J2Ski Forum Posts and Replies by bandit

Dave Mac wrote: some boarders may go either way

Such is the rich tapestry of life I guess :lol:

Wot Trencher says, about 7 or 8 for a childrens sized snowboard.

: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.

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

ise wrote:

bandit wrote:I do like to strip the factory wax off new skis. I hot wax clean them and it always seems to come off very dirty. Fresh wax is nice. I don't touch the edges, it's good to try the ski out as the manufacturer intended them to be used.

That may be the best possible technical advice of all, it's hard to follow for most people, waxing is a little awkward and removing old wax is bit tricky. Wax is always tricky, unless you do it each day, sometimes more than once a day, then you have to accept you've got the wrong wax at some point. I found once I'd grasped that point it was better to be a bit more chilled about the whole thing.

Hmmm, I find taking the old wax off with an iron quite easy, perhaps I'm doing it wrong :?: I think we maybe need to talk tech.....
I would never have the time to wax my skis each day, and since I'm sooo not hardcore I use Zardoz instead :D
As a domestic goddess, I use Teflon quite a bit, though it's not normally that runny....

I do like to strip the factory wax off new skis. I hot wax clean them and it always seems to come off very dirty. Fresh wax is nice. I don't touch the edges, it's good to try the ski out as the manufacturer intended them to be used.

No, not been, but I have heard of the resort. I believe that one of the big T.O.'s take beginners there.
I may be misinterpreting your price info, but £251 for a week s/c + flights does not seem cheap (to me).

Thanks Pavel, though I am a little confused, you said:

The cause of this weight is the binding which is "forced" on the skiers since only Neox or Atomic bindings must be installed according to Atomic!

Would the action you took, then invalidate the warranty supplied by the manufacturer?
You said that you did them for a local ski shop:

Of course get this done by qualified ski technician! If he /she has problems tell them to contact me. I have just done 10 pairs for local shop.

Would that shop then be selling or renting out the modified skis?

Lynn_D wrote:I've just managed to hit one on the third floor... Yeh!!
Sadly, I don't have sound either :(

Oh dear, half the fun is the sound :( so many different Scots accents :lol:

Okay, who has noticed the snowman disappearing?