Poster: A snowHead
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Ok, so I got a new snowboard (division 23 "power"), has been a nice board so far, but after just a few days of boarding there is a crack in the topsheet. It looks like a thin line, but I can tell that it is a crack and not a scratch. It runs across the width of the board (the shorter dimension), about a foot from the tip. It does not reach either edge of the board, but is about 1/2 to 3/4 the width of the board. Is this a problem? Will I get water damage and/or some of the topsheet falling off? Also, is this fixable, and if so how? My board is sandwich construction by the way, and the topsheet has a slightly rubbery feel to it (though it must be clear plastic. But it's not one of those shiny topsheets). Sorry for the long description, and thanks in advance for any replies.
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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humble diagnosis..
If it is new are you near where you bought it?
do you remember any nasty hits?
from the position of the crack near the tip i would say something is up. I would not be worried so much about water getting in as wether there is a crack in the core, which you'll find out about sooner rather than later. I'd take it in to a shop and get some nice bloke to look at it for you before using it again. If it is just the top sheet i dont know how you would fix it other than paint or a new topsheet if they do that sort of repair...
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Talk to the store, if they won't listen/replace the board (don't know what your consumer rights are in BC), mail Division 23 with your question and some good close-up pics, and get a response from them in writing. It may just be a flaw in the topsheet, (are you using it in the park, big air etc.?) but you need to get it checked before you hit the slopes again, the posibility of a failure at that point might leave you without cotrol at speed.
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I will be near where I bought it soon. I'll definitely get them to have a look. To me it looks like the crack is just in the topsheet, not in the core of the board. I really have not rode it that hard; I've just been out 3 times so far this year, no major park stuff and no serious bang-ups (nobody has hit me, I haven't hit anyone or anything: a number of wipeouts but all of them in the middle of the piste).
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