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Been wanting to try it and my rock/BC skis are sacrificial at this point- ripped an edge out last week that I made a hillbilly epoxy fix on.
So I put the tip between two small tree trunks and strapped the tail to another tree to bend it like I wanted. Then I took a torch and heated the top of the ski where I wanted the rocker until I heard the first hint of cracking from the ski:
This is what they look like now- they used to have traditional camber/tip (Karhu Storm BC):
I have flexed the ski tips and they don't feel weakened, although they must be- I wouldn't want to do this for a resort ski. I'll report back after I get a chance to use them.
Not sure why the pics post sideways, they don't when I open them on my computer and phone I took them with- lean your head to the left!
So I put the tip between two small tree trunks and strapped the tail to another tree to bend it like I wanted. Then I took a torch and heated the top of the ski where I wanted the rocker until I heard the first hint of cracking from the ski:
This is what they look like now- they used to have traditional camber/tip (Karhu Storm BC):
I have flexed the ski tips and they don't feel weakened, although they must be- I wouldn't want to do this for a resort ski. I'll report back after I get a chance to use them.
Not sure why the pics post sideways, they don't when I open them on my computer and phone I took them with- lean your head to the left!
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