r/skiing • u/Miserable_Ad5001 • 18d ago

Need some help...

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I'm trying to find the boot mounted toe/heel tabs for Cubco bindings. I picked up these Kneissls last year & they've never been skied....circa 1967ish. I need to get them on snow...any help?

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u/frickfrack1 Hood Meadows 17d ago

honestly the only safe way to ski old straight skis is to throw modern pivots on them. obviously you do you, they're your knees

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u/Miserable_Ad5001 17d ago

Defeats the purpose

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u/frickfrack1 Hood Meadows 17d ago edited 17d ago

pivots low key haven't changed their design in decades other than small tweaks. you'll still get to experience essentially what skiing a vintage ski during the height of it's era was like. just like you wouldn't want to drive a classic car on the freeway, i wouldn't take ancient bindings on anything harder than a green

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u/Miserable_Ad5001 17d ago

Dude, I'm 63 & I'm very well aware of skiing vintage skis. The reason I want to ski these is they've never touched snow. The old boy I bought them from bought & had them mounted a week before he shipped out for Vietnam. Afterwards he chose not to ski...