Forum: Nordic Skiing
June 4th 09, 10:25 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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mass start petition
On Jun 4, 7:17*am, Bob wrote:
Daniel wrote:
I don't understand this, please translate it to english.
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
May 26th 09, 07:53 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 5
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help w/ rollerskiing
John - I use rollerskiing (skating) for balancing a lot. My preferred
technique is to go for a very long stride spending as much time as
possible over one ski while balancing. *I really try to...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 26th 09, 03:14 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 10
Views: 2,623
First RS ride: first ticket
On Apr 25, 4:02*pm, wrote:
On Apr 25, 8:35*am, wrote:
While waiting for the bicycle roads to be cleaned out of the winter
sand and gravel, I...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 2nd 09, 07:23 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,241
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 2nd 09, 12:20 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,241
Composite Shafts Versus Aluminum
On Apr 1, 1:36*pm, ADK Skier wrote:
Has anyone noticed a significant difference in dampening when using
composite versus aluminum roller ski shafts. Been looking at the Jenex
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 25th 09, 09:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,166
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 25th 09, 01:09 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 5
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BC skiing/camping curing a snow storm
On Mar 20, 8:56*am, jeff potter wrote:
Wow, good luck with this.
The following rules seem most relevant:
4. Listen to experienced mountain folks.
5. Respect the...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 19th 09, 05:24 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 5
Views: 1,569
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 17th 09, 07:13 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 16th 09, 11:42 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,166
sintered bases, radioactive wax etc
Since I have university access to most journals, and resarch is
usually sponsored by the tax payers, I am not feeling guilty about
having captured screen shots from a 1995 paper on sintered UHMWPE...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 16th 09, 09:55 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,166
sintered bases, radioactive wax etc
Kuzmin thesis is certainly arguable from pure science point of view.
I see, so it's religion then? There is no such a thing as "pure" or
"non-pure" science.
The thing is that I can buy a...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 16th 09, 05:43 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,166
sintered bases, radioactive wax etc
At least his thesis opened the minds (and closed the "pores" myth).
His "scientific arguments" in the thesis do not stand even the most
basic scrutiny. The reason why the flaws did not go public...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 15th 09, 11:36 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 6,166
sintered bases, radioactive wax etc
On Mar 15, 4:23*pm, wrote:
There is information from Gurit, base manufacturer :
http://www.gurit.com/core/core_picker/download.asp?documenttable=libr....
1.9mg /cm2 for the...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 12th 09, 05:40 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,038
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 11th 09, 10:05 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 10th 09, 07:33 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,038
Can I get fishscale metal edge skis to glide?
Finding grip waxable (no "fishscale") backcountry touing skis in the
USA is difficult. *The waxable Fisher E99 Tour and E89 are sold in
Canada but not the US as far as I can tell. *Canada's...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 9th 09, 06:21 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 5
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looking for a matching Exel Avanti pole
Sorry to not have more info. *I got it from New Moon Ski shop for an
outrageous price (I think it was about $100) n a similar situation to
yours . *But I swithced to Swix before I built it...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 9th 09, 06:08 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
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Can I get fishscale metal edge skis to glide?
My first pair of skis, before I ever got any race skis, was the
Madshus Pellestova wax skis (with black sintered base), set up with
SNS-BC bindings. *They have a double camber, fullmetaledges,...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 9th 09, 05:55 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,038
Can I get fishscale metal edge skis to glide?
I've got some Asnes backcountry touring skis withmetal
edges, sintered bases, and no fishscales. *I'm very, very
happy with them.
Hmmm. Never heard of Asnes. Then I looked them up and it...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 8th 09, 08:14 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 18
Views: 7,038
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 8th 09, 08:10 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 4th 09, 04:17 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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US women's national team progression
On Mar 2, 6:39*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
http://www.teamtoday.org/Stories/tabid/391/ctl/Details/mid/763/ItemID...
Um I am not sure I see a pattern. There could...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 3rd 09, 02:03 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,684
Outdoor Glide Waxing
On Mar 2, 6:07*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 17:40:22 -0800 (PST),
wrote:
I would also worry about the fluoro dust...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 3rd 09, 12:40 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,684
Outdoor Glide Waxing
On Mar 2, 5:18*pm, John Forrest Tomlinson
wrote:
On Mon, 2 Mar 2009 15:56:30 -0800 (PST), wrote:
The only waxing setup I have in my current home is...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 2nd 09, 01:51 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 1,602
Replacing tips on roller ski poles
after mounting the ferrule, while it's still warm, look down the pole
from the ferrule towards the handle (like you would check the
straightness of a piece of timber) and make sure the tip is...
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