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Ski Chipping

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EastCoast.
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Does your top sheet chipping, affect the performance?
Dec 23 2011 8:03PM
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PJS.
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I would say no. I'm currently riding a pair of volkl walls with about a 6" by 2" piece of topsheet missing, and they ride fine. It will probably affect the longevity of the ski, because it lets water in, but other than that, it shouldn't affect performance imo
Dec 23 2011 8:13PM
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EastCoast.
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thanks k+
Dec 23 2011 8:20PM
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chris.goodhue
Posts: 946 - Karma: 6,209
it really doesnt, chipping is mostly cosmetic, all the pairs of skis iv ever had or my friends or anyone i know has there skis chip to some degree, so its really not that big of a deal
Dec 23 2011 8:26PM
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ianj
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It is just cosmetic. If you do not like the look (I know it annoys me a little) you can try to file down the sides of the topsheet so that you aren't chipping topsheets when your skis hit eachother
Dec 23 2011 11:27PM
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