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Question about clothing
On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets
and in skin tight suits. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. I sort of understand why, but.... I also XC Ski on various club owned trails. The clothing that racers wear, is also seen worn by those who just ski for fun. Why does this happen? Micheal |
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Question about clothing
In article gxTmj.43615$fj2.8769@edtnps82,
"Micheal Artindale" wrote: On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets and in skin tight suits. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. I sort of understand why, but.... I also XC Ski on various club owned trails. The clothing that racers wear, is also seen worn by those who just ski for fun. Why does this happen? Micheal Because downhill racers are sacrificing comfort and warmth for a very brief run where recreational downhill skiers are out there for hours. With cross-country skiers, the athletes and the recreation participants usage profile is much more similar. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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On Jan 26, 8:13*pm, "Micheal Artindale"
wrote: On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets and in skin tight suits. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. I sort of understand why, but.... I also XC Ski on various club owned trails. The clothing that racers wear, is also seen worn by those who just ski for fun. Why does this happen? Micheal I wear a skin-tight suit. Underneath three layers of fleece and gore- tex. |
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Micheal Artindale wrote:
On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets and in skin tight suits. I also see them put on a jacket soon after the race is over. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. Some rec skiers do more than one run. -- Mike Treseler |
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Question about clothing
On Sat, 26 Jan 2008 20:28:41 -0800 (PST), Richard Henry
wrote this crap: I wear a skin-tight suit. Underneath three layers of fleece and gore- tex. Such looooxury! We could never afford such clothing. Underneath my ski clothes, I'm naked. My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Question about clothing
Harry Weiner wrote:
Richard Henry wrote this crap: I wear a skin-tight suit. Underneath three layers of fleece and gore- tex. Such looooxury! We could never afford such clothing. Underneath my ski clothes, I'm naked. You don't wear your temple garment? Heathen! //Walt |
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"Alan Baker" wrote in message ]... In article gxTmj.43615$fj2.8769@edtnps82, "Micheal Artindale" wrote: On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets and in skin tight suits. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. I sort of understand why, but.... I also XC Ski on various club owned trails. The clothing that racers wear, is also seen worn by those who just ski for fun. Why does this happen? Micheal Because downhill racers are sacrificing comfort and warmth for a very brief run where recreational downhill skiers are out there for hours. Makes sense, at least for those suits, but what about helmets? When I have skied, only the little kids have them on. Wouldn't a helmet provide warmth? Last winter, I took snowboard lessons, and i rented a helmet as well. I found it to be all I needed on my head.... no need for a touque. With cross-country skiers, the athletes and the recreation participants usage profile is much more similar. What do you mean? Thanks, Micheal MT Washington is great. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Question about clothing
In article UGdnj.43806$fj2.20627@edtnps82,
"Micheal Artindale" wrote: "Alan Baker" wrote in message ]... In article gxTmj.43615$fj2.8769@edtnps82, "Micheal Artindale" wrote: On TV when watching various races, you always see the competitors in helmets and in skin tight suits. At any hills/mountains I have skied at, some people wear a helmet, yet no one wears those skin tight suits. I sort of understand why, but.... I also XC Ski on various club owned trails. The clothing that racers wear, is also seen worn by those who just ski for fun. Why does this happen? Micheal Because downhill racers are sacrificing comfort and warmth for a very brief run where recreational downhill skiers are out there for hours. Makes sense, at least for those suits, but what about helmets? When I have skied, only the little kids have them on. Wouldn't a helmet provide warmth? Last winter, I took snowboard lessons, and i rented a helmet as well. I found it to be all I needed on my head.... no need for a touque. Racers are wearing helmets because they are skiing much closer to the edge of control at higher speeds than typical recreational skiers. However, some recreational skiers feel they may as well take every precaution they can. What has this got to do with clothing? With cross-country skiers, the athletes and the recreation participants usage profile is much more similar. What do you mean? Cross-country athletes competing in their events are out in the conditions for much the same time periods that a recreational cross-country skier is out skiing. The athlete may cover more ground, but both are expending energy and therefore dissipating heat at similar rates and thus must wear similar clothing. Thanks, Micheal MT Washington is great. -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." -- Alan Baker Vancouver, British Columbia "If you raise the ceiling four feet, move the fireplace from that wall to that wall, you'll still only get the full stereophonic effect if you sit in the bottom of that cupboard." |
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Question about clothing
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:37:36 -0500, Walt wrote
this crap: Harry Weiner wrote: Richard Henry wrote this crap: I wear a skin-tight suit. Underneath three layers of fleece and gore- tex. Such looooxury! We could never afford such clothing. Underneath my ski clothes, I'm naked. You don't wear your temple garment? Heathen! You mean my cammies? My T-shirt says, "This shirt is the ultimate power in the universe." |
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Question about clothing
Harry Weiner wrote:
On Sun, 27 Jan 2008 21:37:36 -0500, Walt wrote this crap: Harry Weiner wrote: Richard Henry wrote this crap: I wear a skin-tight suit. Underneath three layers of fleece and gore- tex. Such looooxury! We could never afford such clothing. Underneath my ski clothes, I'm naked. You don't wear your temple garment? Heathen! You mean my cammies? No, he means your not-so-skin-tight [1] skin. [1] Having lost 50 lbs of course... |
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