side & base edge angles
Sure, changing your angles might help you, or you could just ride the board stock no problem. I think if there’s a problem it’s more user error than ‘oh, my edges are at the wrong angle!’. . .
. . . imo it’s not essential.
There was a problem with the Signal Park Rocker the first time I rode it. The problem wasn’t ‘user error’, it was that my edges were at the wrong angle. Edge angles changed - problem fixed.
Riding at the factory angles was simply not working - to get a decent ride out of the board, changing them was essential.
Sure, changing your angles might help you, or you could just ride the board stock no problem. I think if there’s a problem it’s more user error than ‘oh, my edges are at the wrong angle!’. . .
. . . imo it’s not essential.
There was a problem with the Signal Park Rocker the first time I rode it. The problem wasn’t ‘user error’, it was that my edges were at the wrong angle. Edge angles changed - problem fixed.
Riding at the factory angles was simply not working - to get a decent ride out of the board, changing them was essential.
Off topic, but just out of interest, what did you think of the Park Rocker once you re-edged it?
Heaps of fun to ride. Not as noodly as they say, but still soft. It’s like training wheels for buttering! I wouldn’t ever want to be bombing hardpack on it, but it carved OK, and handled Spring chop/shush at speed without a problem. Overall. I rate it highly.
ok it’s confirmed, the Signal has no bevel. here it is from Signal:
Boards have a 90 degree bevel on them. I usually detune my board so that i won’t catch my edge on a rail.
and
I recommend leaving it the way it came.
guess i’ll just de-tune around the 4 points and see how I go.
Thanks for letting us know. If you’re going to be boardsliding rails, I’d probably detune very slightly (with a soft stone) along the whole edge, or at least between the feet. Zero degrees on a new edge is going to be catchy when sliding.
thanks, Rider. I won’t be doing any rail sliding, but I do want to be able to spin the board flat on the snow and small airs. I plan to just hit the tips and the four corners lightly with a diamond stone. If it works out too catchy with default angles then I’ll think about adjusting the bevel.
Don’t just leave it! A zero degree base bevel is insane! Even World Cup racers run half a degree of base bevel!
Try one degree first, then go for more bit-by-bit until you find just the right angle. Unless you plan to only ride park, blunting your edges is even worse.
I think Never Summer also has a 0 degree bevel.
I think selling boards with a zero degree bevel is a good idea (so whoever buys them can set whatever bevel they like) - but selling boards with a zero degree bevel and not educating/informing the customer is NOT a good idea.
Yeah, but the Signal guy recommends leaving it the way it came. What do you say to that?
Yeah, but the Signal guy recommends leaving it the way it came. What do you say to that?
Umm…........... Enjoy eating shit on a regular basis????
How about you just take a lesson and learn to snowboard? 
Sorry Mr Professional!!!!!
Who exactly is it that sponsors you by the way???? 
I am actually going to leave it as-is - aside from some light de-tuning - for now and see how I go. I do have a pretty carve-y style as is, so I will at least give it a go before I make irreversible (or at least not easily reversed) changes. I think skip’s comment that the Never Summer also has 0 bevel is true, and I read MU’s comments about his SL in another thread and he thought it was a much easier ride than his old Custom.
Anyway, I’ll report back around July next year whether I’ve been eating shit or riding LIKE A BOSS!
that’s the smartest thing to do Mudhoney. Ride it first and see.
Anyways, for you pro-beveling your edges crowd, why not email the Signal rep and link him to this thread? It’s always good to have direct input from the companies.