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Waxing Beater Skis

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Rialb
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I've recently demoted my K2 Extremes to my urban/rail beater skis and was wondering if it was beneficial to wax them for urban.

I can't see myself needing the extra speed from wax for the features we have locally, so I'm more wondering if the wax is needed for sliding MOSTLY rails, with maybe a few ledges. I'm not too concerned about the bases as they are fucking beefy on these skis. I just don't want to waste money and good wax on skis where it isn't completely necessary.

So will it hurt my rail game by neglecting to wax them, or make it notably easier by keeping them waxed?
Jan 28 2011 6:58PM
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Legion
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waxing your skis PROTECTS your bases, through saturating the base with waxy goodness. bases will get super dry and brittle if you do not wax them, and i'd assume you would want a solid ski for urban. go to your closest ski store and ask for some cheap bulk wax. its a great way to get wax for the everday ski
Jan 28 2011 7:15PM
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Legion
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didnt read your whole post... i doubt that sliding on a waxed vs unwaxed ski on shitty urban rails makes much of a difference.
Jan 28 2011 7:16PM
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I_Am_Mod
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your ski won't explode from dry bases ...

if speed isn't an issue and you're doing a shitload of urban and don't really give a damn about your bases, i see no reason why you should wax your skis ....
Jan 28 2011 8:27PM
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Rialb
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Alright thanks guys.

I'm quite confident that these bases will hold up for the time frame I'm planning on using them, so if it doesn't effect my sliding then I think I'll skip them when I'm waxing the rest of the quiver.
Jan 28 2011 8:55PM
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