Rollerskier in Fairbanks ticketed

Here's another goofy link, but sure not old and sure not slow...

http://speedbikes.ch/mainframe.html

One of these guys pictured legally won a UCI pro TT last year with one of these, if
I recall right. I think it was a Birk Team dude. --The tailboxes were ruled legal,
or some such. Kinda nice for hauling stuff, too.

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Jeff Potter wrote:
Marsh Jones wrote:


[ ] I think most
rollerskiers are of about the same athletic ability as 5-wheel skaters -


What's our guess: Are rollerskis 3X as hard to stop as 5wheels and offer 3X less
handling potential?

I think we're worse off than the 5wheelers.

I don't think the current micro RS market will find users ADDING brakes to their
skis. I think any future LARGE market RS will come WITH brakes. See the diff? : )


That presupposes a pent up demand for roller skis. Honestly, I don't
think that the demand exists beyond a relatively small percentage of
people who ski and almost nil beyond the snow belt (at least in the US).
I think if the market were significantly large, Salomon would
have packaged a brightly colored, highly marketed rollerski instead of
putting their money into performance oriented mid-range inlines.

Besides, the selfish part of me doesn't want to share the local trails
with dozens of other people, all armed with pointy sticks, and most not
having a clue where the business end is going.

Marsh

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Jeff Potter
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*Out Your Backdoor * http://www.outyourbackdoor.com
publisher of outdoor/indoor do-it-yourself culture...
...offering "small world" views on bikes, bows, books, movies...
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about smalltown smuggling ... more radical novels coming up!
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