Advice please on old skis
- Kootenay
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- Ski style: Resort Telemark
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Advice please on old skis
Hi Everyone,
Recently a friend gifted me with pair of skis from deep in the far recesses of his storage locker.
They are a brand new, with original price sticker attached, pair of Tua Trans-alp telemark skis (unmounted).
It was for a project he had in mind that he never got around to starting. (please see attached photos)
They look to be around 210cm but I can find no markings.
I have never skied on telemark skis of this style and vintage and would love to give them a try.
I have a set of BD-01 bindings sitting around doing waiting for a project.
So I would like to ask the forum for some advice.
1- Should I use the BD-01 bindings? I know they are from a different era, I just wonder if they would put too much stress on the ski?
2 - Where should I mount a binding. There is no centre line mark on the ski. Should I use balance point or string centre as a starting point? Should I mount fore or aft of centre?
3- Should I just forget about the whole thing?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Kootenay
Recently a friend gifted me with pair of skis from deep in the far recesses of his storage locker.
They are a brand new, with original price sticker attached, pair of Tua Trans-alp telemark skis (unmounted).
It was for a project he had in mind that he never got around to starting. (please see attached photos)
They look to be around 210cm but I can find no markings.
I have never skied on telemark skis of this style and vintage and would love to give them a try.
I have a set of BD-01 bindings sitting around doing waiting for a project.
So I would like to ask the forum for some advice.
1- Should I use the BD-01 bindings? I know they are from a different era, I just wonder if they would put too much stress on the ski?
2 - Where should I mount a binding. There is no centre line mark on the ski. Should I use balance point or string centre as a starting point? Should I mount fore or aft of centre?
3- Should I just forget about the whole thing?
Any help or advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks
Kootenay
Last edited by Kootenay on Tue Jan 04, 2022 7:14 pm, edited 1 time in total.
- Baaahb
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- Ski style: free heel, touring to turning
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Re: Advice please
Not familiar with those skis but they appear to be a touring ski on which one can execute gentle turns and traverse hard packed slopes but not really a turning ski. So the 01's may be overkill and not give you as much K&G as one would want with those skis.
I'd mount with pin line slightly forward (inch or two) from the balance point.
I'd mount with pin line slightly forward (inch or two) from the balance point.