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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?) |
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Kick waxing for a stiff camber
They sound like maybe good klister skis.
Keep us posted about them! --JP |
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Kick waxing for a stiff camber
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. |
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Kick waxing for a stiff camber
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 |
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Kick waxing for a stiff camber
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 |
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