The wax zone or kick area of this type of ski will have some sort of texture cut or molded into the base. This type of base is called “waxless” or “no wax”. Despite the name there is a wax for waxelss skis. One of the most common waxes for this purpose is called F4 by Swix. F4 is a glide wax that is rubbed or wiped on and does not require an iron.
Cool story tell it again.
The thing with waxless skis is not that you will not need any glide wax but rather that you dont need any kickwax, since the texture of the ski sticks way better than any kick wax will anyway. Sweet for training on anything except icy conditions, not good for racing.
Waxless or not, ski fit is very important if one wants to maximize performance.
WARNING - YOU HAVE VIOLATED THE “CODE” BY TALKING ABOUT XC SKIING BEFORE OCTOBBER 1ST. AS A RESULT, YOUR AREA SKI SEASON WILL BE SHITTY AND YOU WILL HAVE TO TRAVEL FOR GOOD SNOW THIS YEAR.
Personally I wax the thip and tail of my “waxless” striding skis with glide wax before every trip. Matcing the glide wax to the conditions makes or breaks the enjoyment of the experience and wipe on wax wears off after about 30 minutes tops. Learm to take the time to propelry wax your skis and the sport will be much more enjoyable.
General Waxing Guidelines
These guidelines are for waxing the tips and tails of classic skis (waxable & waxless) and the entire skating ski.
Prep & application of glide wax.
-Brush base of ski with a fine steel, copper, or brass brush from tip to tail 2-4 times in order to remove dirt from the base and bring up structure.
-Use fibertex cloth from tip to tail to remove “hairs” from the base and prep for waxing.
-Drip &/or crayon wax on ski with waxing iron.
-Iron in glide wax & keep iron moving. If iron is smoking it’s set at too high a temperature!
(Temperature recommendations for different waxes can be found directly on the wax container or in a waxing manual). Swix School.
-Let wax cool & harden. Use the sensitive inside of your wrist to feel the coolness of the ski.
-Scrape wax out of grooves with a groove scraper.
-Scrape the rest of the wax off the base of ski with a sharp plastic scraper.
-Brush base with nylon brush from tip to tail 3-6 times.
-Remove any excess wax with fiberlene cloth.
-Go ski & have fun! A good rule of thumb… spend more time SKIING than you spend WAXING!
I think this is a spammer account.
I was wondering if it was worht my time or not.
Good thing they are not serious, because we would have to hunt them down and beat them down for starting an XC thread so early!