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Old October 22nd 04, 03:43 AM
jim farrell
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Tim Kelley wrote:


1) A batch of skis are made in Europe.
2) World Cup/ Euro national teams pick over the skis.
3) Euro clubs pick over the skis.
4) Big Euro sports shops pick over the skis.
5) What's left is sent to other places in the world, like the US
6) US National and vendor sponsored teams pick over US skis
7) Large US ski shops and ski service companies pick over skis
8) US Universities and clubs pick over skis
9) Whatever is left over ... is then shipped to small retail stores

T


you left out the citizen racers, sponsored or otherwise who get
'proform' from the distributors or in some cases from the factory.

about identical skis: some manufacturers makes skis and then try to
match them up later. the huge vagaries of manufacturing provide great
variety, different cambers for different skiers. there are some poorly
matched pairs sent out (see nordic ski research).

atomic claims to be able to make identical skis on their computer
controlled molds. they have to dial in variety to fit different skiers.
i do know that down stream, at the us retail end, i have never seen a
mismatched atomic even in their touring lines. i have seen some
terrible mismatches in the other brands. we don't sell those. i hope
they get sent back.


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