are rails bad for edges?

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bigTeddy

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some technician told me you can totally F up your edges by knicking one peice off on a rail. After that the rest comes out too and you don't have skis anymore! I like doing rails so i didnt want to believe this. Is it true of just bullshit.

 
um, usually not if you can slide good...it's usually when you fall off on concrete or stairs when your shit gets fucked...that's why you should consider using older skis that you don't much care about when you are beginning...

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.'did you see what i said?' - matt on magic mushrooms....
 
my skogens the edges are all crakced and shit and bent liek an S and its not good. i took it to the ski doc and he siad it was uncurable and fatal. sad sad day.

~Tom
 
mike douglas was saying that you should bang the edges under the buot up with a rock so they dont catch the metal

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''...ride away clean and smiling, and taunt the rail by waving around your middle finger at it. (Note: if you have mittens on then it's important to take them off before preforming this procedure.'' -Boyd Easley (on rail sliding)
 
they will usually only catch if they are brand new and not detuned at all...

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.'did you see what i said?' - matt on magic mushrooms....
 
They will get fucked up (under your boot) even if you never fall, but its not absolutely terrible. It is rare to catch an edge and rip it out since most of the rails, at resorts at least, have been 'polished' by the millions of other skiers and boarders. That and most high class parks should go over their rails with files, not sure if they do tho?

'I would be embarrassed to constantly complain about my life considering all the freedom and opportunities we have today. People that can't find anything they enjoy in life simply aren't giving it a real try.' ~Nick 311
 
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