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Stop Waxing!
I'm not sure I buy this, and evidently Swix and Toko don't buy enough
advertising with The Economist. Maybe it's a magazine version of a protection racket. http://www.economist.com/science/dis...ory_id=5300005 -- ant |
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In article , "ant"
wrote: I'm not sure I buy this, and evidently Swix and Toko don't buy enough advertising with The Economist. Maybe it's a magazine version of a protection racket. http://www.economist.com/science/dis...ory_id=5300005 This is a very brief precis of a fairly simple experiment and I doubt that it really applies in all situations. It's fairly easy to tell that in at least some circumstances wax definitely helps. Just take out your skis when they're really sticky, then have them waxed and feel the difference. g -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling 4 feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Interesting. It is possible that a meterial be 'self lubricating'.
With nylon bases, wax was usefullto water proof them, but if the modern base is so tight, and resistent to water and grit, then indeed, why wax. Do not forget too that the cross hatching, the diagonal lines cut onto the base, intentionally roughen the base, to help the ski form that layer of water. Different cross hatchings suiting different sking disciplines. |
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ant wrote:
I'm not sure I buy this, and evidently Swix and Toko don't buy enough advertising with The Economist. Maybe it's a magazine version of a protection racket. http://www.economist.com/science/dis...ory_id=5300005 Obviously the author has never had the experience of trying to ski on wet warm snow using skis that haven't been waxed in a long time. The first time this happened to me was the year I started skiing - I bought a pair of used skis that probably hadn't been waxed in 10 years and skied for a while without a problem until the first wet snow day. I remember taking the skis off and walking down the hill. The second time it happened was last year when I rented some XC gear. Every time I picked up a ski it had three inches of wet heavy snow stuck to the bottom. Fortunately, I had a bottle of the paint on wax in the kit. //Walt |
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Sounds like the guy doesn't know how to wax. |
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Mary Malmros wrote:
Sounds like the guy doesn't know how to wax. Can anybody explain waxing for conditions? I am trying to get an understanding of it. Picking the wax for the temp is understandable but using which brush to get the right structure is where I an getting lost. Not sure about snow texture and moisture content and how it relates to the process of waxing. Any interesting web resources I have hit toko swix and holmenkol a little more understanding is needed. thanks michael I trained at Mt Southington last night and the first 3 gates were flat after the start house and I just felt that a better glide at start would have helped my time. Heading to the GS race at Stratton this Sunday, need all the help I can to keep up with the masters in my age group. |
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This chimes with what I have thought for a long time - waxing skis
produces great results for one or two runs max., then the smoother-gliding effect rapidly disappears. |
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NM wrote:
This chimes with what I have thought for a long time - waxing skis produces great results for one or two runs max., then the smoother-gliding effect rapidly disappears. "It all gets scraped off in the first run anyway. Might as well just use Turtle Wax" Excuse me, but I think this is where I came in. //Walt |
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Yup - I have had great results using Turtle Wax Express Shine Spray!
http://tinyurl.com/c4xde Walt wrote: "It all gets scraped off in the first run anyway. Might as well just use Turtle Wax" |
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thinnmann wrote:
Walt wrote: "It all gets scraped off in the first run anyway. Might as well just use Turtle Wax" Yup - I have had great results using Turtle Wax Express Shine Spray! You don't live in Toledo by any chance do you? //Walt |
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