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G3 Trim Tool
Terrible
By Daniel Philp
Ranked #110 - Climbing Skins
January 25, 2010
Is this only designed for G3 skins? It doesn't say so in the description. I used them on the first of my BD Ascension skins and it was a miserable experience.
The tab that lifts the skin stuck to the glue so badly that it was nearly impossible to push and gouged a jagged line down the skin that only barely followed the profile of the ski.
I used the included BD "paper cutter" tool to do my second skin. It was amazingly easy, made a perfect profile, and took half as long, even with the mandatory repositioning of the skin.
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Helpful Votes: 1 Yes
Change me.
2 Comments Last Reply: November 8, 2011 By: tele_e
Daniel, I don't understand how you could have had a problem, unless as Paddie mentioned you left the skin paper on. I've used the G3 tool for 3 pairs of skins now. I've used the traditional type tool that BD supplies, and which G3 also to used to include, for I think 5 pairs of skins. Hands down - the G3 tool rules. I can trim skins perfectly in just a few minutes with the G3 tool. I've had a few screw ups and my skins were never cut anywhere close before, plus it was a dreaded task previously.
Helpful Votes: 1 Yes
did you peel the paper from the bottom of the skin? If so, user error. I haven't used this tool but it looks much easier then the letter opener style tool most skins use.
Helpful Votes: 0 Yes