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- Thu Mar 21, 2019 9:51 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
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Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
Now I am independent and developed the know-how to take care of my skis in a much better way than the shops will ever do. PLUS, IT IS VERY EASY! Totally agree! The only thing I let a ski shop do to my skis is a base grind, and that is only because I don't have the machine to do it myself. Out here ...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 10:01 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
Rough season here, I had a couple of weeks of single digits to below zero with no snow. Then it seemed like snow storms on Monday, cold all week on my site with no power, then rain on Saturday. There was good snow for a while a couple hours north, but it seemed like every time it was good, I couldn...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:44 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
Rough season here, I had a couple of weeks of single digits to below zero with no snow. Then it seemed like snow storms on Monday, cold all week on my site with no power, then rain on Saturday. There was good snow for a while a couple hours north, but it seemed like every time it was good, I couldn...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:42 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
It is kinda like what I've experienced with motorcycles. One of the first things many folks do after buying a crotch rocket is changing the fuel mapping/or jets and adding a louder pipe like it is a race bike. And everywhere will sell that mod. But I road raced for a number of years. Was pretty invo...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:30 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
You know what's funny, or perhaps even sad, is that over the years I'm learned how to massage the egos of over-confident people. It is like being a sin eater. But in the end I got him to do what I wanted, and I'm very happy with the result. For anyone interested, try out a 0 degree base bevel. You m...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 9:05 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Re: Edge angles and ski shop techs
Glad they ticked you off Harris, I've been wondering how you were doing. Hope all is well, how is the skiing in your parts this season? FWIW I really have a hard time with ski shop techs, they are experts after two years and guys like you and me are idiots. I manage a lot of tradesman, however ther...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 7:50 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Edge angles and ski shop techs
- Replies: 11
- Views: 22690
Edge angles and ski shop techs
Recently I bought a pair of used Atomic Vantage X 80 CTI's to convert to a frontside tele ski. They were in good condition, but wherever they had been stored was extreme enough to oxidize the wax on the bases; luckily whoever owned them had post season waxed the bases. Regardless I decided to take t...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:24 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Seeking Advice on NTN
- Replies: 22
- Views: 38845
Re: Seeking Advice on NTN
Jesus, I thought you died, man. For real- I went looking for obits. When I didn't find any I figured you wanted to stay low and left it at that. No man, I've just been doing so much alpine skiing for the first part of the season that my tele skis needed dusting off. It is really your fault: you tur...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 6:19 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Seeking Advice on NTN
- Replies: 22
- Views: 38845
Re: Seeking Advice on NTN
One thing I should also mention is that, and this is just an opinion, a duckbill/cable setup is preferable to NTN in deep powder. This may be more profound here skiing the northern cascades where "great powder" is a bottomless version of the perfect snowball making snow. In fact if you squeeze it in...
- Sat Mar 16, 2019 5:42 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: Seeking Advice on NTN
- Replies: 22
- Views: 38845
Re: Seeking Advice on NTN
Thanks to all so far for your insights. Harris, your "badass" tone of 30+ years of tele experience kindled some of the doubt that lingers in my gut at this stage. I'm conscious of how easily and quickly this 4-year-old late-arrival tele-adventure could be interrupted or ended. You've got 30+ years ...