Member of the Month

PartyBullshiit
March, 2024

Online

Welcome to the Newschoolers forums! You may read the forums as a guest, however you must be a registered member to post. Register to become a member today!

Edges catching

profile picture
send_it
Posts: 234 - Karma: 69
I was skiing some rails and boxes yesterday. When i hit the boxes my inside edge on my right ski up at the front of my boot started catching. My edges shouldn't be sharp i don't sharpen them. So what is it?

+++K
Dec 24 2011 10:42AM
0 0
profile picture
Stickity
Posts: 7750 - Karma: 769
which foot do you have forward?
if your right foot is trailing it's because both feet have to be angled back or the edge will go down into the rail
if it's forward, don't angle it as much?
Dec 24 2011 10:44AM
0 0
profile picture
LittleFoot
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 57
Go faster
Dec 24 2011 10:49AM
0 0
profile picture
send_it
Posts: 234 - Karma: 69
Right foot was forward.

Dec 24 2011 10:53AM
0 0
profile picture
EastCoast.
Posts: 1888 - Karma: 406
Sounds like you didn't detune under foot, or atleast not good enough. Dull those edges man.
Dec 24 2011 11:07AM
0 0
profile picture
maynaiseman
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 129
if you're on new skis your edges are probably pretty sharp, you should detune them at least underfoot. Use a rock or a gummy stone.
Dec 24 2011 11:39AM
0 0
profile picture
razors-chaz
Posts: 2255 - Karma: 1,250
Or you can use a 600-1000 grit sanpaper. Dont use a file unless it is super fine, you just want to dull the edge, not take it all out
Dec 24 2011 11:48AM
0 0
profile picture
send_it
Posts: 234 - Karma: 69
i have skied on them for 3 years and i haven't tuned them once
Dec 24 2011 12:01PM
0 0
profile picture
Kreech
Posts: 4178 - Karma: 3,024
This. I find that if I'm not going very fast my edges are hard to control and bite in unexpectedly, but if you get more speed, things smoothen out.
Dec 24 2011 12:52PM
0 0
profile picture
EastCoast.
Posts: 1888 - Karma: 406
either way try detuning and im sure you won't catch anything.
Dec 24 2011 1:58PM
0 0
profile picture
marsh.
Posts: 1173 - Karma: 1,403
sometimes the metal on the boxes can sharpen your edges by acting like a grinder. just detune them.
Dec 24 2011 3:44PM
0 0
profile picture
LittleFoot
Posts: 1667 - Karma: 57
I loled.
Dec 24 2011 3:56PM
0 0
profile picture
CalebT
Posts: 1186 - Karma: 765
how do you detune them?
Dec 24 2011 6:34PM
0 0
profile picture
no_steeze
Posts: 23992 - Karma: 4,270
buy a gummy stone and rub it a few times underfoot to dull your edges. do it a little and if they're still too sharp then do it some more, but don't go ham on your edges the first time around. leave the edges sharper at the tips and tails otherwise if you hit ice you'll die
Dec 24 2011 7:20PM
0 0
profile picture
maynaiseman
Posts: 1088 - Karma: 129
Or go outside.....and grab a rock.....and succeed.
Dec 24 2011 8:52PM
0 0
profile picture
C.Parker
Posts: 153 - Karma: 10
if you're putting your right foot forward you should put the ski on more of an angle

Dec 24 2011 10:39PM
0 0
profile picture
p-fo
Posts: 9372 - Karma: 6,155
You might have an edge burr or something. Could be rusty (or square) box coping. Could be a lot of things. Also, how do you know it's catching right in that particular area and not right underfoot or a little farther out?
Dec 24 2011 11:02PM
0 0
profile picture
chiefbroseph
Posts: 720 - Karma: 522
just do some passes under foot with a file to detune the edges and finish it off with a gummy stone to knock down any burs. shit will be fresh to ski!
Dec 25 2011 1:41AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)