I need some advise about cross country skiing

sinikala · Post by **sinikala** » Tue Feb 14, 2006 9:57 am

charliebass wrote:Yep, my 'wax pocket' is marked by an expert and fine, I just think I am not getting either a) the right grip wax or b) I am not putting it on right.

Does anyone have tips for a good grip wax for a wide temperature range (ie one I can leave on betweeo 0 and -10 or something) so I am not constantly on and off with the wax. I have read various methods, one being to rub it on like a crayon and then smooth it out in layers with a cork, but I can't get it smooth enough - should I be 'ironing' it?

I'm no expert, but are you very light or have you lost weight since you bought the skis? Could it just be that your skis are too long for you, your bodyweight doesn't deflect them enough and is distributed mostly to the parts of the ski that glide?

Try removing some of the wax on the gliding areas, moving from the middle outwards & use grip tape for the part under your feet.

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tampereblue · Post by **tampereblue** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:37 am

I am light. The guy in the shop was shcoked when he saw how tall I was but without having much weight - I only weigh 73 kilos and I'm 188cms tall. Perhaps I have lost a little weight but does this mean my skis are too stiff now?

You might be right there about the weight not transferring to the kick zone properly. Hmmmm, I wonder if there is any way to 'unstiff' my skis. I don't wanna buy a new pair!

Hank W. · Post by **Hank W.** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:44 am

charliebass wrote: I wonder if there is any way to 'unstiff' my skis.

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tampereblue · Post by **tampereblue** » Wed Feb 15, 2006 8:07 pm

Hehe, cheers Hank. Not often people tell you to put weight ON

sinikettu · Post by **sinikettu** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 9:27 am

I went int Myyrmäki Inter Sport and asked...
The guy said....Probably just need to move/adjust the bindings (shoe fiiting thingy) a bit on the ski and then re-wax them..tell him to bring them here or to take them to the ski centre at Paloheinä...

enk · Post by **enk** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 10:34 am

sinikettu wrote:I went int Myyrmäki Inter Sport and asked...
The guy said....Probably just need to move/adjust the bindings (shoe fiiting thingy) a bit on the ski and then re-wax them..tell him to bring them here or to take them to the ski centre at Paloheinä...

Charlie seems to live in Tampere, so I would assume it would be
cheaper to take them somewhere there?

-enk

sinikettu · Post by **sinikettu** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 11:18 am

enk wrote:
sinikettu wrote:I went int Myyrmäki Inter Sport ..tell him to bring them here or to take them to the ski centre at Paloheinä...
Charlie seems to live in Tampere, so I would assume it would be
cheaper to take them somewhere there?

-enk

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But they do have ski centre in Tampere nääs..
http://www.tampereenrinteet.fi/

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* välinevuokraamo
* suksihuolto
* skishop

dixieland · Post by **dixieland** » Thu Feb 16, 2006 8:40 pm

No no no! No ski wax! Too much work! Use grip tape instead

http://www.rexskiwax.com/rex2004/index. ... 4&subId=26

it's all you need - and it's easy!

Horse · Post by **Horse** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 2:57 pm

Life is much easier for skaters! Take all the grip wax off and go skating! Its more fun than trad, and you never have to bother with grip wax. I've got some spare skating skis if you want to try skating sometime...

tampereblue · Post by **tampereblue** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:34 pm

Horse wrote:Life is much easier for skaters! Take all the grip wax off and go skating! Its more fun than trad, and you never have to bother with grip wax. I've got some spare skating skis if you want to try skating sometime...

I thought like that a few months back when I was getting annoyed with my skis but to be honest it is just as much my technique probably as I have only been here for a year and I am not exactly an expert! I am actually enjoying 'classic' style more now than I did last winter. I agree skating can be fun but you can't get across the lake and enjoy the scenery there on skating skis, at least not where I live, unless you want to move about 2-3 metres per hour buried in snow!

sammy · Post by **sammy** » Mon Feb 20, 2006 8:44 pm

charliebass wrote:I agree skating can be fun but you can't get across the lake and enjoy the scenery there on skating skis, at least not where I live, unless you want to move about 2-3 metres per hour buried in snow!

During some spring days, if the conditions happen to be favourable, there may be a thick "crust" on the top of that snow so watch out for real fun!

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