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Bigruss39

Bigruss39

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Ok, loading skis on roof rack thing. If not twins, which way should the skis face?? Here’s a picture of how I have been doing it. Does it even matter. Idk

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Only matters if you have sensitive race bases, worse that happens is your skis get dirty.
 
To reduce drag/wind noise I’d say you want them the other way so you’ve less facing into the wind and you’ll get less dirt flying at the bases. You should also leave your bases unscraped with wax on the bases on your way to skiing, scrape in the lot before you ski and then wash them down when you’re home to stop as much road dirt as you can.

**This post was edited on Nov 29th 2020 at 10:30:23pm
 
I've heard putting them tail first is the way to go so if you get dirt on them, it comes off when you ski and doesnt run down your base as if it was in front
 
Also, im Not an idiot I swear. Can’t open the hatch if they are the other way so it was mostly just convenience. Thanks for the advice though
 
14204668:Lazylightning said:
How do you cleanup the wax shavings then?
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biodegradable wax, I’d advocate you using it whether you scrape in the lot or not. It’s the next best thing to protect your skis to a roofbox which can be $$$.
 
I found a roofbox on craigslist for a hundo bucks - they're out there if you're patient.

That being said I always ran mine forward for the same reason you did, couldn't open the hatch otherwise. I'd say don't sweat it
 
14204668:Lazylightning said:
How do you cleanup the wax shavings then?
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wax is biodegradable doggy, where do you think the wax goes when you ski? XD

**This post was edited on Nov 30th 2020 at 1:14:48pm
 
14204769:Lazylightning said:
What's your favorite biodegradable wax?
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The one I’ve used the most is Toko’s universal all in one but I’ve also had decent experience with Butta’s eco wax and the new Universal backcountry wax from Data.

Lots of companies now are doing them though, like Swix has a whole range of fluoro free waxes, as countries like US, Germany, Norway etc are beginning to ban fluoro from their race teams.
 
14205194:DesertStix said:
We out here
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hell yeah actually kind of like digging snow out of the bed every morning when it snows so fellow drivers dont get blasted on the drive to the mtn lol
 
14204759:eheath said:
wax is biodegradable doggy, where do you think the wax goes when you ski? XD

**This post was edited on Nov 30th 2020 at 1:14:48pm
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Plenty of wax is not? Flouro waxes are going away starting this year, but racers have been polluting watersheds with that shit for decades, no?
 
Oh, you’re actually considerate and don’t want large chunks of snow smacking windshields on the freeway? Lol

14205276:DeebieSkeebies said:
hell yeah actually kind of like digging snow out of the bed every morning when it snows so fellow drivers dont get blasted on the drive to the mtn lol
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14205295:omIV said:
Plenty of wax is not? Flouro waxes are going away starting this year, but racers have been polluting watersheds with that shit for decades, no?
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Honestly I don't know much about this, I've always assumed since we've been putting wax on ski for decades that its not that harmful, if harmful at all.
 
its proven very harmful when concentrated, like the soil under the most popular crosscountry competition arenas here and nature runs here are showing wtf values of toxics.
 
Having had a truck and not a ski rack, what makes it hard to put them in opposite direction because the racks look symmetrical?
 
14204759:eheath said:
wax is biodegradable doggy, where do you think the wax goes when you ski? XD

**This post was edited on Nov 30th 2020 at 1:14:48pm
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Not all of it. Petroleum based stuff is terrible for the environment
 
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