 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi, I got my first pair of skis that I've owned myself in the sales earlier this year
I bought the same pair I'd hired in my last trip this year and bought them online with bindings mounted.
My question is where should I get them setup and adjusted (do they need any further work done to them?) Before skiing them.
I live in London so i could get it done here, or out on my next trip where I'll be in Vallnord.
Ta
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Any ski shop should be able to do it, possibly even a ski slope (depends on make and model), they'll need your ski boot and physical details. If new then that's all you should need, they'll be factory waxed. One thing I always check is whether the tips and tails (edges) have been dulled (approx 5cms) otherwise skis can be very catchy - ask then to check when setting up - you can check by hand yourself to see if the edge feels sharper as you run a finger gently along the edges from tip and from tail. Hope this makes sense! Enjoy them!
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Google the manual for the bindings. Adjust for boot length and forward pressure. Set the correct DIN (Google DIN setting calculator).
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@Irrev, no need to detune edges as you describe IMHO, well not for the last 20 years or so, anyway.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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| @Irrev, no need to detune edges as you describe IMHO, well not for the last 20 years or so, anyway. |
You should be right, however one trip was spoiled a few years ago for my then young daughter due to lack of tip and tail detuning and she never touched that ski again. Sometimes although factory finished tip and tail, they're occasionally still a bit ob the sharp side - this a minor matter of personal preference ... Always worth the check before using!
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@Irrev, Yup, although skis don't benefit from detuning if the person using them is still learning techniques i.e. more sliding and pivoting the turns and not carving cleanly then a ski which grips and steers sharply may catch them out. Beyond that level though all you are doing is preventing the ski from turning how it is designed to do so.
Sometimes a tune can also leave a burr on the edge whcih can really catch unpredictably, a rubber gummi stone can take that off or even detune a really sharp edge. They are only cheap (under a tenner) and this is something which you can do yourself with no other tools.
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