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AWALLRUS.
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ive heard that aluminum rails are really bad for your skis or dont slide well or something. How can you tell if a rail is made of aluminum? Theres a couple of rails around that arent steel, and thy feel like the outside of an amp can, is thtwhat aluminum feels like?
Aug 11 2011 11:33AM
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crab_pretzel
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chances are its aluminum. from my experience, aluminum is alot lighter, almost whitish, and has a sort of hollow sound to it.
Aug 11 2011 11:40AM
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AWALLRUS.
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YYEAH THAT DESCRIBES THE RAIL I WNTED TO HIT. IVE SEEN SNOWBOARDERS HITTING IT BUT THEY WERE PROBBLY JUST 5050ing IT
Aug 11 2011 11:42AM
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adamlukowski
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If you try aluminum, you will die. It's a softer metal than your edges, and they will just dig in, and you'll stick and go flying
Aug 11 2011 11:45AM
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613.
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Tried one once. Slide terribly.
Aug 11 2011 12:10PM
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Tremblantskier
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I wouldn't be using skis you care about for urban, the stairs are going to do more damage then the rail regardless of what it is made from. You can easily tell if its aluminum by tapping the rail, if it makes a hollow sounds and has a soft texture it must be. If you really want to try one remove your edges underfoot on a pair of junk skis, it''s the only way.
Aug 11 2011 2:38PM
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rooftop
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ever heard a magnet????
Aug 11 2011 2:50PM
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AWALLRUS.
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YOU CARRY AROUND MAGNETS IN YOUR POCKET?
Aug 11 2011 3:44PM
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RubberSoul
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you'll be able to tell it's aluminum cause it's softer etc. and yeah theyre really hard to slide.. i found out the hard way a long time ago on a picture perfect rail. but like someone said if you just have to hit it and have beat skis around, you could take out the underfoot edges but i wouldnt bother unless it's the world's greatest rail

oh and stop the all caps shit damn
Aug 11 2011 3:47PM
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toohot
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bump
Aug 11 2011 5:12PM
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byrne
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wallet clip... magnetic jacket buttons... throw a quarter sized magnet in your pocket before you go out... your on newschoolers asking for help lol thats a pretty good way to tell
Aug 11 2011 7:35PM
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darsh.
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when i see your posts, i scream in my mind. +k
Aug 11 2011 8:55PM
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send_it
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Look at the welds and if they are really fat then its aluminum. But if they are skinny they are steel.
Aug 11 2011 9:10PM
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dispatchQ_main
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Magnent is the best idea. If you don't want to try that then just hit it. Worst comes to worst you waste a day and end up eating shit.
Aug 11 2011 9:18PM
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