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Removing my edges?

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JannyDenson
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I am thinking about taking off my edges on my el reys so I don't catch an edge anymore. Is that a good idea?
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Oct 4 2016 11:22AM
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a_burger
Posts: 5235 - Karma: 20,715
no your cores will rot and then your skis will snap

round them off with a file or disk sander or something
Oct 4 2016 11:53AM
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theabortionator
Posts: 51626 - Karma: 162,075
Part of me wants to say DO IT



Okay fuck it DO IT!


But seriously even if this is a troll, this is about the worst thing anyone can do. Round your underfoot if needed but don't remove them. You won't be able to turn, and your skis with get destroyed.
Oct 4 2016 11:58AM
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Michigan_Sucks
Posts: 492 - Karma: 7,138
Yea do it so your edges can't rust anymore /s
Oct 4 2016 12:04PM
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Session
Posts: 5375 - Karma: 22,080
2/10
Oct 4 2016 12:24PM
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OregonDead
Posts: 6890 - Karma: 24,544
OP you should try hitting the park on XC skis. Somewhere on NS there is a video of a guy doing it but I'm not going to search right now. Guy in the video makes it look fun.
Oct 4 2016 12:31PM
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Swandog7
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Who doesn't take off their edges these days?
Oct 4 2016 1:53PM
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Ranch
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OregonDeadOP you should try hitting the park on XC skis. Somewhere on NS there is a video of a guy doing it but I'm not going to search right now. Guy in the video makes it look fun.


It might be. cross country skis would have no surface area and with no edges would make pedaling no problem. Heard they are pretty flexible to.
Oct 4 2016 1:55PM
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hi_vis360
Posts: 5023 - Karma: 50,885
edges are actually just for looks, all core park skiers remove their edges.
Oct 4 2016 3:58PM
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ErinCarpenter
Posts: 77 - Karma: 447
No, edges make it so you can actually ski. Once you've filed em down @ a good angle they'll be solid for rails
Oct 4 2016 4:53PM
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Dddsz
Posts: 3042 - Karma: 7,324
Op is trolling the trolls before they can troll him.
Oct 4 2016 5:36PM
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Kygourz
Posts: 112 - Karma: 172
removing you edges will make you better on rails than Jesper Tjader. I took mineoff and now I can quad cork to a triple kink rail
Oct 4 2016 5:37PM
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LamSobinsky
Posts: 366 - Karma: 4,291
when i had edges i could only 180 but now after taking of my edges i can double cork 11 on to quint off
Oct 4 2016 8:25PM
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SeaUrchin123
Posts: 439 - Karma: 1,637
Try taking off the bases too, that the first thing I do every year once my new skis come in.
Oct 4 2016 8:26PM
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skier58284
Posts: 1705 - Karma: 5,365
Switch to snowboarding instead, then you only have 2 edges to worry about instead of 4
Oct 4 2016 9:03PM
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