Heh. This thread has lulz.
But yeah. What he said.
You’re making high speed athletic turns with a wider stance, which is fun. but you’re on your uphill ski. And your body needs to be upright. And your hands should match the slope.
Once you learn to ski I will respect your edge bevel opinions.
Come to think of it, maybe skiing the uphill ski is why you like more bevel. That has to be super awkward edge change going into the next turn.
Getting back on point. 0.5 degrees is fun. But a bit more hooky. I’m stuck on 1 degree. No need for more. Don’t need less.
That is helpful. I am quick to address people on here as possibly, probably, or definitely better than me. But I know the differences of trying things back to back. I definitely don't add base bevel FOR carving, but rather it allows me to ski faster and smoother off trail. My point was simply that it hardly PREVENTS getting a ski to hook up. With that said I am always open to getting better so will keep these things in mind
meh, skis are a consumable item. grind away, they ain’t gonna last forever anyway…
No, i don't, but believe me that i know how to carve and I'm a pretty good skier.
And you're right, he uses the inside ski as z crutch, he would be much better off to keep his skis closer together which will put more weight on the outside ski
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If you're saying 2 degrees base, careful, it's very hard to go from 2 degrees back to 1 degree base. You may not have enough ptex to do it.
This was my case, there was no way to go from 1.5 to 1, because i didn't have enough base material
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Off piste you don’t need edges.
On piste out west, you don’t need edges.
Doug Coombs quick and dirty tune cracked me up. I hade been doing that for years.
Moved to the ice coast, and now I sharpen razor blades. 1degree 3 degree sure has more bite.
Yep. It’s buttahflake version 2
We are all better in our minds than in reality.
Chewski you’re having fun. But try to load the downhill ski more. It’s all good. At least you’re not telemarketing
^^the problem with Jackson Hole is it’s got 10’ rocks
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Yeah, my edges are properly rounded.
I gave up on sharp edges many moons ago. About 3% of the time, I wish they were sharper. Other than on the ultra slick, I can roll up onto the sidewall and dig that in.
Wax is more important to me.
Also, I find it hard to believe that a soft gummi or even a few swipes from a harder stone will make a noticeable difference on a hardened steel edge.
It takes some work just to knock down a burr with a file. Soft passes with tools get ya nuttin', imo.
As soon as I saw the pics, I knew the comments were getting loaded into the bomb bay. Pretty funny, but OP has remained humble in response, so there's that.
OP, come to Jackson and we'll get your edges dialed in pronto.
I’ve tuned my own skis for decades, but what are you guys using to accurately measure base bevels?
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LASERS!!
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FWIW In the late 70's I met a World Cup Downhill racer. He as not first string but was a forerunner at the Hanemkom that year. He said he and a few of the guys increased their base bevel because they liked a more floatie feeling. I assumed they did not want to catch an edge at 70 mph. Probably not practically relevant to this discussion but thought I'd throw it in.
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^ya it’s not a 70s thing, tech skis have flatter base edges and speed skis more bevel.
Y'all says it all.
My skis are as dialed as anyone's in here. I just don't require a supertune to ski well.
I'm sure as fuck not wasting time trying to refine a 1/2 degree bevel.
Maaaaybe if I lived where the surface is slicker than goose shit, I'd sharpen up. But I don't, so I won't.
And your response doesn't exactly address my comment that you quoted.
Your soft gummi ain't doin' dick on that edge except shining off the rust.
the file holder in the last pict can only take the file that comes with guide which is ok until the file gets dull but get one that will hold any file
you can see how your edge job is going by coloring the edge with a sharpie and then see how much of it you take off
a little piece of emery paper with a high grit# for dulling edges, I take it out with me and try dulling small amounts like an inch at a time
yeah post pictures of gear but not of yourself skiing
Lee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
They make replacement files for that multi tuner
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