My revolt Trees just came in the mail today, and I immediately mounted my spruce pro bindings, and set off to Shawnee Peak for some night skiing. Here was my experience:
>First thing I noticed after putting them on was how buttery they were (probably due to the untouched hot wax job from SBOL)
>As I made my way toward the lift I found it difficult to skate because of how slick they were.
>No problems with the lift (poles might have been nice for my first day out though)
>Getting off the lift I really noticed how slippery they were (I actually ran my finger along the edge to see if it was even sharp)
>Once I got going I could switch from front to back with extreme ease.
>After I felt more comfortable on them I started to go faster.
>Once I got going and really started getting into turns and cutting hard, I could feel them digging in pretty well.
>I did have 2 spills from my outside board over rotating then slipping off its edge (still don't think i have that touch yet)
>All in all it was an enjoyable experience
But really my question is about how slippery they were. Looking the long way down the board I notice the edges are angled like this:
BOTTOM
TOP
NOTE: this is not to scale, and isn't this obvious
Is is supposed to be like this?
Do I need to get it tuned a specific way (potentially to correct it)?
Do I just need to carve at a deeper angle (and not be a casual)?
Was I supposed to have anything done on them before riding them?
>First thing I noticed after putting them on was how buttery they were (probably due to the untouched hot wax job from SBOL)
>As I made my way toward the lift I found it difficult to skate because of how slick they were.
>No problems with the lift (poles might have been nice for my first day out though)
>Getting off the lift I really noticed how slippery they were (I actually ran my finger along the edge to see if it was even sharp)
>Once I got going I could switch from front to back with extreme ease.
>After I felt more comfortable on them I started to go faster.
>Once I got going and really started getting into turns and cutting hard, I could feel them digging in pretty well.
>I did have 2 spills from my outside board over rotating then slipping off its edge (still don't think i have that touch yet)
>All in all it was an enjoyable experience
But really my question is about how slippery they were. Looking the long way down the board I notice the edges are angled like this:
BOTTOM
TOP
NOTE: this is not to scale, and isn't this obvious
Is is supposed to be like this?
Do I need to get it tuned a specific way (potentially to correct it)?
Do I just need to carve at a deeper angle (and not be a casual)?
Was I supposed to have anything done on them before riding them?