 Poster: A snowHead
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Because I seem to have an inbuilt desire to make my life more difficult than it needs to be, I have just bought myself some telemark kit.
On their way to me:
Scarpa TX2 boots (08/09)
22designs Hammerhead bindings (09/10)
Now, I am a complete novice here, so advice please as to where I mount these bits of steel and rubber band. Other info you may require:
Skis: Icelantic Nomads from 06/07 @ 156cm (105mm underfoot - probably too wide to learn on really, but it's what I've got)
Skier: male, 5'6" (and a bit), 11 stone (and a bit more than a bit), 30 years old (and a bit more than a bit more than a bit)
Boot MP: 26.5
Tele-steezers, I await your baffling responses!
Cheers,
Zammo
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Telemark Tips is probably the best place for this question teleJONG Failing that spyderjon will probably be able to tell you something incomprehensible like "ball of foot on centre effective edge" or "pins on chord centre". The most baffling part of the latter being that modern telebindings don't even have pins. I'd think Jon or even kiwi1 might have some thoughts re geometry of the Nomad too.
http://www.telemarktips.com/BindingMt2.html.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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Just to add - better get them mounted up quickly so you're ready for 31 Oct  .
oh and try emailing Icelantic - they've got lots of people running them as teles so will have a view themsleves.
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It's easy. The pin line should go at the balance point of the ski. On my twin tips I normally then go forward 2 or 3 cm to compensate for the extra weight of the tail.
Another method is to take the boot center (measure heal to pin line / 2) and then stick that where you like the skis mounted (is same as alpine).
See how the two methods compare, drill & mount... Remembering that tele is ALL about the pow you don't want to be too far forward but a slightly forward mount will help turn initiation.
Haha. Fat tele snowblades. GAYBOY.
PS. We ALL know how awesome I am but I spent 10 days learning to tele on a 190cm 84mm underfoot then mounted 112mm 191cm. You can touch me by PM if you like.
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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Oh, balance point = balancing the ski on something. Technical, I know.
And good luck with TT, I've tried a couple of times to sign up but they're all too stoned to sort it out. Hippies.
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You'll need to Register first of course.
You'll need to Register first of course.
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zammo, I hope to have some tele mounted Redeemers at some point in the future. The next tele ski for me will be the Preachers, and maybe in a 179cm. There I said it. The first ski I've owned <180cm since I was 12 years old.
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| parlor wrote: |
| zammo, I hope to have some tele mounted Redeemers at some point in the future. The next tele ski for me will be the Preachers, and maybe in a 179cm. There I said it. The first ski I've owned <180cm since I was 12 years old. |
Ghey!
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You'll get to see more forums and be part of the best ski club on the net.
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| parlor wrote: |
| It's easy. The pin line should go at the balance point of the ski. On my twin tips I normally then go forward 2 or 3 cm to compensate for the extra weight of the tail...... |
Yep, on flat tail skis it's pin line on the chord centre & move forward to adjust for length of twin tip/boot length.
zammo, mounting telebindings on your Nomad's is a doddle as the ski is already marked for them  . Many of the Icelantic staff are telemarkers (including the georgeous Anna) so they've really got the mounting points sussed as follow:
The A mark is the pin line for boot sizes of 29 & over
The B mark is the pin line for boot sizes of 26-28
The C mark is the pin line for boot size 25.5 & under
Simples.
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spyderjon, I was wondering what the letters meant and now I know. Many thanks for your help with that.
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snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
snowHeads are a friendly bunch.
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And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
And love to help out and answer questions and of course, read each other's snow reports.
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ski, you've made an overly optimistic assumption re: my DIY skills. I barely trust myself with a hammer and a picture hook, let alone skis and a drill bit! That said, I will ask my local shop if I can lurk while they do them so I can see how it comes together (or not).
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zammo, Make sure your local shop have mounted tele bindings before.. and they know and understand about the mounting points !
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You know it makes sense.
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| parlor wrote: |
Haha. Fat tele snowblades. GAYBOY.
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I got fat rockered reverse reverse convex(keel) tele snowblades.
Wanna felch?
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Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
Otherwise you'll just go on seeing the one name:
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comprex, kinda.
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Poster: A snowHead
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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comprex, looks like the cross section of a small model sailing vessel.
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Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
Well, the person's real but it's just a made up name, see?
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parlor, I was thinking more along the lines of japanese sekkibune, you know: doesn't stray far from home, pretty slow, hunts for whales?
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| zammo wrote: |
| ski, you've made an overly optimistic assumption re: my DIY skills. I barely trust myself with a hammer and a picture hook, let alone skis and a drill bit! That said, I will ask my local shop if I can lurk while they do them so I can see how it comes together (or not). |
If you're feeling brave then you're welcome to come over to my place and I'll help you do it. I have everything required.
(I've done three pairs - so at some point I surely must get one pair right!)*
Drop me a PM if of interest.
*Just joking!
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Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
Anyway, snowHeads is much more fun if you do.
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I've used a pencil under the ski to find the weight neutral point and spit that with ski length then promptly drilled right through the ski with my duct tape stop, gotta watch those metal layers. It skied really nice but looked kinda funny from the bottom as I gave it pit viper holes. Who says you need the right equipment to go too far. 
parlor, Tua telemarks 210cm maybe a whole 70 underfoot w/Asolo snowpines, that'll center a guy right up. Don't know why you've got such problems at TT.com but you may have hit the joint on the cherry.
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