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420jibber420
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How about a ski with a titanium plate right under your foot for grinding rails with minimal damage done to the ski. And how about a warranty that covers the ski even if its used on rails.
What do you think?
Nov 22 2004 9:25AM
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jibskier17
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not so sure about the titanium grind plate.....but a warranty that covers rail use would be nothing less than a dream come true.
Nov 22 2004 9:45AM
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JasonG
Posts: 38 - Karma: 10
I think the concept is good but by fusing a plate in the middle of the base, you would make the ski a lot weaker and change the flex of the ski. maybe have the edges connected directly into the plate as the same unit

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Nov 22 2004 9:48AM
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pat-rickdaigle
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didn't rossi do this a while back?


I AM A SKIER.
Nov 22 2004 9:49AM
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420jibber420
Posts: 117 - Karma: 10
^^ Thats what I ment. The plate is fused to or welded to the edge of the ski.
Nov 22 2004 9:52AM
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broskier
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My buddy came across a pair of test skis by line last season that tried to integrate this idea. The problem was that the base wanted to delam at the interface with the plate, so did the edges.
Nov 22 2004 10:24AM
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permanente1600
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no, rossi pow air grinds just had a 3rd edge in the middle, this kid is talking about a plate that takes up the whole base under foot (unless im mistaken)









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Nov 22 2004 12:02PM
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420jibber420
Posts: 117 - Karma: 10
^ yeah thats what I mean. In one with edges as well, so the don't come off.
Nov 22 2004 12:04PM
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420jibber420
Posts: 117 - Karma: 10
Hey I could come up with some decent engineered drawings if it's worth it. Send it to companies around. I didn't think through the whole idea yet.
Like how would that effect the flex pattern of the ski nor how to actually integrate the plate in to the ski.
Nov 22 2004 12:07PM
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cork5
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i would be willing to bet that there will never be a ski with a warrenty (sp?) that covers rails...companies would be giving out free skis so often it would put them out of business
skiing is for little fat kids
Nov 22 2004 12:16PM
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permanente1600
Posts: 1368 - Karma: 10
ya, rail damage is something that we are all going to have to learn to live with, they will never warrenty skis for that









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Nov 22 2004 2:13PM
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THEYCALLME
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^word
WISP
www.skiwisp.com
Nov 22 2004 3:17PM
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Dallan!
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yeah seriously they dont have a warrant on skateboards.. and they get trashed quicker then anything.





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Nov 22 2004 3:21PM
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