patch@nsc-pdc.UUCP (Pat Chewning) (01/28/86)
------------------- I just got a pair of new skis (Atomic Prestige GS ) that have sintered bases. I understand that the sintered base is much more porous than the regular extruded polyethylene bases on older skis. I was wondering if anyone has had experience repairing these bases with the common "Ptex" candles? (No, I haven't gouged them up yet, but it is inevitable.) Also, I understand that the bases adsorb much more wax than a normal base, so I wonder if there is any special considerations needed when waxing. For my first two times out, I just used my regular iron-on wax method and it seemed to work OK. Ski: Atomic Prestige (Alois Rohmasser) GS Construction: Carbon fillament Base: Sintered racing base - clear Cut: GS racing Length: 200 cm --------------- A good stable ski, easy enough to turn when not tired. Unforgiving of mistakes. Accelerates well on release from turn. Does not LOOK like an Atomic ski ... secret weapon on the race course. In the bumps, acts like other long racing skis -- hard to fit through the valleys and you feel more comfortable on the side of the run than in the middle. No experience in power yet, but I anticipate they will be just marginal and will require a lot of speed to get any action. Turn initiation on packed snow is easier than most of the other skis I have had. Good ski for the conditions in Oregon where the bumps are not large and the snow is usually packed. Ski: Rossignol ST 102 Slalom (10 yrs old) Construction: Who knows? Base: Dense Polyethylene (Ptex) - blue Cut: Slalom Length: 200 cm -------------------- A very stiff, stable ski. It was once good on ice, but that was way back when I had some edges left. These are now my marginal-snow skis. Usually dificult to initiate turns, these skis have a very deep center groove than make them unusually stable when travelling on a flat ski. Ski: Spalding Sideral GS Construction: ??? Base: Polyethylene (Ptex) - blue Cut: GS (very wide) Length: 210 cm -------------------- A softer GS ski. The wide cut of the shoulder and tail of the ski make turn initiation a chore. Actually these skis are best for very fast cruising on smooth packed runs. Other than that, it is too much work to get them to turn. Bumps -- very hard to fit through. Powder -- OK if you go very fast. Ski: Durafibre Construction: ??? Base: Polyethylene (Ptex) - black Cut: Bumps (narrow) Length: 190 cm ------------------- A very soft, very easy to turn unstable ski. I call them "noodles". I really hated these skis because they were so easy to turn and had no tortional rigidity so I couldn't hold an edge. Above any reasonable speed they were extremely unstable. Their only useful purpose was in powder for skiing slow with a lot of turns. Since we don't get much powder here (Oregon -- I bought the skis when I was in Colorado), I decided to give them to my wife who doesn't hate them but also doesn't really like them.