Message #9249

[Svend]

Great story Jim.  Deserves a thread of its own, actually.

Not that I've ever tried it (or perhaps I have but didn't know it), but I'm amazed when I hear that a minute change such as 1 degree more or less edge bevel can make such a huge difference.  I skied my Speeds right from the factory with whatever tune they put on (0.5/3, I think) for about 2 days before I filed them at 1/2.  Can't say I really noticed much difference, other than I found the edge grip with my tune to be better.  They were definitely sharper after I got done with them, but even with the factory tune I didn't feel any of the grabbing that Jim describes.  But then, I'm not nearly as experienced as you guys, so probably wasn't skiing in a way that would make me notice it.