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Trip to the store
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Fischer Skis and Boots Exel Poles Joe's Ski Shop Last night, I went to Joe's to get my new skis checked for fit. Joe's has built a new store just off Hwy 36 and Rice Street, and it's quite a bit bigger than the old store. They have probably twice the xc clothing of their old store and we (Julie and I) ended up getting some SportHill pants. When you join a ski team, generally you put in a ski order, someone picks out the skis, and sends them to you, while the bill comes in the mail. The question is, can the guy picking out the skis pick them well? Both of my RCS skate and classic sets of skis fit perfect. I guess Fischer has a computerized record of flex for the skis in the warehouse, so picking skis based on the flex is very straight forward. Doug marked the classic for an initial wax pocket, and then he then sent me off to the basement to check out the new Wintersteiger (sp?) stone grinder as he wrote up a ticket for mounting. This grinder is impressive, and has a video screen that shows approximately what pattern the grinds will have on the skis. The monster comes programmed with grinds from the Austrian skis team (as I remember), but of course it has the memory for a bunch of other grinds as well. I talked a bit with Brent (their main man--15 years experience) and he seemed pretty sharp about tuning, and very excited about the new toy. Of course no prep room would be complete without a few posters of female skiers and signatures "To the backroom guys at Joe's...." So, let's check the damage: a couple pair of bindings, a couple pair of pants, and the bill for the couple pair of skis is sitting upstairs on my desk. Fortunately, I've sold three pair of my old skis and that will offset some damage. I think I'm also going to blow out a bunch of Cerax (various flavors), and I'll probably check the wax box for other waxes to purge: Toko Diabloc and Solda High flouro Violet and Orange. If you have an interest, email me jay dot wenner at state dot mn dot us. Jay Wenner |
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Trip to the store
I'll guess $1600 ?
My big investment this season will be a new "peeter-heater" - anyone remember the one called "The Hand" - which was really an insulated jock strap with a picture of a hand on it? Mine is toast and I don't want the little guy falling off. Now skiing on 3 year old fishers with old poles. Finally broke down last winter and got the new (now old) bumblebee boots. 2 kids in daycare cuts into the ski budget big time. JK "Sly D. Skeez" wrote in message om... In the interest of full disclosure, my connections a Fischer Skis and Boots Exel Poles Joe's Ski Shop Last night, I went to Joe's to get my new skis checked for fit. Joe's has built a new store just off Hwy 36 and Rice Street, and it's quite a bit bigger than the old store. They have probably twice the xc clothing of their old store and we (Julie and I) ended up getting some SportHill pants. When you join a ski team, generally you put in a ski order, someone picks out the skis, and sends them to you, while the bill comes in the mail. The question is, can the guy picking out the skis pick them well? Both of my RCS skate and classic sets of skis fit perfect. I guess Fischer has a computerized record of flex for the skis in the warehouse, so picking skis based on the flex is very straight forward. Doug marked the classic for an initial wax pocket, and then he then sent me off to the basement to check out the new Wintersteiger (sp?) stone grinder as he wrote up a ticket for mounting. This grinder is impressive, and has a video screen that shows approximately what pattern the grinds will have on the skis. The monster comes programmed with grinds from the Austrian skis team (as I remember), but of course it has the memory for a bunch of other grinds as well. I talked a bit with Brent (their main man--15 years experience) and he seemed pretty sharp about tuning, and very excited about the new toy. Of course no prep room would be complete without a few posters of female skiers and signatures "To the backroom guys at Joe's...." So, let's check the damage: a couple pair of bindings, a couple pair of pants, and the bill for the couple pair of skis is sitting upstairs on my desk. Fortunately, I've sold three pair of my old skis and that will offset some damage. I think I'm also going to blow out a bunch of Cerax (various flavors), and I'll probably check the wax box for other waxes to purge: Toko Diabloc and Solda High flouro Violet and Orange. If you have an interest, email me jay dot wenner at state dot mn dot us. Jay Wenner |
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