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Camber in skate skis
Can somebody help me out here - is weight distribution the only reason for
camber in skate skis? Or is the spring effect of the camber beneficial? - Mike |
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Camber in skate skis
One may have a good feeling with the spring effect, but it is
essentially loss of power. The "spring" will never deliver back the totaly power applied. Camber is not intended for spring effect but for weight distribution regarding glide effect (less camber for dry condition and more camber for wet conditions) and skating ability. Laurent "Mike" wrote in message news:G92qb.112423$e01.408732@attbi_s02... Can somebody help me out here - is weight distribution the only reason for camber in skate skis? Or is the spring effect of the camber beneficial? - Mike |
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Camber in skate skis
"Laurent Duparchy" wrote in message om... One may have a good feeling with the spring effect, but it is essentially loss of power. The "spring" will never deliver back the totaly power applied. Doesn't the power applied to the spring come from normal shifting of weight from ski to ski? This would mean that the spring is loaded with "free" power that would otherwise be lost. Or are you implying that the spring is further loaded by the leg thrust and that the snow does not stop the ski from deforming past the flat position? Camber is not intended for spring effect but for weight distribution regarding glide effect (less camber for dry condition and more camber for wet conditions) and skating ability. Are we trying to achieve even weight distribution over the ski during the glide? If so, wouldn't the ski with less camber need to be stiffer than the ski with more camber? - Mike |
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The fallacy of "free" power never dies -- it only pops up in new forms of
confusion. Mike" wrote Doesn't the power applied to the spring come from normal shifting of weight from ski to ski? This would mean that the spring is loaded with "free" power that would otherwise be lost. Yes, it is largely body weight that presses down the camber. But if the ski had less 3 mm less camber, that would be 3 mm less vertical I would have to lift (or at least sustain) my body weight when I step onto the new ski. So for saving power, _less_ camber is an even better: Instead of using the "spring" to get some it back, better just never to expend it at all. Ken |
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Camber in skate skis
Thanks for a very interesting point about soft snow, Jay:
So the more aggressively I push, the deeper I bury the ski in the snow. So smoothness pays big-time in soft conditions. Ken |
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