skate ski design
i am wondering why skate skis are designed with (when unloaded) a
pocket in the middle. i can see why you would want a pocket if you were putting kick wax in there but skaters are putting glide wax on the entire ski. ice skaters certainly have a very flat ice-skate interface with no pocket. if the reason is to circumvent the effect of weight on the center of the ski i would argue that the ski needs to be made of a material that does not flex very much. this would save weight and also make skis which would not need to be matched to skier's weight. for example - a titanium/carbon fiber ski might be possible. thankyou for your comments in advance. |
"wintermutt" wrote in message
oups.com... i am wondering why skate skis are designed with (when unloaded) a pocket in the middle. i can see why you would want a pocket if you were putting kick wax in there but skaters are putting glide wax on the entire ski. ice skaters certainly have a very flat ice-skate interface with no pocket. if the reason is to circumvent the effect of weight on the center of the ski i would argue that the ski needs to be made of a material that does not flex very much. you can try a ski like that: the Fischer Pacer Skate is darn stiff compared to the same length racing ski. I like to ski on a board that matches the snow conditions. Extremely stiff is only fun on near-ice: like crust skiing. this would save weight stiffer usually means *more* not less weight. and also make skis which would not need to be matched to skier's weight. for example - a titanium/carbon fiber ski might be possible. esoteric materials are certainly possible, but consider that a $200 (med-to-high-end retail?) pair of skis needs to have a manufactured cost-of-goods below $40 and you will see that 1) current ski manufacturing technology is amazing, and 2) you and I are not going to find titanium or carbon fiber skis affordable. thankyou for your comments in advance. you're welcome, Bob |
OK i think i get it now...a really stiff ski won't perform very well
except on very hard snow. that makes sense. |
wintermutt wrote: OK i think i get it now...a really stiff ski won't perform very well except on very hard snow. that makes sense. And a very soft "flat" ski won't perform very well on wet/soft snow, and will be ok on very cold snow. Instead of buying expensive waxs, it makes sense to buy several pairs of skate skis. Laurent |
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