Solda Wax Recommendations

The weather turned out warmer than predicted and less snow than predicted. Oh well, thought I, I am glad I have the HP04 skis ready. I skied to the start on those skis carrying the HP05 skis in a bag. I tested the kick wax on the HP04 skis and then on the HP05 skis. Wow!! Without a glide out or speed trap or wax race I could feel the HP05 was faster. Could have been the bases or the grind, but those skis were definitely faster. Whew!! That is what I put up on the web. 

Kick wax, however, was not quite warm enough for the mild temps, even with the new snow. After a couple tries here is what worked. Full kick zone covered with Rode Fast hard wax -3 to -7 C. Snow temp was -5 C. Air temp was 27 F (-3 C).  Rode Fast -1 to -3 C under the foot. Rex Power Grip warm (violet) under foot and binding pin. This I covered with another layer of Rode -1 top -3 C. Each layer was corked smooth. Kick was very good for 20 km. I did iron in a binder to start the whole process.  Glide was super when I first put the skis on. I may have lost a bit with the thickness of the kick wax by the time I was finished, but it was equal to any other on the downhills and really only noticeable on the flats. 

Remember that part of the challenge of classic racing is kick wax. Accept it, embrace it, live and learn. 

Have a good one,

Bert