lilcliffy wrote: ↑

Sat Dec 19, 2020 1:15 pm

If the treatment doesn't darken that split leather on the Alaska it is not conditioning it and the leather will dry out and eventually crack.

Makes sense - good to know!
I got the Nikwax since that's what was available locally.
I'll let you guys know how it works out this season.

The end result seems to be identical between the two. I couldn't really see any difference in penetration or the ability to repel water. The Nikwax would appear to be more similar to a leather balm/cream than the Hydrobloc, but they both seem to work. Does the Nikwax discolor the leather similar to...

The end result seems to be identical between the two. I couldn't really see any difference in penetration or the ability to repel water. The Nikwax would appear to be more similar to a leather balm/cream than the Hydrobloc, but they both seem to work. Thanks for doing this test! The hydrobloc is qu...

I'm not a big fan of the spring cables on the Voile 3 pin bindings. I have the 3 pin cable binding mounted on a set of Fischer Sbound 98's and the 3 pin cable traverse binding on a set of Voile Objective BC's. They help a bit on the downhill, but for all other aspects of XCD skiing, they frustrate ...

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Great tips - thank you.
I had the cables way too tight based on this method!