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Is it possible for ski flex and stiffness to get weaker/looser?

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Logan32
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So I keep all my skis in this one rack that has the gear hang from the noses. This can put a lot of pressure on the tips and in summer you're going to be leaving those skis there for a while. I have a pair of Armada JJ 2.0 Zeros and just today I took a good look at them and noticed the tips were incredibly flexible, I got almost no resistance back. Can enough constant pressure actually affect the Ski Flex or am I just noticing that the tips are noodles?
Jul 26 2017 7:02PM
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a_burger
Posts: 5240 - Karma: 20,806
yeah i'd stay away from those kind of racks, or at least lower it so the ski tails sit on the floor. There's no guarantee it would effect durability/how they ski but I wouldn't risk it when theres a lot of different ways to store skis that won't effect it at all
Jul 26 2017 7:20PM
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hot.pocket
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Yes. Don't hang stuff from the ends of your skis for extended periods of time. A pair of poles is fine, but something like boots over a whole summer will eventually affect the rocker profile.
Jul 26 2017 7:20PM
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Deepskier
Posts: 3267 - Karma: 4,832
Yes that why my pipe cleaners from 3 or 4 years ago have a edollo flex, I don't hang them in a rack its just from skiing them just breaking in a ski. the noses are so god damn soft after skiing bumps with them.
Jul 26 2017 11:44PM
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RudyGarmisch
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hot.pocketYes. Don't hang stuff from the ends of your skis for extended periods of time. A pair of poles is fine, but something like boots over a whole summer will eventually affect the rocker profile.


Oh my god thats why my boots have been getting more and more rockered over the years, and I thought it was all the day tours.
Jul 27 2017 12:25AM
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hot.pocket
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RudyGarmischOh my god thats why my boots have been getting more and more rockered over the years, and I thought it was all the day tours.


I completely misread the OP. Shame on me.
Jul 27 2017 10:57AM
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