Zandstra Hardware Nordic XC/BC

I had several used sns bindings I wanted to reuse and this hardware pack allowed me to do that. Love the fact that the NIS skate allows for this flexibility.

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There was no need for Zandstra nis touring skates

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I don't really need this, I bought it for nothing as I have NNN bindings.

Did not try yet, but package seem to include everything.

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Easy to assemble

Skated a couple full days on Georgian bay great lake ice. Did great- the surface is very mixed from pack ice to smooth and slush- went through as well as they could be expected to. Could not do any of that on hockey skates. Did a 20km day and felt like flying/not much effort. Put nnn bc magnum bindings on- bit of a hassle because designed for nis- my choice. TBD how they last- fairly light but seam well designed- a lot thinner blade then expected.

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Ok Screw set, but the bricks had to be from behind. The 16 mm screw on the front screw of the NNN BC bandage is too long and the 12 mm screw is too short. In between, it would take a washer to fit the screw into the rail / "tunnel" of the NIS skates. It would be good for the bricks to come with the set. Namely, this will be acceptable to everyone if you install BC bindings on NIS skates. In addition, I had lost a brace from the second BC bandage, and the 22 mm wide root just posed the challenge of finding a bracket small enough to fit in the hole of the bandage, but with a hole large enough to fit through the wide base. Of course, this is not a problem if the braces of the ties are in place. The washers that came with the bicycle's V-brake set fit in both places.

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Well caught sns ties to the blades.

tested, everything works a it should

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Although a good 6 € for a few screws is a lot, I still recommend it because the ties can be fastened directly without major wonders and the locknut slides effortlessly in the groove. The cross-head screwdriver should be just right because the screw is a fairly soft material and the base crushes easily.