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Old (narrow) skins on new (wider) skis
As you may have already found, skinning with skins that are too narrow
can be fairly difficult. I bought new fat powder skis, tried to use them with my old (narrow) skins and found that skinning was particularly hard when you are skinning up at an angle to the fall line (rather than parallel with it). After skinning once on my new skis with the old skins, I just went out and bought fat skins to match my new fat sticks. Best of luck. (JFCBAS) wrote in message ... After breaking my old 107-72-94 profile skis, I just bought a pair of Black Diamond Crossbows, 115-82-105, about the same length. My old Ascension skins pretty much match the profile, but are narrower. Instead of skin fabric out to the inside of the metal edge, I have about 6-7 mm of ptex base exposed on each side. It will be a few weeks before I get to try them out. Any opinions as to whether or not the old skins will work adequately? |
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There's something wrong, either with your math or your description.
Your new skis are 8-10 mm wider; your skins revealed only metal edges on your old skis. There should be 4-5 mm of p-tex exposed on your new skis. This should be significant only under specific circumstances; icy traverses, steep climbs in marginal conditions. In soft snow, climbing at moderate angles, you might never notice the difference. OTOH, a perfectionist (or someone accustomed to skinning frozen corn or following established, macho skin tracks) would want new skins. I have skins cut to fit each pair of skis I own, and I buy a new set with each ski purchase. When I moved from Piste Stinx to Miras, an upgrade equivalent to what you're describing, I knew that sooner or later I'd be really unhappy using my old skins. YMMV. Hope that helps. Enjoy. Mark (JFCBAS) wrote in message ... After breaking my old 107-72-94 profile skis, I just bought a pair of Black Diamond Crossbows, 115-82-105, about the same length. My old Ascension skins pretty much match the profile, but are narrower. Instead of skin fabric out to the inside of the metal edge, I have about 6-7 mm of ptex base exposed on each side. It will be a few weeks before I get to try them out. Any opinions as to whether or not the old skins will work adequately? |
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