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"Jan Gerrit Klok" wrote in message
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"Terje Mathisen" schreef in bericht
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Absolutely no way!

My father was part of a firm importing electric cars to Norway, the
size/weight/cost of batteries are still the (only) limiting factor even
for roling along on perfectly paved roads.

Average speed is _very_ comparable, and the rolling friction of a
studded belt vs. well-inflated rubber tires is at least 2 to 10 times
worse. :-(
Hmm, that's too bad! For the perfectly groomed trails those ski's seem to
use for all the Vasaloppet, is that studded belt even required? I can see
how it's the uptimum in grip and tracking, of course. I already figured
maybe a battery or vehicle change would be required once or twice over the
course to keep batterry weight down.
Oh well, it would just be nice to have a prefectly silent machine to do
the
(otherwise outstanding) camera work. Anyone have a golf cart to tinker
with?




How about using sled dogs or reindeers?

"ellis" schreef
How about using sled dogs or reindeers?
Thank you, I didn't want to bring up a bicyclist.
Love the dog idea. If they're not too excited, they should be nice and
quiet.
Do dogs run 90km at Vasaloppet pace without too much trouble? Guess they do.
Better doggie poop on the trail than exhaust dirt.

ellis wrote:
How about using sled dogs or reindeers?

Organic klister!

Camilo wrote:
ellis wrote:
How about using sled dogs or reindeers?

Organic klister!

I skied one of the longer loops at our mountain cabin today, supposedly
26.3 km long according to the trail maps, my GPS agreed giving a track
length of 26.15 km.

At about 5 different places on this loop, the central skating lane was
marred by long splashes, looking like someone had thrown a cup of cocoa
out of a snowmobile.

I'm afraid however that this was the result of someone skijoring behind
a dog with diarrhea!

Ouch. :-(

Terje

BTW: I used almost exactly 2 hours skiing (classic, including stops)
this relatively hilly trail, which means that I need a lot more ski
specific training before I'd have any chance on the Birkebeiner pin. :-(

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"Terje Mathisen" wrote in message
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At about 5 different places on this loop, the central skating lane was
marred by long splashes, looking like someone had thrown a cup of cocoa
out of a snowmobile.

I'm afraid however that this was the result of someone skijoring behind a
dog with diarrhea!
Terje

At least the skijorer was first in line when the S#$% hit the fan. You had
the option of going around instead of being pulled right in.

Scott