A true bar is how you find out what a base is actually doing. Bases are not reliably flat — they come out of the factory with variation, and they change with use, temperature and repairs. A ski that is base-high or edge-high will not behave the way its tune suggests.
Hold the bar across the base against a light: the gaps tell you the story. Light under the middle means the base is concave, or edge-high, and the ski will feel hooky and hard to release. Light at the edges means base-high, and the ski will feel vague and slow to grip.
- Machined from 7775 aluminium and precision ground
- Flat and warp-resistant
- Checks base flatness and determines edge bevels
- 6 inch length
- The most accurate true bar Sun Valley Ski Tools makes
Do this before tuning, not after. There is no point setting a precise bevel on a base that is not flat — the angle you set will not be the angle the snow sees. Flatten first, then bevel.
It also reads bevel angle directly, which is the quickest way to check what a ski was last tuned to before you change anything.
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SVST true bar
Quality product, hard to find, fast service.
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Pricey, but the best
If you need the best true bar, this is the one. This isn't one for constant shop work, but if you're a builder, or tune for a racer, this is the one. One complaint? The leather case should be a half inch longer. You want to keep this tool in a protective case, but it isn't quite long enough and a quarter inch of the end is exposed.
