New Skis came but...

brad1138 wrote:I got free waxing with my seasons pass at a local shop, so I will have mine waxed when I have the bindings mounted soon.

Also the seller is sending me a replacement for my broken binding piece.

Brad

P.S. Forgot to mention, My new skis are "VOLKL SUPERSPORT S5 SKIS 168 w/Marker Motion IPT 11 BINDINGS" :D

Your new skis are a well respected model, I hope you will find them really good fun to ski. Congratulations :D

bandit wrote:I'm sooo not hardcore I use Zardoz instead :D
As a domestic goddess, .

You mean this Zardoz. Looks pretty hardcore to me, if your into that kind of thing :wink:



[how do you go from that to James Bond ? although he could have run for Parliment as a Tory MP I guess :twisted: ]
If I were more flamboyant, that would be my new avatar :lol:

Hey Bandit, I would have thought you would not have been a teflon fan for enviro reasons. I always feel guilty when I see Teflon on a wax knowing I'll be leaving all over the hill.

Trencher

Oh, and Rose. Just be grateful that Star Wars gained a cult following and not Zardoz. I can just see you and the hubby at the church fete with him in his Zardos costume :lol:

Trencher

:lol:
No Trencher, not that Zardoz...this Zardoz...

http://www.zardoznotwax.com/

Although I would say that if he loses the corny clothes, Sean Connery could wax my skis anytime he wants to :D

As for the environmental considerations, I think it's small beer after I drove the 1000km there in my 4x4. The Notwax Company make this claim on their website:

Q: How safe is NOTwax?



A: NOTwax is completely inert. This means that it will not chemically react with anything. It will not burn, has no odor, and is nontoxic. NOTwax is insoluble in hydrocarbons, water, steam, chemical solvents, acids, and bases. NOTwax is considered environmentally safe because it won't cause injury to anything, including the ozone layer

Apparently it's a different compound to the one used on Kitchen applicances.

Trencher wrote:Oh, and Rose. Just be grateful that Star Wars gained a cult following and not Zardoz. I can just see you and the hubby at the church fete with him in his Zardos costume :lol:

Trencher

He just wears his Zardoz for special occasions. :lol: God I would die of laughing or embarrasment if he did.

IceGhost wrote:There are home units where you can do this in the basement right? I would like to learn how to do this kind of stuff over the winter. And by that I mean the waxing tools

There are some great tutorials on this site for all aspects of ski tuning.

http://www.jonsskituning.co.uk/content/category/5/14/34/

Maybe I'm getting lazy in my old age, but now a days when I get a new pair of skis I just put them on and go skiing :-D

Personally, I enjoy the process of waxing my skis. It makes me feel like I am better than the masses who blindly take their skis to the shop in November, and ski unwaxed the rest of the year. :P Incidentally, every time I wax - I do a hot wax scrape with cheap wax to clean the base before putting on my good wax. As for edges: I don't mind sharpening, so, I run a little more acute edge than factory. The factory edge is a compromise between functionality and durability. If you don't like to service your skis - go with a wider angle. Oh, and I detune a couple inches at the tip and tail just because I am a sheep. ;)