Goode Nano One XT review starts now

[Horton]

I started the review of the Goode Nano One XT this week. There is not a lot of say because I only have 2 sets on it so far. Tonight I tried out some settings Nick Parsons gave me. I ran two 32s and five 35s. As I get more passes the ski feels better and better. The Nano One and the XT almost have a different cadence than other skis.

 

I have about 25 rides to figure it out.

 

[Chef23]

What do you mean by a different cadence?

[skibug]

Clap-clap-stomp-stomp-stomp as opposed to stomp-stomp-clap-clap-clap :)

[MrJones]

What size are you on John?

[kstateskier]

Does Goode still insist that you drill barbaric holes in your $2000 ski or can you get these newer models with inserts for HO bindings?

[GOODESkier]

@kstateskier‌ they all come with inserts for mounted boots. If you have an older GOODE without the inserts, the factory will put inserts in for you.

[GOODESkier]

@Horton‌ echoing earlier question. What size XT? Can you post your fin setting you got from Nick?

[Chef23]

I got a Goode from the factory with inserts last year and it has worked fine. It is a 9960. I have also dual locked a Strada onto a Goode and didn't have any issues with that.

[Horton]

I am on the 65.25.... besides that this thread is just announcing that the test is starting. I don't know if the settings are good or bad. I only have ONE set.

[Horton]

@scotchipman‌ no idea

[jmvana1]

I am very interested in this thread as I am strongly considering purchasing the XT. Look forward to your test results.

[Horton]

@jmvana1‌ if you have read my past reviews you know I take my time. I take a lot of sets before I say too much. My final review will not be published for over a month.

[jmvana1]

No rush, I will also test before making a purchase. Since my top speed dropped to 32 I'm not sure your results will be applicable for me.

[Horton]

So I am 4 rides in to the review and the more I ride this ski the more I like it.

 

One of the hard parts of reviewing skis is keeping things in perspective. EXAMPLE: I ran 5 back to back 35s my second set yesterday. Those 35s were not as smooth as I wished they could be but Holy Hell it is April. and I ran 5 back to back 35s and was not completely destroyed by it? Furthermore I do not know if I could have skied them any smoother on any other ski.

 

I am focusing on my gate at 35 at the moment. I feel like I have to adjust my skiing to get the most out of this ski and if I can work out the gate at 35 I expect the same to work at 38.

 

I am going to run a lot of 38s on this ski and take a poke at my PB.

[David Miller]

Horton What settings are you using on the fin and where are your boots front and rear?

 

[Horton]

@davidmiller‌ I was using settings from rouhly what Parsons suggested

 

Front boot 28 7/8

Back boot (behind front boot)

.700

2.480

6.900 tips

 

Next set I am trying settings from "The Chad"

2.503 6,764 (jaws) ,708. 10 degrees

[David Miller]

Horton Chad uses a Ventral and Nick skis 58 K!!!! Try 2.495 6.775 .707 9.5 wing and boots 28.75 and set the rear boot at 17.25. The rear boot placement is important.

[David Miller]

my feet are size 9 but it doesn't matter if your feet are bigger I have 200 lb guys with med and large boots that we cut the front toe off the rear boot and put the rear boot as close as possible to get the rear boot about 17 to 17.25 from the tail.

[David Miller]

No Chad measures flat on the blade

[Horton]

You guys realize that if you have to explain what version of caliper you are using this is ridiculous. I have slot calipers but if you have to spec a version just supply tips.

[acmx]

@Horton.....Amen!!

[MrJones]

Yep. Dave (or anyone else) I would appreciate a tips number for that 6.775 length. I will give the 28.75" boot placement a try as well. I had not heard of anyone back that far on it.

[GOODESkier]

@Horton @davidmiller‌ @OB Dave cut my rear boot toe off. Has worked WONDERS! Even in 43 degree water today, ski is dialed in!

[MrJones]

Thanks Scot.

[musclefixer]

@Goodeskier, @davemiller, can you give me any photos of your rear boot? I have large powershells and cant get them any closer then 16.75. @davemillers fin settings look pretty stock aside from the rear boot. So this maybe my answer to a better off side turn....thanks in advance

[Alberto Soares]

@musclefixer‌ - Dave Miller also uses double powershells (medium I think), he cut about 0.5" of the front part of the rear binding so it stays closer to the front

[GOODESkier]

@musclefixer‌ just like @AlbertoSoares said. Just take a small hack saw and cut the tip of the tow of the shell off. Doesn't take much. Doesn't effect anything other than being able to get your center of mass and foot placement closer and more over the sweet spot. I think we cut mine back to the first small cavity. It isn't much.

[musclefixer]

@Goodeskier, @AlbertoSoares, I understand thank you I will try it but Isnt the ability to slide the boot further forward dictated by the slot under the binding, . Im as far forward as I can go, not because the rear toe is touching the heel of the front, but because it cant move any further. Is that still ok?

[Horton]

Soooo back to the subject of the review.... Yea the ski and I are getting to be very good friends.

[GOODESkier]

@horton how good of friends?

[swaterkd]

Dave Miller what size ski are you on and if i'm on the 66" how would you change those settings?

 

[David Miller]

I am on the 65.25 but I have been testing the 66 and the 66.75 as well. The 66 is set up identical other than my bindings are 1/16 ahead.

 

[BlueSki]

@Horton (and others), the Goode size chart lists the 65.25" at up to 195 lbs with the 66" at 165-220. Similarly, the 67" Vapor is listed for 160 to 190 lbs. On the assumption that you weigh closer to 190 than 160, is your bias to be on a smaller ski when two size ranges cover your weight?

[Horton]

@BlueSki‌ the Nano One really brakes with the standard when it comes to the size chart. I am 190 and have had the standard Nano One and am now on the XT. For me the 65.25 seems to be the right size.

[Zman]

@Horton Same question with the vapor. At 160 lbs, 66 or 67? Sorry, off topic.

 

[Horton]

@Zman‌

66 I think

[GOODESkier]

@BlueSki @Horton originally that was my thought....... but I have moved from a Nano One 65.25" to a Nano One XT 66" and now on a Nano OneXT 66.75" and really liking it! I am 185 lbs and 6' 3" tall. I have the 66" and the 66.75" currently, but when I go back and ski the 66" I end up liking my 66.75" the best. Just a thought, dependent on what you feel.

 

Early season, 3rd set of the year, water temp of 41 degree,s and I have been running practice back to back 32' OFF with ease on the larger ski. It has proved to be the right feel for me. So the sizing chart can be taken with a grain of salt...........

[ozski]

@Horton - Looking forward to hearing about the ski?

[Horton]

@ozski no. Nothing but settings talk for the next month :-)

[skialex]

@davidmiller‌, hallo what is your suggestion for the rear boot placement on the 66" XT? I use a RTP but I can measure the distance from the back of my heel to the end of the ski minus the thickness of a liner+boot.

Thanks!

[Chef23]

@GOODESkier have you skied the bigger ski at your harder passes yet? Frequently things that feel good at your easier passes might not be right as you get to your tougher passes.

[GOODESkier]

@Chef23 in CA I ran up to 2 @ 38 in January after the 5th set. After not skiing for 2 months. That was only a couple balls short of where I was on the 66" in the best part of my summer (for a normal average score) and the water temp was only 58 in January. I have yet to hit that line where the longer ski has any negative effects. We'll see in the coming months..............

[Horton]

From what I hear some skiers like the 66 better but I think the 65.25 is the ski that most skiers like better. I LOVED the 65.25 Nano last year and I am 190.

 

@GOODESkier‌ is pretty tall so that may be a factor.

[Skihack]

Horton, what do you mean when you say these skis have a different cadence than other skis?

[Skihack]

Had to look the word up, and still don't get it. Are we talking the rythmn it establishes?

[Jordan]

@Horton‌

Any mid-review updates?

[Horton]

@Jordan‌ last week was not productive