AlexJ Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Does anyone have any experience with getting your snowboard tuned at the Sports Authority? I got a couple of 35% off coupons and was thinking of taking my boards to be tuned. Don't know much about tuning so I thought I would ask here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monodude Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Minimum wage, Nice board Brah, work sucks, I wanna ride attitude doesn't translate to much of a tune. You might get lucky... But no amount of savings will put the overground base material back on, or how much metal will you have to file to get the angles back to proper... Also I hate all temp wax bought from the lowest bidder. Most shops don't know squat about Alpine boards either. Don Feed the addiction... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
trailertrash Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Where did you get the coupons? Got any more? I will trade you some buy one get one free hot pocket coupons for 1 of yours? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steve Prokopiw Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 How would you go about getting the bike in your avatar tuned? If you don't want to risk teaching yourself with the massive amount of info available here,at least take it to a shop familiar with and reputable for high performance ski tuning. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave Winters Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Don't do it!!! You get what you pay for. Take 'em or send 'em here: http://www.skimd.com/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoffV Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 Ha Alex I think you have had enough to drink, April fools is months away. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
powdahbonz Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 umm...there's a sports authority in the stratton area? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ear dragger Posted December 21, 2011 Report Share Posted December 21, 2011 sports authority is really close to me and that's where i take my stuff. the guy there is really good:1luvu:. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bobby Buggs Posted December 26, 2011 Report Share Posted December 26, 2011 Does anyone have any experience with getting your snowboard tuned at the Sports Authority?I got a couple of 35% off coupons and was thinking of taking my boards to be tuned. Don't know much about tuning so I thought I would ask here. I thought you didnt smoke:confused: Let us know how that works out for you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NMU Alpine Boarder Posted December 27, 2011 Report Share Posted December 27, 2011 To be fair, there are some of us who work for "Big Box Stores" that know what alpine is and can do a good job tuning gear :lol: But yea, in all likely-hood, I would go elsewhere... From working as a tech here in the Chicago, IL area, I quickly realized that I was one of the most knowledgeable "Big Box" techs in the area... In the grand scheme of things, I still had a lot of learning to do however... A good tune should run $50+, and for the most part, you get what you pay for... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SEJ Posted December 28, 2011 Report Share Posted December 28, 2011 A lot of people that do this are free agents, or at least, used to be. Tuners can be subcontractors so to speak. They are in the store after it closes, but they don't work for the store directly. Sometimes they work by the piece, not by the hour. X amount for a grind, Z amount for edge sharpening, etc, etc. Ruin one and YOU pay for it. Sometimes you can get a great grind from a big box, and once in a while, the experts can ruin one. It's just a matter of odds. I had a couple of good grinds at Any Mountain. I had a shop I TRUST do a bad one. I mean, you grind a million, you're gonna screw up a couple. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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