 Poster: A snowHead
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Hey guys,
Am looking at buying a pair of skis that have had a patched base repair for dry slope racing. Before doing so I was wondering whether it had any affect on speed and if I should look elsewhere or if it doesn't really matter?
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Timmaah, My worry would be the effect of heat build up in the base on the repair.
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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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Timmaah, If it is done well as in a full proper patch, you should have no issue. Petex candle repairs have a tendancy not to hold on dry slope.
A proper patch done welll you will find hard to indentify on a base. If you can see it clearly in an advert photos I would avoid.
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Timmaah, how much are they going for & what are they? They should be fine if they've had a patch done properly, I don't think speed will be an issue but if its a candle or welded repair it won't last more than one or two sessions.
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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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It is a patch repair done by one of your high street shops, the patch is easily identifiable, and its 150 for some fischers
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Timmaah, If it is that Identifiable in photos's I woud avoid personally, I have seen patch jobs done on skis mine included where you would have to look very close to be able to see it.
The patch job was not done by me 
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Timmaah, doesn't sound a particular bargain to me....unless it is a full spec race ski ??
Just had a quick look on ebay, storm infernos available for £170 inc bindings....
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Timmaah, so the next question really would be how much of the edges are left and what condition/age are they & how big is the patch, if they are in good condition will lots of edge left and if the patch is relatively small they could be worth making an offer on and get a proper repair done.
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If its for dry slope racing, the only thing i have found to hold long-term is Araldite, P-tex tends to disappear the first time you run out of wax or it gets really hot!
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Fairly sure it's the RC4's, but I've found those new for 350.. apparently they've got around 60% edges. I think I might just give it a miss, I've managed to loan some race skis from a uni friend so those will do for now! From the pictures the patch is just from a rock, looks about a few inches long.
Thanks for the feedback, am pretty useless when it comes to knowing which race skis to get!
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