hockey2 Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 I forget what degree to tune my edges on my alpine board. On my soft board I know it's 0 degree/sides and 1 degree/bottom. Can anyone help me out here? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pokkis Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 You can put marker to edge, and then very gentle run with your tool edge with dimond file to find out current angle. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
csquared Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 If you are just getting into snowboarding, it may make sense to have some bottom bevel just for foregiveness. If you already feel comfortable on a free-ride board and the feeling of the alpine board is not too strange then I would start with 0 / 0. Once you are totally comfortable and starting to feel aggressive, try a 2 degree offset (88 degree tool) to produce more decisive initiation and better edge hold on ice. However, lots of us just keep 0 / 0 because the edge stays sharper a bit longer and you're less likely to get into trouble on irregular terrain. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mike T Posted December 6, 2008 Report Share Posted December 6, 2008 I'd recommend against starting with zero degrees on the base as it can lead to edges that engage when you don't want them to. 2 side / 1 base is probably what I would recommend as a starting point. Unless you're over-tuning it's not going to make much different in terms of wear. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mr_roboteye Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 I'd recommend against starting with zero degrees on the base as it can lead to edges that engage when you don't want them to. 2 side / 1 base is probably what I would recommend as a starting point. Unless you're over-tuning it's not going to make much different in terms of wear. Completely agree later, Dave R. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fastskiguy Posted December 7, 2008 Report Share Posted December 7, 2008 I'm thinking 1 degree base bevel and whatever for side bevel is the best. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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