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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 12:46 PM
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I have a pair of mid-fats that when I put on my skins from my other skis it leaves a 10mm (=/- a mm or two) of base showing on the sides. Is this a workable set-up or should I opt for another pair of skins to have edge to edge coverage?
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 Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 12:50 PM
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I used the skins for my Bakers (wall to wall) to tour on my new fats. It left about the same amount exposed on the sides. It worked fine as long as I stuck to mellow uptracks. I was in powder though, and for that, no problem. Stay off icy stuff, and anything where you only have the exposed edges grabbing.
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 1:40 PM
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Is that 10mm total? ie 5mm per side?
From what I know you'll have less traction on steep uptracks and troubles on hard snow traverses. Otherwise it should be fine. |
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 2:17 PM
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| 10mm per side. |
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Alberta-based choss climbin', flame throwin', rappel lovin', ass talkin' hater who doesn't like "Gumby" for a descriptor
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 3:40 PM
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Originally posted by grabujosmi
10mm per side.
How wide are your skis at the waist? How wide are the skins? (the latter I can figure out on my own with the first question answered. I read book learnin once about numbers math. |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 01/06/2009 : 3:44 PM
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People have various opinions on how wide skins should be. Usually the debate is whether you should have wall-wall over the whole ski or whether you should size for the waist and use a straight (or almost straight) skin. Both of these scenarios though suggest a skin that is wider than yours, such that it leaves less gap at the waist.
Since I personally prefer wall-wall over the whole ski I would personally recommend getting new skins, BUT it totally depends on how much you are going to use these skis as to whether it is worth it. I use a pair of skins that I sewed together from multiple pieces that are way too skinny for my rock skis, because I'm not supposed to use them very much (unfortunately they've been used far too much this year).
This isn't the sort of thing that will cause instant death, so you could try it out and see what you think. |
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Posted - 01/07/2009 : 11:52 AM
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| Try it and see. Spend 4 hours on an ascent that normally takes you two and a half, and won't even blink at laying out for new skins the minute you get home. Skin age and condition are factors. |
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Vancouver, BC
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Posted - 01/07/2009 : 11:57 AM
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| 10mm per side sounds like trouble to me. |
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Agassiz, BC
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Posted - 01/07/2009 : 7:04 PM
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10 mms per side is not the end of the world for mid season low density snow up tracks. but it will be a day ender on those refrozen wet grains we get in the spring .. Like T2C says!
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 1:09 PM
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| Thanks all, I've trimmed up a new set for the big dogs. |
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Qualicum Beach, BC
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Posted - 01/08/2009 : 5:28 PM
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I’m not sure if I can explain this in words, but I’ll try.
I shape my skins to my skis, but because the waist is not centre, I fold my skins in half and re-trim them to each narrowest half. That way, when I fold them up, I don’t have to guess the mid point, or have some extra unprotected skin to deal with.
The little bit of extra ski base showing isn’t a problem for me, since I rather traverse than go straight and steep up track. I use ski crampons for crusty conditions.
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skin width question
