lilcliffy wrote: ↑

Tue Jan 23, 2024 2:14 pm

- a separate cork for hard grip wax and soft wax;

And, which wax do you consider soft and hard? Red is certainly soft, but eg. Violet Special?

Fischer changed the design of Traverse 78 recently. The new 23/24 version has no slot for short skins and comes in 169/179/189/199 cm lengths. Older version, with a slot for short skins, was 176/186/196 cm. So, I think your skis are in fact the newest. Maybe this ski is more biased towards XC?

That size chart doesn't seem to be up-to-date. Thera are skis on it that are no longer being produced, such as S-Bound 112. Am I right?
Could you do a paper sheet test, to check if you can squeeze the chamber?

Some quite useful remarks (not mine) on Svartisen 75 customization http://telemark.pl/sprzet/buty-narciarskie-backcountry/. In Polish, but I think Google translator will work.

Fischer changed the design of Traverse 78 again. They are longer, lighter, and instead of a mount for short skins they have slit in the tip for Fischer's full-lenght Super Skins. But I don't know anything about their performance - could anyone say something about it? Still XC- oriented?

Capercaillie wrote: ↑

Wed Feb 22, 2023 3:57 pm

There are a lot of old myths about grip waxing on the Internet: that it is better to grip wax when the skis are cold

I find grip waxing better when the WAX is cold. It is less sticky, there is no globs. So, I put wax in a freezer before waxing.

I am using Swix Universal K65C, but I find it not easy to spread it in a thin layer, as solvent evaporates quite quickly and klister becames jelly. Nevertheless, it has a convenient temperature range for my spring conditions, -5 to +10.

@tkarhu you've mentioned Rex universal klister. I could not find such thing as liquid, only as traditional gel?

@fisheater I've tried this coating trick a few times, covering Swix Universal klister with Blue or Violet, but with no success. Maybe some details are important? How thick should be klister, how long should it cool, how to cover with hard wax?

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