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10-29-2021, 11:27 AM #1Registered User
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Tail Clip alternatives?
On some skis the tails clips easily slip off. Then they flap around and the tail clips gets lost. I am running out of spare BD clips.
Did anyone find an alternative that works better?
I am thinking to screw a hook to my skis. Should work no?
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10-29-2021, 11:30 AM #2
The G3 tail clips work very well. The Contour ones are more minimal but get the job done. Pomoca and BD are not good IMO. I like the custom tail clips on DPS-branded Pomoca skins.
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10-29-2021, 12:08 PM #3Registered User
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there are 2 ways to put a BD clip on the tail leash
if you instal the clip so the tail is trailing straight out behind the ski it will rip the leash and/or come off more easily
another way is to turn the clip around so the tail leash curls forward over the top of the ski tail with the clip on top holding the strap down so all of the strap is touching the ski top, which I find secure and the tail straps don't get ripped
if this is a ski with a rounded full wrap edge maybe you need the G3 twin tip tail hooks which never come offLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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10-29-2021, 12:21 PM #4
I ground a small notch in the back of my touring skis that keeps the clip in place.
Stole the idea from an old touring partner.
Works on trad skis. If twin tippy think G3 only option
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10-29-2021, 01:37 PM #5
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10-29-2021, 01:50 PM #6
Some contour skins that are sold with skimo-racing style tips come stock with a similar tail clip. I didn't think it was very functional. Contour also sells aftermarket "shark" style fixed hooks https://skimo.co/contour-skin-parts
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10-29-2021, 03:16 PM #7Registered User
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https://ca-store.genuineguidegear.co...-connector-kit
Pretty easy to file a slot in the molded-on plastic tail piece of many skis but its probably not a good thing to file a notch in a fully wrapped metal ski edge like on a twin tip so thats where you need these ^^
I have a some ^^ and they work very well,
the clamps that come on the G3 alpinist skins also work well
WAY back in the day the MEC crew in Vancover would just run a screw into the ski top to loop some 3mm bungy connected to the end of the skin, this was considered pretty core because back then they didnt have tail retention for their 65mm wide skins and G3 didn't exist yetLast edited by XXX-er; 10-29-2021 at 04:52 PM.
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10-29-2021, 06:02 PM #8
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11-01-2021, 09:34 AM #9Registered User
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Yes, I was looking to install the hook on the ski. Skis that I lose the tail clip with are rounded full metal edge wrap.
Looks like the G3 twin tip connectors are a very good alternative.
I have the BD clips installed so the clip holds the skin flush with the ski. I also tightened the clip so it's tip is flush with the ski. Still, I managed to lose one. I also lost an alpinist tail clip.
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11-01-2021, 11:07 AM #10Registered User
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There are 2 ways to put the BD clip on the skin tail, with the clip instaled from the top OR from the bottom of the skin tail, either way will work but I think instaling the clip from the top ( and pointing backwards) so the tail folds back on top of the ski top with the clip on top of the tail is more secure and the tails will last longer than if the tails are just dragging in the snow
but really it sounds like you want the G3 clips for full wrap edges cuz you don't wana file a slot in a full wrap edge or put hooks or screws in a ski when there are better options out there, the G3 clip are very secure, you have to slide the clip off to one side to get them off the ski, I like them
if anyone needs a picture I could do thatLee Lau - xxx-er is the laziest Asian canuck I know
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11-01-2021, 04:05 PM #11Registered User
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I have used coat hanger wire quite a bit for this ...it works. Notching helps as well
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11-01-2021, 06:21 PM #13
Tail Clip alternatives?
Does anyone still make the Euro style with a fixed tail hook and stretchy tip loop?
Oh and never like this
Always like this.
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11-01-2021, 08:05 PM #14Registered User
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the 2 ways to mount the BD clip on the tail strap, I just grabbed these for a demo, these BD skins arent usually used on this pair of Lotus
the bottom picture is the preferred way to run the clips IME
I havent seen too much of the rubber stretchers, IME since skis got wide they would get knocked off by the other ski and so I would give them a pass
Last edited by XXX-er; 11-02-2021 at 09:43 AM.
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11-01-2021, 08:19 PM #15
Thread the strap back over the clip in the second picture.
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11-03-2021, 07:59 PM #16
Big Sky Mountain Products has those rubber stretchers. They work fine but can get knocked off. Skimo co is another source.
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11-03-2021, 08:03 PM #17Registered User
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HOJI hole
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Buy G3 Twin Tip clips, problem solved.
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11-05-2021, 06:06 PM #20Registered User
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Hoping this solves the problem
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11-10-2021, 10:40 PM #21Registered User
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I like my Pomoca Climb Pros overall but the tail clips suck, especially for twin tips. I kicked them off frequently today on an early season LCC lap using my Bentchetler 120s.
I had ordered G3 twin tip clips earlier, and they showed up this evening. Looks promising, but the purist in me wants to tack down the loose tail strap attachment somehow.
Thoughts? Tiny adhesive magnets? A very small wood screw in the ski and a hole in the Pomoca tail strap?
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11-11-2021, 12:11 AM #22Registered User
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Hagan offer their rebranded Contour skins with a tip bungee and fixed tail hook: https://www.haganskimountaineering.c...30584014241827
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11-12-2021, 08:39 PM #25
I've tried just putting a small screw in the top sheet of the ski with head sticking out, and using small bungees attached to the tails of skins I would hook on to the screws; worked just fine!
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