Ken Roberts wrote:

Stelvio (also called "Stilfserjoch") is a big climb (1500m / 5000 ft
vertical) up to a high pass in northeastern Italy. Nobody I know paid much
attention to it until this guy from Colorado rode his bicycle up and over
the pass one summer while it was snowing. Maybe this Italian guy was tryi=
ng
the reverse concept -- climb it on skis but without the snow.

FWIW Passo dello Stelvio is where the Swedish national team (sans
Elofsson and Fredriksson) just stayed for three days (living at 2.750m
and training at 3.200m) before continuing in Livigno (1.800m). One
Johann M=FChlegg also used to spend periods in Stelvio.


He was on classic rollerskis with rather wide wheels (? around 50 mm ?), =
and
they were red and had the word "BULL" printed on them in large wide black
letters. His poles had normal baskets and he wasn't wearing any gloves. (?
maybe somebody should try to sell him some proper full rollerskiing
equipment ?)

Ahh, the natives have their own odd preferences everywhe-) BTW the
rollerskis were the Italian Ski Sketts, model Bull. The wheels are
indeed wide, 60mm, and of rubber, which would make for a soft and
stable ride.
http://www.skiskett.com

BTW the most popular Swedish and Norwegian rollerskis have 50mm wheels
(with a roughly 70mm diameter), but in Finland the favourite models
have 40mm wheels (with a 80mm diameter).

I suppose you mad daredevils in N.A. go for the narrowest wheels you
can find?:-)


Anders