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ZX100 2023
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No subject to promotional offersThe ZX100 is a freeride ski model from the Kästlebrand.
The ZX100 is a new model in the brand's freeride ski offering. Inspired by the new practices in this discipline, it has a more playful and less strict personality than its companions in the FX range. It is intended for skiers looking for a versatile freeride ski.
To achieve this, Kästle uses its beech and poplar core already present on its FXrange. The difference lies in the core reinforcements, with fibreglass on both sides of the core. This gives a forgiving flex and good cushioning in hard or transformed snow.
The ski has a front rocker with a tip featuring Hollowtech 2.0, technology that lightens it up in strategic places by removing unnecessary layers, while cushioning shocks even better. The rendering is incredible and it will be difficult to fault the ski, even in complicated snow.
Downhill, its top-of-the-range construction gives it all its character and the performance is unbeatable: Its 100 mm skid means that it retains good load-bearing capacity when fresh.
The ZX100 will be the ideal ski for all freeriders who want a powder ski with pop to send it in freeride whether in big powder or with more agility in fresh snow.
Features:
168cm / Weight of pair : 3620g / shelf : 14.6m
175cm / Weight of pair : 3670g / shelf : 16.4m
181cm / Weight of pair : 3780g / shelf : 18m
189cm / Weight of pair : 3950g / shelf : 20.3m
- Shape :
Low Camber
- Core:
Beech and poplar wood core with glass fibre inserts
- Base:
Sintered UHM graphite base
- Construction:
SEMI-CAP Sandwich: The Sandwich-Sidewall race-style construction gives the ski enormous torsional stiffness and optimum flex for better control and power transfer.
- Core structure:
WOODCORE: Each Kästle ski is made with the finest wood core, manufactured with precision to one tenth of a millimetre. This allows the brand to control the weight, responsiveness and cushioning characteristics of the ski, resulting in a high-quality, durable product. The wood type, or combination of different woods, is individually catered to each model line, based on the ski‘s intended use. Here the core is made up of beech and poplar.
Technologies:
- Hollowtech 2.0: The brand's patented key technology is unique to ski manufacturing. Removing unneeded layers at the front of the ski makes it more stable, edge-grip is more powerful and the overall weight is reduced. The size of each Hollowtech is adapted to individual model lines.
- Elliptical Radius : The shape of the Elliptical Radius determines how quickly and aggressively the ski turns.
- Low Camber : A low-profile camber for better turning.
- Progressive Rise : The technology optimises the tip of the spatula for better off-piste flotation control.
- Hook Free Shovel : Longer tip often associated with progressive lift. The point of contact with the snow is moved towards the centre of the ski, ensuring a more forgiving and manoeuvrable performance.
- Hook Free Tail: Longer heel which shifts the ski/snow contact towards the centre of the ski, resulting in a more forgiving and playful exit from bends.
Déjà excellent avec sa gamme FX plutôt typée freeride strict et rigide, le ZX100 vient enrichir cette gamme avec un profil plus joueur bien dosé en pop.
À la limite entre le ski freeride et le ski freestyle backcountry ce ski a su tenir la route quand on a essayé de pousser dessus en hors-piste. Son flex progressif avec du bon pop nous a aussi régalé quand on a essayé de sauter au-dessus de quelques cailloux, les réceptions se font facilement.
Les périodes de transitions entre deux runs sur piste damées se font sans soucis, Le ZX100 a un comportement tout à fait décent en grande courbe sur piste. Néanmoins, ça se complique dès que la neige commence à se durcir, on sent que ce n'est pas pour cela qu'il a été conçu. C'est un ski pour les skieurs freeride, le ski est amusant et énergique, un vrai régale !
Les plus : Joueur, stable et son comportement global dans tout ce que le freeride a à offrir.
Les moins : Son accroche sur neige béton.
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