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I just bought a new pair of '03 Bandit XX, and find it not as stable on the
crud and heavy stuff. Someone suggested that the base needs preparing. Can anyone tell me if the skis are already beveled when brand new, or do I need to bevel the base and then the side myself. I hate to file my new skis. -- Don (remove 'NOSPAM' for email address) |
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"Don Lee" writes:
I just bought a new pair of '03 Bandit XX, and find it not as stable on the crud and heavy stuff. Someone suggested that the base needs preparing. Can anyone tell me if the skis are already beveled when brand new, or do I need to bevel the base and then the side myself. I hate to file my new skis. You shouldn't. Depending on the manufacturer, year, phase of moon, etc., there's a good chance that a factory-fresh ski won't be all that true. Or it could be pretty much right on the money -- Atomics tend to be pretty damn close, for example, but anything is a crapshoot -- friend of mine bought a pair of Fischers last year that were totally railed. I don't see the objection to filing 'em -- if they've already got the bevel you want, no harm done, and if they don't, you'll just have to do it anyway. If you're worried about taking off too much edge (a fear that I think is much exaggerated myself), use a diamond stone to start, although if they're way off you'll need a file to do the job. But before you start mucking around with the bevels, use a truebar to find out if maybe there's something else going on. -- :::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::::: :::::::::::::::::::::::: Mary Malmros Some days you're the windshield, Other days you're the bug. |
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Don Lee wrote:
I just bought a new pair of '03 Bandit XX, and find it not as stable on the crud and heavy stuff. Someone suggested that the base needs preparing. Can anyone tell me if the skis are already beveled when brand new, or do I need to bevel the base and then the side myself. I hate to file my new skis. Most factory preps are pretty good these days - used to be the first thing you did was a base prep on new skis, but it's seldom needed in the last 10 years or so. Mary's advice is good - true bar before anything to see what the situation is. I'd also advise, if it's new to you, that you get a tuning book to introduce you to the process - Seth Masia's book is good: see http://masia.org/books.htm |
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"Simba" wrote in message ... On Tue, 02 Dec 2003, scottabe wrote: Remember if you want to buy a book from Seth Masia Visit http://masia.org/books Do YOU want to give your money to an //snip// If it ****es you off, yes. It's funny you should say that. Some people here buy **** to give or throw away, to support the decent people that trunky has his hissy fits over. For example I think tuning and instruction and all that stuff is waaaaaaaay over rated. But I think I'll go buy a copy of Seth's book. I'll just leave it in a ski shop or something next time I'm near one. pigo |
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wrote on 12/2/03 4:31 PM: "Simba" wrote in message ... On Tue, 02 Dec 2003, scottabe wrote: Remember if you want to buy a book from Seth Masia Visit http://masia.org/books Do YOU want to give your money to an //snip// If it ****es you off, yes. It's funny you should say that. Some people here buy **** to give or throw away, to support the decent people that trunky has his hissy fits over. What decent people? Anyone who is civil to this asshole surely isn't decent. For example I think tuning and instruction and all that stuff is waaaaaaaay over rated. But I think I'll go buy a copy of Seth's book. I'll just leave it in a ski shop or something next time I'm near one. Please do. Makes me feel good to know this psychopath is wasting his money. |
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"scottabe" wrote in message
... in article er, Simba at wrote on 12/2/03 12:18 PM: On Tue, 02 Dec 2003, scottabe wrote: Remember if you want to buy a book from Seth Masia Visit http://masia.org/books Do YOU want to give your money to an //snip// If it ****es you off, yes. No surprise. Assholes support assholes being assholes. And, friends don't let friends drink and drive. -- Marty |
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"Don Lee" wrote in message news:uPXyb.545282$9l5.412549@pd7tw2no...
I just bought a new pair of '03 Bandit XX, and find it not as stable on the crud and heavy stuff. Someone suggested that the base needs preparing. Can anyone tell me if the skis are already beveled when brand new, or do I need to bevel the base and then the side myself. I hate to file my new skis. Just to clarify here, there's the base (made of PTex) and the edges (made of steel). The base isn't beveled (or isn't supposed to be, anyway), while the edges are, typically. I suspect you knew that, but just to be clear .... New skis should come with the edges beveled. I don't think there's often a problem there. New skis *should* also come with nice, flat bases. However, sometimes there *is* a problem there. It's easy enough to check with a true bar. If the base is convex, fixing it is a matter of removing PTex, and doesn't affect the edges or their bevel. If the base is concave, you're going to need to remove some edge to fix it. That would change edge the bevel. As for the likelihood that there's a problem, it strikes me as odd that a bad ski (concave or convex base, railed edges) would feel fine on normal packed snow and unstable in "crud and heavy stuff." But I can't claim any real expertise in what skis in bad condition feel like, so take that with a grain of salt. How new are the skis, and where did you get them? If they're new enough, and you bought them from a shop which inspires a modicum of confidence, you might go back there and ask them to check them out. A good shop should do this for free, and fix the problem (if there is one). Unfortunately, a bad shop might do it for money and make the skis worse. |
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