So I finally finished my first foam core - cap construction ski and I used enough inserts to be able to switch between a TTS system and AT. I wanted to share this because I'm reasonably stoked to try it out and also to make version 2 (next fall).

Now this is not super exciting, since you could just Quiver Killer yourself something along these lines. Although... it is pretty light (even though they're short - 177cm)

The ski and all the binding parts weighed in at 2070g all in.
But to the point. My next version is going to have an aluminum plate in the ski that has a keyhole pattern. I'm not sure how much of a weight penalty that will be, but I don't think it will be much (200g probably). This will allow for super fast binding changes between AT and TTS. To test this out I routed out the pattern in a piece of wood and profiled it to fit the inserts.


Check out this nifty video to see a demonstration on my poorly milled piece of wood (Lifecycles is playing in the background... since the ski season is over)
*Could the grammar police fix the thread title?

Now this is not super exciting, since you could just Quiver Killer yourself something along these lines. Although... it is pretty light (even though they're short - 177cm)

The ski and all the binding parts weighed in at 2070g all in.
But to the point. My next version is going to have an aluminum plate in the ski that has a keyhole pattern. I'm not sure how much of a weight penalty that will be, but I don't think it will be much (200g probably). This will allow for super fast binding changes between AT and TTS. To test this out I routed out the pattern in a piece of wood and profiled it to fit the inserts.


Check out this nifty video to see a demonstration on my poorly milled piece of wood (Lifecycles is playing in the background... since the ski season is over)
*Could the grammar police fix the thread title?
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