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How-to Video: Trimming your Fall 2010 Skins
If you have a new pair of our Fall 2010 skins with STS, watch this video to learn how to properly set'em up—cut the skins to length, attach the adjustable tip loop, trim the skins to match your skis’ sidecut and adjust the tip loop. [IMPORTANT NOTE: If you have STS skins that are pre-Fall 09, follow the instructions that come with the skins]
How-to Video: Trimming Black Diamond Skins from Black Diamond Equipment on Vimeo.
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10 Dec 2011, 6:03PM
Chris - if you start centered and then follow their instructions, you will be shifting the skin let's say, left 2mm to make the second cut, then putting it back to the right 1mm after you have cut it. If you want to be super careful, maybe start with it 1mm to one side...I'm not really sure how you're getting 4cm offset...maybe mm makes sense...
9 Dec 2011, 9:36AM
Great video. Thanks for posting. Took me about 45 min to do the first one, and under 15 for the 2nd.
30 Nov 2011, 6:13PM
Why cut the cheat sheet in half? Just stick one skin to each side.
12 Jan 2011, 8:06AM
Hey hey-
Thanks for a great video. But I "think" I found a problem when working w/ split skins.
At the end of the video, it says to be sure that when cutting splits, you start with the skin centered, then make the first cut. But if you start w/ a centered split skin, cut one side, then reposition the other side w/ the offset, and then cut the second side.....you wind up with a second side that is more narrow in the sts than the side you cut first. To compound things, this inequality is greatest underfoot where the ski is most narrow. On my 185 Justices, I wind up w/ ~3cm of skin on one side and ~4cm on the other, underfoot. Maybe this will be plenty of grip and I won't notice it, but I wonder if I'll have worse grip on the skinnier side when it's the uphill ski.
Two possible adjustments for this: either cut BOTH sides initially when you have the skin centered, then do two small offsets and cut small amounts both times; or, don't attach the skins exactly even before making the first cut. In the latter case, you'd initially attach them off-center by 4ish cm (if my math's right) before making the cut, and you'd cut the side w/ more skin sticking out. But those are some pretty fine measurements, so it's probably the bigger hassle.
I could be off in my logic- maybe I just did it wrong? It's been a while since I bought anything but a pre-cut skin....
Pray for snow out East- we're hurtin'.
Chris
2 Jan 2011, 7:36PM
great "how to video"
much appreciated.
Earn those turns!!
2 Dec 2010, 1:01PM
Thanks for posting this DIY video. Excellent instructions! Just cut my STS Splits and looking forward to using them tomorrow. BD rules!
12 Aug 2010, 3:51PM
I had mine expertly fitted by the Outdoor Gear Exchange in VT :-) They look as nice as the one's in the vid!
19 Jan 2010, 2:29PM
ooooh-eeee my new BD skins fit nice, look sweet, too! Watched the video once and now consider myself an expert ski skin fitter, thanks BD!
5 Jan 2010, 9:58PM
i like the music from the skin installation video. can you send it to me to make it a ringtone on my blackberry?
11 Dec 2009, 7:20PM
If a picture is worth a thousand words, what is a video worth? The video explains it perfectly!
Thanks
Jim