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Thoughts on warranty on urban/jib/park skis

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YOLO69
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There are many threads out there on different experiences and questions with different companies regarding warranty, and they all seem to have a specific warranty policy.
When it comes to buying new skis, it's something I do consider, knowing how frequent it is to damage your skis while riding park and even more, doing urban.

Skis are normally not made to hit stairs, ground, walls etc. but companies now design and sell skis that are supposed to be good for jibbing and urban, but not always warranty them when they get damaged.

I wanted to have what you guys think about how companies should warranty their skis that are use in urban, jib, rails etc..
Should companies warranty and replace every skis ? Or not warranty the one damage while hitting urban features ?
Jun 28 2013 9:15AM
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Blake.P
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If a company makes a product, and you damage it being stupid and pushin it way beyond its limits, why should it be the company's responsibility to get you a new pair?
Jun 28 2013 9:39AM
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tomPietrowski
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If a ski breaks because it is a manufacturing defect, ie a delam with no sign if impact, it will be warrantied. If a ski breaks because of something you did, ie smash the tip off a rail and it delams because of the impact it won't be warrantied.

Basically a company can't be held responsible for what you do to a pair of skis. They can only be held responsible for defects which should not have happened. If they warrantied every pair of skis broken on urban ect they would go out of business very fast. No ski can be made to hold up to urban abuse or really rails in general.
Jun 28 2013 9:58AM
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49566738265
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Park and urban ski designs are purchased under the buyer's understanding that they won't last nearly as long if abused on rails and other non-snow features. If skis were warrantied for normal wear and tear encountered in park riding, I'd never have to buy skis again. Some people just have an unreasonable expectation for how long a ski should last as well as different definitions for what normal park riding is like.
Jun 30 2013 7:35PM
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RudyGarmisch
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The day rail damage is universally warrantied is the day all ski companies cease park ski production. You're slamming a ski into a solid metal bar. The solid metal bar eventually wins, unless your ski is also a solid metal bar. Some park skis are more durable than others, but nothing is invulnerable.
Jun 30 2013 11:44PM
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