 Poster: A snowHead
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Hi Folks
Thanks in advance for your help!
Can anyone advice me of a good set of skins for the shoguns?
They are 101mm under foot.
I had looked at the Black Diamond Glidelite Mohair either 95mm or 110mm (would need trimmed, which i am less keen on)
however it would appear that the single tail clip is not compatible with a semi twin tip due ther not being a flat spot on the tail.
Any advice or help is much appreciated.
Scott
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Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
Obviously A snowHead isn't a real person
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Colltex camlock 65% Mohair and 35% Polyamid mix. V.good in all conditions & easy to trim/fit etc.
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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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Thanks Spyderjon, will have a look at these.
Scott
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We've had excess glue issues with Coll Tex, never had a single issue fitting or using the BD skis, the last few years we've dotted around the whole range, Coll Tex, Pomacia, Gecko, G3, BD. Finally settled with BD due to resistance, usability and quality. The Attchment issue is really just about thinking "outside" the box, looking at various methods and adapting something from one or all the different brands. One thing that helps is buying a proper "reuseable" skin cutter, making the job, clean and simple, without the need for moving the skins, we've gone with the Gecko Cutting tool, Pomacia also have a good one, but the interchangeability of blades on the Gecko is simple. We find mixed BD skins have the best adherence and lifespan.
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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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The most important place to have the skins is close to the ski edge (and generally near the foot): the bit up the middle is much less important. Consequently buying a skin that is broad enough to need cutting along most of its length is very advisable.
Also very worth getting harscheisen (ski crampons) for those steep icy places (if you don't have them already).
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| We've had excess glue issues with Coll Tex, never had a single issue fitting or using the BD skis, the last few years we've dotted around the whole range, Coll Tex, Pomacia, Gecko, G3, BD. Finally settled with BD due to resistance, usability and quality. The Attchment issue is really just about thinking "outside" the box, looking at various methods and adapting something from one or all the different brands. One thing that helps is buying a proper "reuseable" skin cutter, making the job, clean and simple, without the need for moving the skins, we've gone with the Gecko Cutting tool, Pomacia also have a good one, but the interchangeability of blades on the Gecko is simple. We find mixed BD skins have the best adherence and lifespan. |
Thanks for the information.
Is there a tail attachment you'd recommend for the shoguns? If i were to go for the BD skins.
It does look like the Colletex Camlock would work as per Spyderjon suggestions.
Snowball, thanks for your advice to, i do have crampons
Scott
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