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Park boards... How many of you dull your edges completely rather then beveling them a few degrees? What about with magne-traction park boards... whats your opinion?
so i usually just round off between the bindings(as i said below) but i see everyone else saying tip and tail? i dont see how you could catch on the tip of your nose or the point of the tail, you never touch those edges, unless you got a mad nose/tail press....
basically i have rounded edges between the bindings but should i do anything else to the rest of the edges?
ps. this is the park/mtn board(we have shitty groomers and no powder so im not lookin for anything with that, but something still able to hit jumps and not wash out)
you dont need to round the very tips of the nose and tail, youre right, those points dont really matter. when people say they round the tip and tail, theyre usually talking about the 4 corners of the board, where the effective edge blends into the nose and tail, and then up the contour a litte. the corners can catch really easily when youre just straight riding, so its a good idea to pretty much round them off completely.
i personally only have any real edge from my bindings outwards for a few inches, as i ride a lot of park too. plus you never know when youre steezing out that bs tailslide, might catch something...
When I hear round your tip and tail (dated terms, shouldn't we be saying "tips" these days or does that sound too much like skiing?) anyway tip and tail, I think of what used to be called de-tuning. Taking the sharp edge off the contact point and in a few inches towards the bindings.
BUT
As far as the actual nose/tail ENDS of the board, true you're not going to catch that edge on anything. ANYTHING. Edge there serves no point, so you might as well round it down. It saves the upholstery in your car, your gloves, your outerwear, your carpet (those indoor tailblock sessions we ALL love) ETC ETC
That's why mervin boards don't even HAVE edges up there. wait, do lib-tech's? I know gnu's don't.
Anyway, it's just one of those things that you don't have to do, but if you have access to a grinder with a SANDING DISK, not an actual grinding disk, it takes about 1 second to have totally round edges that will do just about as much harm as a de-clawed cat.
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i got what you mean now, thanks
At 220 lbs, I ride a 155 (157 this season) with my edges rounded with a sanding disk on a grinder. I round my tip and tail right off then I lightly run the length of my board. It doesn't take a whole lot when you're using a grinder.
PS, due to college, I'm stuck riding Whiteface. Those of you who live on the east coast, you know that it's generally regarded as the iciest place in north america. I just like the feeling of smooth edges. I grew up riding boards that were way too long for me with razor sharp edges. We went as fast as we could and that was what was awesome. I just have more fun with a looser feel. I just wax as regularly as I can and afford and I de-burr my edges whenever I remember.
As for beveling, I've never bothered. I don't ride pipe (for the most part) and that's the only place I could see wanting edges.
I round em off pretty good on the tip and tail, and i definitely take a file to it betweeen tip and tail too. Definitely don't round it off, but give it some bevel. It just makes me feel a lot more comfortable. I give it quite a bit of bevel, and i never feel like I'm slipping around while riding, and I've never caught while jibbing. Just try to get that initial sharpness out. Sometimes I use those rough green cleaning pads (iron wool?), whatever it is. I don't know if it works, but it makes me feel better.
i usually just round mine off between the bindings and it works fine, otherwise take all edges off your full jib deck
I've never caught, just round off from the tip to the back of your binder and your set. For real. Atleast it's worked for me.
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i rode beveld edge at 88 degrease, i felt like catching an edge was more likely to happen. when i dull my edges i feel like the flow of the board is un-enteruptted when sliding in straight lines, beveld edges hold better on icee surfaces.
