Ski Carriage Service

Ian Wickham wrote:

clubman wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Drive

Or go by train. The figure of £230 was for 2 pairs of skis, so not a wholly outrageous costing, particularly with a sportstube thrown into the equation. My biggest worry would be the quality of the servicing, though.

As Tony suggested £230 is far too expensive as for servicing I know a bloke who is mug enough to do it for free......Me :lol: :lol:

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But the £230 wasn't just for the servicing was it, dear heart. Nor is self-servicing skis free. There is capital cost of the clamps and iron and edge setting and other tools - and possibly fume extraction (certainly on the home work bench I saw earlier this year. On top of that there are the multi use consumables (files, stones, edge-setting tools. Add to that the cost of wax. Last time I looked into setting myself up the cost was around £200, IIRC. Now you may have already spent on most of the kit already, but others will not have,nor may they have the 'free' workshop space. yes, I have odne skis on the kitchen table, but it ain't ideal.

Of course the other costs being addressed are those of DIY ski carriage and a sportstube (never felt one of those necessary, but others do. You also get freedom from having to lug your skis around, and storing them when not in use. I won't go for it, but I can see that for 2 pairs of skis, there is a temptation.

Quite a lot of the set up costs that you quote, are one-off, so the costs of home servicing diminish year on year.
This carriage service is priced for 1 week per year for 2 pairs of skis. I think it will appeal to people, who don't take any interest in their equipment and who really should be hiring skis.
There is a market, I believe that it will be a small one.

bandit wrote:Quite a lot of the set up costs that you quote, are one-off, so the costs of home servicing diminish year on year. ....

True, but the one off costs are there, and so self-servicing is not 'free' as depicted by IW. As I live close-ish to sHs' spyderjon, so far I have opted to take my skis to him before each of my 3 weeks per season skiing - the one-off cost did not seem worth it, and I enjoy the tea, biccies and chat whilst my skis are being fettled. The question of ski-servicing quality is one of the weak links in the deal, I think. The other is the bijou problemette of how you get your skis back if the company goes bust.

clubman wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:

clubman wrote:

Ian Wickham wrote:Drive

Or go by train. The figure of £230 was for 2 pairs of skis, so not a wholly outrageous costing, particularly with a sportstube thrown into the equation. My biggest worry would be the quality of the servicing, though.

As Tony suggested £230 is far too expensive as for servicing I know a bloke who is mug enough to do it for free......Me :lol: :lol:

:roll:

But the £230 wasn't just for the servicing was it, dear heart. Nor is self-servicing skis free. There is capital cost of the clamps and iron and edge setting and other tools - and possibly fume extraction (certainly on the home work bench I saw earlier this year. On top of that there are the multi use consumables (files, stones, edge-setting tools. Add to that the cost of wax. Last time I looked into setting myself up the cost was around £200, IIRC. Now you may have already spent on most of the kit already, but others will not have,nor may they have the 'free' workshop space. yes, I have odne skis on the kitchen table, but it ain't ideal.

Of course the other costs being addressed are those of DIY ski carriage and a sportstube (never felt one of those necessary, but others do. You also get freedom from having to lug your skis around, and storing them when not in use. I won't go for it, but I can see that for 2 pairs of skis, there is a temptation.

Who's is really gonna pay that amount of money,Its a huge amount to add to the average ski holiday, your correct about the set up costs for ski servicing of around £200 but I have saved approx' £400 on servicing and that will continue to increase as the years go by, I continue to service our skis because I have an interest in ski preparation and I am lucky enough to have a garage for a workshop, my skis are now much better prepared than when I used the shops. 8) 8) 8)

It would be very difficult to do a home tune better than a decent shop, if you are then the shop probably wasn't very good or you are a bit of a guru.

Joaquín Guzmán Loera wrote:It would be very difficult to do a home tune better than a decent shop, if you are then the shop probably wasn't very good or you are a bit of a guru.

shorty It's my belief that most resort ski shops just shove everything through the machine, shortening the life of the ski, and giving us all the same edge set :twisted:

spyderjon's secrets revealed, next on channel 5 :twisted:

Joaquín Guzmán Loera wrote:It would be very difficult to do a home tune better than a decent shop, if you are then the shop probably wasn't very good or you are a bit of a guru.

It is just depends what you are prepared to settle for, a shop who doesn't have any invested interest in your skis or someone who is prepared to give them a little bit of TLC......my skis do run a lot better since I serviced them my self. 8) 8) 8)