On Thursday, 18 July 2013 20:39:44 UTC+5:30, wrote: I have solution manual for these textbooks .. They are...

Zach may be too busy to post his response to the Kuzmin paper on steel scraping being better than waxing. The paper's abstract says...

i bought some swix ski poles (the least expensive carbon ones) and they have a cool wrist strap (padded) but i cannot figure out how to get more...

Hi, I have a really hard time to find Swix kick wax plastic scrappers (T0086) in local shop and/or online. Anybody knowing why they are so difficult...

I previewed the course today, and it's a tough one. Like the 30K, we face a lot of small climbs and no rest. Maybe more climbing in this race. ...

There's a new nordic ski forum http:www.xcskiforum.com setup to discuss nordic skiing and equipment. After searching the net for xc ski equipment...

Hi all, I'm led to believe that standard profil or pilot skate bindings can be fitted to skis that carry the new NIS binding plate system. (a) is...

Previous rec.skiing.backcountry topic on best ski bag turned to a discussion on air travel ski baggage hassles. Here is what Delta's offical policy...

Just got these in, off UK eBay. Agreeable shipping costs to the mainland. For the boots alone, I paid roughly 1/4th of the MSRP some odd sizes still...

I just posted a few panorama images I took last saturday, while on a ski trip to Kikut (one of the classic destinations in...

Hello, Novice level skiier here, wondering about the differences between skate skis vs. classic skis. I've only ever had classic skis and have...

"JCZ" wrote in message ... Finally I'm bored with the easy trails. Saturday I tried the...

I spoke to a service man of the Russian National Team during my visit to Moscow a week ago. He just came back from a START waxing clinique in...

Hi, I'm thinking about trying to do my own "race to the castle" some time in the summer when I go upstate. Because the road opens to car traffic at...

Not that I am necessarily training for next year, but I took a roll on a recently acquired pair of Pro-ski Varios. Does anyone know if these are the...

Recent mention was made of the bad winters maybe killing off some vital XC shops and really hurting XC. Well, sure, I agree that would...

Start ski wax has new EASY liquid kick wax with the kind of range the Start Grip tape has. Regular is 41 to 14F, and cold version is 30 to -4F. I...

Jan Reynolds and Mark Strueli went to the top of a 7000 meter / 23000 ft mountain in Nepal with cross country skate skis -- in an article by Jan...

http://www1.nrk.no/nett-tv/sport/spill That's the link to live tv during the races of Tour de Ski! /o

I gained a lot from "the New Skate" ideas when I was first learning to skate, both from a camp and coaching on rollerskis and from Pete Vordenberg's...