Forum: Nordic Skiing
October 15th 10, 05:11 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 6
Views: 4,374
Concept2 ski machine
I have used a Concept rower propped upright as a double-pole machine.
It is far from ideal (you get chain-grease on your nose if you don't
remember to keep your head to the side), but you can do it,...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
November 30th 09, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 4
Views: 1,947
FIS Interval Start custom
Some people used to like to start slightly late in order to fool
rivals' coaches taking splits - though I suspect that that no longer
works, with live 'official' data available through a wireless...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
October 31st 09, 05:36 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 1
Views: 2,041
Ski Tours in Norway
Take a look at the DNT website: they give a detailed itinerary and
grading for each of their guided tours. You should be able to find
something you like the sound...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
October 6th 09, 01:20 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 15
Views: 12,136
Elbow pain from poling
I have had occasional elbow pain for a few years, but it seems to be
under control now. I never took expert advice, but the things that I
have done, which I think helped me, we
Remove the...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 28th 09, 12:55 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 13
Views: 4,254
40 Ski Marathons?
Are you allowed to count the same race 23 times? That's a lot of
marathons, either way.
I have done 21 in seven seasons (if I can count the 3-day Arctic
Circle Race as 3 marathons, and the abominable...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 5th 09, 11:59 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,241
Compressor Bags
'Non-circular route' - if you have to carry everything that goes on
the aeroplane then you obviously have to make compromise decisions,
such as wearing your ski clothes and boots on the plane vs...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
May 10th 08, 10:07 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 10
Views: 6,000
Fans' Skiing Commentary and Analysis
The cyclismag.com articles referred to calculate power using an
assumption that all the riders weigh the same 70kg (154lb), plus 8kg
for their bikes, so if a rider is lighter than this, his power...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 25th 08, 01:24 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 8
Views: 5,160
Classic Sprint - skate skis & classic poles
What about the skate skis?
I always understood that classic skis, waxed only for glide, were
supposed to have better flat (unedged) gliding characteristics than
skate skis - though of course without...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 20th 08, 03:31 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,213
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
November 19th 07, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,275
Skiing near Venice
Toblach/Dobbiaco has a huge amount of skiing and a wide choice of
villages to stay in. I have no idea how its early snow is. Some of the
villages and tracks are quite a bit higher than Toblach...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
September 18th 07, 12:53 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,569
Chariot baby carrier
Thanks for these.
Perhaps 20lb of backpack will help flatten my too-stiff classic skis;
or perhaps the Chariot will expedite my conversion to ski-walking.
Another trip to REI is needed.
Hugh
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
September 13th 07, 01:43 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 4
Views: 3,633
Kris Freeman: training hard
http://www.krisfreeman.net/2007/09/04/92-hours-in-20-days/
What a terrifying training load. Kris must be in great shape to do
this, but reading about it makes me wonder a couple of things:
1. I was...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
September 12th 07, 12:59 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 8
Views: 4,569
Chariot baby carrier
Dear all,
Does anyone have experience of the Chariot baby stroller with skiing
attachments?
My wife and I are approaching our first winter with a baby, and
wondering how to approach it. We have a...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
September 12th 07, 11:13 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 2,453
Boot alternatives for roller skiing
There is a reference to Alpina's new roller-ski boots he
http://www.fasterskier.com/racing4533.html
You can see them in the photos at the bottom of the page.
Hugh
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
August 25th 07, 03:45 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 8
Views: 3,762
aukland running
Philip Boit of Kenya? Raced at Nagano, Salt Lake and Turin, and was
still going at Sapporo this year.
I met him at Vuokatti in Finland, where he appeared to be based, a few
years ago. A charming,...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
July 8th 07, 03:17 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
May 9th 07, 01:51 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 37
Views: 19,637
Roller skiing protective gear
The important thing with roller-skiing (assuming you are doing it to
improve your skiing) is to be able to roller-ski with good technique.
You cannot do that if you are scared of hurting yourself,...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 10th 07, 02:14 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 3,132
Still Skiing in VT
I skied the Wolverine trails in Ironwood, Michigan today, and they
were very nice, with just a couple of bare patches where the sun had
burned through. Great for classic or skating. Unfortunately I...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 3rd 07, 01:27 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,894
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
April 2nd 07, 05:25 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 23
Views: 9,894
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 20th 07, 09:08 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,737
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
March 5th 07, 12:50 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
Views: 3,350
OT - PAL European VHS conversion to US VHS
I have done this a few times. What I do is:
1. Enlist a friend with a European combined VHS-DVD recorder (such as
my mother).
2. Get them to copy the VHS to DVD. This will not play in a US DVD
player...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 1st 07, 07:11 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 29
Views: 8,149
Crash!
The biathlon courses at Oberhof include a big, straight descent called
the Wolfschlucht (though not this year, for lack of snow); they used
to put a speed trap in it, presumably at the bottom, and...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 19th 07, 02:53 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 29
Views: 5,307
Overtaking slower skier in race
Interesting question.
The only exceptions specified in the FIS rule are sprint races and
'marked zones', so the simple answer is that the rule applies in all
FIS races. The rule is absolute and does...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
January 16th 07, 07:12 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 15
Views: 4,946
video ski world cup 06/07
Is anyone still seeding those vintage Seefeld and Lahti torrents?
I was making good progress on them in the course of my visits to the
coffee-shop that is the only place I can get broadband, but...
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