there's a difference

By Sam Hansen Ranked #11 - Telemark Skiing December 12, 2010

I used mid stiff in 01's for a while and soon upgraded to rid stiffs, big difference, especially if you play around with the pre-load ie. tighten the binding to your boot more. Rid stiff cartridges ski similar to hammerheads in pos 4, and axles in pos 2, its a different feel, but certainly still capable of great things. Sometimes the cartridges loosen up on their own, try using plumbers tape, and even just running duct tape around both the tubes to keep them from getting loose. I've had the duct tape fix last over a year before. Another hint, adjust them BEFORE heading up to the hill, sometimes the threads get wet and freeze or for whatever random reason they won't adjust when cold and you're SOL till they get warm again.

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