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- From: davin@hardy.u.washington.edu (David Veale)
- Subject: Re: xc heel positioner question
- Message-ID: <1992Dec22.231807.8060@u.washington.edu>
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- Organization: University of Washington
- References: <1992Dec21.180359.323@tc.fluke.COM> <122930233@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM>
- Date: Tue, 22 Dec 1992 23:18:07 GMT
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- blakely@hpfcso.FC.HP.COM (Frank Blakely) writes:
-
- >In rec.skiing, colson@tc.fluke.COM (Gary Colson) writes:
-
- >> Reading this weekend an early 80's book on mountain/backcountry skiing where
- >> quite a thing was made about a "heel indexing plate" which provided
- >> exceptional control on xc skis. a variety of such products were said to be
- >> on the market any of which worked well. Basically a pin attached
- >> (protruding) from the rear of the heel that indexed itself into a small
- >> vertical "V" plate. Seems to be an ingenious idea... ...how come I've never
- >> seen or heard of such a thing (in my brief 2 year interest in xc skiing)?
- >>
- >> Can anyone out there enlighten me on this.
-
- These heel locators were made to compensate for the really wimpy boots
- that used to be sold for backcountry touring. Nowadays, if you want some
- control, you simply buy good boots. If your heel smears sideways off of a
- ski, your boots are probably too light for turning even with a heel
- locator.
-