Abubob
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I ski...the equipment is secondary
People throw skis out. If skis are secondary, as you say, you should be able to find skis just about anywhere.
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I ski...the equipment is secondary
People throw skis out. If skis are secondary, as you say, you should be able to find skis just about anywhere.
Okay..maybe that's an exaggeration. Have to have decent bindings, 5years old or less and be a SL ski that still has edges left to sharpen. Racer's old skis are what I like best. And I don't dumpster dive :wink:
The funny thing about dumpster diving and old skis, is in the complex where my place at Mount Snow, literally every weekend during ski season you'll see a pair or 2 of circa 1980's/early 90's 200+ cm, often with some neon colors on them old skis that are leaning on the 30 yard dumpster/compactor for the complex that someone threw out that weekend! I often thing about grabbing a pair or 2 to use in future ski chairs! And about 3 or 4 weekends a season, you'll also see a pair of rear entry boots being thrown out sitting next to the dumpster too!
My end of the weekend trip down to the dumpster to get rid of my empty "beer conquests" from the weekend often turns into a trip down old ski memory lane, and has me thinking of such 80's ski film classics as Blizzard of Ah's with all the long, straight, neon on display!
The funny thing about dumpster diving and old skis, is in the complex where my place at Mount Snow, literally every weekend during ski season you'll see a pair or 2 of circa 1980's/early 90's 200+ cm, often with some neon colors on them old skis that are leaning on the 30 yard dumpster/compactor for the complex that someone threw out that weekend! I often thing about grabbing a pair or 2 to use in future ski chairs! And about 3 or 4 weekends a season, you'll also see a pair of rear entry boots being thrown out sitting next to the dumpster too!
My end of the weekend trip down to the dumpster to get rid of my empty "beer conquests" from the weekend often turns into a trip down old ski memory lane, and has me thinking of such 80's ski film classics as Blizzard of Ah's with all the long, straight, neon on display!
If your skis are a little long in the tooth, don't hesitate to take a chance to ski some "interesting" terrain. Ski shops can do wonders.
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$27 at my local shop in Binghamton, NY, Berger's. I'm bringing my tech some brews next time I stop in.
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Looks really good! Are the spaces between the PTEX and edge filled in tight?
Yes, hopefully no moister was trapped beneath the repair. I will always keep the repaired edge to the outside to minimize stress on it. Theses skis are near the end of their useful life. I've got approximately 150 days on them. The bases are getting thin, they'll be delegated to powder/rock ski status soon. I'm glad my shop could buy me some time to acquire their replacements.
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Yes, hopefully no moister was trapped beneath the repair. I will always keep the repaired edge to the outside to minimize stress on it. Theses skis are near the end of their useful life. I've got approximately 150 days on them. The bases are getting thin, they'll be delegated to powder/rock ski status soon. I'm glad my shop could buy me some time to acquire their replacements.
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If your skis are a little long in the tooth, don't hesitate to take a chance to ski some "interesting" terrain. Ski shops can do wonders.
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$27 at my local shop in Binghamton, NY, Berger's. I'm bringing my tech some brews next time I stop in.
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True and some shoos shouldn't take on certain tasks. I had a similar edge blowout though it was bent closer to 45 degrees. The shop decided to cut it out and then weld a new piece to replace it. There were no guarantees made by the shop so I'm not faulting them but the fix lasted one day on the hill.Shops can vary in what they take on. I had a K2 TRC with a blowout like that. Took it to my local shop they said you need a new ski we can't fix that. Took it to another place and they fixed it. I forget how much I paid but I think it was more than $27. It looked almost exactly like Cornhead's blowout.
$27 is low for that type of repair, and the issue is that there is no way to guarantee that it will hold. It's not worth the time and effort for a tech to perform that repair, and then have the customer come back, piss and moan that the repair didn't hold, and demand that they get a refund or something else for free.Shops can vary in what they take on. I had a K2 TRC with a blowout like that. Took it to my local shop they said you need a new ski we can't fix that. Took it to another place and they fixed it. I forget how much I paid but I think it was more than $27. It looked almost exactly like Cornhead's blowout.
If your skis are a little long in the tooth, don't hesitate to take a chance to ski some "interesting" terrain. Ski shops can do wonders.
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$27 at my local shop in Binghamton, NY, Berger's. I'm bringing my tech some brews next time I stop in.
Sent from my DROID X2 using Tapatalk 2