Universal Klister Conditions

Heard a rumour that the some fast skiers at the Noquemanon used
Universal Klister.

How did Universal work, anyone ?

Secondly, when does one grab the Universal Klister versus all the many
others ? How do you make that decision to even try it ?

It never enters my mind to even try it. I've got about 2 chances to
swipe on whatever flavor of klister before I can make my skis start to
drag, maybe a 3rd short layer. When should I be thinking, "If THIS
klister doesnt hook up, or doesnt glide, this looks like Universal
Klister conditions, and I'll try that."

I think the theory is that universal is formulated to work reasonably
well under a wider range of conditions, whereas something more specific
would be optimal if conditions were stable and predictable. I heard
Craftsbury was a waxing disaster for many.

KR 50 (swix) here Dell. Its like the fluorinated version of universal
with a slightly tighter temp range.... from -4 C to +6 C or something
like that. Perfect for Noque conditions. the fluoros help repel dirt
(kinda of a necessity that last 10km !!) and help keep it from icing
too. It was great --- VERY fast skis on downhills and good kick to
boot. ZERO icing, and when i took it off last night while cleaning my
skis up it looked almost exactly as it did when i put it on. Base
green klister ironed in to provide a great base... worked well.

Just once I'd like to be able to say that after a long striding race.
Just once......

Did I ever tell you about my Norweigian Birkie in 2004???? :-)

bt

32 Degrees B wrote:
KR 50 (swix) here Dell.
the fluoros help repel dirt and help keep it from icing
VERY fast skis on downhills and good kick to boot. ZERO icing,


At the Harry Eldridge races in Lake Placid this weekend, the wax choice
for Sunday's 10K classic event was VR 50 over Swix silver universal
klister. My experience was the same as 32 Degree's - dirty snow, great
kick, no icing and fast skis on the downhills. I would also add how
abrasion resistant this combo was and how it stayed put on the ski - no
migration into the glide zone.

I just wish I had gone a bit shorter with the klister....

- Bob

32 Degrees B wrote:
KR 50 (swix) here Dell.
the fluoros help repel dirt and help keep it from icing
VERY fast skis on downhills and good kick to boot. ZERO icing,


At the Harry Eldridge races in Lake Placid this weekend, the wax choice
for Sunday's 10K classic event was VR 50 over Swix silver universal
klister. My experience was the same as 32 Degree's - dirty snow, great
kick, no icing and fast skis on the downhills. I would also add how
abrasion resistant this combo was and how it stayed put on the ski - no
migration into the glide zone.

I just wish I had tried a shorter klister zone first....

- Bob