I'm not sure how much wax testing the wax companies actually do at the
Birkebeiner. I think they go by the weather report. That's why Zach
Caldwell was so invaluable at the race this year. He tested about a
dozen pairs of skis with all kinds of wax. I think the skis were the
same flex and only the wax and structure were different. He re-tested
waxes and structures every day during the week. I think all of the wax
companies have missed the wax in the past. Once again, hats off to
Zach!

Jay Tegeder
"Keep training, lycra never lies!" JT


(Ron Bott) wrote in message . com...
wrote in message ...
Wow, Ian seems to have a healthy imagination. I can't imagine
thinking a Blue/Red mix was "spot on" when the temps didn't even get
below 30 the night before! This seems to be a pretty optimistic view,
even for company propoganda ;-).

Brian

An extremely optimistic view is right. I was unable to ski the Birkie
this year, but I must of talked with at least 8 people who used the
Toko recommendation and were extremely dissapointed in the results. In
fact not one person said they had good skis with the Toko wax of the
day. Of course there are many other equipment factors to consider in
addition to the wax, but to say the recommendation was "spot on" I
find rather insulting, based on the feedback I had gotten.

Ron Bott