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Cross country ski's
Hi all,
Maybe this isn't quite the group for it, because people normally discuss downhill skiing, but maybe this post still fits. I want to buy my first pair of cross country/langlauf ski's. I am interested in these newer nordic ski's where you can ski in the loipe or out of it. Particularly, I am looking at these ski's: http://www.fischer-ski.com/de/produc...id_product=228 or http://www.fischer-ski.com/de/produc...id_product=226 I am 184cm and weigh 77kgs. Are these type of ski's suitable? What length should I get? Also, what length poles are suitable? The reason I am asking here is that I have been to two shops. One said that these ski's are not stiff enough and I needed these Salomon ones (forget the model) in 194cm! I went to the other store and he said that the ski's above are fine, but I only needed size 174cm. Frankly, I think I might need a size in between this. Likewise, the first guy said I need poles up to the top of my shoulder, and the second guy said up to my armpit. So I'm a bit confused. Any help would be great! Thanks |
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AH skrev: Hi all, Maybe this isn't quite the group for it, because people normally discuss downhill skiing, but maybe this post still fits. I want to buy my first pair of cross country/langlauf ski's. I am interested in these newer nordic ski's where you can ski in the loipe or out of it. Particularly, I am looking at these ski's: http://www.fischer-ski.com/de/produc...id_product=228 or http://www.fischer-ski.com/de/produc...id_product=226 I am 184cm and weigh 77kgs. Are these type of ski's suitable? What length should I get? Also, what length poles are suitable? The reason I am asking here is that I have been to two shops. One said that these ski's are not stiff enough and I needed these Salomon ones (forget the model) in 194cm! I went to the other store and he said that the ski's above are fine, but I only needed size 174cm. Frankly, I think I might need a size in between this. Likewise, the first guy said I need poles up to the top of my shoulder, and the second guy said up to my armpit. So I'm a bit confused. Any help would be great! Thanks I have a little bit experience with this, so I will jump in with my opinions: About ski selection: Classic skis are normally your body lenght + 20 - 25 cm, but this has changed the last years. Fischer has some sort of ShortCut technology, where the skis are supposed to be sized quite a bit shorter. I do not know the skis you sent a link to, but I would probably not select skis shorter than my own length... What is much more important however is the stiffness of the skis. The exact pair must be selected to match your weigth. Stiffness of pairs is never exactly the same! Classic skiing relies on that the middle of the skis comes off the ground when your weight is on both skis, but presses firmly on the ground when you have all your weight on one ski. This can be tested with a sheet of paper on a flat floor. The area of the ski that comes off the ground with distributed weigth is where you put the ski wax (gripping wax). The rest of the ski just needs glider. About pole selection: They are both right ;-) When the ski pole is stuck into the snow, it should go to your armpit. This means that the total length of the pole will be about shoulder length. Testing the length in the shop can be done by turning it upside down - the 'basket' should be at your armpit (or maybe slightly above, as you will be standing on top of the skiis when skiing). I hope this will help you on the right track :-) By the way, some shops have very knowledgable people working there with a lot of experience, and will be able to tell you a lot more about this than I can. For ski selection I would go to the shop where they can tell me all about the pro's and con's of the different ski models and how to go about selecting an appropriate model/pair. regards, Koert |
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