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XC ski hints wanted!
I write a newsletter for the Rochester NY XC club and want to list the
best XC ski hints! OK group.... what do you have on tap? Thanks, Gary |
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XC ski hints wanted!
On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 09:40:18 -0500, gr
wrote: I write a newsletter for the Rochester NY XC club and want to list the best XC ski hints! OK group.... what do you have on tap? Thanks, Gary Stay hydrated. |
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XC ski hints wanted!
Discussions on topics like this pretty much killed the newsgroup.
Here's a quick, safe list: - dress in layers and wear sunglasses - take liquid, a snack and keep hydrated - take a lesson from certified pro - make it enjoyable Gene On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 09:40:18 -0500 gr wrote: I write a newsletter for the Rochester NY XC club and want to list the best XC ski hints! OK group.... what do you have on tap? Thanks, Gary |
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XC ski hints wanted!
I had in mind more specific hints such as;
--great products you have found -ways that work to keeps hands warm -special wax solutions (I like Start Grip Tape!) -lights for night skiing -etc. Hope that doesn't start "religious" discussions! On 12/11/2012 3:47 PM, wrote: Discussions on topics like this pretty much killed the newsgroup. Here's a quick, safe list: - dress in layers and wear sunglasses - take liquid, a snack and keep hydrated - take a lesson from certified pro - make it enjoyable Gene On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 09:40:18 -0500 gr wrote: I write a newsletter for the Rochester NY XC club and want to list the best XC ski hints! OK group.... what do you have on tap? Thanks, Gary |
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XC ski hints wanted!
gr wrote:
I had in mind more specific hints such as; --great products you have found Blue Extra wax, either Swix or Rode -ways that work to keeps hands warm (Heavy) mittens, not gloves! -special wax solutions (I like Start Grip Tape!) -lights for night skiing Anything works here, but I use my Night-O lamps from Lupine: A regular old 20W halogen lamp from Mila or similar gives more than enough light for skiing on snow, but a modern LED gives more light, over longer durations, at significantly less total weight. The Betty X Pro at 1800 (or 2700) lumens is like skiing with a card headlight, perfect for telling snowmobilers or mnt bikers to get "out of the way": They really shouldn't be in the xc tracks anyway! Terje -etc. Hope that doesn't start "religious" discussions! On 12/11/2012 3:47 PM, wrote: Discussions on topics like this pretty much killed the newsgroup. Here's a quick, safe list: - dress in layers and wear sunglasses - take liquid, a snack and keep hydrated - take a lesson from certified pro - make it enjoyable Gene On Sun, 09 Dec 2012 09:40:18 -0500 gr wrote: I write a newsletter for the Rochester NY XC club and want to list the best XC ski hints! OK group.... what do you have on tap? Thanks, Gary -- - Terje.Mathisen at tmsw.no "almost all programming can be viewed as an exercise in caching" |
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XC ski hints wanted!
I bought a couple of those cheap Cree XML lights on ebay this
year as an experiment. So far I'm very happy with the result. Great light and run time for night skiing or trail riding. At a cost that allows me to shrug off any quality issues from Chinese suppliers. I used to use NiteRider lights and have had to throw out a couple because replacement batteries either cost too much or were no longer available with the right connectors. I've tried home brewing replacement batteries with spliced in connectors and I'm very happy to move beyond that crap. The number of skis I've been responsible for on race day took a jump this year. So I will put in a plug for fluorinated paste waxes, and the Fast Wax Slick Pro line. There are a couple of pursuit races this season where I expect that stuff to really save my can. Bob Schwartz |
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XC ski hints wanted!
On 12/13/2012 10:52 AM, Bob Schwartz wrote:
I bought a couple of those cheap Cree XML lights on ebay this year as an experiment. So far I'm very happy with the result. Great light and run time for night skiing or trail riding. At a cost that allows me to shrug off any quality issues from Chinese suppliers. I used to use NiteRider lights and have had to throw out a couple because replacement batteries either cost too much or were no longer available with the right connectors. I've tried home brewing replacement batteries with spliced in connectors and I'm very happy to move beyond that crap. The number of skis I've been responsible for on race day took a jump this year. So I will put in a plug for fluorinated paste waxes, and the Fast Wax Slick Pro line. There are a couple of pursuit races this season where I expect that stuff to really save my can. Bob Schwartz Excellent.... these are handy hints! |
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XC ski hints wanted!
On 12/13/2012 9:52 AM, Bob Schwartz wrote:
The number of skis I've been responsible for on race day took a jump this year. So I will put in a plug for fluorinated paste waxes, and the Fast Wax Slick Pro line. There are a couple of pursuit races this season where I expect that stuff to really save my can. Along these lines I heard from the local Toko rep last night that aerosol klisters are very popular with high school coaches. That is, if you've got a short race with 20 skiers or so and klister conditions, real klister is going to be a challenge in the timeframe allowed. So the wax coach pulls out his or her collection of spray cans and before you know it the team is ready to go. That aside, the stuff is popular with people that hate klister. Which is not a small population. My experience with it is that, like grip tape, the effectiveness of spray grip waxes drops with air temps above freezing. Bob Schwartz |
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XC ski hints wanted!
Looked up a pst I made ten years ago. Here's a cut and past:
Here's a list if some tips that might help some marathon skiers. The first two I developed myself, but no doubt others have done the same. 1. Copy the ski race course profile and tape it to the top of your ski, or shrink it and tape it to your pole,. Knowing where the hills, downslopes and feeds are can help. 2. Carry your klister in a plastic bag under your hat. Works much better tha aerosol klister which doesn't seem to last and requires a long dry time. 3. To keep your water bottle nipple from freezing, carry your water upside down, and use cold water to fill the bottle. Hot water, I understand freezes faster due to less desolved oxygen. [nb: this issue was discussed on the NG, and sceintists say it is not true that hot water freezes faster.] 4. Skip the first feed and use your own goodies. You'll pass a lot of skiers and face better odds of not crashing due to another skier's mishap. 5. Cut your toe nails about 10 days before the race. I've suffered terribly in some races, and bloodied my socks by either not cutting them, or cutting them the night before and not testing the job. 6. If you need more kick, try switching your skis. Kick wax wears a lot faster on the inside portion of the ski. Try to get to more then half way into the race before you do it. (There are many wax hints for 50 km. plus, and that could be another post in itself.... Harder wax inside, softer outside is another wax tip.) Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY |
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XC ski hints wanted!
Gary, now that's just the stuff I want! Little tidbits that are hard
won figured out over the years! Thanks, Gary On 12/15/2012 9:40 PM, Gary Jacobson wrote: Looked up a pst I made ten years ago. Here's a cut and past: Here's a list if some tips that might help some marathon skiers. The first two I developed myself, but no doubt others have done the same. 1. Copy the ski race course profile and tape it to the top of your ski, or shrink it and tape it to your pole,. Knowing where the hills, downslopes and feeds are can help. 2. Carry your klister in a plastic bag under your hat. Works much better tha aerosol klister which doesn't seem to last and requires a long dry time. 3. To keep your water bottle nipple from freezing, carry your water upside down, and use cold water to fill the bottle. Hot water, I understand freezes faster due to less desolved oxygen. [nb: this issue was discussed on the NG, and sceintists say it is not true that hot water freezes faster.] 4. Skip the first feed and use your own goodies. You'll pass a lot of skiers and face better odds of not crashing due to another skier's mishap. 5. Cut your toe nails about 10 days before the race. I've suffered terribly in some races, and bloodied my socks by either not cutting them, or cutting them the night before and not testing the job. 6. If you need more kick, try switching your skis. Kick wax wears a lot faster on the inside portion of the ski. Try to get to more then half way into the race before you do it. (There are many wax hints for 50 km. plus, and that could be another post in itself.... Harder wax inside, softer outside is another wax tip.) Gary Jacobson Rosendale, NY |
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