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Forum Destroyer into the park !

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#1 ·
Hi,

I've bought a forum destroyer and I'm gonna mostly use it in the park ( jumps and rails mkay .. ).
Now my question would be : Do I need to detune the edges or change the bevel of the edges on this board to do rails ? If so, how much would you detune them to still have the board feel nice when hitting some ice or something ?

Thx!
 
#2 ·
I would think you would need to detune any board that didn't already come with bevelled edges (Like the Stepchild JP Walker Pro Model) if you want to take it on any rails.

After falling face first on a rail from catching an edge doing a boardslide with my destroyer, from my own personal experience, I can say you do need to detune the Destroyer, lol.

I haven't yet experimented with bevelled edges but you would need a 2 degree bevel on your base edge at a minimum.
 
#4 · (Edited)
Across your effective edge. This is where the board makes contact with the snow. The only places where you would want to have a different edge are possibly the contact points. At the contact points you can round off the edge conservatively to avoid 'catching an edge' in unforgiving conditions.

But if you are going to apply bevelled edges to your board, you should apply them along the entire effective edge.

I am trying to get into contact with Forum to see what kind of bevel the Destroyer comes with from the factory. If it already comes with a 2 degree base/88 degree side bevel (and it might) you should be good to go. If it comes with a 1 degree base/89 degree side bevel, then I would take it to a shop and get them to give you a 2 degree base bevel.

From that, you can choose your side bevel... If your edge angles add up to 90(ie. 2 degree base + 88 degree side = 90), thats ideal. But if you want more forgiveness (ie. duller), 91 or even 92 would be better. Angles adding up to less than 90 is more for freeriding and alpine.
 
#5 · (Edited)
I contacted Forum and they said there is a 3 degree bevel on the Destroyer and on all of Forum's park/jib boards.

That's a pretty intense bevel. I am quite surprised. My geuss is they also have a 87 degree side bevel. So you can either leave the edges alone to maintain the 90 degree corner, or buy a 88 or 90 degree side sharpener and round off the edges slightly for a more forgiving edge.
 
#11 ·
beveling is mostly pointless and extra work, if i gave you a board and said it was bevelled you'd believe me unless you were a very high end rider, and vice versa, so don't worry about it, just detune the whole length a bit (don't go crazy and round the edges off) and learn proper technique and you won't have to worry about it
 
#12 ·
So you're telling me I'm not gonna catch edges if I have proper technique without detuning the edges ? I'm just kind of scared to land face first on a rail, lot's of folks told me it's nearly impossible to avoid catching an edge from time to time if you didn't detune/bevel the edges ...
 
#13 ·
no, go ahead and detune but don't worry about bevelling. even if you use a ton of bevel and detune the crap out of it, that doesn't mean you will never catch an edge and fall down, thats just part of snowboarding. bevelling is a pain in the ass, everytime you get a ding or burr you have to do it all over again. learning to keep your base flat and how to deal with kinks properly is a much better way to approach things than relying on beveling. just detune the board between the bindings and at the contact points.
 
#15 ·
well you might lose some edge grip when the snow is really firm, everything is a trade off. i usually just like to take the sharp edge off a bit by using a gummy stone, but i know some people who file their edges almost round. i round the contact points and the tip and tail curves though.
 
#17 ·
i prefer my board to be a little loose, and contact points when they are sharp can be catchy, especially on a torsionally stiff board, i'm not racing slalom or anything so i don't need maximium edge hold and super quick reactions, but others may prefer to keep the contact points sharper
 
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