Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 06:44 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,406
Best Cold Weather Kick Wax
It's not quite that simple, since Rode waxes are often broader
range. It's something you have to experiment with to get the feel.
Do a search in the google rsn archives for Rode. There were a...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 05:10 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,986
Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
I wonder if those stats include walking around once or many times a day
as part of daily life is included. While we wouldn't think of these
people as active, they are getting some of the benefits of...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 05:05 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 7
Views: 2,660
What's on Bauer's skis?
This happened at the American Birkie last weekend, when Babikov had to
switch Salomon pairs to the current model for photos.
wrote:
Hi group,
Have you noticed Lucas...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 05:04 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 2
Views: 3,215
classic ski flex
Ask Zach: http://www.caldwellsport.com
mike wrote:
I broke my old faithful - an old Kneissel Ultra classic - and am
looking for a replacement. While my RCS classic cold...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 01:43 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,128
FALUN FIS race
This year his results past 5k haven't been very good. You probably
noticed how quickly he was dropped on the skate part of the pursuit
Saturday.
32 Degrees B ...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 01:40 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,406
Best Cold Weather Kick Wax
Forgot to mention that Rode waxes run much colder than the cannister or
site chart show. For example, their Multigrade blue/green (-3/-7C) runs
well in the low teens and Super Blue is worth testing...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 01:32 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 5,406
Best Cold Weather Kick Wax
They do make a few fluoros: http://www.rodewax.it/ing/03nordicPFing.htm
Rode regular hard waxes are considered among the very best and are
widely used by racers and wax teams. However, like any wax...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 01:12 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,986
Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
Yes, that's the problem with these sorts of population-based
comparisons. A better one in the States would include participation in
all sports, but would have to include golf - and maybe repairing...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 01:05 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 23
Views: 6,986
Norwegians: Hotbed of Skiing?
I wonder if an appropriate college sample would be intramural sports
participation.
rm
Blowhardbuster wrote:
A better research question would be how many of them know how...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 25th 08, 04:41 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,128
FALUN FIS race
http://svt.se/svt/road/Classic/shared/mediacenter/index.jsp?d=37591&frameset=true
work your way thru from sport and it's called "Norsk spurtstrid om
segern"
rm
32 Degrees B...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 24th 08, 12:11 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,128
FALUN FIS race
In light of the 'hotbed of skiing' thread, Sunday's men's relay and
Nordic Combined are again being broadcast by NRK1 on tape delay, the
first by 1:30 (it's going on now) and the latter by several...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 24th 08, 11:48 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,128
FALUN FIS race
Men's and women's are posted on WCSN.
"shreddir" wrote:
Gjerdalen would've caught Bauer if the finish was flat instead of that small
hill up to the finish line. Torde...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 24th 08, 03:52 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
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FALUN FIS race
It was a very large group until for a long time, but that regathering
at 27K was more like a lull between charges. The only sprint ended up
being Gjerdalen coming up hard on Bauer, with everyone else...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 23rd 08, 06:41 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 16
Views: 6,128
FALUN FIS race
This one actually streamed well this morning at
mms://straumV.nrk.no/nrk_tv_webvid03_m, except it was on delay, about
9k.
The area was bare ground around man-made or cargoed-in snow in warm
temps....
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 20th 08, 01:49 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,298
Pilot Classic - Why
I'm not clear what that Protector Gerlach mentions is, but it sounds
like it's meant to be a solution to snow build up around the spring.
rm
"Dave M-K" wrote:
Seems...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 20th 08, 02:54 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 9
Views: 4,298
Pilot Classic - Why
Maybe, but since you didn't specify the problem(s) your friends are/were
having, it's hard to know how seriously to take the rest. Were the
bindings well lubricated?
rm
Camilo...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 19th 08, 05:28 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 10
Views: 5,213
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 15th 08, 01:37 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,428
Judging Distances U can travel
Visit a touring center and you'll see the opposite as well. Is there
something specific you are trying to estimate, such as how far or fast
Neil Smith, who can walk or jog comfortably for 10k, would...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 15th 08, 01:30 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,428
Eurosport Races Now Available!!!
Sometimes Goldstom is distant but sometimes (mostly?) not. In the
latter case, he tells viewers. You can't gain the knowledge he has
without being present a fair portion of the time. The video...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 15th 08, 04:41 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,628
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 14th 08, 09:45 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 20
Views: 6,628
Any way to tell if wax is high fluoro or not?
Short of a chemical analysis, wax two skis, one with the eBay purchase,
the other with a store bought version and go ski. My experience on
eBay is that switching is not likely, since it's just too...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 14th 08, 09:40 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,428
Eurosport Races Now Available!!!
Are you sure that's Goldstrum and not Patrick Reed, the broadcaster for
snowtime.com, the WCSN feed, with a pompous presentation and seemingly
no knowledge of the sport, even as a recreational skier?...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 14th 08, 01:27 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 11
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Judging Distances U can travel
What don't you understand? What I am saying is that to make a
comparison you need to have at least two points to compare. The
calorie chart provides that approximation in terms of...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 13th 08, 06:28 PM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 11
Views: 4,428
Judging Distances U can travel
An exercise calorie chart should give an approximate way to calculate
it: http://www.nutristrategy.com/activitylist.htm
Comfortable walking and jogging are very different, 1 : 1.5-2.0.
Extrapolating...
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Forum: Nordic Skiing
February 11th 08, 05:07 AM Posted to rec.skiing.nordic
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Replies: 15
Views: 7,428
Eurosport Races Now Available!!!
Thanks doogiski!
doogiski wrote:
It took over half the season but I have finally tracked down someone
willing to cap the Eurosport broadcasts for the...
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