rikytheripster Posted December 16, 2003 Report Share Posted December 16, 2003 what the hell is going on, both sets of inserts are 5mm off centre towards the right side of the boar(as u look at the tip). is this normal? probably not, bought it as an ex demo- no wonder! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Donek Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 This is probably the reson the board was a demo. We have had similar problems with insert alignment. 1/4 in off is a bit more than we would have accepted as well. This should not cause any problems with the board from a performance aspect. You can simply adjust the toe and heel blocks on your binding forward or backward to center your boot on the board. This can become a bit of a hastle if you move your bindings from board to board, but it's the price you pay if you buy a blem. If Prior is anything like us, most of the blems become demos or discounted. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nils Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Yep same here at a smaller level! Sometimes things don't happen as expected and boards can come off press with either very slightly offset inserts, small aspect defaults on the top sheet, small bubbles on the base that need a fix then sand job etc, small delam problems that need a reglue in the press etc etc... Most of those boards end up as demo, some with the cosmetics end up "discounted"... we, and i think most manufacturers avoid selling the boards that will risk a break/delam.. Hopefully problems aren't that common: we have to use normal boards as demo sometimes :) Offset inserts are hard to deal with when u have discs like on the new TD2 or like on the emery course > holes are so precise that there is no room to play with so its better to use TD1 or bindings with long holes on the discs that you can turn 90° to accomodate the offset inserts. Nils Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Houghton Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 I agree with Sean. I had a Burner that was offset like that, just adjusted the bindings so my boots were back on center, and never thought about it again. Just remember if you loan it to a friend or change bindings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest JohnSch Posted December 17, 2003 Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 Can't speak to the particular board, but I have seen used/demo boards on Prior's website where they list offset inserts as the reason the board's being sold at a discount. I've bought three boards from Prior (one used, two blems) and been very happy with each aspect of the experience. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rikytheripster Posted December 17, 2003 Author Report Share Posted December 17, 2003 they certainly didnt tell me about it when i bought the board.....bastards neway it doesnt really bother me - i hav ealready adjusted my cateks heel/toe sliders to accomodate this cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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