Member of the Month

hi_vis360
November, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Shop messed up my skis?

profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
I just bought my 2013 chronics, and i asked the shop to CENTER mount it. I skied with it for 2-3 days, not knowing anything. i later measured the skis, and i found that the front portion is about 1cm larger than the back portion from the point that was marked "center" Is this truly center mounted? HELP ME!!! if not, i want my money back!!!!!
Jan 15 2013 7:12PM
1 0
profile picture
carpypoo
Posts: 46 - Karma: 13
put your boot in the binding, theres a line on the middle of the sole in all boots that marks midsole, if it lines up with the centre line of your ski, its centre mounted, dont give your shop a bad wrap
Jan 15 2013 7:25PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
the "center" point is -1cm back
Jan 15 2013 7:30PM
0 0
profile picture
carpypoo
Posts: 46 - Karma: 13
that has nothing to do with your shop, unless of course your shop happens to be the line factory, if thats what the ski says is centre then that is the centre of the ski
Jan 15 2013 7:36PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
on the chronics, the center mount is not marked. All it shows is one line, which is according to line is -4cm back. So, to get to the center, im guessing you need to move 4 cm forward to make it 0 (neutral). But, they moved it 3 cm forwards to -1cm from the center point. Now the tip is 1cm longer than the tail.
Jan 15 2013 7:47PM
0 0
profile picture
Gmart
Posts: 1634 - Karma: 273
Does it make that big a difference?
Jan 15 2013 7:49PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
well, im pretty pissed considering that I just shelled out 650 for my new ski setup, and the shop made a mistake.
Jan 15 2013 7:51PM
0 0
profile picture
El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
yep.

unless the chronics are symmetrical saying center means nothing. core center? true center? you fucked up OP, not the shop
Jan 15 2013 8:09PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
I did. I spent the past 30 mins measuring both skis carefully and those are the results.
Jan 15 2013 8:10PM
0 0
profile picture
k2andcannoli
Posts: 644 - Karma: -36
Boo fucking Hoo
Jan 15 2013 8:10PM
0 0
profile picture
Gameday
Posts: 274 - Karma: 89
I have schizo bindings on my chronics so I can move them around and I actually prefer them At -1 or-2 they ski better that way because they aren't symmetrical
Jan 15 2013 8:10PM
0 0
profile picture
El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
did you measure before hand and make the ski with a sharpie exactly where you wanted the middle of your boot to be?
Jan 15 2013 8:23PM
0 0
profile picture
Folivora
Posts: 51 - Karma: 19
-1 cm shouldn't make a difference. If anything, it'll make your all mountain skiing a little bit easier while not effecting your switch.
Jan 15 2013 8:28PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
when i bought it? no. The store was closing and i forgot to discuss. I later called on the phone and asked for it to be centered. On the receipt it clearly stated "Center mounted",
Jan 15 2013 8:39PM
0 0
profile picture
El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
So maybe they are at core center
Jan 15 2013 8:41PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
I told them that im doing 90% park, and they understood that I needed it perfectly centered.
Jan 15 2013 9:14PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
I just need some recommendations. Do most people mount chronics at dead center? where does line team mount them at?
Jan 15 2013 9:31PM
0 0
profile picture
hokkanee
Posts: 1800 - Karma: 435
C'mon buddy it's one cm. You would never notice the difference
Jan 15 2013 9:41PM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
im......paranoid..
Jan 15 2013 9:43PM
0 0
profile picture
Koufi
Posts: 15 - Karma: 12
At -1, any problems you encounter in the park is on your ability, not the ski. That mount is perfectly fine for a park rider.
Jan 15 2013 9:56PM
0 0
profile picture
El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
lol. Theres no difference dude. Your not racing in the world cup.
Jan 15 2013 10:06PM
0 0
profile picture
k2andcannoli
Posts: 644 - Karma: -36
Boo fucking hoo
Jan 16 2013 8:06AM
0 0
profile picture
Gmart
Posts: 1634 - Karma: 273
There's true center and core center, I know it's 650 bucks but it won't make a noticeable difference as stated above, I think you'll live but go ask the shop for a store credit or something I wouldn't be surprised if they gave you a credit for how much it costs to mount the ski but at the end of the day you're still gonna have a good time
Jan 16 2013 8:27AM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
alright. Thank you very much. I really appreciate an honest reply.
Jan 16 2013 11:37AM
0 0
profile picture
cornholio
Posts: 3952 - Karma: 3,057
they should ski fine at -1, you would hardly notice any difference from riding that same ski at center.  just ski them as is  
Jan 16 2013 11:46AM
0 0
profile picture
Balto
Posts: 25985 - Karma: 4,404
it's not a symmetrical ski, so really they did you a favor by not mounting them center
Jan 16 2013 11:48AM
0 0
profile picture
Park_Mho
Posts: 351 - Karma: 390
I guess they did. By bad :{ and i went to a different shop yesterday, and they said that it was mounted at core center, making it better than at true shape center. Im all good now. Thanks everyone for helping me out!!
Jan 16 2013 4:44PM
0 0
profile picture
DMB123
Posts: 100 - Karma: 32
my friend has these skis with marker jesters, he doesn't even have them centermounted on the ski and he shreds them hard, so a 1cm difference isn't going to make much of a difference, and not being an ass and don't take this the wrong way, but go get out a ruler and look at a centimeter, and just think is that actually going to make any difference?
Jan 16 2013 5:15PM
0 0
profile picture
Caucasian_Asian
Posts: 2447 - Karma: 1,665
.
Jan 16 2013 5:33PM
0 0
profile picture
El_Barto.
Posts: 11661 - Karma: 24,340
Im just gonna go ahead and point out i said this is why happened
Jan 16 2013 6:18PM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-5)