Cross Country Ski Gear and Reviews
Toko Wax Secrets
2/16/2004 - By Mike Muha
So when do you use Toko Helix, JetStream, and X-Cold Powder? Well, the first thing you do is ignore the temperature ranges on the wax boxes. Here's some new information from a Toko wax clinic at the National Masters...,
Rossignol Xium F2 Skate, Boot, & NNN Binding
12/21/2003 - By Jim Hull
Wow. I’ve tried numerous other brands (Madshus, Fischer, Atomic, Peltonen), and to date NONE of them have worked like this. ,
Wax-Tips With SOLDA Glide Wax
11/18/2003 - By Torbjorn Karlsen
Make it simple and focus on three or four waxes for your training needs. Add a few additional waxes for superb race skis. And as for using a large number of glide wax layers? Forget about it!,
Rossignol Xium F2 Skate, Boot, & NNN Binding - An Update
5/17/2003 - By Jim Hull
Now that this is the end of a 45+ outing's season with my 2004 Rossi F2's and my Atomic 2002 RS10's, I'm ready to more fully evaluate them in combination with my switch to NNN and Rossi boots.,
Secret Tool: Your Freezer
4/5/2003 - By Mike Muha
This morning is 'Ski Season Spring Cleaning' morning! Time to do those tasks that need to be done to transition from skiing to spring training: equipment prep and wax tips. And just what does a freezer have to do with this?,
Do-It-Yourself Plastic Scraper Sharpeners
2/10/2003 - By Dan Johnson
Here's a couple of low tech solutions which seem to work very well for making a *flat*, *square* edge on a Plexiglas scraper.,
Toko Waxing & Tuning CD
1/3/2003 - By Mike Muha
Toko has a new "Waxing & Tuning" narrated video CD that reviews base repair, cleaning, and waxing of both classic and skating skis, for both racer and novice waxers.,
The Altimeter Function on the Polar S-710 Heart Monitor
8/1/2002 - By Greg Worrel
Mont Ventoux rises 5280 feet in 21km at an average grade of 7.6 percent. Lance made the fastest climb to the summit in Tour history. He climbed it in 58 minutes. So how do the local grades around Kensington Metropark compare? I set out to find out.,
Polar S-710 Heart Rate Monitor Graph from the Chestnut Valley GLD Freestyle Race
1/8/2002 - By Greg Worrel
Chestnut Hill was my first race using a new Polar S-710 heart rate monitor which captures heart rate data every 5 seconds. It stores many hours of data which can be uploaded to a computer and saved in a workout and analysis program that Polar provides.,
