I agree with pretty much everything you have said here. Mine unfortunately didn't wear a little at the front, they wore allot (see below). If they only wore a little, Id have left it alone as well. Surprisingly even when they were in this state they still steered extremely well.
I don't have much personal experience with different skis other than my friend who purchased Tuner Skis for his 12 Apex. Not that I rode his sled allot, but they didn't instill much more confidence in steering than his factory set up. He too now has Snow Trackers.
I did try a few different runners on my sleds and these are hands down the only runner that gives me confidence in the sleds steering. My sleds are both 07's
I haven't had any "situations" in over 12000 miles between the 2 sleds with these runners, but Id like to hear of your experience, so I can be mindful of it in the future.
Something wrong here. If the blades have that much wear in the front how come the steel under the blade looks like there is no wear? Are the blades going all the way into the ski?
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