TUNEING FOR THE HALF PIPE

[jon0]

I just got a pair of line cronics and i'm mostly gunna use them in the half pipe any tips on how i should tune them? should the edges be sharp from tip to tail and what angle should they be filed?

 

[^NewYork]

if you are a good skier it doesnt matter how the hell you tune your skis. i can do ally oop 5's in 183 sugar daddys with NO EDGES

 

[sexy_skier_babii]

its not the skis, its the skier

 

[feezy]

look in freeskier.

 

[90ski0er]

makes sure that they are fast and mabee a little bit of edges

 

[leone]

i would imagine you'd want some edge to pull a hard turn across the pipe, but not too much edge so you don't have to worry about catching your edge on the wall

 

[Skipig25]

sharpen your edges, but detune at the tips and tails on both sides, so it doesn't catch the pipe

 

[BCKicker540]

you want razor sharp underfoot to carve up the icy walls

 

[wiglaf]

take a rock to your skis like will

 

[pmo1210]

I think in the december freeskier they did a little thing on it, but im too lazy right now to look it up

 

[eheath]

no u cant.

 

[skier_boy26]

oh but you see the tune of the skis makes a HUGE difference. its amazing what edges and wax can do

 

[Rbamf]

2 or 3 degree edge bevel and 1 or .75 base bevel

 

[Detective]

Whoever said they can do alley oop 5's with sugar daddys and no edges is a gaylord. May you die a thousand deaths at the beaks of seagull's...

And yes tune the piss out of them. Right wax and perfectly tuned. It's all a preference on detuning...so try whatever you like. I personally prefer about a 2 inch detune around tip and tale. Always hit it up with a gum stone to remove the burrs.

 

[NoTeefa]

If you can swing it, have a pipe ski that never ever touches rails, keep it nice and tuned like a race ski, it's a world of difference

 

[jewdogg417]

well maintained skis help SO much in the pipe... but I can never seem to be at the mountain and refrain from sliding rails