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Skins are rather a pain to get to stick to wax. There used to be some skins that didn't use glue, but I doubt if they're still being sold. Buying any skins narrow enough for the E99 is now a pain. Bummer with the skins. I rarely need skins, since E99s have a decent grip uphill. But making the grip work does require stomping one the uphill - which gets tiring after several miles with a 60 lb backpack. I guess I can always cut wide skins to fit the narrow waste of the E99s. |
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On Apr 15, 6:33*pm, "
wrote: Skins are rather a pain to get to stick to wax. There used to be some skins that didn't use glue, but I doubt if they're still being sold. Buying any skins narrow enough for the E99 is now a pain. Bummer with the skins. I rarely need skins, since E99s have a decent grip uphill. But making the grip work does require stomping one the uphill - which gets tiring after several miles with a 60 lb backpack. I guess I can always cut wide skins to fit the narrow waste of the E99s. ....I wonder if these "gecko" skins will stick to a glide-waxed ski surface. http://www.telemark-pyrenees.com/sho...oducts_id=7298 |
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glide wax, tent for backcountry
The earlier E99 Crowns have a tremendous amount of camber because they expected them to be used while wearing a heavy pack. Newer ones have much less camber. Still, mine 2009 E99s worked way better in terms of grip than all other skis in my group, if compared skin-less. In situations when everyone else was wearing skins I was doing just fine skin-less, except for having to actively "work" on that grip. |
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