If they put wax over most of the base so it can slide why not?
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Why can't edges be as thick as the whole base of the ski?
Mods please move this thread to Gear.
Are you suggesting the bases be entirely metal? Because most edges are thicker than the bases
leprechaunsissyMods please move this thread to Gear.
Can mods just move it off into the ether? They are almighty correct?
If there was a “Drugs” forum I’d move this there.
Op doesn’t grasp the concepts of weight or flex
It wouldnt help anything to have steel base. The skis would be impossibly stiff to ride and be way too heavy to use and the snow would stick to the ski on warm days. Imagine if that steel base would rust...
What if we made rails out of ski bases and skied skis with steel bases?
Lol OP's sig is from me. /claim
iggyskierIf there was a “Drugs” forum I’d move this there.
Sounds like you're just mad you didn't think of it first.
nxtyrsfulltiltsWhat if we made rails out of ski bases and skied skis with steel bases?
This guy, skiing would progress.
all metal base? the ski would behave much differently and itd be super heavy. and metal doesnt retain wax as far as i know
but hey man can i get a bag off you?
but hey man can i get a bag off you?
CaseySounds like you're just mad you didn't think of it first.
Ten years now talking about designing park skis. I can assure you we've thought of all sorts of dumb ideas ;)
We have an old pair of skis kicking around somewhere from maybe the 60's with aluminum bases.
Lol also the fact that a cracked edge would mean a broken ski
Just get some old Volants and mount your bindings on the bottom.
fucking goon. it would be absurdly heavy/stiff. Might as well go skiing on some steel beams you picked up
Is this a troll thread
The reason skis have tiny grooves is to prevent suction on the snow. Older skis had to have massive channels running down the bases, and I'm guessing it would be harder to avoid suction for metal bases. Not the worst idea ever, considering the only place skiers usually bust edged under foot, so maybe like a 1cm edge would work under foot, but it would be really expensive to make edges like that and even more expensive to make them one solid piece, which would either require specially made edges or welding. I want to see fully plastic skis with maybe metal stiffeners running down the ski, which would cut down costs of fiberglass and pressing, and could be mass produced to be affordable for less privileged skiers. Just my probably crazy idea but it might not be so crazy eventually.
Wouldn´t the edges be the base then?
Also, what about switching the base and the edges, so it all swaps around? I´m too sober for this shit
Also, what about switching the base and the edges, so it all swaps around? I´m too sober for this shit
finderThe reason skis have tiny grooves is to prevent suction on the snow. Older skis had to have massive channels running down the bases, and I'm guessing it would be harder to avoid suction for metal bases. Not the worst idea ever, considering the only place skiers usually bust edged under foot, so maybe like a 1cm edge would work under foot, but it would be really expensive to make edges like that and even more expensive to make them one solid piece, which would either require specially made edges or welding. I want to see fully plastic skis with maybe metal stiffeners running down the ski, which would cut down costs of fiberglass and pressing, and could be mass produced to be affordable for less privileged skiers. Just my probably crazy idea but it might not be so crazy eventually.
Thank you so much homie. Everyone has looked at me like I was a fool for predicting the future of the ski industry. Someone finally understands.
It is a truly 'edgy' idea.
Steel is slow. UHMDPE waxed is fast. Race skis have thin edges for a reason.
My old Hexcel Sundance II skis came with "cracked" edges for the entire length of the ski.
My old Hexcel Sundance II skis came with "cracked" edges for the entire length of the ski.
FabricatedFront4If they put wax over most of the base so it can slide why not?
I am probs gonna get verbally assaulted for making this thread
Heavy as fuck, Doesn't flex, and don't share the same sliding properties on snow that a good slithered P-Tex base would.
iggyskierIf there was a “Drugs” forum I’d move this there.
Lulz.
And then don’t use wax just use WD-40.
jet fuel cant melt steel bases
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