Rode Standard Klisters 60g
With all the new non-fluoro and high performance klisters coming to market it is easy to neglect these decades old klisters. And that would be a mistake, because Rode standard klisters are cheap, reliable, and still competitive. In most if not all cases these are half the price of the latest high falutin “race” klisters, and in many cases still deliver top performance.
Chola. No question that this is the toughest base klister ever, but be careful how you use it. Apply veneer thin using heat, and don’t let it freeze before adding the kicking layer. Sets up so hard that a soft kicking klister will need an intermediate bonding klister such as Rode Blue Special or Violet Special, or Vauhti KS Base klister. Another trick is to mix with equal amounts of Violet Special klister.
Skare Blue Special. -6C°... -14C° Not a great kicking blue klister but great as a bonding layer under softer klisters, or to boost both speed and grip under a blue or green hard wax when the tracks are cold and very hard.
Violet Special. -1C°... -5C° In true violet klister conditions, other violet klisters will often outperform Violet Special. But as a mix with hardwax to create a fast and grippy cushion layer under other hardwaxes, or a mix with Rossa in hard icy but wet tracks, or a mix with Chola for a super binder, or a mix with violet or red hardwaxes when there is a lot of glazing… can you Violet Special is special?
Violet. +1C°... -3C° Once a standard for Violet klisters, Rode Violet can be outperformed when there is mixed snow crystals or new snow dropping in. But in uniformly coarse grained and abrasive conditions this will still rule. Mix with a bit Rossa if there is moisture coming to the surface, or a bit of Multigrade to boost grip.
Silver. +1C°... +5C° No real silver in this, likely aluminum oxide. With more top level race klisters adding “silver” to their formulations Rode Silver can get overlooked. Best used as a mixing klister to reduce contamination in dirty conditions, or to mix into an existing layer to reduce icing.
Multigrade. -6C°... +6C° If you only want one klister this is the one. Apply thin in hard icy conditions and add thickness as the temperature rises or the track gets soft. Simply amazing, and the gateway klister to those getting over klisterphobia. Then get some Rossa to mix in to boost grip when the snow gets soft and/or wet, or Violet to add speed in hard conditions.
Rossa. +4C°... -2C°. Red klisters can often be misunderstood as a single option for wet snow, but more often they have greater value as a mixing agent. Mix with Silver for dirty wet loose snow, with Rossa Special for new fine grained sticky wet snow, with Violet for hard and icy conditions with moisture on the track surface, and with Multigrade for just about any coarse grained and softening condition. Magic stuff.
Rossa Special. 0C°... +3C° Unlike regular Rossa, Rossa Special is better as a kicking klister in certain wet conditions. Fine grained and very wet snow by itself, mixed with Rossa if there’s drizzle on new snow, or new wet snow with glazing tracks. Be careful when used in loose coarse grained snow, prone to icing.
With all the new non-fluoro and high performance klisters coming to market it is easy to neglect these decades old klisters. And that would be a mistake, because Rode standard klisters are cheap, reliable, and still competitive. In most if not all cases these are half the price of the latest high falutin “race” klisters, and in many cases still deliver top performance.
Chola. No question that this is the toughest base klister ever, but be careful how you use it. Apply veneer thin using heat, and don’t let it freeze before adding the kicking layer. Sets up so hard that a soft kicking klister will need an intermediate bonding klister such as Rode Blue Special or Violet Special, or Vauhti KS Base klister. Another trick is to mix with equal amounts of Violet Special klister.
Skare Blue Special. -6C°... -14C° Not a great kicking blue klister but great as a bonding layer under softer klisters, or to boost both speed and grip under a blue or green hard wax when the tracks are cold and very hard.
Violet Special. -1C°... -5C° In true violet klister conditions, other violet klisters will often outperform Violet Special. But as a mix with hardwax to create a fast and grippy cushion layer under other hardwaxes, or a mix with Rossa in hard icy but wet tracks, or a mix with Chola for a super binder, or a mix with violet or red hardwaxes when there is a lot of glazing… can you Violet Special is special?
Violet. +1C°... -3C° Once a standard for Violet klisters, Rode Violet can be outperformed when there is mixed snow crystals or new snow dropping in. But in uniformly coarse grained and abrasive conditions this will still rule. Mix with a bit Rossa if there is moisture coming to the surface, or a bit of Multigrade to boost grip.
Silver. +1C°... +5C° No real silver in this, likely aluminum oxide. With more top level race klisters adding “silver” to their formulations Rode Silver can get overlooked. Best used as a mixing klister to reduce contamination in dirty conditions, or to mix into an existing layer to reduce icing.
Multigrade. -6C°... +6C° If you only want one klister this is the one. Apply thin in hard icy conditions and add thickness as the temperature rises or the track gets soft. Simply amazing, and the gateway klister to those getting over klisterphobia. Then get some Rossa to mix in to boost grip when the snow gets soft and/or wet, or Violet to add speed in hard conditions.
Rossa. +4C°... -2C°. Red klisters can often be misunderstood as a single option for wet snow, but more often they have greater value as a mixing agent. Mix with Silver for dirty wet loose snow, with Rossa Special for new fine grained sticky wet snow, with Violet for hard and icy conditions with moisture on the track surface, and with Multigrade for just about any coarse grained and softening condition. Magic stuff.
Rossa Special. 0C°... +3C° Unlike regular Rossa, Rossa Special is better as a kicking klister in certain wet conditions. Fine grained and very wet snow by itself, mixed with Rossa if there’s drizzle on new snow, or new wet snow with glazing tracks. Be careful when used in loose coarse grained snow, prone to icing.
With all the new non-fluoro and high performance klisters coming to market it is easy to neglect these decades old klisters. And that would be a mistake, because Rode standard klisters are cheap, reliable, and still competitive. In most if not all cases these are half the price of the latest high falutin “race” klisters, and in many cases still deliver top performance.
Chola. No question that this is the toughest base klister ever, but be careful how you use it. Apply veneer thin using heat, and don’t let it freeze before adding the kicking layer. Sets up so hard that a soft kicking klister will need an intermediate bonding klister such as Rode Blue Special or Violet Special, or Vauhti KS Base klister. Another trick is to mix with equal amounts of Violet Special klister.
Skare Blue Special. -6C°... -14C° Not a great kicking blue klister but great as a bonding layer under softer klisters, or to boost both speed and grip under a blue or green hard wax when the tracks are cold and very hard.
Violet Special. -1C°... -5C° In true violet klister conditions, other violet klisters will often outperform Violet Special. But as a mix with hardwax to create a fast and grippy cushion layer under other hardwaxes, or a mix with Rossa in hard icy but wet tracks, or a mix with Chola for a super binder, or a mix with violet or red hardwaxes when there is a lot of glazing… can you Violet Special is special?
Violet. +1C°... -3C° Once a standard for Violet klisters, Rode Violet can be outperformed when there is mixed snow crystals or new snow dropping in. But in uniformly coarse grained and abrasive conditions this will still rule. Mix with a bit Rossa if there is moisture coming to the surface, or a bit of Multigrade to boost grip.
Silver. +1C°... +5C° No real silver in this, likely aluminum oxide. With more top level race klisters adding “silver” to their formulations Rode Silver can get overlooked. Best used as a mixing klister to reduce contamination in dirty conditions, or to mix into an existing layer to reduce icing.
Multigrade. -6C°... +6C° If you only want one klister this is the one. Apply thin in hard icy conditions and add thickness as the temperature rises or the track gets soft. Simply amazing, and the gateway klister to those getting over klisterphobia. Then get some Rossa to mix in to boost grip when the snow gets soft and/or wet, or Violet to add speed in hard conditions.
Rossa. +4C°... -2C°. Red klisters can often be misunderstood as a single option for wet snow, but more often they have greater value as a mixing agent. Mix with Silver for dirty wet loose snow, with Rossa Special for new fine grained sticky wet snow, with Violet for hard and icy conditions with moisture on the track surface, and with Multigrade for just about any coarse grained and softening condition. Magic stuff.
Rossa Special. 0C°... +3C° Unlike regular Rossa, Rossa Special is better as a kicking klister in certain wet conditions. Fine grained and very wet snow by itself, mixed with Rossa if there’s drizzle on new snow, or new wet snow with glazing tracks. Be careful when used in loose coarse grained snow, prone to icing.