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Booker wrote
[ lots of good advice and anaylsis ] . . . roller blades don't bend, so they don't respond in the same way to weighting/unweighting that is central to any skiing. They are very good at simulating angulation though and are good practice for the new skis that respond well to "rolling the knees". I agree, it is amazing to me how much linked downhill turns on rollerskis with strongly flexed ankles feels like carving on modern shaped skis. Even though the physics is completely different. My problem is that the cost of replacing wheels -- after the inside edges of the wheels have been grinded by putting a little "skid" on the end of each christie turn for braking on a moderate downhill. I think the wheel-replacement per vertical feet of descent is almost as much as buying lift-tickets at a downhill resort. Ken |
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