The recent discussion of BMI made me wonder -- what are the advantages of being heavier? One that occurred to me is that a heavier skier may get...

Very good interview with Trond Nystad on fasterskier.com this morning. Probably going to **** off quite a few people but maybe that is what...

I'm breaking my three-year, self-imposed exile from posting on RSN here. Yesterday, Andy Newell a) qualified first and b) ended up third --...

I'd like some reactions from the list about motivation. I've been getting faster (relative to my age group) for the last few years. This has...

Hi group, This place is really great, I've gathered loads of ski-info already over the past month, which I'll be putting into practice next...

Exel is introducing a "revolutionary basket" design at the "International Trada Fair for Sports Equipment and Fashion" in Munich. The press release,...

Last week I installed a PID temperature controller on my espresso machine. This is a fairly common thing to do with much discussion on alt.coffee and...

Hello Is there anyone who has the solution manual of facility planning by tompkins (4th edition) If anyone have email me at...

How different should a person expect skis labelled as warm or cold to be? Would a person skiing for recreation be at a great disadvantage if they...

My ISP is a HUGE local ISP and oddly they say that I'm almost the only user of their newsreader service (which they buy from Slurp.net). I find it...

Last Monday I ran into the most spectacular view I ever saw from a groomed cross country ski trail -- in France near Grenoble. I was skating on...

I saw some pics of the new Salomon Classic Propulsion binding on Fasterskier. They're going back to one axis and a rubber flexor. A good idea. I'll...

I still gotta vote roller board ! Crank up the tunes and start poling. You should be buff by Thanksgiving. jw milwauk

Generally, the biggest influence on rollerski speed is the wheel compound. Racing rollerski wheels are made out of hard urethane (?) and the softer...

Hi All, Last night I was minding my own business, having a nice late night ski, when all of the sudden while in a crouch at the fastest part of my...

2003 National Marathon K-1 Champion (Kayak) Mark Johnson killed in XC-accident http://www.uscanoe.com/pubs2004/markmemorial.html

Boy, the Centrix system seems to be a love 'em or hate 'em system. I'm still on the love 'em side, but I've modified the heck out of them to get...

Hi, I came here about 2 months ago for help on writing a paper. I just wanted to post it to see what you think of it. It exceeds the limit for...

Had a great weekend doing lots of laps on the 6k or so that were open & groomed for skating at Craftsbury. Probably 70% legs only. Did some double...

So the Bane of skiers everywhere has had me in its grip for over a week now. Not a bad cold, just enough to mess up training bigtime. Not missing...