Essarex
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I have been running the pilots for three years now, one year on the SRX and two on the Apex. I feel they are the sports best kept secret. The dual keel minimizes hunting/darting better than a traditional dually, based on the wider spacing of the cutting surfaces. The concave under surface provides more float, and this is welcomed under the weight of a triple triple or 4 stroke. They are durable, light, cheap, and you can find carbides anywhere. You do not even need to use the second carbide to gain most of the anti-darting benefit. They will dart however, if the trail is hard enough to prevent the second cutting suface from reaching the snow, but soft enough to allow significant penetration of the center carbide. This is a rare surface condition however.
These skis are installed such that the outside carbides are facing outwards, away from the sled's centerline.
In what would appear as a chance act of fate, the designed in castor angle of the Apex spindle, provides the perfect ski lean in a turn, to drop the inside of the ski onto the trail surface. So, if one were to reverse the ski installation, by placing the outboard carbides inboard, that second cutting surface will be forced onto the trail at the exact same height as the center cutting surface.
Twice the carbide, twice the keel,,,,,you get the idea.
Does anybody have experience with this?
These skis are installed such that the outside carbides are facing outwards, away from the sled's centerline.
In what would appear as a chance act of fate, the designed in castor angle of the Apex spindle, provides the perfect ski lean in a turn, to drop the inside of the ski onto the trail surface. So, if one were to reverse the ski installation, by placing the outboard carbides inboard, that second cutting surface will be forced onto the trail at the exact same height as the center cutting surface.
Twice the carbide, twice the keel,,,,,you get the idea.
Does anybody have experience with this?