1 degree, 2 degree, 3 degree

[SEJ]

What's your thought here. I assume the tighter angle gives more hook up and the wider angle lasts longer. Is there any other reason to go 1 / 1 instead of a 1 / 3? I don't mind the extra work to keep them sharp, I just want maximum hook up. Am I missing something?

[Mike T]

I've been using 3 degree side bevels on my non-powder decks for a season now, and haven't had any difficulties maintaining them. Obviously you need to file away more metal to get a 3 degree bevel which shortens the life of your board, but I have *never* had "too many edge tunes" be the reason why I turn a board into a patio bench.


Why 3 degree? Noticably grippier than 2 - I use 1 degree base bevel BTW.

[SEJ]

I'm not worried about wasting the board early by using a 3 degree. I just heard that an 88 degree edge doesn't stay sharp as long as a 90 degree. This is not an issue to me. I like to polish my edges regularly. I'm just wondering, why NOT run a 3 degree. Is there a good reason I don't understand?

[pebu]

On most of my boards I've been running 1 and 1 just to keep the edge a little longer. I don't want to have to sharpen it every time, just run over it with a stone or something. I recently put a 2 degree side on my sl board because I was havin a little trouble holding an edge on the harder stuff. I've been running 1 degree on the base of all of them just to keep them from getting too squirrely. For the recreational riding that I do I don't need to make edge changes any faster.

[Steve Prokopiw]

I'm a fan of 3 degree edges for the holding capability of the edge.I even have my freeride/teaching board at 3 degrees side but I do have that one at about 2 on the base since I slide rails with it.