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So i shredded my new skis today and hit a handrail resulting in me eating it hard. Its like every time I hit a rail, my edges catch and i can't slide at all. My skis are Amrada AR7's…any tips? bring them to a proshop to get sanded down or something? HELP!
i remember when i first rode public enemies back in like 04 and i couldnt slide for shit. a year later or whatever i got salomon foils and they're like BUTTER. had nothing to do with how they were filed or anything. the sidewall of the pe's was garbage and they'd catch and started chipping like crazy.
Get a file and go down the edge at a 45 degree angle. You know if it works when you see the metal filing coming off the edge. If its easy and you dont feel any resistance then your doing it wrong, and you need to adjust your angle. It will take a good 45 min with a file to do it right.
i feel like you haven't done either of these methods, because if you had you would realize gummy stones are not meant for detuning, rather for getting rid of burs created from hitting rails without a detuned ski. use a file, like i and a few others have said and then after you're done use a gummy stone and scrape off the burs that were created.
YES! A gummy stone is pretty fuckng soft if you ask me, you won't be able to detune at all(or it will take you 12 hours). I think that what these guys think a gummy stone is, is actually a HARD/POCKET stone. It is like a smooth rock essentially. It is harder than a gummy stone but not as harsh as a file, so the best of both worlds!!!
yeah, i'm saying this as i have had experience with it. i tried hitting my new pvc rail with brand new skis and it caught everytime i hit the rail, so i took a gummy stone to it for 10 minutes each ski and it barely did a thing. after i used the file it worked fantastic and i have had no problems at all with catching this season. the rock would be a good idea as you mentioned, but i just had a file in my garage so i just used it.
Its a good idea to use a file like Andy Parry said if you are loaded and have multiple skis or are a pro that gets free skis. If you are like most who cannot afford to destroy their skis, then you should just ride them until they dull a little. I really have no prob with new skis after a couple rails, it smooths them out a little bit without totally fucking your skis
it was in the summer that's why i was using a pvc rail. plus you can't always control whether the rails you are hitting are perfect. also aside from the rail itself, think about skiing ability. if you are learning a new trick on rail, there is more chance of catching an edge. stop being so narrow minded.
Question Andy, what do most pro/good skiers/whatever you want to call them do with a pair of brand new skis? Do most go to town with a grinder like we see in the movies/edits? File? Nothing?
Elan skis (as far as I know) come stock with beveled edges underfoot now. That actually makes a lot of sense to me if you are hitting a lot of rails, b/c if you look at the edges on a pair of park skis you've had for awhile, the edges are dull, but more so, they seem to have been beveled to the point where most of the edge is no longer flush with the base, which is why they don't catch anymore. At least that's what I've noticed. I wish there was a standard way (short of taking a grinder to your edge) to avoid having to catch on rails with new skis for the first bit.
Most slope riders will go for a full base grind and tune tip to tail. Then we will detune the tip and tail and usually around 2 foot of edge underfoot. A file is the best way to go as its effective and controllable. Different riders like different levels of roundness for the edge so what you do tuning wise is very rider dependent.
And yeah to all those saying gummy stone, its not the right tool. Start with a file and then use a gummy if you want to clean it up after to remove any accidental burrs.
Also just to add, its usually a good idea to detune before hitting any rails. You are far more likely to get an edge pull out on a brand new sharp edge. The amount of skis i have seen destroyed on the first day because people did not prep the skis and just went and hit rails is crazy. And this is skis from all the big brands too, not just price point skis.
So do some prep and you can help maintain your investment.
Sharper edges will (in theory) also crack easier, b/c the impact of hitting a rail is concentrated on a smaller area, making the it harder for the edge to withstand. With a rounder edge, the impact is more distributed rather than concentrated on a fine, sharp point.
I've look many videos about detuning and they all says to take a file to really detune your edges and after you need to use a diamond stone and a gummy stone to make the edge smooth
you're fine as long as you notice the edge is dull-ish. what i like to do is go to the sharp part of the edge and run my finger along it as if i was cutting my finger open and then slide it over to where i dulled it and if it is dull underfoot you're good to go.