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- Wed Mar 31, 2021 3:54 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
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Re: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
@marco , late answer, of course not, go right ahead! :) I'll get some photos up later but the skis did work great in the trips that I've done (mostly fresh 10-15cm fresh snow on top of harder stuff). The skins really are very easy to attach and remove. The only thing I've noticed is that the skin gl...
- Wed Mar 10, 2021 2:11 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
- Replies: 27
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Re: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
riel, yeah the Asnes X skin looks much less prone to ski failure (esp. if DIY), I just don't fancy the plastic clip they use, seems to create more drag than fischers design that just sneaks off into the ski, but having tried neither yet the åsnes might work wonders as well, making them more suitable...
- Sun Mar 07, 2021 10:03 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
- Replies: 27
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Re: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
fisheater sure, I use grip wax on my XC skis. But for these skis I just wanted to try something else. :) If I choose not to mill scales in these, the skins will hopefully give me nice traction on the uphills and fast skis on the downs without them. As you mentioned these are very soft/single camber...
- Thu Mar 04, 2021 3:13 pm
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
- Replies: 27
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Re: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
Thank you all for the nice feedback! I have mounted the bindings and hope to give them a try this weekend. I hear you about the negative impact on bending strength this mightve caused, thankfully I’m not that heavy at 65kg but we’ll see how they hold up! Connyro yes, I drew it up in CAD and 3d print...
- Wed Mar 03, 2021 10:41 am
- Forum: Telemark Talk Forum
- Topic: DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
- Replies: 27
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DIY Fischer easy-skin attachment (pictures)
Hi all, first post, thanks for a forum of great knowledge and experience. I'm a long time XC skier (fluent in both skating & classic) as well as alpine skiing from Sweden. I am really intrigued to try to converge my tiredness of crowded groomed lift slopes, love for the outdoors/hiking and XC skiing...