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Alpina Tempest Cross Country Touring Ski
poor performance of tempest alpine no-wax skies. First night...
By rodger hinds
Ranked #541 - Cross Country Skiing
January 27, 2011
poor performance of tempest alpine no-wax skies. First night on skies with a group of other cross country skiers. Only the new tempest would not glide. Snow did not stick to any skies including the new tempest. The bottom center of the skies had blacthread like fibers coming off it that I believe caused the problem. The store said that was not the problem and that I needed to iron the right temperature wax and take off and re-wax untill these no=wax skies work right.
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By William C Clark
Ranked #7 - Cross Country Skiing
March 13, 2011
Is this a question? First, the terms "no wax" or "waxless" skis does not mean the skis do not require wax! It just means you have a textured area underfoot that allows you to propel forward and you do not need to apply a sticky (kick) wax to accomplish forward movement. However, it sounds fishy what the shop told you. I've worked in a shop many years and this sounds like a classic case of too small skis. If you weigh too much for your skis you will constantly be flattening its camber and dragging the textured, underfoot section. It is like driving with the emergency brake on, you can do it, but it is inefficient.
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