On Fri, 25 Feb 2005, Camilo wrote:

Marked flex is correct for weight (according to mfg. guidelines). More
importantly, "paper test" by competent tech. indicates a good fit for her
weight and skiing ability in terms of 1/2 weight, full weight and weight on
ball of foot. I think this is a decent fit for this ski.

Length of kick zone is about the right length (forget what it is exactly,
but it's not extremely short or anything like that). But I'm a little
uncomfortable because the zone ends a full two inches in front of the heel
of the boot. I've only had a couple of good quality striding skis, and it

This is fine. Has happened for a couple of my skis as well. My local
shop's experts (the guys at Finn Sisu) told me to take the measured zone
as a guide, not as "written in stone". Wax the whole pocket (be bold, wax
beyond the pocket) with a few layers of hard wax (on a hard wax day), and
then go skiing for a fairly long time. Then look at the wax. If it's
clearly warn off right below the heel, then the pocket for hard wax
probably begins in front of the heel. Likewise for the front of the zone.
-Ken



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Kenneth Salzberg
Hamline University
School of Law (651) 523-2354
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Sisu Skier - 50K Club St. Paul, MN 55104
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