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!

Is this normal??? fujis....pics

profile picture
madtownfreestyle
Posts: 841 - Karma: 53
ok well i jsut got my skis in from rei.com and one of them had like a weird mark in the middle....tell me if this is something to worry about or if its just nothing...

its only on one ski too...
Click for larger image

Click for larger image

and this is the base at the same spot as the topsheet... so it dosn't go all the way through

Click for larger image
Aug 4 2006 6:13PM
0 0
profile picture
RudyGarmisch
Posts: 25443 - Karma: 13,844
You mean the white thing? Its hard to see, it looks like camera glare. I thought you meant the black vertical stripes at first...
Aug 4 2006 6:16PM
0 0
profile picture
madtownfreestyle
Posts: 841 - Karma: 53
nah the white thing...its not a glare...
Aug 4 2006 6:17PM
0 0
profile picture
Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
most likley just a blemish in the ressin when the ski was being molded...could of been from a change of heat or a chemical reaction...i dont THINK it should cause any damage down the road but if i were u i would bring them to a local ski shop and get it checked out...dont want to have ti snap and now done anything about it ya know??? but i dont think it is anything serious...i am almost 95% sur it is the ressin though,
Aug 4 2006 7:28PM
0 0
profile picture
Luc.
Posts: 7540 - Karma: 59
just thought of something...could be an air pocket or a spot where air was exposed for an extended period of time, making the ressin turn white...could be simple as a discoloration in the topsheet...pm me with details and i will try and diagnose the problem a little more.
Aug 4 2006 7:29PM
0 0
profile picture
mcsean
Posts: 844 - Karma: 20
I would contact REI and get a new ski, that is definitely a defect in the ski. Not normal
Aug 4 2006 7:35PM
0 0
profile picture
*Fujative*
Posts: 8554 - Karma: 183
same thing happened to my 2005
Aug 4 2006 8:06PM
0 0
profile picture
FUUUCK
Posts: 18426 - Karma: 4,888
i dont see how that would cause a problem, personally i wouldnt care too much about it. see if you can return it if youre really concerned.
Aug 5 2006 12:31AM
0 0
profile picture
BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
Don't worry about it, Mine have small hole (like 2mm) that you can see right through the base with. It's kinda cool, but kinda scary because it's right in the middle of the ski.
Aug 5 2006 2:23AM
0 0
profile picture
AKFREERIDE
Posts: 1718 - Karma: 11
that is not good. at all. if they came like that, you got screwed over. yet if you did it...no biggy. your gonna be skiing on them when they break.
Aug 5 2006 6:12PM
0 0
profile picture
BigJew
Posts: 6974 - Karma: 79
It's not an actual hole, it's filled with whatever the ski is made of, it's just a tiny hole where there's no core.
Aug 5 2006 6:17PM
0 0
profile picture
poofartpee
Posts: 7436 - Karma: 1,537
well if its same spot on same ski its prob just the wood core since the base and topsheet are see threw
Aug 5 2006 10:00PM
0 0
profile picture
CHARLES.BRONSON
Posts: 3123 - Karma: 229
looks like

A) Something white got stuck to the fibreglass when the ski was layed up

B) The core had a big triangle chunk missing, then it filled with epoxy when the ski was pressed, which would mean a hard brittle spot in the ski. don't know if it would really matter since thats right where your binding will be if you're smart and mount it near center.
Aug 6 2006 1:56AM
0 0
profile picture
madtownfreestyle
Posts: 841 - Karma: 53
yea im smart
Aug 6 2006 8:18AM
0 0
profile picture
R-Bertsch
Posts: 4719 - Karma: 20
dude warranty your not gonna get props in the park with a blemished ski like that.
Aug 6 2006 10:04AM
0 0
All times are Eastern (-4)