Kick waxing for a stiff camber

I have a pair of '06 RCS Classic Cold skis that I've barely used because the flex seems too stiff, however I've had them flex tested both where I bought them and another place and both say that I'm within the proper weight range for these. (tho at the lower end) Everytime I go out to classic I seem to grab my old SCS skis just because I like the flex so much more, and the kick is so much more solid, but I've vowed this year to make these newer skis work!
I understand the "812 Camber" on these Fischers is stiffer & higher than previously and never totally flattens out? (my weight: 164 lbs with strong intermediate kick, skis are 202cm)
Any tips or waxing ideas to make them work better for me? (Was wondering about using Start grip tape for a thicker wax zone directly under foot-do you sacrifice speed?)

They sound like maybe good klister skis.

Keep us posted about them!

--JP

On Jan 22, 5:42*am, "Jeff Potter (of OutYourBackdoor.com)"
wrote:
They sound like maybe good klister skis.

Keep us posted about them!

--JP

My thought exactly. As an alternative, give some grip tape a try.

Also, if you have an idea how the camber lays out*, you might try
multiple additional layers of wax in the highest part of the wax
pocket, more or less feathered into thinner layers at the front and
back of the pocket.

* your shop can mark various areas of the camber flex, how much of a
gap is at various points when weight is applied.

On Jan 21, 9:59*pm, Ed Miller wrote:
I have a pair of '06 RCS Classic Cold skis that I've barely used because
the flex seems too stiff, however I've had them flex tested both where I
bought them and another place and both say that I'm within the proper
weight range for these. (tho at the lower end) Everytime I go out to
classic I seem to grab my old SCS skis just because I like the flex so
much more, and the kick is so much more solid, but I've vowed this year
to make these newer skis work!
I understand the "812 Camber" on these Fischers is stiffer & higher
than previously and never totally flattens out? * (my weight: 164 lbs
with strong intermediate kick, skis are 202cm)
Any tips or waxing ideas to make them work better for me? (Was
wondering about using Start grip tape for a thicker wax zone directly
under foot-do you sacrifice speed?)

--
Ed Miller

Ed,

The scientific "approach" would be to have a quantitative flex test
performed for your RCSs.

Try Zack Caldwell: http://www.caldwellsport.com/ski-ser...ex-evaluation/
or Mark Waechter: http://www.ultratune.net/flextesting.html

Edgar

If you want to use stiff skis for powder/hardwax, you need to wax
thicker than you normally would. You may need to build up a pyramid
of wax that is thickest under the foot and thinner near the front/back
of the kick zone. A paper test can give you a good idea of where you
can afford to wax thicker without sacrificing glide. With feet evenly
distributed on two skis, slide a piece of paper forward and backward
under each ski to determine your kick zone. Then, fold the piece of
paper so it is twice as thick and repeat. Fold again and repeat the
test. You will get shorter kick zones for the thicker pieces of paper
- these give you an indication of where you can wax thicker. This
also tells you where you should wax using klister (i.e., a shorter
zone than for hard-wax).

Brian