[Used Snowboards]How long is the service life of the snowboards Talking about the purchasing skills of used snowboards
1 skis have a lifespan
The lifespan of a general snowboard is 80- 100 days, and 40-60 days for competition boards. Of course, this is just a reference value, and it is actually closely related to the user’s weight, strength and sliding style. The same board was slid on for 200 days by a girl weighing 45kg, which may be much better than being skated by a 90kg guy for 100 days. After this lifespan, the board is ‘dead’. Of course, the dead board can still slide, but the elasticity of the board will be greatly reduced, and the ability of the blade to carve hard snow will also be significantly worse.
2Why does the snowboard have a lifespan
The lifespan of the snowboard is mainly related to the repeated deformation of the core. Take a piece of wire and bend it repeatedly, and you will find that it loses its elasticity very quickly. The board is the same.
3How to identify the life of the snowboard
3.1 If you have a board of the same model to compare it, put them all on the ground, they The upward arching arc (the so-called camber) makes a difference.
The ability of a board to maintain the camber is related to the material of the core and the material of the reinforcement: the primary board with the ‘foam’ core is the worst. , itself is not very elastic; the whole wood core is better; the strongest ones are those with metal reinforcement layers, although the original function of these reinforcement layers is to harden the board, not prolong the life, but they will indeed last longer. .
3.2 In addition to the camber, there is also a blade with a limited lifespan, which is repaired once less, which is why the life of the competition board is short. The core of the competition board will also use good materials, but their edge is the thinnest.
4How to choose used boards
First of all, rental boards are basically not considered. A lot of board rental places sell boards every year, the price can be very low, and they may have some maintenance on the boards when they sell them, making them look better than second-hand boards in private hands, anyway, maintenance is good for them The cost is very low. But in fact, rental boards may be able to serve 80-100 days in a snow season, while private boards can be skied for 20 days in a snow season, and those with more than 30 days are enthusiasts. Therefore, the one-year life loss of the rental board is equivalent to 3-5 years in private hands. If you do the math, you will find that their so-called cheap price is actually not very cheap. It’s an obsolete product.
Secondly, try skateboarding is a case if you can see it. Trial skateboards are generally better and newer models. The purpose of manufacturers holding trial skateboards is to promote and promote new products. They are often not used to the extent that they are cleaned and sold, because the same board can also be sold. It’s impossible to be trialled year after year, and the model that was trialled in the second year must be a new model for the second year. In some places, if you are satisfied with the test slide, you can buy it directly, and the test slide fee will be saved. If you buy a test skateboard online, the online store will generally state how many times the board has been tested.
There are also boards in private hands, depending on the year and condition, try not to buy too old ones. The ones I bought in that year generally won’t be slipped many times. Of course there are exceptions, for example… the opponent is an athlete.
5How to look at the fineness of the board
To look at the fineness of a board, it mainly depends on the thickness of the blade. Because the bottom of the board can be repaired, and the board surface is basically scarred after only a few slips. Of course, as mentioned earlier, camber can also be viewed, but this thing is not gradual, it may suddenly become relatively flat when it is about to die, and it was almost the same when it was elastically deformed before, so it is not very reliable.
Look at the thickness of the blade, it is best that you know how thick the new one is, as a reference. Rental boards are inherently thicker than others, and competition boards are inherently thinner, and these factors should also be taken into account.