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Rockering My skis

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s.parker
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Yo.

i search bar'd nothin came up

so i wasnt sure if anyones ever done this, but it worked on my other pair of skis, and at the moment i am in the process of rockering my Rory Silva Ninthward's.

Many people think that it weakens the ski, and it does a little but if your not skiint that hard on them/if you dont weigh alot then this shit works.

So what i did was ducktaped and clamped the center binding part of the ski, then i proceded to wedge a metal waterbottle between the tips and the tails, Even width on the tips and the tails.

This seems like a sketchy rig, but ive done it with a previous set of skis and it worked out

Ill be updating this with progress, for people who want to rocker theyre skis

Peace out NS!

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Oct 15 2010 12:22AM
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s.parker
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juice btw
Oct 15 2010 12:23AM
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c4t_l0ver
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neat . i wanted to do this wiht my armadas, but then i sold them...
Oct 15 2010 12:24AM
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YoungJah
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There has been threads on rockering.. Maybe try and apply heat to help quicking the rockering process.
Oct 15 2010 12:27AM
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Karma_Police
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search tgr there is a huge thread over on those forums. Dude that rocker is huge almost hellbentish you sure you want them that big or do you think they will come down a little from that position? Dumb question they probably will. post pics in a couple of days or weeks however long you decide to leave them like that
Oct 15 2010 12:39AM
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Gameboy
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That's sick, actually takes some balls to do it. I wouldn't risk a pair of skis on this. Even though it doesn't look taht sketchy.
Oct 15 2010 12:39AM
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B-runge
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i especially want to know if rockering your rorys works because i just bought a pair and i dont really know what to do with them

haha

so my threads
Oct 15 2010 12:50AM
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s.parker
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Hey guys, yeah it does look a little extreme, but you gotta put the idea into your head that its not like the rocker is gonna be that extreme, its gonna be alot more mellow when i take out the mold, but ill definetly keep weekley updates going, i did this with the first pair of rossignol s3's before they came out with the rockered one, and it worked out pretty well. so i asumme the same for these. check back for more updates!
Oct 15 2010 12:52AM
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B-runge
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use a heat gun tho

here are tgr threads because im helpful

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=182847&page=1

http://www.tetongravity.com/forums/showthread.php?t=59636

theres a good one on ns too
with some scratch bc's
Oct 15 2010 1:01AM
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Skibumsmith
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skis have camber for a reason
Oct 15 2010 1:11AM
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afterbang_me
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If you are rockering your skis you may want to consider that the sidecuts and flex patterns of the ski were designed along with its camber profile. I dont think it would matter to much if you are just trying to add rocker to a pow ski but dont be too shocked if the skis performance drops a lot especially on groomers and stuff.
Oct 15 2010 1:44AM
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gretzels
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https://newschoolers.com/ns/forums/readthread/thread_id/465910/

other methods like this^one seem to be really successful as well :] heehee
Oct 15 2010 1:56AM
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Jibbernaut
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my threads
Oct 15 2010 2:23AM
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dodgey
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threads to see what happens

Oct 15 2010 3:56AM
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Skibumsmith
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can't do that on skis without camber
Oct 15 2010 3:58AM
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joshua
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I think you pretty much need heat. I tried it on an old pair of skis, essentially the same way you did. After like 2-3 months there was basicely no added rocker.
Oct 15 2010 7:21AM
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Jonny7
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O RLY?
Oct 15 2010 8:06AM
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Justo8484
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sure you can. you just need to know how to ski. you just don't get the snap out of a turn from a rockered ski like you do with a traditional cambered ski.
Oct 15 2010 10:36AM
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s.parker
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yeah im gonna be using a heat gun/nice hair dryer to get them heated up
Oct 15 2010 12:06PM
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Yung_Gnarley
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not as easy but quite possible for sure. it's pretty easy if you know how to actually ski.
Oct 15 2010 12:13PM
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Skibumsmith
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oh fuck I have no idea how to actually ski
Oct 15 2010 1:05PM
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Atypical
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You can carve with anything that has a sharp edge, camber affects how much snap and energy you can generate from the tip and tail of your skis while switching edges. The more its rockered, the less effective edge there is.
Oct 15 2010 8:27PM
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Skibumsmith
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yep.
i'm not saying it's impossible. it's not impossible to ski park with race skis either but why would you want to?
Oct 16 2010 8:16PM
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Mt_Baker_Man
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When you take a ski that is cambered, and force it into a rocker shape, the following happens:

The epoxy used to hold the ski in its shape is compromised. It is a "thermoset plastic", and heat does nothing to it. You are simply cracking, weakening, and breaking it when you force it to reshape.

In other words, you are messing up your skis, if you rocker them. They will be weaker, softer, and will not perform like they should.

Want Rocker? Buy rocker... K2 knows whats up.
Oct 16 2010 10:26PM
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Skibumsmith
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I have. Its fun but I personally like the stability of a traditional camber.
Oct 17 2010 7:00AM
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