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Help with Fischer classic race ski ?
I have dilemma about the best choice of the Fischer ski for CLASSIC races.
I have 182 cm and 92 kg. What would be best for me from this variants with my prerequisite to have only ONE pair! (something like "universal" ski): 1. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Stiff 2. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Medium 3. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Stiff 4. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Medium Who is Fischer ski expert – could advice me? Thanks you in advance for tips. |
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I think Nathan Schultz (who posts here) used to ski for Fischer. May
still. For a general ski, go with the plus base. My guess also would be to pick a stiffer ski - a soft ski will drag in hard conditions, but with a stiff ski in soft snow you can just slap more wax on (lengthen wax pocket). I don't know what 182cm/92kg translates to (i.e. I'm too lazy to figure it out) but I think that you're not a small person, like me - I am 6' 195lbs and ski a 210/207 plus stiff. bt |
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182/92 = 5'11-1/2", 204 lbs. From your question, it sounds like you
might be someone new to this equipment and not yet dealing with a store that specializes. A good ski shop will ask questions like how much and what kind of skiing you do, what is your skill/experience level, and how much you weigh. In fitting skis, the question is how the ski fits you, not what the manufacturer labels it. That's usually determined by putting the ski on a board or known flat surface and having you stand on it a different ways to see how it flexes. It can also be done mail order, but is somewhat riskier. Stiff and medium each cover wide weight ranges and often sometimes skis are inappropriately labled. For example, I have a near-perfect pair of Rossi's 208s that are labeled for an 145-155 lbs, which I haven't weighed since high school. And I have some older 210 Fischer RCS classics that are labeled medium, yet flex at 75% of my weight (that's very high). While your weight probably will most likely point toward a stiff, at your height a 207 cm skimight be overly long. Plus or Cold base depends on where you live. My understanding is that for Fischer the two now have similar flex, so the difference would primarily be the grind. That can be redone later and probably would be if you race. Generally, tho, a Plus gives a wider temperature range of usage and thus is a better all around choice for most people. Gene JP wrote: I have dilemma about the best choice of the Fischer ski for CLASSIC races. I have 182 cm and 92 kg. What would be best for me from this variants with my prerequisite to have only ONE pair! (something like "universal" ski): 1. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Stiff 2. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Medium 3. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Stiff 4. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Medium Who is Fischer ski expert – could advice me? Thanks you in advance for tips. |
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Gene Goldenfeld wrote:
182/92 = 5'11-1/2", 204 lbs. From your question, it sounds like you might be someone new to this equipment and not yet dealing with a store that specializes. A good ski shop will ask questions like how much and what kind of skiing you do, what is your skill/experience level, and how much you weigh. In fitting skis, the question is how the ski fits you, not what the manufacturer labels it. That's usually determined by putting the ski on a board or known flat surface and having you stand on it a different ways to see how it flexes. It can also be done mail order, but is somewhat riskier. Stiff and medium each cover wide weight ranges and often sometimes skis are inappropriately labled. For example, I have a near-perfect pair of Rossi's 208s that are labeled for an 145-155 lbs, which I haven't weighed since high school. And I have some older 210 Fischer RCS classics that are labeled medium, yet flex at 75% of my weight (that's very high). While your weight probably will most likely point toward a stiff, at your height a 207 cm skimight be overly long. Plus or Cold base depends on where you live. My understanding is that for Fischer the two now have similar flex, so the difference would primarily be the grind. That can be redone later and probably would be if you race. Generally, tho, a Plus gives a wider temperature range of usage and thus is a better all around choice for most people. Gene The big diff between plus and cold is the amount of carbon in the mix IIRC. I'm sortof in the same general range you are - about 179/90, and the new-this-year RCS classics I got from FinnSisu flex are 207s, medium flex, measured at 46.5. As Nathan and Gene point out, the number is a starting place. What matters more how the whole pocket flexes, where you live and how you ski - strong or moderate kick, good technique or fair, etc. Marsh JP wrote: I have dilemma about the best choice of the Fischer ski for CLASSIC races. I have 182 cm and 92 kg. What would be best for me from this variants with my prerequisite to have only ONE pair! (something like "universal" ski): 1. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Stiff 2. RCS Classic 207cm COLD Medium 3. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Stiff 4. RCS Classic 207cm PLUS Medium Who is Fischer ski expert – could advice me? Thanks you in advance for tips. |
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