![]() ![]() When you’re working hard in the gates to get your times down, we can help!) (A Great Option for NEW SKIS!) Pro Race Prep: ($100) – sidewall -base repair -full stone grind -clean patterns -ceramic disc edge -choose bevels -hand finished -w/SWIX race wax according race day forecast -straps included And that’s why our customers keep coming back! Performance by Ken Jones tunes thousands of skis a year, let us tune yours! This can cause erratic ski performance and possible knee injury.Our expertly trained staff have been tuning skis for a combined total of over 100 years! They take pride in the work that they do to ensure that you have the best on hill experience. A less experienced athlete may find that these extreme bevels tend to cause the ski to hook too quickly and edges to bite into the snow too much. An increased bevel angle enables the base edge to be in immediate contact with the snow surface and side edges to penetrate deeper for better grip. A high level, technical skier tends to encounter hard and icy snow conditions. The angle ranges listed are variable depending on snow hardness, speed and your strength and skill level. Ski Racer Bevel Recommendations Junior Racer GENERAL SKI EDGE BEVEL RECOMMENDATIONS Recreational Skier Bevel Recommendations Average Recreational Skier The solution is to remove some of the sidewall material with a Plane BEAST before tuning, so it doesn't interfere with your work. This sidewall causes difficulty when working on the side edge, as it tends to hold the file away from the metal you are filing. Most skis are designed with plastic or aluminum sidewall reinforcement just above the edge. ![]() Note: Base edge bevels need to be re-established after any base grinding. Have your skis stone ground to re-establish a flat base if your ski becomes unstable because of excessive wear. Abrasive hard-snow conditions wear on the outer edges of the base and cause convexity. Maintain your base edge with very light polishing with a Base BEAST and a diamond stone after any side edge sharpening. Polishing with a progression of finer stones will enhance the performance. Finish by polishing with a medium diamond stone in a Base BEAST. Tip: Beginning tuners should darken the edge with felt tip pen and file until the entire edge is shiny.This technique gives you a visual on how much edge material you are removing.ĭo NOT file into the base material as this will create a base high (convex) shape causing instability. Rotate the ski 180° in vise to work on the other edge. Begin on the far edge with extended arms and pull file toward you with 8-12" strokes. Hold the ski in a vise with the base up and use a Base BEAST and an 8" mill file to establish your base edge bevel. RULE #2: DO NOT DULL or "DETUNE"! Base Edge Tuningįor best results, begin with a ski that is stone ground flat. If your skis are hooky, increasing your base edge bevel in the tip may help or you might want to have your boot canting alignment checked. If the ski edges are dull, this will not take place causing skidded turns. Skis need to grip the snow to allow them to bend into a turning arc. RULE #1: If some is good, more is not always better!Įdges must be sharp from contact point to contact point for carving. Too little side edge bevel can cause a ski to skid and too acute a bevel can cause the edge to knife into the snow and "rail". Side edge bevels are commonly 1° - 3° with the high number indicating a more acute angle to penetrate farther into hard snow. ![]() Too little base edge bevel causes a ski to hook up before the skier is ready and excessive base edge bevel creates instability as the edges are raised too far off the snow. Base edge beveling is lifting the edges off the snow a slight amount (.5° to 1°) so they won't engage until the ski is tilted on edge. ![]()
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