Messages posted by : Trencher
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Might be a good time to point out a common misconception.....you don't get fitted boots because your feet are uncomfortable. That's easily solved by buying oversize boots and gel insoles. Fitted boots should improve your skiing. You can take a weeks worth of lesson every year, for ten years, and still not make the progress you might in a day, in well fitted boot. Once most people hit the intermediate level, the biggest barrier to improving is their boots.
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Dave, here's a UK supplier. http://www.frost.co.uk/plasti-dip-the-multi-purpose-rubber-coating/
It also patches clothing. |
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Dave, you can extend the life of those gloves with "Tool Dip" or similar. It's a plastic dip meant for covering the bare metal handles of hand tools. I burn through the regular Reusch gloves in a season, but get another two or three seasons by repairing the worn areas with tool dip. It will even cover completely worn through holes. It comes in black, and is hardly noticeable. It will cover loose stitching and hold seams together. notice the finger tips and palm in the photo. This application is about three seasons old. Though I do wear other gloves, these have seen at least 100 days of use since the repairs.
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The difference is that in the US, nearly every ski area has a free, or cheap (60p) ski check. Very seldom do you have to leave your skis anywhere vulnerable to theft.
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A lot of the qualities talked about in recent post, may reflect more the state of tuning of the skis, than the skis themselves. The very same ski might feel locked in, or easy to pivot depending on how the tip and tail are detuned. Also ski bases can warp or wear to be edge high, or base high. Edge high bases would be very hard to pivot, and base high bases would feel squirmy.
Not all ski tunes are alike. |
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