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Cutting down skis

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death_grips
Posts: 255 - Karma: 594
okay so i managed to get some oldschool zag bigs at the local tip for a tenner (very strange as i live in SW England) and wanted to turn them into a chill touring set-up as they'd be like ideal. the issue is though that they're 188 which is just too long to be manageable for touring for me. anyone had any experience trimming down/reshaping skis? They have a fairly large amount of early rise so that may make life easier, but looking to take about 5cm off them.
Sep 1 2016 5:39PM
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Evan-p
Posts: 7 - Karma: 20
I haven't had any experience trimming down skis, but I wouldn't recommend it because then that part of the ski won't be sealed and it will allow snow and water in, making the ski much more likely to delam.
Sep 1 2016 7:42PM
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gapersarefriends
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I don't think that is a thing that should be happening
Sep 1 2016 9:11PM
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_Jeffrey_
Posts: 1651 - Karma: 572
Try it. What could go wrong?
Sep 2 2016 4:57AM
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_Jeffrey_
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Try it. What could go wrong?
Sep 2 2016 4:58AM
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Dddsz
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The second you start screwing with the actual construction of the ski, things could get pretty ugly.
Sep 2 2016 7:23AM
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