Subject: How much do rails damage skis?
QuazBotch
684 posts
Insane
2001-11-28 22:46:36
No, not ice rails.
PVC or metal. Do they severly scratch up the bases or edges? Anything noticeable?
resnick13
523 posts
Insane
2001-11-28 22:58:04
PVC is not that bad on the edges, but metal dulls your edges out pretty bad ass
the good thing about edges is you can always resharpen them
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gordo
1302 posts
Ridiculous
2001-11-28 23:05:20
if you do it right it wont do a whole lot, but sometimes you can grind them down
silverfoxkz
64 posts
Advanced
2001-11-28 23:26:24
metal rounds the edges if you grind a lt or come off early a lot. Who care newschoolers dont ski on ice
kurt
yellowsnow4u
3244 posts
Donator
2001-11-29 00:51:46
Yah but I still want to have good control for the rest of the mtn....I am not a fucking park rat. How much will the skis performance be affected?
Matt
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quebecfreesty...
6736 posts
Addict
2001-11-29 08:14:56
try to get a pair of skis for grinding....
Cause ice is fun to ski too.
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skiordie
779 posts
Insane
2001-11-29 08:15:33
u won't be able to carve out good from your turns down the slope.
Fear is the mind killer!
MDFresh
790 posts
Donator
2001-11-29 15:14:03
If you are a good skier who is used to performance, you will lose ALL capabilities to ski on ice.
Powder, soft and courderoy are fine, but say goodbye to ice.
I've wiped out on green runs because I hit an ice patch and there's NO edges left.
Especially if you have a racing background and you're used to riding your edges.
Drunk, hooked on crack, lying in the gutter curled around my skis in the fetal position wearing nothing but the head of a chicken suit.
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headrider
170 posts
Pro
2001-11-29 15:29:40
it matters if your a good skier, if your good you can ski with any kind of ski and jib with any,
but if you mess you on pvc nothing should happen but metal can ripe an edge out
If your attack is going well, then it's an ambush..
Dspin900
3225 posts
Donator
2001-11-29 17:11:24
On PVC u do more harm to the rail than ure egdes...a lot of time if u aren't flat u'll shred the plastic and wipe out (I know)
skibum1080
700 posts
Insane
2001-11-29 17:23:56
if your edges get rounded just sharpen them like once a week if you want performance on other parts of the mountain.
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MDFresh
790 posts
Donator
2001-11-29 19:08:53
I don't think we're talking about the same kind of ice here.
Sure 'if you're a good skier, any ski...' but seriously... If you do a LOT of rails, the damage is unrepairable, and will SERIOUSLY affect your edging abilities. ONly on ice though.
Skibum: that only works if you don't do a lot of rails.
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Whistlermann
799 posts
Insane
2001-11-29 19:43:22
This is like the 10th time somebody has asked this...
it all depends how good you are and how much you jib. A little isn't bad but for street jibbing you should get a new pair of skis
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midwest_jibber
1499 posts
Ridiculous
2001-11-29 22:43:34
i thought when you carve, your on the fattest parts of the ski (front and back tips) on shaped skis anyway
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jibculture27
224 posts
Junkie
2001-11-30 13:18:51
Metal rails will make your edges nice and wavy, but it really doesn't effect your skiing, unless you plan on like racing the next day. And you can get them fixed at the end of the year or when ever if they get too bad.
SkierX
4361 posts
Addict
2001-11-30 13:22:44
Yeah, but if you have messed up edges, your ski won't hold as well. It might slide out on icec. But it really isn't that bad. it's not gonna totally destroy your edges or anything. Especially if you only do rails every so often. But if you are a rail'a'holic, then ya might wana be careful.
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K2_ENEMY
22 posts
Intermediate
2001-11-30 17:27:08
if u use metal rails to grind u will also concave the middle of your ski that is if you grind a lot
newschooler14
2540 posts
No Life
2001-11-30 18:28:10
yeah i plan on doing the pvc one in my backyard for the most part. but the ones at my hill are 4 inche steel ones. doesnt 4 inches sound really wide or am i smoking crack?
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