How to detune a Skate Banana - Snowboarding Forum

rasmasyean · 12-14-2010, 09:46 AM

I got a Lib Tech Skate Banana. This is my first reverse camber board.

How should I detune the tip/tail?

Not sure if this is relevant but the sidewall is in 3 sections: white tip, multicolor sidecut, white tail.
Should I use the colors as a guide and detune the edge at white parts?

Thanks!

wrathfuldeity · 12-14-2010, 10:09 AM

don't detune...learn to ride the bitch.

like you have a hot sports car and then you put on truck tires

Roundabout136 · 12-14-2010, 11:12 AM

You dont need to detune the tip and tail...there's no edge on them.

TeamSR · 12-14-2010, 08:00 PM

every mervin deck i have owned i detune the entire board with a gummy stone. With the mag traction i feel that i don't need a sharp edge on them to carve... plus fuck edges and doing boxes/rails

rasmasyean · 12-15-2010, 02:42 AM

Well, right now I'm working on buttering. I'll do a little bit of rails but not primarily my main time on mountain. I'll do some jumps too, which I heard the skate banana isn't all that great at.

Besides, I thought it was better to give it a 3 degree edge bevel for rails vs. "detuning the side edge". This way, you maintain carving performance while still reducing rail catching.

I just want to make it more forgiving when buttering and landing spins.

12-14-2010, 09:46 AM	#1 (permalink)
rasmasyean Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 674	How to detune a Skate Banana I got a Lib Tech Skate Banana. This is my first reverse camber board. How should I detune the tip/tail? Not sure if this is relevant but the sidewall is in 3 sections: white tip, multicolor sidecut, white tail. Should I use the colors as a guide and detune the edge at white parts? Thanks!

12-14-2010, 10:09 AM	#2 (permalink)
wrathfuldeity Resident poet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Bham Posts: 2,701	don't detune...learn to ride the bitch. like you have a hot sports car and then you put on truck tires __________________

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12-14-2010, 11:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
Roundabout136 Member Join Date: Aug 2008 Location: Richmond VA Posts: 50	You dont need to detune the tip and tail...there's no edge on them.

12-14-2010, 08:00 PM	#4 (permalink)
TeamSR Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: The Ice Coast Posts: 352	every mervin deck i have owned i detune the entire board with a gummy stone. With the mag traction i feel that i don't need a sharp edge on them to carve... plus fuck edges and doing boxes/rails

12-15-2010, 02:42 AM	#5 (permalink)
rasmasyean Veteran Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 674	Well, right now I'm working on buttering. I'll do a little bit of rails but not primarily my main time on mountain. I'll do some jumps too, which I heard the skate banana isn't all that great at. Besides, I thought it was better to give it a 3 degree edge bevel for rails vs. "detuning the side edge". This way, you maintain carving performance while still reducing rail catching. I just want to make it more forgiving when buttering and landing spins.