My shop messed my skis up

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Alright. So I just got some 4frnt TNKs mounted. I told the shop true center. then I called the shop when the ski tech was in and talked to him. I clearly told him I wanted my skis at TRUE CENTER. I picked them up today, brought them home (I live like 20-30 min away) and noticed that they were at core center.

This is the skis second mount(they were a demo ski) and I'm not sure if they would hold up with a third mount. I called them and they said to bring them in. I think theyre going to offer to re-mount them for free. Any suggestions/input on what I should do? This really pisses me off because I've been a valued customer there for a few years now and everyone who works there knows me pretty well.

Jul 22 2010 4:37PM

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go in.
slap the tech.
kick him in the shins.
go back into the shop area.
mount your skis.
steal something on your way out.

Jul 22 2010 4:46PM

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buchanan.

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this is why, before i started working in a shop, i always measured it out myself and put a piece of tape saying "mount here" on the skis. if they fuck up then, they have something against you... i would say go into the shop and get them re-mounted. but ask the shop if you skis rip out unreasonably soon, if they will give you new skis.

Jul 22 2010 4:51PM

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The only problem is that my shop is a race shop. The only pair of twins theyve like ever had were k2 extremes 2 seasons ago

Jul 22 2010 4:52PM

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Just go back and talk to them, don't go in demanding stuff and making a scene, stay calm and try and work something out.

And, for future reference, always mark your ski with masking tape and draw a line with marker as to where you want them mounted, then they can' get it wrong. Especially do this with true measured center mount, because center to one person might be different to another - even with specified true or core.

Jul 22 2010 4:58PM

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Balto

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then go to a different shop, and dont say "oh there isn't one close by". i drive 2.5 hours to go to specific shops for specific things, so you can to.

and how many times has this been talked about, everyone should know to MARK THE MOUNT LINE YOUR SELF before going into the shop, that way if they mess it up, you can get them replaced a hell of alot easier

Jul 22 2010 5:00PM

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Ah that's why, no wonder u go down those double diamonds on your ass instead of your ski's :P

Jul 22 2010 6:26PM

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SweatyBallShack

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The closest ski shops from here are 2+ hours away and theyre literally the same shops as here. They both have a few locations.

And ya I'm definately making my own line next time. I'm not gunna run in and tell them they owe me new skis but if they just want to remount them I'm gunna try to negotiate

Jul 22 2010 6:48PM

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I always worry that I might offend some employee when i measure out and draw my own lines, but then i think, wait, I don't care what they think, i just want to make sure they don't fuck it up.

So, It's a sad lesson but live and learn i guess.

Jul 22 2010 7:20PM

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Hmm slight thread jack here, but i'm curious... How exact should a measurement for a mount line be? Like if I just measure it out with a measuring tape, will that be close enough?

Jul 22 2010 9:56PM

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Lemuel

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I measure out my own lines, but the shop never likes my decisions. I would be pissed if my shop messed up my mount.

Jul 22 2010 10:38PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Ya I'm pretty pissed. I called the guy literally 2 minutes before he started mounting them to make sure he knew I wanted them true center and he still fucked up

Jul 22 2010 10:43PM

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fuck it, ski em where they're at, its not gonna much a huge difference. if they mounted them traditional after that specification, then i'd be pissed.

rather than a third remount, just ask them if they wanna do some free tunes and a free mount on your next set of skis. like it was said earlier, dont go in demanding stuff, just try and work with them. they'll be more willing to give out free service than free product.

Jul 22 2010 11:20PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Theres like a 3.5 inch difference between core and true. It wouldnt be such a big deal if these werent my first "nice" skis. 159 silencers are worthless when you're 6'1". I'm definately gunna try to keep a cool head though.

Jul 22 2010 11:29PM

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haha for some reason i expected you to be much shorter and riding much smaller skis...

whatever, if you have them pull the bindings and look at where the holes will be on the new mount, see if anything is keyholed. as long as you have a little space, i'd say go for it. three holes isnt bad as long as they arent right next to each other.

Jul 22 2010 11:33PM

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SweatyBallShack

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I just measured and theres actually only a 1 3/4" difference frome core to true. So it would be impossible to re-mount them at center. I might just have to live with it.

Jul 23 2010 1:08AM

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Try and talk to them. They will probably give you something as compensation for their fuck up. Stay calm, and be understanding about it, and your chances are better.

I've said it before, but.. If you want something done right, do it yourself. There's a lot of benefits of learning to mount skis yourself. I actually quite enjoy it too.

Jul 23 2010 1:18AM

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SweatyBallShack

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My friends dad actually did a good job mounting his own skis. I might have him do it next time. haha

Jul 23 2010 1:23AM

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this. There are so many ways to mount a ski at "center", you really have to mark it on the ski with tape & a line where you exactly want it.

Jul 23 2010 5:18AM

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Ok. So I went back to the shop today. The tech won't be back in until tuesday but the manager did try to see if it would work to remount them. He did kind of a rough measurement and it ended up inbetween the existing holes for the demo bindings and the FKS. He is pretty convinced that they will work and I'm gunna let them give it a shot.

This is pretty much exactly what it will look like. No room inbetween the holes. The black represents the existing holes and the red represents the holes that they want to drill. (this is for the back two screws on the toe/heel piece. front two will be fine) Even then it wont be at true center so it might not be worth the risk.

Jul 24 2010 12:50PM

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Id say don't risk it. the wholes been that close you'll probably end up ripping your toe piece out, depending on what core the skis have.

Jul 24 2010 1:07PM

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Balto

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i find it VERY hard to believe core center is 9 cm back, maybe the traditional mounting point, but not core center

Jul 24 2010 1:19PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Ya that was wrong. Idk if I even put it in here but I measured it when I wasnt raging and its like 1 3/4-2".

Jul 24 2010 1:23PM

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nickyp

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that will definitely rip out

Jul 24 2010 7:07PM

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just buy symetrical skis. true center=recommended=core center. if a shop manages to mess a pair of symetricals up then you go in screaming

Jul 24 2010 7:32PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Ya thats what I told the guy but I did so without yelling and the manager is like 90 so maybe he didnt hear me? haha

Jul 24 2010 8:55PM

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twin-tip-hero

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write them a very angry letter strongly voicing your issues with them.

Jul 24 2010 9:09PM

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nickyp

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send them -vibes

Jul 24 2010 10:00PM

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DHogg

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How did that guy get to being a shop manager?

General rule- you want 10mm between any two holes.

Jul 25 2010 1:13AM

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SweatyBallShack

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If anyone in here gets paid to work on skis can you let me know? I would really like to be able to tell them that I talked to other techs/managers. It would be much apreciated

Jul 25 2010 1:43AM

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the exact same thing happened to my 4frnt stl. i got them remounted(a third time) and road them all last season without any trouble. i am normally pretty light on my skis though

Jul 25 2010 10:56AM

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Again, sorry to thread jack but I'm wondering where to mount my coreupts that are coming in here soon. Because of the ridiculously small underfoot (78 I believe)these will be strictly park skis. I bought them from Kenworthy and he just told me that they were center mounted. I'm thinking at putting them at about 5 cm forward, is that too much?

Also, I have a pair of 2010 Kung Fujas traditionally mounted but I want to center mount them. What's the difference between all of these mounts? “Core center”, “Mid sole”, “True center”, “Modern”

+K for help

Jul 25 2010 4:34PM

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true center is right in the middle of the ski and core center is the "middle" of the ski when it comes to the sidecut and stuff. I'm not sure what modern is but if all this is marked on the ski you can probably figure that out judging on where the others are.

And I had silencers last season (80mm waist I think) mounted at core center. I dont think they would have been that great at true but maybe inbetween.

Jul 25 2010 5:47PM

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TOK

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So true is usually a little closer to tip then?

Jul 25 2010 6:49PM

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this is where you went wrong...

Jul 25 2010 7:17PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Ya. True center is right in the middle of the ski. If its not marked already you just measure from tip to tail and mark the center like I should have. haha

Jul 25 2010 7:19PM

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TOK

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Alright thanks for the help man, I'll put those corupts at true center then those kung fujas at core +k

Jul 25 2010 7:58PM

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that's too close, you couldnt even put a helicoil in between those, which is the only safe thing to do when you're drilling near other holes. i'd just ski them where they're at and ask if you can get a free mount on your next pair and a couple tunes or something.

Jul 25 2010 10:23PM

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SweatyBallShack

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Ya thats what I'm thinking I'll do. But if they offer to replace them I'll take em up on it and they can use my TNKs for rentals. They used to always have the new rossi skis as rentals but they stopped that awhile ago.

Jul 25 2010 11:05PM

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I would rage so hard if that happend to me.

I would just redrill them and blame it on them if they come loose.

Jul 26 2010 5:13AM

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SweatyBallShack

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