On Mon, 02 Apr 2007 18:15:09 -0700, lonerider wrote:


If it's a more than 1mm deep (I interpret your use of "few mm" to be
2-3), yes that is not normal. However, it is not uncommon to have a 4
minor dimples where the binding is. For the dimples to remain there
after you move the binding off the inserts, my initial impression that
you overtightened the bolts despite your assertion that you did not, the
only other possible explanation would be that the materials used in the
core were some how defective - and if that were to happen I would
suspect it would occur to a large number of boards (i.e. a bad batch
phenomenon). Another thing that happens is boards bases can be slightly
concave or convex... there are natural fluctuations in the manufacturing
and while not "defective" (and exchangeable) they are also not "ideal".

Even the shop owner said it was too deep. The new dimples even appeared
shortly after changing stance. I did not overtighten for sure.

But it is no big deal. The board goes fine, altough it suffered from a
nuthead in Austria that sharpened the edges without proper cooling. But
that's a different story :-)

Thanks for the explanation!

Bas.