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Anything better for rails than pvc?

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LSDTripGod
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I have a pvc rail right now but its sorta soft and ive gotten my edges stuck in it a few times. Is there any better kind of pvc or something that wont make you catch an edge
Feb 14 2013 2:45PM
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DIX~
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my dick
Feb 14 2013 2:46PM
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Tacocat
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How 'bout metal?
Feb 14 2013 2:48PM
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Stainr
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how about some oil quench and tempered 4150?
Feb 14 2013 2:48PM
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FroesenSkeeze
Posts: 638 - Karma: 673
Make an ice rail.
Feb 14 2013 2:49PM
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LSDTripGod
Posts: 184 - Karma: 201
i cant find a big enough sheet and i just leave the shit outside so most metal would probably rust
Feb 14 2013 2:50PM
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Stainr
Posts: 1186 - Karma: -1,150
ok, 410 stainless/ thread
Feb 14 2013 2:56PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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Kashima they use it to coat stanchions on suspension it is the most durable slickest coating there is.
Feb 14 2013 3:00PM
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LSDTripGod
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where can you get it
Feb 14 2013 3:05PM
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Caspaaa
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i've probably bagged around 10,000 hits on pvc rails considering me and the homies sesh them every friday all school year... and my edge has never once sliced into the pvc. you're doing something wrong homie.
Feb 14 2013 3:11PM
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LSDTripGod
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its less catching edges and more like i shave a shit ton off the top and then i get caught on the shavings
Feb 14 2013 3:15PM
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~Gotama~
Posts: 821 - Karma: 3,160
keep your balance. digging in like that will feel a lot shittier on a metal rail than it will on pvc.
Feb 14 2013 5:28PM
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first_rodeo
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Ya we use the stuff they use for dry erase on our boxes
Feb 14 2013 5:30PM
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NH_OPERATOR
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If you are shaving bits off, you are probably leaning your downhill edge into the rail instead of flat or uphill.
Feb 14 2013 5:34PM
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first_rodeo
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use more pvc pipe but with smaller diameter.... we used to do (2) @ 1.5"  but (4) @ ".5" doesnt flex or chip
Feb 14 2013 5:37PM
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*JoshLeGuerrier*
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HDPE SHEET
Feb 14 2013 5:41PM
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LukasSchroeder
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for a rail? would have to be flat bar
Feb 14 2013 6:34PM
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YUNG_milksteAk
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Aluminumcans
Feb 14 2013 6:35PM
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robotdna
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Maybe real small iron bars used for water heater stuff, like 1" diameter. That might hold up better, and it's cheap.
Feb 14 2013 9:18PM
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JIB_WALRUS
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japan
Feb 15 2013 11:42PM
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Peachbutt
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My buddy just freezes over a 2x4 with water, he hasn't had a problem with it yet
Feb 16 2013 10:12AM
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skiSBmaine
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his dick
Feb 16 2013 12:03PM
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.SeaStar
Posts: 145 - Karma: 38
Buy a rail werxcthere great
Feb 16 2013 1:16PM
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white_van_man
Posts: 59 - Karma: -9
I paid $125 on craigslist and it was delivered to me, best skiing related purchase I've ever made. Its pretty hard to move though

12" diameter
20' long
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Feb 16 2013 1:25PM
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robotdna
Posts: 1232 - Karma: 2,959
That seems kinda expensive, but I don't know. $125 for an old pipe made of stainless steel. Hm. Well, doesn't matter, as long as you have fun.
Feb 23 2013 12:09AM
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LukasSchroeder
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Thats wut i used to do..... Somtimes edges catch on un-even ice or wood. And when it gets to -10/-3 water doesnt freeze
Feb 23 2013 12:46AM
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