One more perspective on the Gamme . . . I've had these out a half-dozen times so far since getting them about a month ago. They really are perfect for going fast in gentle terrain. Good camber to lift kick wax off of the snow, yet easy to compress it down and kick well. Descending, they track straig...

I like your mod. Basically bringing it back to the original asnes half skin attachment. Check out the orange combat Nato half skin to see what I am talking about. You could have shaved the front bot of the skin hairs for better adherence of the metal clip. The clip might actually dig deeper into th...

Thanks for the great responses so far! Lilcliffy, so far, conditions have been fairly cold (10-25F) and dry. Usually, if I am using these narrower Gammes, that means my route will have been somewhat broken in and semi-firm. I know it's hard to compare, but the speed difference wasn't to far from wea...

I've have been trying to get my X-Skins to work better on my Asnes Gammes, but I am afraid they just won't cut it. I find the front to protrude into the snow and drag, and in firm snow it props the skin up off of the snow and it can't grip very well. I then modified the front by pulling off the thic...

Free-pivot bindings were created to facilitate climbing- not XC skiing. The physics of boot-binding resistance is fundamental to Nordic ski technology and technique. "True" Nordic ski technology requires resistance in the boot sole and/or binding in order to produce downward "kick", so that there i...