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Do volkl racetiger skis need waxing
- Thread starter skilover
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Ptex does not mean maintenance-free. Racetigers need tuning, waxing, and any other care that any other ski needs too.
wax wax wax.
the most eager of us wax every time we ski, and of course leave wax on over summer as storage wax, bases love it.
the most eager of us wax every time we ski, and of course leave wax on over summer as storage wax, bases love it.
Yes, they should be waxed.
Not only are the ptex bases not maintenance free, neither are the edges. They need regular sharpening and honing.
Of course they do, like any other ski.
If you want to race, you will need to wax to gain the real time advantage that advanced waxing offers.
I am not savvy enough with wax selection and best techniques to wax to an advantage. My ability to feel an effect from waxing is gone after one run regardless. I've never had a ski fail due to lack of wax - and my skis rarely get waxed. Ptex is designed to be pretty good. So wax is pretty low on my priorities.
Realistically, most people won't notice whether a ski has been waxed without a stopwatch or some race measure (racing a buddy?).
Edges are a different issue. On hard snow, edges might need to be worked on daily. At least frequently for a race ski. Even I can really feel a difference from sharp edges. If you get your skis tuned up in a shop, they will probably wax as well. Great! But don't get a wax without the tune.
I've had edges rust over the summer so tune at the start of the season. And store with a block between the skis to preserve the camber.
Eric
I am not savvy enough with wax selection and best techniques to wax to an advantage. My ability to feel an effect from waxing is gone after one run regardless. I've never had a ski fail due to lack of wax - and my skis rarely get waxed. Ptex is designed to be pretty good. So wax is pretty low on my priorities.
Realistically, most people won't notice whether a ski has been waxed without a stopwatch or some race measure (racing a buddy?).
Edges are a different issue. On hard snow, edges might need to be worked on daily. At least frequently for a race ski. Even I can really feel a difference from sharp edges. If you get your skis tuned up in a shop, they will probably wax as well. Great! But don't get a wax without the tune.
I've had edges rust over the summer so tune at the start of the season. And store with a block between the skis to preserve the camber.
Eric
Just had to reply to this thread. I used to be once a season or every other season waxer as I thought I really don't want to go super fast anyways. Now I wax as much as possible sometimes every day of skiing if my schedule allows. I am not skiing any faster but the skis turn so much better when they are waxed and now I love the feel of a freshly waxed ski.
All skis perform better when waxed, scraped and brushed regularly.
The bases should also get a machine grind occasionally depending on the amount of use & conditions. Hard, old coarse snow will wear the bases quicker than fresh cold snow.
The edges should also get regular maintenance.
The bases should also get a machine grind occasionally depending on the amount of use & conditions. Hard, old coarse snow will wear the bases quicker than fresh cold snow.
The edges should also get regular maintenance.
BINGO!!
Yeah, that's me too from...some years ago. You ski happily and blissfully unaware of stuff like type of wax, base grinds and edge angles and then you join SkiTalk and your life becomes obsessive nightmare.
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Yeah, that's me too from...some years ago. You ski happily and blissfully unaware of stuff like type of wax, base grinds and edge angles and then you join SkiTalk and your life becomes obsessive nightmare.
...and then you hop into the instruction forums
Dude, that place is more like the land of the five blind guys and the elephant....and then you hop into the instruction forums
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How does that one go?
Depends on which elephant part you grabbed.
What if they were treated with Phantom? 
Ya I know the person who asks if skis need waxing didn't go DPS Phantom... yet. But they could right?
Ya I know the person who asks if skis need waxing didn't go DPS Phantom... yet. But they could right?
Not sure if can tell elephant from generic pachyderm?
