reject you
Dec 19 2009 5:08PM
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joly.sp
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Seeing as they are a fews years old they were probably used and had cracks already they got worse. You must be some giant fellow who slams onto rails to crack 11 times in 4 hours!
Dec 19 2009 5:08PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
if they do warranty then you will probably get suspect of which the edges wont be there in two hours
Dec 19 2009 5:27PM
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bumblebeetuna
Posts: 218 - Karma: 57
I would definately try to get em warrantied, but if ur still ridin them you can take a gummy stone to the cracks after every time you use them to smooth them out and prevent them from catching and pulling out
Dec 24 2009 6:03PM
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fouldsys
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im pretty sure every company doesnt warranty skis with rail damage. hopefully they are nice.
Dec 24 2009 6:05PM
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natty.
Posts: 857 - Karma: 34
WIN!
Dec 24 2009 10:51PM
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wintersway
Posts: 5115 - Karma: 128
no edge should do that. after three seasons of park and all mountain on my rossignol scratch's i had ZERO edge cracks. i didnt even detune them when i got them.

ive had 5 days on my volkl walls, brand new and immediately went to rails with no detune. nothing wrong with the edges.

Dec 24 2009 11:28PM
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carbon.pulse
Posts: 3348 - Karma: 22
There is a differnce between rail damage and a defect product. If he had cracked and edge in a spot or two after a few days on rails that would be due to hitting rails. But 11 in four hours leads me to believe the steel edges were defective.
Dec 24 2009 11:40PM
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fouldsys
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companies will still say its rail damage and wont warranty them
Dec 24 2009 11:47PM
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Wrkn4ThaWeekend
Posts: 602 - Karma: 681
Salomon has the worst edges ever...
and their warranty is weak, good luck!
Dec 25 2009 12:15AM
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bumblebeetuna
Posts: 218 - Karma: 57
I have about 4 from half the season. I have never had this problem before, is it normal or should I be worried?
Jan 15 2010 2:52PM
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Ben.
Posts: 21463 - Karma: 683
lol foils edges.... loved that ski. but i ripped out soooo much edge on em.
Jan 15 2010 2:58PM
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r0ma
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HAHAHA HATE BURTON
Jan 15 2010 2:59PM
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Brock.
Posts: 5698 - Karma: 1,332
very true. i have not gotten warranty on any of my skis that i bought from big companies like salomon and head. Its better to buy from smaller and more "core" brands like surface and moment ect, because they usually have unbelievable customer service.

Right now, on my 07/08 spk's, i just counted 26 on both skis. still no rip-outs though... maybe il avoid rails this weekend.
Jan 15 2010 3:30PM
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