Boxes/rails - where to detune? - Ski Gabber

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wondering where you guys do it, never really into hitting boxes and rails...will do it on occasion but i mostly stick to kickers

i dont want to catch an edge but looking to hit some boxes up more this year.

Dec 23 2007 12:40AM

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bermbuster49

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i usually just hit shit until it dulls them, but my friends (who snowboard), will not hit a rail with a new board before dulling thier edges. i find it funny my friend tommy was out in the parking lot for like 20 minutes griding a rock on his brand new edges so he wouldnt catch hahah

Dec 23 2007 12:44AM

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titsLOL

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umm if you want to detune them without hittin rails you could go nuts with a file, or a rock even if you dont have a file handy although a file would be ideal. I like to just detune my skis by skiing them just since I love getting to shred groomers on new edges, but yea file dem bitches down.

Dec 23 2007 12:44AM

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ThaLetterM.

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i just slide rails and shit wears out

Dec 23 2007 12:55AM

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JaphyRyder

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i use a soapstone and run it 45 degrees from about 2 inches in front and in back of the bindings through the center. it def helps you to not catch an edge on rails and doesn't reallly affect my skiing all that much unless i hit a bad ice patch

Dec 23 2007 1:10AM

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solitaryman

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i think this is an easy answer.

ski

Dec 23 2007 1:15AM

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JaySkier107

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the whole ski

Dec 23 2007 6:41AM

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Pippin

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i just let it naturally de-tune....shred some of the hill before you go hit boxes

Dec 23 2007 1:17PM

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chrismoJBEATS

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i have a tuneing stone, i detune my whole ski, i dont like super sharp edges and i can still carve realy good

Dec 23 2007 1:58PM

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KravtZ

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u prob wont catch an edge i have never caught an edge or filed my edges down or anything

Dec 23 2007 2:13PM

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ride-rider

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ive had some pretty nast falls from not detuning my edges. So now i get my edges beveled by my local ski shop. I dont remember what the beveled them too, but i told them that all i would ride was really park.

Dec 23 2007 2:24PM

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ride-rider

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check this out, this snowboarder gets owned when he catches an edge.

http://www.transworldsnowboarding.com/snow/videos/video/0,26810,1691023,00.html

Dec 23 2007 2:27PM

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Pippin

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sick, board slide switch up to front flip....i gotta try that one

Dec 23 2007 2:42PM

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LC.

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Snowboarders are pretty much flat base on rails so it's much more critical for them. Even if you don't hit them much I'd still take the point of the edge off slightly.

Dec 23 2007 3:01PM

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you don't need to it will wear out by itself

Dec 23 2007 7:11PM

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Parker.

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don't detune them. i have the t-hall pros from 2 years ago and they came with factory detuned edges. I hated it. I do a lot of park, so they had plenty of time shredding the metal, but when it came time to actually ski they were really bad. It sounds like you're only hitting rails/boxes occasionally so i'll agree with everyone else and say just let it happen on its own.

Dec 23 2007 7:33PM

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