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Round Rail Tips

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S.C
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My home mountain just made a new rail similar to this
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and plan on trying it tomorrow. I've got plenty of experience with double barrel and flat rails but have never done a round rail like this or others. Its set up regular, but ive got plenty of experience with urban. Any tips?
Nov 24 2010 7:33PM
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pat_in_the_hat
Posts: 3019 - Karma: 2,695
ahhhh the funnest rails ever. so easy to butter around on and lock onto. just hit it like a normal rail and you will be fine
Nov 24 2010 7:34PM
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RubberSoul
Posts: 11249 - Karma: 14,642
you'll be fine, i probably almost prefer round rails like that. maybe a bit slippier but much easier to recover on
Nov 24 2010 7:34PM
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Crispy.
Posts: 6102 - Karma: 7,626
When I first tried these I couldn't stay of the rail. Someone I met at a rail jam suggested that I get all the way on the rail. That fixed my problem. So just remember make sure you fully get on top of the rail.
Nov 24 2010 7:48PM
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Elmo.
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yea... get the full 90 degrees onto the rail and ud be all good... its a fun rail type. probably my favorite
Nov 24 2010 7:58PM
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jamodeo
Posts: 3040 - Karma: 663
the best features ever swivels are soooo much fun on them really easy to
Nov 24 2010 7:59PM
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L.J.L
Posts: 180 - Karma: 49
you will be fine, there just as easy as other rails. don't over think it. they are so much fun.
Nov 24 2010 8:02PM
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nickharris
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like any rail dont lean back but if you do this one will make you pay.
Nov 24 2010 11:21PM
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cran84
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ever tried a fallen tree? haha that will make you pay
Nov 24 2010 11:24PM
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hauser
Posts: 1131 - Karma: 469
The best rails are round single
Nov 24 2010 11:27PM
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TheTristanator
Posts: 1015 - Karma: 819
Pretend its a big dick
Nov 25 2010 12:27AM
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Justyle
Posts: 182 - Karma: 10
queer
Nov 25 2010 3:06AM
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-Marc-
Posts: 865 - Karma: 207
I found round rail a little harder, you have to focus harder on keeping your skis together, or else your legs could slip apart and you land right on your gnards. be sure to flex your leg muscles
Nov 25 2010 9:54AM
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Lemuel
Posts: 14477 - Karma: 10,515
Easiest rails to lock onto. You won't have any issues.
Nov 25 2010 10:40AM
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Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
commit and start rollerblading
i've skied maybe a dozen times and can do them
/csh
Nov 25 2010 1:13PM
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DADDYlongLEGS
Posts: 1574 - Karma: 47
scissor that shit the whole time, it is the easiest way to stay on for me. Those rails are so fun
Nov 25 2010 1:18PM
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nutsnbolts
Posts: 1110 - Karma: 16
commitment is all you need, i love these rails cuz you feel like you just lock onto it, and spinning off of them is sooooo easy
Nov 25 2010 1:19PM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
they're so fun to do, just make sure to commit and get on top.
Nov 25 2010 1:24PM
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dompuch
Posts: 1446 - Karma: 1,167
for sure
Nov 25 2010 1:50PM
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gnarles.
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super fun but make shure you get ontop of it
Nov 25 2010 2:11PM
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STLskier
Posts: 43 - Karma: 10
The one time I tried a round rail it pulled my skis apart right away and i hit my crotch and it hurt.
Nov 25 2010 3:53PM
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Jibberino
Posts: 2088 - Karma: 1,333
These for some reason seem easier, but i think it's a mental thing, because the contact surface with the rail should be no bigger than a doublebarrel, and certainly less than a flatbar. Like everyone said, they're like normal rails.
But if you've got plenty of experience hitting urban why do you need advice for something like this?
Nov 25 2010 6:47PM
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kootenayklaus
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I think by urban he means urban-on style rails, not actual city urban.
Nov 25 2010 6:50PM
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S.C
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yea
Nov 25 2010 6:59PM
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Jibberino
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Ahh, okay. But if you've hit rails before, you're good to go.
Nov 25 2010 7:01PM
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chicken
Posts: 6843 - Karma: 2,122
I hate them. everyone loves them but i just don't. They are just as easy to lock onto for hitting it normal, I just hate doing any tricks on them.

that being said a single barrel rail but like small sized is pretty much the best rail for anything.
Nov 25 2010 7:05PM
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PeterWojnar
Posts: 3937 - Karma: 678
First rails I ever learned to slide, they don't have the same "I'ma nutt you" factor as narrow rails do. Width of a box, contact surface of a rail, and the fun of both combined.
Nov 25 2010 7:54PM
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adamlukowski
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True that its harder to nut like the guy above me said... i hit a 16 ft up round rail just like the one in the pic last year, and after probably 10 times hitting it i "nutted" myself, but didn't hit anywhere near my nuts, it was my mid thigh.. for people saying less surface area i feel like it's not exactly true, it all depends on how wide it is, and how rounded it is.
Nov 26 2010 1:25AM
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Gharf
Posts: 1390 - Karma: 983
actually no.

go do some geometry :). the surface area of contact between your skis and this barrel does not depend on the size of the barrel.

actually the surface area is 0 (it s a line, in theory) )
Nov 26 2010 2:43AM
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shithawks
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pop with your skis off to your fs side parallel to the bar dont come in at an angle, pop, look at the end of the rail and your set
Nov 26 2010 2:53AM
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Heart
Posts: 6156 - Karma: 3,462
Correct, you could have a circular rail 10 feet wide, and you'd only be touching it on one spot. With that said, the wider circular rails are, the easier i find it to balance, and it becomes less painful to crash.
Nov 27 2010 6:19PM
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Muhammad
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The earth is circular thus the area of contact between my feet and the surface must be 0. 
Nov 27 2010 6:25PM
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PeterWojnar
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Your feet are not flat, they bend to fit the earth.
Nov 28 2010 6:21PM
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Muhammad
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No shit fuckface.  How does it feel to be the only person stupid enough to actually contest my joke?
Nov 28 2010 7:45PM
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PJS.
Posts: 11943 - Karma: 895
round rails are the shit, so fun. good luck dude, all advice has been posted already
Nov 28 2010 7:46PM
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butter161
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took me a morning to get last year, since then ive loved them, i learned my first sw ups and 270 on one like that tips: stay on top of the rail if your a little off so your toes or heels are a little off the rail enless you lean alot you will slide off, once you get it they are def the most trickable rails in my experience 
Nov 28 2010 7:58PM
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84891jnf92048
Posts: 11552 - Karma: 2,550
thats actually the complete opposite for me...

i love a good foot wide pipe, but i find it way easier to lock on to a 3 inch single barrel.
Nov 28 2010 8:19PM
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weley
Posts: 387 - Karma: 195
just go for it,  if you have problems then ask for tips        you will probly be fine its not that much different than a double barrel
Nov 28 2010 8:35PM
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bananas
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ski slide that mutherfucker
Nov 28 2010 8:53PM
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PeterWojnar
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You know what kind of joke is the best? The kind that nobody but you understands. That way you can feel awesome and smarter than everyone else at the same time.
Nov 29 2010 1:55AM
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