edges

AllyG wrote:
So I would think you could get your skis re-sharpened in one of the hire shops if you think they're losing their edges.

or you can DIY ) some hand sharpeners you get in shops are pretty rubbish but some are quite good, I use this :

http://www.tooltonic.com/tuningFile.asp

small and light enough to take with me if I'm out for a few days and does a pretty good job. You can't go far wrong with their 99.- chf set, I presume someone in the UK sells them as well.

I had my board done to 87 degrees at Christmas whilst in Grindelwald. I only saw 2 disdvantages:

you spend the first 5 hours on your arse

and

they need re-doing every 2 days

apart from that I can see no disadvantage in any conditions, it simply gives you more control.

I thought I was beginning to understand some of the technical issues around skis, bindings, boots etc, then somebody talks about 87 degree edges on skis, de-tuning boards and I just bury my head in my hands in despair - I know nothing !

brandyaitch wrote:I thought I was beginning to understand some of the technical issues around skis, bindings, boots etc, then somebody talks about 87 degree edges on skis, de-tuning boards and I just bury my head in my hands in despair - I know nothing !

I'm sure you know loads, don't be intimidated.

brandyaitch wrote:I thought I was beginning to understand some of the technical issues around skis, bindings, boots etc, then somebody talks about 87 degree edges on skis, de-tuning boards and I just bury my head in my hands in despair - I know nothing !

When my car needs a service I take it to a mechanic, when my PC goes wrong I give it to my oh to fix, when My skis need waxing, edging, servicing etc, I take them to a ski shop.

I only use my skis to ski, so like you I know nothing! :lol:

tino_11 wrote:I had my board done to 87 degrees at Christmas whilst in Grindelwald. I only saw 2 disdvantages:

That's quite interesting, which store was that? Most of them won't do anything slightly out of the ordinary, servicing just means running them through the grinder at whatever it's set as. Anywhere that is able to do something so unusual, and for a board that's very unusual, is to be commended really.

ise wrote:

tino_11 wrote:I had my board done to 87 degrees at Christmas whilst in Grindelwald. I only saw 2 disdvantages:

That's quite interesting, which store was that? Most of them won't do anything slightly out of the ordinary, servicing just means running them through the grinder at whatever it's set as. Anywhere that is able to do something so unusual, and for a board that's very unusual, is to be commended really.

I went in and talked to a guy and said I wanted him to take some time and hand service my board as I had a machine service in Sallbach and they made a real mess of it. He charged me 80CHF for it but set the edges to 87deg and finished the base with what I can only describe as a micro-groove so it was not a flat surface. Basically it had raised groves about 1/3rd of a millimeter apart along the length and width of the base. He told me afterwards that he had assumed I wanted a racing setup after I had requested my edges at 87deg. I am unsure if this was machine done or not. Anyway I was a little skeptical, but as he had salvaged my extensively damaged edges so well I paid him and thanked him. Riding it the next day was an experience, as I said the first half day took some getting used to. The base treatment did make it faster in flat sections and sounded like someone running a nail across a tightly pulled tent when ever you put the grove at a right angle to the direction of travel.

I was exceptionally happy with what he had done.

The shop was the little distance up from the Bahnhof (opposite the bus station), you go through the store and out back to the service centre, unfortunately I cant remember the name but know exactly where to go back to.

tino_11 wrote:
I went in and talked to a guy and said I wanted him to take some time and hand service my board as I had a machine service in Sallbach and they made a real mess of it. He charged me 80CHF for it but set the edges to 87deg and finished the base with what I can only describe as a micro-groove so it was not a flat surface.

sounds like a good find, most stores wouldn't take that amount of care and the price isn't bad at all really