pow4ever Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 There are "gold" in them hill in the context there are tons of wisdom/great information in the threads. Just thinking out loud what's the best way to present/share them? I was deciding on angle to set for my Donek. It have factory 0/0 and been riding it like that for 2 seasons lol... Finally took it for a tune. Decided on 1/1 as I am a Montucky wanna be. Lazy and easy of maintenance. Here are what I came across: Maybe it will help someone else as clueless as me lol... Forum Vote/thread/notes: http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/topic/46162-what-edge-and-base-angles-are-ya-setting-for-hard-charging-carving/ The following are excerpt from http://www.alpinecarving.com/tuning.html: * "Many people ride with a 1-2º side edge bevel and a 1º base edge bevel, and that's how most boards are shipped from the factory. Here are some examples: Coiler boards come with a 1º side edge bevel and a 0º base edge bevel. Donek Alpine boards come with a 0 º side edge bevel and a 0 º base edge bevel. This is the best option, since you can decide exactly how much metal to remove. Donek Softboot boards come with 2 º side edge bevel and a 1 º base edge bevel. Scottishsurfer's Incline F2 boards come with a 1º side edge bevel and a 1º base edge bevel, with a small amount of detuning around the nose. Kessler boards(custom not stock) come with a 3º side edge bevel and a 0.5º base edge bevel, Oxess boards come with a 1º side edge bevel and a 0º base edge bevel. "Marcel recommends tuning to 88/0.5." 2º side edge bevel and a 0.5º base edge bevel Oxygen boards come with a 2º side edge bevel and a 1º base edge bevel. Thirst snowboard come with a 1º side edge bevel and a 0.7º base edge bevel. "Unedited: .7* on the base edge and 89* on the sidewall edge." Virus boards often come with a 3º side edge bevel. A lot of tune shops on the East coast use a 3º side edge bevel, in order to handle the blueplate. If you are clueless, go with 2º side and 1º base." North East Tuning Shop: NH: Rodgers Ski Shop in Lincoln, NH. Ask for Joshhttp://rodgersskiandsport.com/new-hampshire/ Maine: Happy Tunes. I paid $50 for setting the edges, ptex works and hot wax.http://skihappytunes.com/ * Edited based on MFG feedback and ordering of board maker based on alphabet. ref: http://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/topic/46162-what-edge-and-base-angles-are-ya-setting-for-hard-charging-carving/http://www.alpinecarving.com/tuning.htmlhttp://forums.alpinesnowboarder.com/topic/47150-looking-for-decent-tune-shops-in-nh-vt-and-maine/ 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keenan Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 Mark Miller, What angles are you finishing the Thirst lineup with? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dredman Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 4 hours ago, pow4ever said: Decided on 1/1 as I am a Montukey wanna be. Lazy and easy of maintenance. Exactly the mindset! Don’t forget to wax, once a season for good measure. 1 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BLOODTYPEZX10R Posted December 27, 2018 Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 3 hours ago, Keenan said: Mark Miller, What angles are you finishing the Thirst lineup with? .7* on the base edge and 89* on the sidewall edge. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted December 27, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 27, 2018 53 minutes ago, BLOODTYPEZX10R said: .7* on the base edge and 89* on the sidewall edge. Thank you Mark! Updated/Edited. Man i gotta go donate money to the wikipedia folks... keeping content update is lots of work. 1 hour ago, dredman said: Exactly the mindset! Don’t forget to wax, once a season for good measure. LOL... I had to be shame into wax my board... I don't deserve nice things. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scottishsurfer Posted December 28, 2018 Report Share Posted December 28, 2018 I want to say the bit of paper my donek incline came with said it had a 1 degree base and 2degree side wall so the soft boot boards might be a little different from the hard. ill usually run stock and just sharpen as needed until i determine i need a base grind at which point ill switch to 0 on the base and either 2 or 3 on the sidewall 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted December 31, 2018 Author Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Thank you ScottishSurfer! I will take a look to see if my Donek come with paper work that show stock degree. Bruce, Sean: Love to have you chime in here. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jack M Posted December 31, 2018 Report Share Posted December 31, 2018 Custom Kessler arrived with 3 side, 0.5 base, without asking. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daveo Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 My oxess comes with 89/0. Marcel recommends tuning to 88/0.5. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SunSurfer Posted January 1, 2019 Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Took delivery @ ATC 2017 of a Nirvana 174 Energy Torsion+ T.4 from Bruce Varsava @ Coiler. Email from BV at the time records the board being delivered with a flat i.e. 0 degrees base, and an 89 degree sidewall and that this was the standard pattern. Despite the flat base I had no problems with sideslipping, catching edges etc. As for the carving (excerpted from my ride report after 2 & 1/2 days) "...The board carves deeper trenches than I've ever managed before. If my technique is good then it will do pretty much whatever I ask. Heresy I know, but I didn't scrape off the storage wax it came with. By the end of the its' first day at Buttermilk, the wax was gone from the whole length of the board for 2-3cm from the edge (i.e. right round the corner of the hybrid nose)." 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pow4ever Posted January 1, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 1, 2019 Info updated. Thank you Scottishsurfer/Jack/Daveo: updated to include Donek Incline/Kessler/Oxess. Thank you Alan for confirming on Coiler. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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