WICKED STICK or SWEET MISTAKES?
Posted: Fri Apr 20, 2007 8:28 pm
Some of you may have seen my post on the need for help with my cat track on the press. Well here is the result of my last experiment. The skis are named "WICKED STICK" by "ROKMZ". My son, the computer wizard, did the grafics and the ski design for me. He was able to liven up the grafics with his usual flare! The #2 on the tail is to represent the second set of skis I have made. Kam, I hope you don't mind but I kinda took from your skis the "not made in..." idea(?).The skis had two problems.
1. The cat track issue of not pressing in the areas between the RL and tip and tail, and
2. The core shifted despite nailing the core to the base mold, or it may have been the base material?
Any way, I made a trip today to the mountains and gave them a run for there money! First turn was a crash then I setteled in and they are fantastic! Have you heard of the "KOOL AID"? It's the ear to ear smile that comes to your face in times of great pleasure! The ski dimensions are 122-98-114 and 185 length. Construction is poplar core with maple sidewall. Profile is 2-12-3mm tail. Iused 22oz triax aboce and below the core. Grafics are silk at tip and tail and the printed area is on rice paper. The skis are real close in weight and come in at 2000g.
Here are the skis in the shop with the bindings freshly mounted.
Here I am at the top of the mountain. You may notice the duct tape on the tip of one of the skis. I had problems with keeping the loop for the skins on the ski (tip too fat or loop too small? It is the largest loop that they made).
Here I am skiing the wicked sticks!
All in all, a great ski, and a great day! The skis take what I call patients while turning. My first skis could be turned very quick but these float and do turn with ease and do bring on the KOOL AID SMILE!
rockaukum
1. The cat track issue of not pressing in the areas between the RL and tip and tail, and
2. The core shifted despite nailing the core to the base mold, or it may have been the base material?
Any way, I made a trip today to the mountains and gave them a run for there money! First turn was a crash then I setteled in and they are fantastic! Have you heard of the "KOOL AID"? It's the ear to ear smile that comes to your face in times of great pleasure! The ski dimensions are 122-98-114 and 185 length. Construction is poplar core with maple sidewall. Profile is 2-12-3mm tail. Iused 22oz triax aboce and below the core. Grafics are silk at tip and tail and the printed area is on rice paper. The skis are real close in weight and come in at 2000g.
Here are the skis in the shop with the bindings freshly mounted.
Here I am at the top of the mountain. You may notice the duct tape on the tip of one of the skis. I had problems with keeping the loop for the skins on the ski (tip too fat or loop too small? It is the largest loop that they made).
Here I am skiing the wicked sticks!
All in all, a great ski, and a great day! The skis take what I call patients while turning. My first skis could be turned very quick but these float and do turn with ease and do bring on the KOOL AID SMILE!
rockaukum